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"The American Hellenic community is outraged with the West's inability to take appropriate measures to stop Turkey from: pursuing its expansionist agenda, maintaining its ties with terrorist organizations, and perpetuating its violations of international law in the Eastern Mediterranean; all at the expense of the security and best interests of the United States, our NATO allies, and strategic partners. It bears repeating, Turkey is not a United States ally." - Supreme President George Horiates. It is time for the United States to impose strong sanctions on Turkey. Take Action: Contact Congress. Hold Turkey responsible. Learn more Participate: Protest the announced President Trump-President Erdogan November meeting.  Get details   Brumidi Statue Unveiled in Annapolis AHEPA family and community leaders attended the unveiling of a statue and reception commemorating Constantino Brumidi, the "Artist of the Capitol," in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 19. AHEPA proudly continues to join with others to honor Brumidi's legacy and contributions to America, most recently as one of the statue's donors.  view highlights In Pictures | AHEPA Family Attends Human Rights Gala Supreme President George Horiates and Daughters of Penelope Grand President Celia Kachmarski attended the Athenagoras Human Rights Award Banquet in New York City, Oct. 19, and had the honor of being seated at the dais. The gala honored His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine with the 2019 Athenagoras Human Rights Award.  The gala was part of a series of events held during the annual Archons Weekend, Oct. 18 to 20.  Also: AHEPA supports Cyprus Children's Fund 2019 Gala AHEPA Happenings | Archbishop Honored by Delphi  Supreme President George Horiates, Chairman of the Board Nicholas Karacostas, PSP, and Executive Director Basil Mossaidis were on-hand to join Delphi Chapter 25, Manhattan, N.Y., in honoring His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Oct. 21. The National Herald coverage Hellenic Caucus Introduces Oxi Day Resolution Congressmen John Sarbanes (D-MD) Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), members of the Hellenic Caucus, introduced a resolution Oct. 22, expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the Greeks' refusal to surrender to Axis forces in the Second World War, stymieing the march of fascism across Europe. AHEPA applauds this Hellenic Caucus initiative and calls for the resolution's passage, Supreme President George Horiates said.  Rep. Sarbanes announcement Also: U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) circulates "Dear Colleague" letter calling for support of H.Res.296, the Armenian Genocide resolution, which legislators have signaled may come to the U.S. House Floor for a vote. The Ahepan | Fall 2019 Hot off the electronic press! Check out the fall 2019 edition of The Ahepan magazine. Catch a recap of a memorable 97th Supreme Convention, highlights from Supreme President Horiates' August visit to Athens, meet AHEPA Management Company's new President/CEO, and see what our chapters are doing around the world in service to their communities!  read the issue Don't forget to follow AHEPA on social media:

Join AHEPA Today! In Our Own Words. What AHEPA means to us. Join AHEPA Now Upcoming Events & Deadlines   October   Greek American News Digest   Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members.   Greece's half-miracle Politico Europe  (Oct. 22) A little-noticed semi-miracle has occurred in Greece.  After a devastating decade of depression and three wrenching austerity programs, the ancestral home of European democracy has emerged with its democratic institutions intact, social cohesion improbably resilient, its budget in surplus and extremists of both the far left and far right in retreat.  read more Greek Finance Minister Says He Wants More Solutions on Bad Loans Bloomberg (Oct. 17) Greece wants to shore up its banking sector by helping lenders shed more bad loans and it's working on a new solution to combine with the European Commission-approved Hercules program, the country's finance minister said. read more Ancient Greece just got tens of thousands of years more ancient CNET (Oct. 17) Whether by crudely fashioned seafaring boats or foot-trekked Aegean coastal routes, Neanderthals and early humans somehow managed to get to the Greek island of Naxos tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought. That means humans have been enjoying the exquisite beauty of the Mediterranean for about 200,000 years, according to findings released Thursday by an international research team.  read more Saint Nicholas to be open by September 11, 2021, Elpidophoros & Catsimatidis said at the Archdiocesan Council GreekNews Online (Oct. 21) His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the first Archdiocesan Council meeting following his election and enthronement as Archbishop. The meetings of the Council were held over the span of two days, Thursday Oct. 17 and Friday Oct.18, at the New York Hilton Hotel, and the prevailing feeling and tone of the meetings was one of renewed optimism and hope for the affairs of the Archdiocese and the future of our Church.  read more Researchers Requesting Items for Historical Archives About Greek Music in America The Pappas Post (Oct. 22) A team of specialists and archivists have launched an initiative to create a public collection of Greek music and related materials produced in the United States - and they are requesting the public's help.  read more Google's Steve Vranakis departs to be creative chief of Greece Campaign (Oct. 16) Steve Vranakis has left his post as executive creative director of Google Creative Lab to become chief creative officer of Greece.  read more The 1821 Greek War of Independence reanimated through Playmobil toys, at National Historical Museum ANA-MPA (Oct. 15) Key events from the 1821 Greek War of Independence were recreated with plastic Playmobil figurines and accessories within dioramas, all shown in an exhibition inaugurated on Tuesday at the National Historical Museum in Athens.  read more