Greek Foreign Minister in the Heart of Pontic Russia
” width=”699″>Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias meets with Greek Pontic diaspora. Credit: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is at the center of Pontic Russia. Dendias’ trip to Russia included a meeting on Monday with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov in Sochi.
” width=”1080″>The top Greek diplomat traveled to Anapa, to meet with the Greek diaspora who reside in the southern regions of Russia.
Dendias Visits Greek Diaspora in Russia
The Greek Foreign Minister began his tour in the cities and the surrounding villages with the solid Greek populations. He landed at Anapa airport, named after a legend of the Soviet air force, of Greek origin Vladimir Kokkinakis. Anapa is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea.
Closer to home, Saturday 24 April was of particular importance too. It was the first time the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek communities marched in complete unison for recognition of the genocides of their people in Sydney and Melbourne.
Community groups have always attended each other’s events in solidarity, but the demonstrations of Saturday 24 April were a testament to the common vision of the Australian Hellenic Council, The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia, the Armenian National Committee and the Assyrian National Council of Australia.
Organised clubs that took part in the rallies include: Australian Hellenic Council NSW, Federation of Pontian Association of Australia,Pan Macedonian Association of NSW, Ahepa NSW Inc, Pan-Epirotic Federation of Australia, UNSW Hellenic Studies Foundation, Mytilenian Brotherhood of Society, Cretan Association of Sydney, Pontian Society of Sydney, Panagia Soumela, Pontoxeniteas NSW, Pontic Educational and Cultural Association of Vi
CLASS: CELEBRATING 200 YEARS – MODERN GREEK HISTORY
Greece celebrates 200 years since the struggle for independence to free her from Ottoman rule, began. The struggle for independence and democracy has been tumultuous and bloodied, and arguably at times she has enjoyed surprisingly little of either. This class will be delivered face-to-face at WEA Sydney. Enrolling students need to ensure they have read the current COVID-19 Safety Guidance that WEA Sydney has put in place before enrolling.
When: 13 March, 10:00am
Where: WEA Sydney, 72 Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Bookings & Info: WEA Sydney website
GREEK LEGENDS TRIBUTE
Celebrating 200 years of Greek Independence, the cream of Greek/Australian singers, dancers and musicians are coming together to pay tribute to the Greek musical icons of the past hundred years. The music of Mikis Theodorakis, Marinella, Kazandzidis, Dalaras, Alexiou and more are bought to life in a concert of epic proportions. The concert also pays h
The Australian Federation of Pontian Association’s (AFPA) want to make sure their youth are being heard and in their effort to do so, their member associations have nominated five young women of Pontian heritage to tell their story.
The women will share their experiences growing up Pontian in Australia and their involvement and contribution to Pontian culture in their respective communities.
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The Organisational Council for Greek National Day is made up of representatives from all of Victoria’s major Greek Organisations and has been busy planning and programming the events to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution.
The 25 March 1821 commemoration is of religious and national importance for Hellenism. Greeks around the globe celebrate the Annunciation of Our Lady (Evangelismos) as well as the proclamation of the Modern Hellenic State 200 years ago – a very important milestone.
This Commemoration of the Bicentenary of Modern Greece gives the Greek Australian community of Victoria, the Paroikia, the opportunity to promote, educate and enhance the knowledge and understanding of what happened in 1821 to our third, fourth and subsequent generations of Greek Australians. In this way, we can ensure the significance of the important historical event is not lost.