HUMANITARIAN AID TO INDONESIA FROM THE CLUB UNESCO OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PIRAEUS AND ISLANDS AND THE GREEK INDONESIAN ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP (HAIFA)

The Club UNESCO of the Department of Piraeus and Islands in collaboration with the Greek Indonesian Association of Friendship (HAIFA) they undertook initiative to assemble all kind of humanitarian help and dispatch it in the affected from the Egkelado regions, and particularly in Indonesia as a minimum indication of support in the suffering population.

The material that is assembled is:

a)Pharmaceutical material, particular antibiotics and cotton

b)Children’s foods

c)Canned foods, except pork

d)Mattresses and scenes

e)Clothes

 

Also it creates a group of Volunteers constituted from specialized personal in order to visit the affected regions and offer their services:

a)Doctors, for the care of the affected

b)Archaeologists, conservers of work of art, for the protection of cultural heritage and Monuments that are found in danger.

c)Environmentalists for the protection of Natural Heritage.

All citizens interested to support and to contribute in this "bridge of humanity" they can contact in the telephones of Club UNESCO: 210-4179797, 210-4110678. The humanitarian help will be assembled, in separate parcels at type, with the indication "CLUB UNESCO OF PIRAEUS and ISLANDS + HAIFA", in the offices of the Embassy of Indonesia, Marathonodromon 99, Palaio Psixiko PC 15452. Responsible employees and volunteers in the area of the Embassy will assemble the help daily from 9pm to 4mm, at weekdays.

CHILDREN AND THE MAGIC OF THEATRE

Club UNESCO of the Prefecture of Piraeus & Islands presents the performance “Theseus and Minotaur…like a fairytale”, by the “Elias Karellas Theatre of Shadows” and “Odyssey”, at the “Neo Rialto” Theatre (54, Kypselis Str. & Ag. Meletiou Str.-Athens), and invites the children on Sunday, the 5^th of December 2004, at 11 a.m., to a celebration dedicated to the International Day for People with Special Needs and the International Day of Volunteers for Social Development (December 3) and to the International Child’s Day (December 11), in the framework of its educational and cultural programmes. For once more, Club UNESCO of Piraeus stands by the sensitive social groups, takes initiative, and invites children with special needs from the Special Schools “Argo”, Disabled Children of Seamen, “Kivotos” (“Ark”) Youth Home, “Aghia Trias” Orphanage, 1^st Piraeus Special School, 2^nd Piraeus Special School, PIKPA Special School, Korydallos Special School, Keratsini Special School, 1^st Drapetsona Special School, the Piraeus Union of Parents and Friends of AMEA, the Salamina AMEA, but also, children from the Minors’ Foundation of the Piraeus District Attorney’s Office “The Good Shepherd”, and the Piraeus Chatzikyriakio Foundation. Our Club is also going to give out presents, toys and books, to the young children.

In fairytales, everything can happen. Thus, Theseus and Minotaur emerged from the thick books of mythology and became shadows behind the curtain of “Karaghiozis”. Through a voyage in legend, with respect for the traditional Theatre of Shadows, the famous “Karaghiozis”, traveling to Ancient Greece, will meet with puppets and actors, while transferring us to magic atmospheres, in his own unique way. Old figures carved in carton, numerous puppets- of human dimensions, giant puppets- special constructions, compose a performance full of laughter and emotion, with strong interpretations of songs and music, for children aged between 2 and 102 years old.

A performance with quality and respect for the spectators, fully aware of the educational role which the appropriate children’s theatre can play, offers our young friends the possibility to participate in the play, so that they can understand it immediately and, at the same time, be entertained in the best of ways.

The voices of the puppets belong to the actors: Spyros Kalogirou, Tasos Palantzidis, Dimitris Piatas, Evangelia Samiotaki and Pavlos Chaikalis. Also, play the actors: Yiota Alexandrou, Pandelis Dentakis, Apostolis Thessaliotis, Penelope Mitsotaki, Tasos Petimezas. The songs are by Pandelis Thalassinos, and, behind the curtain, plays Elias Karellas- to whom also belong the original idea, the script and the adaptation of the performance.

About the event, the President of Club UNESCO of the Prefecture of Piraeus & Islands, Mr. Ioannis Maronitis, stated: “It is with particular pleasure that we have placed this performance under our aegis, because we believe that it projects and brings forward qualities like solidarity, honesty, kindness, faith in love and bravery, and that it portrays all these features which can offer the children an important encounter of joy and knowledge, an unexpected meeting with shadows, puppets and actors.”

The performance will be given at the “Neo Rialto” Theatre (54, Kypselis Str. & Ag. Meletiou Str.- Athens), on Sunday, the 5^th of December 2004, at 11 a.m.

Sponsor: PLAISIO Ltd.

Director: Roubini Moschochoriti

Motion-Choreography: Leta Abazi

Music Supervision: Paris Perysinakis

Lyrics: Elias Katsoulis

Folk Songs from Crete: Michalis Ieronymidis

Sets-Figures-Puppets: Greek Theatre of Shadows’ Workshop.

 

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Dear friends,

 We are happy to inform you that our new web site has finished and you can now visit it in the address: www.unesco-pireas.gr

We made it in two languages for now, Greek and English.

There you will find details of our work, and events that we prepare in the future.

The web site also contains information for the President and the Administration Council of UNESCO Club of Piraeus & Islands, a small history of the Club, the Work of the Club until now, Press Releases, Causes and Actions, photos of the events.

The visitor can also become a member of the Club by applying in a form, or order a card of UNESCO.

What’s more he can be informed for the programme BOOK SEEKS READER, for the Monuments of Cultural Heritage in Greece, for the Monuments of World Cultural Heritage and for the Universal Days.

You can also vote on subjects that the Administration Council of UNESCO Club of Piraeus & Islands will select for you.

We also have a link that connects you with the central page of UNESCO.

In a few days you will be able to read an electronic newspaper called “Communication”. (You will be informed when it’s ready)

We are kindly asking from you to visit our site and give us your advice and proposals or correct us in order to become better.

Finally we would like to send us your web sites in order to put them in our page as links!

 

Thank you in advance.

Hope to hear from you soon.

 

Ioannis Maronitis

President of UNESCO Club of Piraeus & Islands