The economic crisis may be taking center stage in Greece, but there are still many individuals who continue to strive for greater justice toward underrepresented groups, whose issues do not always receive enough media attention. Electra Koutra is one of those individuals who dedicate their lives to activism and humanitarian [...]
The European Network of Women (ENOW), is a voluntary organization that has been advocating for the protection of women’s right and social equality since its inception in 1983. Niki Roubani, one of the founding members, joined ENOW in reaction to gender inequalities and lack of legal protections for women that [...]
Young people are volunteering while visiting or studying in Greece. The next generation in the U.S. – young adults from adolescents to about 30 years of age, often referred to as the millenials – want to change the world. Young Americans of Hellenic descent are among them. There are young [...]
Melas Karagiannis is a Greek painter in Larissa, a city in central Greece. He recently produced some paintings for the radiology clinic at the Larissa University Hospital. “I’m actually working there as a cook, because as a painter you can’t survive. Don’t try this at home,” he jokes. Art can [...]
by Jody Sadornas
An interview with Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou, the founder and curator of TEDxAthens which he believes can bring hope and inspiration to the Greek people. “There are many multimedia empires shooting pictures of Greece with riots, protests, fire, fights, blood, etc.,” said Kalavros-Gousia in an interview with Reinventing Greece. “We believe there is another part of Greece full of doers and people waiting for a chance to show their potential. They want to create, not to destroy.”
To bolster its image, Greece could learn a thing or two from computer giant Apple, says Greek American advertising guru Bill Tragos, co-founder of TBWA, the advertising firm behind many of Apple’s legendary ads that promoted its products as “different and better” than anything else on the market.
Alexis Georgiadis meets with a co-founder of “the Prism” – a new media experiment launched in the winter of 2011 with 14 photojournalists and videographers. Their challenge: construct a new narrative highlighting “quintessential Greece.” The result: a collection of 27 riveting short films with surprising views of Greece — from two young entrepreneurs who’ve just sold an app to Google, to a Cretan mountain musician, a centenarian from Ikaria, and the figures behind Athens’ grafitti.
By Chris Blake
Confronting the Other Crisis: Human Rights in Greece
The economic crisis [...]
Adding Spice to Greek Exports
Entrepreneur Onic Palandjian [...]
While the shipping [...]
In the 20th [...]
Giving Greece’s Wildlife A Chance
While most of [...]
In the 20th [...]
Paradise for students: College Year in Athens Summer Program
By Chris Blake
“We’re all in this together”: Volunteers respond to Greek crisis with a Free Clinic
By Dimitris Polymenopoulos
Another plus for Greek agriculture: Eco-tourism on the rise
By Vasiliki Mitrakos
That’s Greece vs. That’s Not Greece
By Chris Blake
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