THE 2020 AGM

OnThursday 28 January, the Greek Community of Melbourne held its Annual General Meeting at the Greek Centre and via Zoom for members and Live streamed live on Facebook. The meeting was addressed by members of the Greek Community Executive. The AGM considered and passed unanimously a motion in support to: 1. Permanently raise the Australian, the Greek and the Aboriginal flags at the Greek Centre. 2. Place as soon as possible signage that clearly identifies The Greek Centre as the HQ of the GOCMV. 3. Endorsing and adopting in its entirety the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Την Πέμπτη 28 Ιανουαρίου 2021, πραγματοποιήθηκε η Ετήσια Γενική Συνέλευση 2020 της Κοινότητάς μας, στον ημιώροφο του Ελληνικού Κέντρου και online. 

REINFORCING LINKS WITH GREEK UNIVERSITIES

The General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad and the General Secretariat of Higher Education invited prominent members of the diaspora and international academic community to take part in a virtual conference, titled “Reinforcing links between Greek Universities and the Greek diaspora”. GCM President Bill Papastergiadis presented at the conference in which he spoke amongst other things on the GCM’s existing education programs, its existing cooperation with Greek Universities whilst proposing a number of initiatives in which Greek University presence could be better felt in the diaspora.

O πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Μελβούρνης συμμετείχε σε διαδικτυακό συνέδριο όπου εξετάσθηκαν οι σχέσεις των Ελληνικών Πανεπιστημίων με την Ελληνική διασπορά. 

GREECE21 SEMINARS: SEMINARS FOR THE GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

Yianni Cartledge will present a two-part series of lectures entitled "Greek War of Independence (1821-1832): Between history and ‘mythistory" as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne and in collaboration with NUGAS. The first part will be presented on 18 February 2021 at 7.00pm.

Δύο διαλέξεις για την Ελληνική Επανάσταση πρόκειται να δώσει ο Yianni Cartledge στο πλαίσιο των Σεμιναρίων Ελληνικής Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού που προσφέρει η Ελληνική Κοινότητα Μελβούρνης και σε συνεργασία με τον σύλλογο Ελληνοαυστραλών φοιτητών NUGAS. Οι διαλέξεις θα δοθούν στις 18 και 25 Φεβρουαρίου.

THE GCM’S LANGUAGE & CULTURE SCHOOLS 

The Greek Community of Melbourne Language Schools provide innovative and high-quality Greek Language and Culture classes for students from Kinder to VCE. Children learn to speak Greek in a fun and engaging environment, through song, dance, crafts and creative drama during the early years, as well as more formal methods as they reach appropriate ages.
Classes commence in early February.

For more information and to enrol: Greek as a second language - greekcommunity.com.au/gsl

• Greek as a second language. Classes commence in early February. For more information and to enrol: greekcommunity.com.au/gsl 
  Σχολεία ελληνικών ως δεύτερης γλώσσας. Τα μαθήματα ξεκινούν αρχές Φεβρουαρίου. Για πληροφορίες και εγγραφές: greekcommunity.com.au/gsl 
  
• Greek as a primary language. Classes commence in early February. For more information and to enrol: greekcommunity.com.au/gpl 
  Σχολεία ελληνικών ως πρώτης γλώσσας. Τα μαθήματα ξεκινούν αρχές Φεβρουαρίου. Για πληροφορίες και εγγραφές: greekcommunity.com.au/gpl  

THE 2021 SEMINAR SERIES PROGRAM 

The program for the GCM’s Greek History and Culture Seminar Series for 2021 has been released. As 2021 coincides with the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, it’s probably the most ambitious series attempted so far. More than half the program has been dedicated to 1821 themes. Delivering 30 seminars, and this may even grow, and a crash course aimed at students is a massive undertaking. [Click link below to see full article]…

SURVEY ON DIMENTIA

The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has developed 3 short films about dementia in Greek with English subtitles with carers of people living with the disease. NARI now seeks assistance from the general Greek-speaking community to help them evaluate the films. Participants need to be of Greek background and of 18 years and over. Click the links to the surveys in ENGLISH and GREEK.