Ανάρτηση Ευάγγελου Βενιζέλου:Μια πρωτοχρονιάτικη σκέψη

 Ανάρτηση Ευάγγελου Βενιζέλου

 

Μια πρωτοχρονιάτικη σκέψη

 

Πολλοί εύχονται ενδόμυχα το 2021 να φέρει ως μέλλον το παρελθόν της «κανονικότητας». Να μοιάζει  περισσότερο με το 2019, παρά με τον πιθανό αυθεντικό εαυτό του που είναι, ακόμη και μετά το εμβόλιο, αβέβαιος. Μετέχουμε ούτως ή άλλως αναγκαστικά, σε μια πρωτοφανή άσκηση αναστοχασμού για τη σχέση μας με τον χρόνο, τη φύση, τη διακινδύνευση, την επιστήμη, τον εαυτό μας και τους άλλους.  Αυτή δεν είναι μια ανέμελη γιορτή. Την περνάμε μαζί με όσες και όσους υφίστανται ατομικά ή οικογενειακά  τη δοκιμασία. Μαζί με όσες και όσους  δίνουν την υγειονομική μάχη στην πρώτη γραμμή.
Υποδεχόμαστε όμως το έτος της μεγάλης εθνικής επετείου. Το έτος της μεγάλης παγκόσμιας, ευρωπαϊκής και εθνικής πρόκλησης να οργανωθεί μια νέα αφετηρία που θα αξιοποιεί τις σκληρές εμπειρίες της πανδημίας. Ευτυχώς, μέσα σε όλα αυτά, οι απλές και θεμελιώδεις ευχές για Υγεία και Καλή Χρονιά απόκτησαν νόημα.

 

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"Tο καστράκι της Λουλούδας":οι νέες,υπέροχες Παραμυθο-ιστορίες ..

 

...της Βραβευμένης Λογοτέχνιδος και Συγγραφέως Κούλας Πόθου Καραμηνά. Μην το χάσετε!!

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: New Year Address to the Nation

New Year Address to the Nation

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/64852#

December 31, 2020
23:55
The Kremlin, Moscow

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends,

The year 2020 will be over in just a few minutes.

As we were welcoming it a year ago today, just like people around the world, we thought and dreamed of changes for the better. No one could have imagined back then what kind of trials would come our way.

Statement by the Prime Minister to mark the New Year

 

Statement by the Prime Minister to mark the New Year

December 31, 2020
Ottawa, Ontario

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement to mark the New Year:

“Tonight, across the country, Canadians will count down to midnight to welcome a new year, and reflect on the one that has passed.

“This year has been challenging for many of us. We have experienced a global pandemic that has threatened our health, our economy, and our very way of life. We have seen acts of senseless violence that have devastating impacts on our communities. And, we have heard heartbreaking stories and calls for justice from racialized Canadians and Indigenous peoples, demanding that we act now to address racism, discrimination, and injustices in our country.

“Through the mental, physical, and financial toll of these past 12 months, we have also seen Canadians show strength, resilience, and a willingness to work together. Communities have taken steps to support their most vulnerable, families and businesses have made sacrifices to keep others safe, and people from coast to coast to coast have fought for a better, fairer future for everyone. These actions should inspire us all as we move into the next year.

“In 2021, we will continue our fight against COVID-19 with a renewed sense of hope. Canadians have already started to receive doses of safe and effective vaccines. We have the most diverse vaccine portfolio of any country, and we continue to work with provinces and territories, and Indigenous communities and partners, to ensure that all Canadians will have free access to vaccines as soon as possible. We will also keep doing what it takes, for as long as it takes, to support people and businesses through the crisis.

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥ ΜΗΤΣΟΤΑΚΗ,ΠΡΩΘΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ,Μήνυμα για το ΝΕΟ ΕΤΟΣ

Μήνυμα του Πρωθυπουργού Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη για το νέο έτος

31 Δεκεμβρίου 2020

AHEPA latest

 

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association

From the Desk of the Supreme President | Dec. 31, 2020 Dear AHEPA Family, Supporters, and Friends, As 2020 draws to a close, please remember to keep AHEPA's charitable-giving foundations in mind when making your year-end charitable contributions.  In preparing for 2021 that includes Greece's Bicentennial, our Centennial Anniversary in 2022, and beyond, we will need your help more than ever. Please help us to sustain our good works and programs that fulfill our Order's worthy mission, sustain and project our heritage, and contribute to the betterment of the community. We are grateful to those who have responded to our appeal and ask for you to follow their example--no gift is too small that supports your heritage and that makes a difference in people's lives.  In recent years our members have: provided a global grassroots response to COVID-19 through the AHEPA Cares initiative in addition to backing public health research in Greece with a $30,000 grant; assisted the victims of the Flint Water Crisis with eight "Milk for Flint" drives (and a ninth drive to come), surpassed $1 million in raising funds for cancer research and continued to demonstrate an enduring commitment to Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia) research, helped to feed the hungry and provided public health assistance in Greece and established a medical library at Evangelismos Hospital, honored our veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice, raised awareness about the consequences of PTSD and sponsored 43 service dogs to help wounded warriors (again, with more to come), helped neighbors to recover from natural disasters, advanced the "E" in AHEPA by awarding millions of dollars in scholarships at the national, district and chapter levels (collectively an approximate $2 million annually); and continued to provide dignified affordable housing for very low-income and disabled elderly persons as a recognized nationwide leader in the sector.   AHEPA will continue to speak out and protest during times of need and in defense of Hellenism. AHEPA will always be committed to the principles that hold true to our Order's unique founding -- even in contemporary times. Thanks to your support, AHEPA will advance the ideals of ancient Greece through a legacy of a century of service to people around the world. So don't miss out on your last chance to support AHEPA in 2020 by making your tax-deductible donation today. Visit www.ahepa.org for more information.   Best wishes for the New Year! Thank you! Fraternally, George G. Horiates Supreme President

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Νίκος Ανδρουλάκης - Ευρωβουλευτής ΠΑΣΟΚ - Μέλος S&D:ευχές

 

Καλή χρονιά με υγεία σε όλους! Μια χρονιά με δυσκολίες βγαλμένες από σενάριο επιστημονικής φαντασίας, φτάνει στο τέλος της. Μια χρονιά, που ανέτρεψε βεβαιότητες και ανέδειξε την αναγκαιότητα ενίσχυσης της διεθνούς συνεργασίας, αλλά και του κοινωνικού κράτους σε εθνικό επίπεδο.  Η πρωτοφανής υγειονομική κρίση που βιώνουμε είχε ολέθριες επιπτώσεις, καθώς εκατοντάδες χιλιάδες άνθρωποι έχασαν τη ζωή τους σε ολόκληρο τον πλανήτη με τραγικό τρόπο. Επιπλέον, επέφερε τη μεγαλύτερη οικονομική ύφεση μετά τον Β’ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, αλλά και ένα πρωτόγνωρο περιορισμό ατομικών ελευθεριών σε κλίμακα και διάρκεια, εν καιρώ ειρήνης.  Σε αυτές, λοιπόν, τις τόσο διαφορετικές γιορτές, μακριά από τους αγαπημένους μας ανθρώπους, η αλληλεγγύη, η συλλογικότητα και η ατομική ευθύνη λαμβάνουν το πραγματικό τους νόημα. Η έλευση του 2021 με το ελπιδοφόρο μήνυμα που φέρνει η επιστήμη με την έναρξη των εμβολιασμών, ας αποτελέσει αφετηρία προόδου για την ανθρωπότητα, για να επιστρέψουμε στις χαρές της ζωής που μας στερεί αυτή η περιπέτεια.  Για τη νέα αυτή χρόνια, σας εύχομαι υγεία και κάθε επιτυχία στα σχέδιά σας.  #mazi θα βγούμε νικητές!

Νίκος Ανδρουλάκης - Ευρωβουλευτής ΠΑΣΟΚ - Μέλος S&D www.androulakisnikos.gr

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,update

A message from WHO Director-General
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus







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