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Today I am celebrating three years of blogging. Every year I have written a summary of the past year. I see no reason why I shouldn’t carry on the tradition. WARNING: This is a long post but hopefully worth reading in full. For new readers, my yearly summaries are a good place to start if you would like to get a quick picture of THIS IS NOT MY COUNTRY.
A Year of Blogging
Two Years of Blogging
My greatest achievement this year was taking part in a photography exhibition with 15 of my pictures from the Roma settlements in Votanikos. The feedback was extremely positive and I am considering doing a larger exhibition if I can find the space, the money and the backing. Keep your fingers crossed.
June/July/August
I went to England for almost a month over June and July so my blogging was fairly light or non-existen...
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Athens Pride 2008From: deviousdiva.com
Post Date: 2008-05-05 02:08:22
I know it seems like a long way off ( June 7th ), but Gay Pride 2008 are working hard on this years celebrations. The silliness of the recent argument over the word lesbian and the brilliant activism against “domestic partnership” legislation that would exclude gay couples, has got me thinking about gay rights in Greece and about my support of the people who are working tirelessly to make sure that they are upheld.
Gay Pride 2008 have a new logo , their new sl...
more Be AfraidFrom: deviousdiva.com
Post Date: 2008-05-03 04:25:19
Via Zoe Williams at The Guardian
I know I don’t live there anymore, but I still care about what happens to my former home city. This is not good news… Boris the Joke Johnson is now Mayor of London. Now they don’t have to imagine … it’s reality.
Londoners - some famous, some not - imagine their city under Boris
Alan Rickman
Actor and director
“If Boris Johnson gets elected it would be a case of the lunatic having no clue how to run the asylum. Go...
more News from GreeceFrom: deviousdiva.com
Post Date: 2008-05-02 08:42:35
Two more links for today…
This one is shocking to say the least:
Grandiloquence no substitute for deeds
Ultimately, a state is judged by the amount of care it provides to its weakest members
. On this front, the Greek state scores negative marks and the numbers illustrate just how poor its performance is.
Of the some 180,000 children in this country with physical or learning disabilities, only 1,350 will ever make it into secondary education . This percentage of 0.75 re...
more DD LiveFrom: deviousdiva.com
Post Date: 2008-05-01 04:53:08
I know it’s May Day and it’s a holiday for most people here in Greece, but it’s still Thursday and today is DD Live.
See you later
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