By Seattle Medium On Monday, Seattle education leaders held a press conference at the Rainier Beach Community Center to announce their new initiatives for the upcoming Black Lives Matter At School Week of Action taking place February 4-8. Black Lives Matter At Schools, in partnership with Seattle Public Schools, the Center for Racial Equity, the NAACP and NYC (NAACP Youth Coalition), and community parents, builds on the nationally recognized work that They started last year to raise awareness and raise awareness about racism. racial equity in schools across the region and the country. During the Week of Action, Black Lives…
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The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou will make an official visit to Austria from December 4 to 6, at the invitation of her Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen, reports ANA. Greece remains a top choice for Austrian tourists in 2023, with autumn bookings for trips to the country rising sharply, according to the Austrian branch of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO). RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, The Greek Islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek Tourism Report Photo source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA…
The Consulate General of Greece in New York hosted the Greek Jewish Community Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 18 at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan. The moving event included remarks from dignitaries, the Prayer of Remembrance led by Rabbi Diana S. Gerson and the screening of the trailer for the ERT series “The Bracelet of Fire,” which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name from the event’s keynote speaker, Beatriki Saias-Magrizou, an acclaimed author, screenwriter and playwright who based her book on her father’s real-life survival story. American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece (AFJMG) Secretary…
HOLI Celebration Evening March 21, 2024 Representing new beginnings and celebrating the start of spring, the Mavs are excited to recognize India’s second largest joyous festival of colors with Holi Celebration Night! Game Day Gift: The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive a limited edition patch.Get tickets
The opportunity was obvious to me: I wanted to create an email newsletter explaining complex stories to help readers understand what was happening in their city. So my co-founder and I created a Google Slides presentation describing our target audience, our editorial mission, and our budget at the end of the napkin. Our next steps? It wasn’t so clear.That was almost four years ago, and after starting the project awkwardly, I knew there needed to be a better support system for aspiring future entrepreneurs. Since I joined Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION)an association of nearly 300 news organizations based…
NEW YORK, NY – Deputy Senate Leader Michael Gianaris participated in the annual Greek Independence Day festivities in New York this weekend. The event capped ongoing celebrations, including the passage of a resolution for Greek History Month in New York State and the visit of Archbishop Elpidophoros to the State Capitol. “As the son of Greek immigrants, the Greek-American experience is very close to my heart,” said Deputy Senate Leader Michael Gianaris. “This is the perfect time to recognize the sacrifices of those who came before us and to celebrate the Hellenic values that have influenced the rest of the…
A press conference was held on December 5 for the Acropolis Museum’s new exhibition titled “Meanings” (“NoHMATA”): Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to the Present. The museum’s general director, Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis, speaking about the unique works exhibited in the exhibition, their personifications and allegories, but also about the excellent relations with the British Museum, which loaned Meidias’ Hydria and seven other objects for the exhibition. Professor Stampolidis then led members of the media in attendance, including the National Herald, on a tour of the exhibition space. The exhibition opens to the general public on December 7 and consists…
The antiquities of ancient Greece have withstood the ravages of time, weather and war, but according to some Greek archaeologists, the country’s cultural treasures now face a new threat: the fallout from the debt crisis that plunged Greece in turmoil. In exchange for tens of billions of dollars in loans to help Greece avoid bankruptcy, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund have demanded deep cuts in public spending, and the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism, charged with overseeing thousands of archaeological sites and more than 100 museums with collections of antiquities have not escaped the axe.According to…
The wedding of the year will take place this Saturday, June 17 in Kastellorizo for Greek-Australian Antonis Liveris, son of Greek-Australian billionaire Andreas Liveris, and the island will be visited by dozens of financial players from around the world. Andrew Liveris is also Chairman of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Organizing Committee. Shipments containing wedding materials have already started arriving on the island, and various passengers from Australia and the United States coming by ferry are also expected in the coming days. In addition to Antonis, Mr. Liveris has two other children (Nikolas and Alexandra) and he often visits his home…
Anna Paga, 60, a mother of three, could be one of the first patients in Greece to be able to buy medical cannabis in a pharmacy, with a doctor’s prescription. Anna received this prescription to treat chronic pain caused by psoriatic arthritis. “What can I say about this day? A very big thank you, a relief, a vindication, a freedom to live. I was among the first to obtain the prescription via the electronic prescription system and I did not expect it. “I couldn’t wait, I couldn’t believe it. I burst into tears… the end of risks and fear,” she…