The crisis is good for the libido..

  Just before elections Mr. Chryssohoidis, Civil Protection Minister, decided to crack down on illegal immigration. At the same time, just before elections, Mr. Loverdos, Health Minister, made a statement that illegal immigration is a “health bomb ready to explode”, meaning that immigrants are carriers of rare and wonderful diseases that were extinct in Greece. [...]

The third wedding – a tale of two women

“The third wedding” is an iconoclastic book. The writer, Kostas Tahtsis, a self proclaimed homosexual, does not hesitate to expose the  hypocrisy and false ethics, the strength and weakness of the Greek middle class he depicts with such accuracy. The adaptation of the novel for the theater was undertaken by Mr. Stamatis Fasoulis, a respected [...]

Thank you Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai was beautiful and inspiring. I had the great fortune to meet her personally in Copenhagen, in 1995. The UN hosted Conference against poverty was the venue and she was one of the most inspiring speakers. Wangari, dressed in traditional African clothes, with her colourful turban, won us over with her honest, no-nonsense speech [...]

“Medea” – an inspiring Greek tragedy

I have to admit that I have not watched many Greek tragedies. In spite of living in Athens for the last thirty years this is the first time I went to the Herodion Theater and saw “Medea”. The character herself is intriguing, the story well known so I concentrated on the text, the direction and [...]

Spanish solidarity to Syntagma Square protesters

Sunday 26 June was one more day of all European strikes against the financial crisis. In Syntagma Square, despite the oppressive heat, a couple of thousands were already true to the 7pm appointment. Nevertheless there is a slight change in the air. Somehow, things are more organized: in the center of the Square a young [...]

“New” Greek government has been announced

The composition of the “new” Greek government has been announced. Its composition mirrors the word “reshuffle”. Like a casino croupier Mr. Papandreou just shuffled his cards and dealt again. The rage and despair of the Greek working people as expressed in Syntagma Square have been ignored. This “new” government reminds me of a face lift [...]

Stop senseless money spending!

Please allow me today to look at things from a progressive US citizens’angle: specifically a feminine angle. “Code pink” is an umbrella organization working to curb the warmongering arms industry influence on the US economy and government. Visit their site and if you are in the United States think about what they propose http://www.codepink4peace.org/ For [...]

Balkan Women’s Solidarity Caravan travels to Turkey

European Social Forum in Istanbul The World March of Women has taken the initiative and with the cooperation of women’s organizations in Albania, FYROM, Greece and Poland, continues its march towards Istanbul. Their first stop is Thessaloniki, on Monday 28 June where they have a festive gathering and a press conference. In Istanbul, the Cultural [...]