Democracy

Erik Marquardt got a first-hand impression of the inhuman conditions in the Moria refugee camp, where more than 20,000 people live in the most miserable conditions. An outbreak of coronavirus would be devastating. In order to draw more attention to this issue, he has co-created the Leave no One Behind campaign.

We are living in difficult times and while the number of human COVID-19 infections continues to be on the rise, there is one patient that should not be forgotten: our parliamentary democracy. Judging from what we have seen in the past few weeks, the patient is in a serious condition and the prognosis is unclear.

The Select Respect Festival 2019 "City and Diversity" will take place 21-24 of November 2019 at Warehouse D of the Thessaloniki port, with four days of discussions, workshops, movie screenings on human rights and a short film competition

Dokumentarfilm von Stella Nikoletta Drossa. Über sechs Jahre begleitet der Film eine Clique von fünf jungen Frauen. Sie alle sind, als Töchter griechischer Gastarbeiter in Deutschland, in die Heimat ihrer Eltern gezogen. Inmitten einer unter den Lasten der Wirtschaftskrise auseinanderbrechenden Gesellschaft, versuchen die jungen Frauen, ihre berufliche Existenz aufzubauen. 21. Oktober 2019, 19.00 Uhr im Goethe Institut Thessaloniki.

Heinrich Boell Foundation Greece presents the study "Legally combatting Gender-based Discrimination in Greece" in cooperation with the Select Respect Network and the Gender Alliance Initiative on 10 of October in Athens. An experiential seminar is also organiζed following the presentation, 11-12 of October. Expressions of interest up to 04/10