ANGUISH and FEAR WINDOWS to ORTHODOXY the Seven Deadly Sins PAGES 16/34- 17/35 for Ukraine and 150,000 Greeks Living There
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THE GREEK AUSTRALIAN The oldest circulating Greek newspaper outside VEMA Greece MARCH 2014 Tel. (02) 9559 7022 Fax: (02) 9559 7033 E-mail: [email protected] OUR ARCHBISHOP’S VIEW The celebration of 25th March PAGE 5/23 ANGUISH AND FEAR WINDOWS TO ORTHODOXY The Seven Deadly Sins PAGES 16/34- 17/35 For Ukraine and 150,000 Greeks living there Anguish, unrest and fear pre- vails in the ranks of the 150,000 Greeks who live in Ukraine and particularly in Crimea since the neo-Nazi Right Sector controls the situation there. Right-wing political groups in Ukraine declared that they plan on evicting all national minori- St Andrew’s Opening ties, a fact that terrifies them since significant Greek commu- Doxology, 2014 nities with full social structure St Andrew’s Theological College commen- and Ukraine consciousness still ced the new academic year with its annual live in the area. Doxology Service in the College Chapel of St PAGE 2 20 John the Evangelist and Theologian. The serv- / ice was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, together with His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias and His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis. PAGE 10/28 IIggnniittee yyoouurr sseennsseess aanndd vviissiitt tthhee 22001144 RRooyyaall EEaasstteerr SShhooww Western Crete: PAGE 19/37 An authentic welcome The area straddling the border between the Hania and Rethymno districts remains one of $30,000 collected for the Mayoral Bushfire Relief Fund the island’s most unspoilt. PAGE 20/38 PAGE 13/31 FEBRUARY 2014 2/20 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA How Australia benefits from Greek migrants The migration of Greeks in Australia was a great benefit to the rural life and industry of the country. Many people in Canberra and other big Australian cities are talking of embracing Greek and Mediterranean migrants once more, af- ter their success in developing the coun- try’s life and economy when they arrived after World War II. Canberra Times stated that many insti- tutions that were founded after the ar- rival of migrants in the country, such as the Greek Church and the Hellenic Club can assist in the better incorporation of Greek migrants in the Australian commu- nity. The Greeks who first migrated mostly came from rural areas in Greece so they actually preferred to leave the big cities behind them and move to smaller pro- vinces where they could either busy themselves with farming or open cafes. Canberra businessman There was a saying that you could drive Eric Kountouris Sydney to Queensland and never pay for food because the Greeks in provincial the hope of buying a small piece of land ountouris he said that he wasn’t sure dustry in which they should invest, and towns were always glad to see you and to grow tomatoes. He managed to buy that was the right choice to give up on migrants especially from Mediterranean would offer you a plate of hot food. land in Liverpool, New South Wales the rural lifestyle.What Australians are s- countries, such as Italy, Croatia, Spain According to Eric Kountouris, a Canber- where he lived until the city was devel- lowly realizing, is that rural life and activ- and Greece can re-introduce this kind of ra businessman with Greek origins, one oped and then he sold his property for ity is not a thing of the past, it shouldn’t lifestyle to the Australian everyday life. of his migrant friends who came from a 54 million dollars. When he met with be ignored. On the contrary, it is an in- Source: www.ellines.com Greek village, arrived in Australia with Greek-Australian owns largest pear production company in the country Kalafatis Cold Stores, located in the pany in the Australian market. The pears worths’ supermarket chain while they Vangelis Kalafatis, the company’s foun- Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, is the of the Greek-Australian family company are also sold to central markets in many der, left Kastoria, Greece in the early 50s largest pear production and supply com- are featured on the shelves of Wool- Australian cities. at the age of 19. Over half a million trees grow in When he set foot in Australia, he de- Kalafatis Cold Stores 500 hectare land. cided that farming was something he Apart from fruit-growing, the family knew and had done in the past, so he company also has the largest packing tried to find a way to buy land in Aus- station in the area. tralia. Kalafatis Fresh Farm produces thou- He worked hard to achieve his goal and sands of tons of six different varieties of in the end he was very successful. He al- pears every year. Furthermore, despite so involved his children in the business, the fact that March is the month of har- who are now carrying on his legacy. vest, Kalafatis’ family manages to pro- Consistency combined with quality and duce different varieties of pears through- continuous improvement are the key in- out the year. gredients for the company’s success. Kalafatis’ family manages to produce different varieties of pears throughout the year MARCH 2014 The Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 3/21 Consent and growth The crisis has hit the Greek economy and people hard year. In 2010 and 2011 there were 544,800 and 837,300 That money must be distributed amongst those who for the past five years. people in such a state respectively. truly need it. Greek society cannot stand to see re- This harsh reality was greatly confirmed by the report The market and the economic indicators from the sources being plundered, like they had been for the of the Governor of the Bank of Greece, which shows closing months of 2013 suggest that the country has fi- past decades. that at the end of 2012 there were 3,795,100 people ei- nally hit rock bottom. Cars are back on the streets, It is necessary to divert funds to growth investments ther on the poverty line or in a state of social exclusion. building permits are being issued - even if it is coinci- that will generate jobs for the hundreds of thousands of That number is a monstrosity and reveals the true dental, the people are returning to the shops. unemployed. The tourist industry paved the way in conditions dominating Greek society. The Greek economy seems to be stabilizing, but it is 2013. This year seems to be even better. On any given day, anyone strolling through the now at a critical junction. The parties tend to agree on the most important streets of Athens can see fellow people sleeping rough, Everything from now on demands a lot of attention points of their program. As much as they may want to begging for something to eat or sifting through the from all political powers, whether they are in power or highlight their differences, the goal is one - growth. It is garbage for a piece of bread. the opposition. no coincidence that in Europe and the USA the politics According to the study’s data, poverty nearly doubled The growth that everyone admits will return in 2014 are mostly the same. They should therefore support it in Greece over the past two years, as about 1,010,900 must be protected by all means. The surpluses that and set aside the political games that impoverished (or 16.1% of 18-59 year olds) live in households where were achieved with sacrifices must not be squandered 34% of the people. nobody works or works less than three months in a for petty political gains. TO VIMA, Athens Clooney hits back in dispute with London mayor over Parthenon Marbles American actor George Clooney has defended his re- cent comments advocating the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, despite criticism from London May- Magda Karagiannakis or Boris Johnson. Johnson accused the actor of pursuing a “Hitlerian Top Greek-Australia lawyer, agenda” for what he termed “London’s cultural treas- ures” as the Nazis had also intended to remove the Adviser to the UN marbles from the British Museum if they occupied Britain. Magda Karagiannakis is a Greek-Australian Lec- “I’m a great fan of the Mayor, and I’m sure my right turer at Melbourne’s La Trobe University. She is an honorable friend had no real intention of comparing me adviser to the United Nations on legal matters and to Hitler”, Clooney said in a statement. an interrogator for substantial international cases, “I’d chalk it up to a little too much hyperbole washed occasionally handling major cases such as crimes in down with a few whiskeys. I’ve found myself in the the former Yugoslavia as well as the assassination same spot a time or two so I hold no ill will,” the actor, of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon. who has been promoting his new file “The Monuments’ She has appeared as an advocate and counsel be- Men,” said of Johnson’s op-ed in the Daily Telegraph. fore the International Court of Justice (ICJ) repre- “When it comes to real facts, not imagined history, senting the UN in matters related to crimes com- you need only to look at the UNESCO rulings that have mitted against the former Yugoslavia. Moreover, been agreed to by all parties. she investigated the conditions under which the as- “An occupying nation can’t sell off the national her- “There are many pieces in nearly every country that sassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister itage of the country it occupies,” added Clooney. this conversation should take place.