MÞíõìá ÐñïÝäñïõ
ÁãáðçôÜ ìÝëç êáé ößëïé ôïõ óõëëüãïõ,
Ìå ôçí åõêáéñßá ôçò Ýíáñîçò ôùí Äçìçôñßùí -Ôïñüíôï 1997 èÝëù íá åðéêïéíùíÞóù ìáæß óáò êáé íá óáò åêöñÜóù ôçí áéóéïäïîßá ìïõ ãéá ôéò äõíáôüôçôåò ôïõ óõëëüãïõ íá áíôéìåôùðßóåé ôéò ðñïêëÞóåéò ðïõ ðáñïõóéÜæïíôáé áëëá êáé íá áîéïðïéÞóåé ôéò ðñïïðôéêÝò ðïõ áíïßãïíôáé ìå ôá óçìáíôéêÜ Ýñãá ðïõ Ý÷ïõìå áñ÷ßóåé êáé óõíå÷ßæïõìå. ÁíáöÝñïìáé âÝâáéá, ôïóï óôéò ðïëõðïßêéëåò ðïëéôéóôéêÝò, êïéíùíéêÝò êáé öéëáíèñùðéêÝò åêäçëþóåéò ôïõ óõëëüãïõ ïóï êáé óôï õðï äçìéïõñãßá ðïëéôéóôéêü êÝíôñï ðïõ åôïéìÜæïõìå óôï êôßñéï ôçò 55 Danforth Ave..
Ôá ÄçìÞôñéá - Ôïñüíôï åéíáé ç ðéü êáèéåñùìÝíç êáé áíôéðñïóùðåõôéêÞ åêäÞëùóç ôïõ óõëëüãïõ ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí åöüóïí åêöñÜæåé êáé õëïðïéåß ó÷åäüí ïëïõò ôïõò óêïðïýò êáé åðéäéþîåéò ôïõ óõëëüãïõ: äçë. ôç äéáôÞñçóç êáé ðñïþèçóç ôçò ðïëéôéóôéêÞò ìáò êëçñïíïìéÜò, ôç óýóöéîç ó÷Ýóåùí ìåôáîý ìáò, ìå Üëëïõò öïñåßò ôçò ðáñïéêßáò ìáò êáé ôçò ÊáíáäéêÞò êïéíùíßáò, ôç óõììåôï÷Þ óôá êïéíÜ ôçò ðüëçò ìáò, êáé ôïí åïñôáóìü ôùí ó÷Ýóåùí öéëßáò ðïõ õðÜñ÷ïõí ìåôáîý ôçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò êáé ôïõ Ôïñüíôï.
Åéìáé óßãïõñïò ïôé ôá ÄçìÞôñéá - Ôïñüíôï 1997, óõíå÷ßæïíôáò ôçí ðáñÜäïóç , èá ïëïêëçñùèïýí êáé öÝôïò ìå åðéôõ÷ßá. Èá Þèåëá ïìùò íá áíáöåñèþ óýíôïìá êáé óôéò ðñïêëÞóåéò êáé ðñïïðôéêÝò ðïõ èá áíôéìåôùðßóïõí ôá ìåëëïíôéêÜ ÄçìÞôñéá-Ôïñüíôï. Åíá èÝìá ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá åðéëýóïõìå óôï Üìåóï ìÝëëïí åéíáé ï ðñïóäéïñéóìüò ôùí ìåëëïíôéêþí ó÷Ýóåùí ìåôáîý ôùí ðüëåùí ôçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò êáé ôïõ «ÌÝãá»-Ôïñüíôï ôï ïðïßï ðáñá ôéò õðÜñ÷ïõóåò áìöéâïëßåò èá åéíáé óýíôïìá ìéá ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá. Ðñïò ôï ðáñüí õðÜñ÷åé ìéá áâåâáéüôçôá ïóïí áöïñÜ ôïí ôñüðï ìå ôïí ïðïßï ïé õðÜñ÷ïõóåò ó÷Ýóåéò öéëßáò, óõìöùíßåò, áäåëöïðïéÞóåéò, êïéíÝò åêäçëþóåéò ê.ë.ð. ìåôáîý ôùí ðüëåùí ôïõ ÌÝôñï Ôïñüíôï êáé áëëùí ðüëåùí ç ïñãáíéóìþí, èá åîåëé÷èïýí óôÞí íÝá ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá. Ôï æÞôçìá áõôü åéíáé óïâáñü ãéá ôïí óýëëïãü ìáò êáé ôçí äéïñãÜíùóç ôùí ìåëëïíôéêþí Äçìçôñßùí. Ç ÜðïøÞ ìïõ åéíáé ïôé èá ðñÝðåé íá äïýìå ôçí åðéêåßìåíç áëëáãÞ óáí ìéá åõêáéñßá ãéá åðáíáðñïóäéïñéóìü ôùí õöéóôÜìåíùí ó÷Ýóùí öéëßáò ìåôáîý Èåóóáëïíßêçò êáé Ôïñüíôï êáé ôçí åíäõíÜìùóç áõôþí ôùí ó÷Ýóåùí óå õøçëüôåñï åðßðåäï üðùò áõôü ôçò áäåëöïðïßçóçò. Ï óýëëïãüò ìáò ìðïñåß êáé ðñÝðåé íá ðÜñåé ðñùôïâïõëßá êáé íá ðáßîåé ïõóéáóôéêü ñüëï ðñïò áõôÞ ôçí êáôåýèõíóç. Èá Þèåëá ëïéðüí íá åêöñÜóù ôç ðåðïßèçóÞ ìïõ ïôé ôá ÄçìÞôñéá-Ôïñüíôï 1998 èá ãéïñôáóèïýí ëáìðñÜ êáé ïôé ç ÝíáñîÞ ôïõò èá ôåëåóèåß óôï Ýôïéìï ðëÝïí Ðïëéôéóôéêü ìáò ÊÝíôñï.
Ôåëåéþíïíôáò èÝëù íá åõ÷áñéóôÞóù ãéá áëëç ìéá öïñÜ üëïõò ôïõò áöáíåßò êáé åìöáíåßò óõíôåëåóôÝò êáé õðïóôçñéêôÝò ôùí öåôéíþí Äçìçôñßùí ãéá ôçí ðïëý óçìáíôéêÞ ðñïóöïñÜ ôïõò.
ÄçìÞôñçò ×áôæçíÜêïò
Thessaloniki Day
A Celebration of Unity
The friendship shared between the two great metropolitan cities, Toronto and Thessaloniki,can be defined as an equal and beneficial union between two parties. "Thessaloniki Day" is the celebration of this unity and has increasingly gained recognition as an important annual event in City Hall’s calendar. On this day each year, the Mayor of Toronto along with The Thessalonikean Society, many politicians and prominent members of the Greek community, walk by the Greek flag billowing atop City Hall’s flagpost and through the doors of City Hall in order to participate in the festivities. Pulled up in the early morning hours, our flag, stationed over downtown Toronto for an entire week, is a symbol of the frienship shared between Toronto and Thessaloniki.
This year, Thessaloniki Day will take place on Monday October 20th beginning with the flag raising at 9:30 a.m. and ending with the formal reception at 7:00 p.m. The Thessalonikean Society of Metropolitan Toronto has decided to present the Mayor, Barbara Hall, with a framed copy of the ultimate oath to unity, Great Alexander’s Oath, as an emblem of the unity shared by Toronto and Thessaloniki and, consequentially, The Society and City Hall.
Great Alexander's Oath
"... I wish all of you now that the wars are coming to an end, to live happily in peace. All mortals from now on shall live like one people, united and peacefully working forwards a common prosperity. You should regard the whole world as your country -a country where the best govern-, with common laws and no racial distinctions. I do not separate people as many narrow minded others do, into Greeks and Barbarians. I’m not interested in the origin or race of citizens. I only distinguish them on the basis of their virtue. For me each good foreigner is a Greek and each bad Greek is a barbarian. If ever there appear differences among you, you must not resolve them by taking to arms; you should resolve them in peace. If need be, I shall act as your negotiator. You must not think of God as an authoritarian ruler, but you should consider him as common father, so that your conduct resembles the uniform behavior of brothers who belong to the same family.
For my part I consider all -whether they be white or black-, equal, and I would like you to be not only the subjects of my common-wealth, but also participants and partners. Within my powers I shall endeavor to fulfill all my promises. You should regard the oath we have taken tonight as a symbol of love..."
Té ãñÜøáíå ãéá ìáò
Ï Óýëëïãïò ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí, ðáñ'üôé ïëéãáñéèìüò óå ìÝëç, óõììåôÝ÷åé åíåñãÜ óôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ êáé ðíåõìáôéêÞ æùÞ ôçò ðáñïéêßáò ìáò êáé Ý÷åé íá åðéäåßîåé Ýíá áîéüëïãï Ýñãï. Ïé ðñïóðÜèåéÝò ìáò, âÝâáéá, äåí ìÝíïõí áðáñáôÞñçôåò. Ôá âÞìáôÜ ìáò Ý÷ïõí áíáãíùñéóôåß áðü ôçí ïìïãÝíåéá ôïõ Ôïñüíôï áëëÜ êáé áðü ôçí ìçôÝñá ÅëëÜäá êáé ïé åðéôõ÷ßåò ìáò âëÝðïõí óõ÷íÜ ôï öùò ôçò äçìïóéüôçôáò. Ôá áêüëïõèá åßíáé ìåñéêÜ áðïóðÜóìáôá áðü Üñèñá åöçìåñßäùí ôçò ðáñïéêßáò ìáò êáé ôçò ÅëëÜäáò ðïõ áíáöÝñïíôáé óôéò åêäçëþóåéò êáé ôï Ýñãï ôïõ óõëëüãïõ. Íá ëïéðü ôé ãñÜøáíå ãéá ìáò.
Èåóóáëïíéêþôéêç ÂñáäõÜ
ÌåãÜëç åðéôõ÷ßá åóçìåßùóå ç Èåóóáëïíéêþôéêç âñáäõÜ ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 6 Áðñéëßïõ óôï ÊÝíôñï Íåüôçôïò "ÌÝãáò ÁëÝîáíäñïò" ôïõ Áãßïõ ÉùÜííç. Çôï ç êáèéåñùìÝíç åêäÞëùóç ãéá ôçí ïéêïíïìéêÞ åíßó÷õóç ôïõ óõëëüãïõ,ï ïðïßïò ðñïùèåß âéâëßá Åëëçíéêïý ðåñéï÷ïìÝíïõ óå Áêáäçìáúêïýò êáé åêðáéäåõôéêïýò ÷þñïõò.
ÖÝôïò õðÞñîå êáé êÜôé ôï éäéáßôåñï. Ï óýëëïãïò áõôüò ï ïðïßïò ðïëëÜ ðñÜôôåé ãéá ôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ ðïëéôéêÞ óôçí ðáñïéêßá ìáò äçìéïõñãåß Ðïëéôéóôéêü ÊÝíôñï ðïõ áðïâëÝðåé óôçí ìåëÝôç êáé Ýñåõíá èåìÜôùí ðïõ áöïñïýí ôïí Åëëçíéóìü êáé éäéáßôåñá ôç Âüñåéá ÅëëÜäá.
Óõã÷áñçôÞñéá óå üëïõò áõôïýò ïé ïðïßïé ÷ùñßò ìåãÜëá ëüãéá äçìéïõñãïýí âÜóåéò ãéá ôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ ìáò êëçñïíïìéÜ.
Greek-Canadian Press
ÊõñéáêÞ 6 Áðñéëßïõ 1996 ï Óýëëïãïò ôùí ÈåáóóáëïíéêÝùí äéïñãÜíùóå âñáäõÜ... , ãéá ôçí ïéêïíïìéêÞ åíßó÷õóç ôïõ êáéíïýñéïõ êôéñßïõ êáé ôïí åìðëïõôéóìü âéâëéïèÞêçò ìå ðáíåðéóôçìéáêÜ êáé åñåõíçôéêÜ âéâëßá êáèþò êáé ìå âéâëßá åëëçíéêïý éóôïñéêïý ðåñéå÷ïìÝíïõ. Ç âñáäõÜ Þôáí áîéüëïãç.
Greek Journal
Éäéáßôåñç åðéôõ÷ßá óçìåßùóå ç êáèéåñùìÝíç åêäÞëùóç ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí Ôïñüíôï "Èåóóáëïíéêþôéêç ÂñáäõÜ" ...
ÐÜíù áðü 300 Èåóóáëïíéêåßò êáé ößëïé ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ Ýäùóáí ôï ðáñüí ôïõò êáé êáðïõ 10.000 äïë. õðïëïãßæïíôáé ôá êÝñäç ðïõ Üöçóå ç ðëïýóéá ëá÷åéïöüñïò áãïñÜ êáé ïé äùñåÝò ôïõ êïéíïý êáé ðïõ èá äéáôåèïýí óôçí áíáêáßíéóç ôïõ "Ðïëéôéóôéêïý ÊÝíôñïõ" ðïõ Ý÷åé áðïêôÞóåé åäþ êáé ëßãï êáéñü ï äñáóôÞñéïò óýëëïãïò.
×ñïíéêÜ
Ìå åíèïõóéáóìü áíôáðïêñßèçêå ç ðáñïéêßá ìáò óôçí åêäÞëùóç ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí "Èåóóáëïíéêþôéêç ÂñáäéÜ"... Ç êáèéåñùìÝíç áõôÞ åôÞóéá åêäÞëùóç Ý÷åé óáí óêïðü ôçí óõëëïãÞ ÷ñçìÜôùí ãéá ôçí áãïñÜ âéâëßùí ãéá ôçí Ìáêåäïíßá êáé êáô’åðÝêôáóç ãéá üëç ôçí ÅëëÜäá.
Óõã÷áñçôÞñéá óôïí ðñüåäñï, ôï äéïéêçôéêü óõìâïýëéï êáé ôá ìÝëç ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí ãéá Ýíá áîéüëï Ýñãï êáé ðÜíôá åðéôõ÷ßåò.
Åëëçíéêüò Ôýðïò
Èá ìðïñïýóå ßóùò íá ÷áñáêôçñéóèåß ìéá ôõðéêÞ åêäÞëùóç ðáñïéêéáêïý óõëëüãïõ. Áêüìç, èá ìðïñïýóå íá éó÷õñéóèåß ï ðáñáôçñçôÞò, üôé Þôáí ìéá åêäÞëùóç ãéá ôç óõëëïãÞ ÷ñçìáôùí ãéá ôçí åíßó÷õóç ôïõ ôáìåßïõ ôïõ óõëëüãïõ.
Áó÷åôá, ùóôüóï, áðü ôï ôß èá ìðïñïýóå íá ðåé ï êáèÝíáò áðü ôïõò ðáñáôçñçôÝò, ç ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá åßíáé ìßá êáé ìüíç: üôé ç äéïßêçóç ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí ôïõ Ôïñüíôï, îåðåñíþíôáò ôéò êáèçìåñéíüôçôåò ôïõ ïìïãåíåéáêïý "ìéêñüêïóìïõ", êáôÜ ôç öñÜóç ôïõ ìåãáëïó÷Þìïíá äéåõèõíôÞ ôçò ÅÑÔ Áèçíþí, ìðÞêå óôçí ðñùôïðïñßá ôçò äçìéïõñãßáò.
Ôåëåõôáßá åðéôõ÷ßá ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ èá ìðïñïýóå íá ÷áñáêôçñéóèåß ç áðüêôçóç ôïõ Ðïëéôéóôéêïý ÊÝíôñïõ, ôï ïðïßï èá åîõðçñåôåß ôçí ïìïãÝíåéá ìå ôçí ðñïóöïñÜ õðçñåóéþí...
Ç äéáöïñÜ ôùí ìåëþí áõôÞò ôçò äéïßêçóçò áðü Üëëåò åßíáé üôé óôçí ðëåéïøçößá ôïõò ôá ìåëç ôçò åßíáé êÜôï÷ïé ðôõ÷ßïõ ðáíåðéóôçìéáêïý éäñýìáôïò. Ìéá ëåðôïìÝñåéá êáé Ýíá ìõóôéêü ôï ïðïßï åðåîçãåß ðïëëÜ ãéá ôçí ðñüïäï êáé ôéò åðéôõ÷ßåò ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ. Óõã÷áñçôÞñéá.
Ðáôñßäåò
Ïìéëßá ôïõ Óðýñïõ Âñõþíç
Ï ðáãêïóìßùò ãíùóôüò êáèçãçôÞò ê. Óðõñïò Âñõþíçò, âñÝèçêå ãéá ëßãåò çìÝñåò óôçí ðüëç ìáò, ðñïóêåêëçìÝíïò ôùí óõëëüãùí Êùíóôáíôéíïðïëéôþí êáé ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí, êáèþò êáé ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Ðñïîåíåßïõ. Ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 1ç Éïõíßïõ, Ýäùóå åíäéáöÝñïõóá äéÜëåîç ìå èÝìá ôçí êáôáóôñïöÞ ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ðáñïéêßáò ôçò Êùíóôáíôéíïýðïëçò óôéò 6 êáé 7 Óåðôåìâñßïõ 1955.
Ç ðáñïõóßá ôïõ óôï Ôïñüíôï Þôáí ôéìÞ ãéá ôïí Åëëçíéóìü êáé áîßæïõí óõã÷áñçôÞñéá óôïõò öïñåßò ðïõ ôïí åðÝëåîáí ãéá ïìéëçôÞ.
Åëëçíéêüò Ôýðïò
Ðáëáßìá÷ïé ÈåóóáëïíéêÞò
Ôï Ôïñüíôï åðéóêÝöèçêáí ãéá ëßãåò ìÝñåò ìåëç ôïõ óõëëüãïõ ðáëáßìá÷ùí ðïäïóöáéñéóôþí ôçò ÍåÜðïëçò Èåóóáëïíßêçò, êáëåóìÝíïé ôçò ÏìÜäáò Ðáëáßìá÷ùí Ôïñüíôï.
Ôçí ÔåôÜñôç 25 Éïõíßïõ öéëïîåíÞèçêáí áðü ôï áäåëöü óýëëïãï ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí Ôïñüíôï, ïé ïðïßïé ðñïóÝöåñáí ðëïýóéïõò ìåæÝäåò êáé ðïôÜ êáé äþñéóáí óôïí ÄÞìáñ÷ï Ýíá áíáìíçóôéêü ôïõ Ôïñüíôï.
Åëëçíéêüò Ôýðïò
Íá Åíéó÷õèåß ï Åëëçíéóìüò ôïõ Ôïñüíôï
Ï Óýëëïãïò ÈåóóáëïíéêÝùí Ìçôñïðïëéôéêïý Ôïñüíôï äåí áñéèìåß ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü 200 ìÝëç, áëëÜ áðïäåéêíýåôáé åîáéñåôéêÜ äñáóôÞñéïò óôçí êáôåýèõíóç ôçò åíßó÷õóçò ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ðáñïõóßáò óôá ðáíåðéóôçìéáêÜ ðñÜãìáôá ôïõ Ôïñüíôï êáé ü÷é ìüíï.
Ôï ðñþôï âÞìá Ýãéíå: Ï Óýëëïãïò ðñï÷þñçóå óôçí áãïñÜ åíüò èáõìÜóéïõ äéáôçñçôÝïõ êôéñßïõ óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ðüëçò êáé óôéò ðáñõöÝò ôçò åëëçíéêÞò óõíïéêßáò ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá óôåãáóôåß åêåß ôï ðïëéôéóôéêü êÝíôñï.
Ç ëåéôïõñãßá ôïõ Ðïëéôéóôéêïý ÊÝíôñïõ óôï Ôïñüíôï äåí ðñüêåéôáé íá ðåñéïñéóôåß óôá ãíþñéìá ðëáßóéá ðïõ óõíÞèùò óõíïäåýïõí áíÜëïãåò ïìïãåíåéáêÝò ðñùôïâïõëßåò. Âáóéêüò ôïõ óôü÷ïò èá åßíáé ç ìåëÝôç êáé ç Ýñåõíá èåìÜôùí ðïõ áöïñïýí ôç Âüñåéá ÅëëÜäá êáé ôïí Åëëçíéóìü ãåíéêüôåñá, êáëýðôïíôáò Ýôóé Ýíá åðéóôçìïíéêü ðåäßï, üðïõ óÞìåñá õðåñé÷ýåé ôï óêïðéáíü ëüìðé ôï ïðïßï Ý÷åé êáôïñèþóåé íá äçìéïõñãÞóåé óôåíïýò äåóìïýò ìå ôï áêáäçìáúêü êáôåóôçìÝíï ôïõ Ôïñüíôï.
ÊáèçìåñéíÞ
Dimitria-Toronto 1996
Protocol by Mayor Barbara Hall
The cities of Toronto and Thessaloniki have been joined in a friendship agreement for nearly a decade. This agreement has strengthened bonds between the citizens of Canada and Greece. It has fostered a mutual interest in commerce, industry, education and culture.
Every year, Thessaloniki hosts the "Dimitria Festival", one of the most important arts and culture festivals in Northern Greece. Originally "Dimitria" were religious ceremonies named after Thessaloniki’s patron saint, Saint Dimitrios. In modern Thessaloniki, "Dimitria" are annual cultural events including theatrical, dance and musical groups from around the world.
It is a pleasure, on behalf of my collegues on City Council to salute the Thessalonikeans Society of Metro Toronto, the Greek community of Metro Toronto and the Pan-Macedonian Association of Ontario for continuing to strengthen the bonds between the cities of Toronto and Thessaloniki by organizing "Dimitria - Toronto 1996".
Barbara Hall
Mayor
Dimitria Lecture-1997
From Clay Tablets to Electronic Databases:
preserving and understanding 2500 years of Greek legacy
This years Dimitria lecture is entitled "From Clay Tablets to Electronic Databases: preserving and understanding 2500 years of Greek legacy" and will be given by Professor Maria Pantelia University of California, Irvine on Friday October 24th 1997.
ABOUT THE LECTURE
The history and literature of Greece are known to us through the study of a variety of media ranging from Mycenaean clay tablets and stone inscriptions to papyri and medieval manuscripts. Modern technologies have provided us with new ways to preserve and analyze this information and expand our research and understanding of the Greek culture. This lecture will present a historical overview of media and methodologies designed to analyze and preserve 2500 years of documentary and literary tradition with special emphasis on new information technologies and electronic text databases.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Professor Maria Pantelia completed her undergraduate work in Classical Philology and Linguistics at the University of Athens, Greece and received her Ph.D. degree from the Ohio State University. She taught Classics for several years at the Ohio State University and the University of New Hampshire and joined the University of California, Irvine last year as an Associate Professor of Classics to assume the directorship of the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae Project. Professor Pantelia has published on Greek epic, Hellenistic poetry and computer applications in Classics. She is the recipient of many awards including the Excellence in Teaching Award of the American Philological Association.