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GREEKAUSTRALIANS WRITE TO ANTHONYALBANESE

UPDATE: 95th signatory. Dr George Paxinos, Sydney
“Our communities are the ones who have fought to preserve the Greek #language and #culture
29 October 2024 5:30pm/NEOS KOSMOS
"During the recent visit of the #EcumenicalPatriarch Bartholomew, for the centenary celebrations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of #Australia, the Prime Minister stated publicly that “For a century, the Church has preserved the culture and language of Australia’s Greek community, connecting generations to their heritage”.

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Το επικαιροποιημένο στρατηγικό σχέδιο του ΥΠΕΞ για τον Απόδημο Ελληνισμό

Κώστας Καραμάρκος

Το νέο κείμενο διαβούλευσης αποτελεί ένα «φιλόδοξο» διακυρηκτικό λόγο, που εξακολουθεί να αγνοεί τις αληθινές δυνατότητες άσκησης ομογενειακής πολιτικής από την Ελλάδα και από τους περιορισμένου βεληνεκούς φορείς των Ομογενών και των Αποδήμων

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GOCMV: WHEN THE BOARD PROPOSES A NEW CONSTITUTION, AIMING TO TURN A “MASS” DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY ORGANISATION INTO AN OLIGARCHIC “BUSINESS”, IN RECORD TIME

Kostas Karamarkos

Today, the members of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV) - approximately 1.000 people in a broader community of more than 180,000 people - received a notice for an EXPRESS Special General Meeting on Sunday, 21 July 2024, at 5 pm, at Alphington Grammar, that is in less than a month, in order to vote for the adoption of the new constitution of the organization, which is to replace the current outdated constitution immediately.

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IS THE INSTITUTIONALLY DEFINED GREEK-AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY IN TROUBLE?

Karamarkos Kostas

Is the wider Greek Greek-Australian community in #Melbourne, as defined and constituted by its institutions, at a crossroads? In trouble? Or even beyond salvation?
The generations that built and expanded the scope and the influence of the various Greek-Australian institutions, that is, organisations, media, festivals, etc, are no longer around, or are no longer actively involved due to their age.

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IS THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE AND VICTORIA A FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE ORGANISATION?

Kostas Karamarkos
 
IS THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE AND VICTORIA (#GOCMV) A FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE ORGANISATION?
An unknown number of current financial members of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV), received at approximately 9:30 pm last night, the notice for the 2023 Annual General Meeting, which is to be held at 12 noon, at Alphington Grammar School, on Sunday 18 February 2024.
As a member of the COCMV for more than 40 years, I note the following.

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