From a SAE meeting of Photo: Supplied. Dean Kalimniou 24 August pm. The final arbiter of who could join was the Emperor himself and contenders would have to establish their Hellenic credentials in order to gain admission. The Greek states began squabbling with each other and even though a cult was founded to worship Hadrian Panhellene as their unifier, and the Panhellenic Games were held in Athens in AAD, the institution did not survive his death, although the ill-fated governor of free Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias revived it for a short period as an advisory body that was scrapped when it did not do what it was told.
It appears then that the inability of successive Greek ruling entities to conceive of a workable conceptual framework to encompass all Greek communities, especially those without the boundaries of the Greek state, is an ancient rather than a modern phenomenon, one that has its antecedents in the spectacular demise of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad, SAE , an institution that resembles the ancient Panhellenion in both ideology and scope and which spookily enough, sponsored its own successful Panhellenic Games in Australia.
SAE foundered not so much because of the predictable internecine squabbling within and among its constituent communities and regions but because its structure, externally imposed by Athens, was ill suited to the evolving needs of the communities it was supposed to represent. Most of the delegates participating in its deliberations were not the best qualified or motivated to do so and it is questionable that those in charge of administering the body and determining its agenda, held the interests of the diasporan Greeks and their connection to the motherland, rather than domestic political expediency, in pre-eminence.
In the absence of a coherent agenda or proper procedure, enlightened Hellenes such as Oceania Region Co-ordinator Costas Vertzayias in Sydney, pressed on regardless, espousing the cause of World-wide Hellenism and envisaged a structure that could permit us, here in Australia to share our concerns, expertise and resources with less privileged Greek communities throughout the globe.
Under his guidance, the Panepirotic Federation of Australia was able to galvanise the community in order to raise funds for the construction of a technical college in Northern Epirus, Albania.
Visiting that college and teaching classes there has been one of the most profound and meaningful experiences in my life. It served an example of the immense benefits that could be harnessed from the diaspora community, when the institution was approached in good faith. It appears however, that after a brief hiatus, SAE is about to be resuscitated. The court order stipulates that the Board has one month to present these documents to the petitioning members.
At the time of writing this report a specific date had not been set between the two sides pending the arrangements of legal counsels. At the core of this challenge lies the dispute between two sides in the Pontiaki Estia regarding the sale of their property in the western suburbs. During a General Meeting last year members had voted for the sale with 79 members opposing. Consequently the property has been sold. It is yet unclear how this court order could open the way for further legal challenges demanding the cancellation of the sale and a repeat of the General Meeting.
It should be noted that Pontiaki Estia has until September to complete the sale and vacate the premises. Kostos, who began as a Greek interpreter 45 years ago today works one day a week in the recovery ward, escorting patients and family members into the theatre, and supporting families whilst their child is having surgery.
Whilst she is appreciative that her efforts have been recognised, she admits it has not always been easy. But it had a good ending because a week later, the parents came in and said they wanted to keep him.
A normal day at the hospital will see her in the waiting room keeping children occupied with toys, and comforting mothers whist their children undergo surgery. But you become hardened to it and you learn how to cope, just like they all do.
She laughs heartily when I remind her that it is her eightieth birthday this year. The growing numbers of unemployment, fear of the economic crisis, low wages and flexible working patterns that take place in Greece are forcing more and more Greeks to move outside of Greece.
There are just a few jobs available, even in Europe, so the ambition for change is limited to a normal job, and perhaps a better salary. Minimum wage in other countries is usually double than Greece. The consequences of the economic crisis create a new wave of immigration.
Until a few years ago people who chose to leave were scientists, today, the number of unskilled workers is increasing dramatically.
Experts state that this trend will intensify in the coming years as the cuts continue in salaries and the unemployment rate reached a red level. Only in Germany there are over McMahon in November, have pledged support for Armenian Genocide legislation. It is unspeakable that one and a half million Armenians lost their lives in an effort to erase them from their homeland. The March 27th fundraising reception was the latest in Turkish-American efforts to support his re-election bid.
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