CINXE.COM

<!doctype html> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("https://dialogues.snf.org/en/events/surrounded-by-the-christmas-spirit/","20200808230324","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1596927804"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Surrounded by the Christmas Spirit - SNF Dialogues</title> <meta name="description" content="Book Castle, National Library of Greece"/> <meta property="og:description" content="Book Castle, National Library of Greece"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/pogaqpba/2_banners-for-d-website-en.jpg?mode=pad&width=1200&upscale=false"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=32&height=32" type="image/png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=57&height=57"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=60&height=60"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=72&height=72"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=76&height=76"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=114&height=114"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=120&height=120"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=144&height=144"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=152&height=152"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=180&height=180"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=16&height=16" sizes="16x16"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=32&height=32" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=96&height=96" sizes="96x96"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=192&height=192" sizes="192x192"> <meta name="msapplication-square70x70logo" content="/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=70&height=70"/> <meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=150&height=150"/> <meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="/media/poop04i1/dialogues-favicon.png?width=310&height=310"/> <link href="/web/20200808230324cs_/https://dialogues.snf.org/DependencyHandler.axd?s=L2Fzc2V0cy9jc3MvbGlnaHRnYWxsZXJ5Lm1pbi5jc3M7L2Fzc2V0cy9jc3MvbWFpbi5taW4uY3NzOw&t=Css&cdv=2003086300" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/> <script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324js_/https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-2590516-6"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-2590516-6'); </script> </head> <body class="site inner"> <header class="main "> <div class="main-menu"> <div class="hamburger-menu"> <div class="bar"> menu <span></span> <span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lang-cell"> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/el">ΕΛ</a> </div> <div class="hashtags"> <div> <span>#FREEDOMOFSPEECH</span> <span>#SNFDIALOGUES</span> </div> </div> <div class="curatedtags"> <div> <span>CURATED & MODERATED BY</span> <span>ANNA-KYNTHIA BOUSDOUKOU</span> </div> </div> <div class="logo-cell"> <div class="inside"> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/"><img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/assets/images/dialogues_snf_logo_default.svg" alt="SNF Dialogues" title="SNF Dialogues"/></a> </div> </div> <div class="menu-cell"> <div class="container"> <nav class="menu"> <ul> <li class=""> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/speakers/">Speakers</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/dialogues/">DIALOGUES</a> </li> <li class="has-submenu"> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/events/">Events</a> <ul> <li class=" "><a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/upcoming/">Upcoming</a></li> <li class=" "><a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/on-demand/">On demand</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class=" contact-cell"> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/contact/">Contact </a> <ul> <li> <div class="text"> <p>Stavros Niarchos Foundation </p> <p>86A Vasilisssis Sofias Ave. 11528 Athens, Greece<br/><strong>E</strong> <a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d4e535b59747c71727a68786e5d6e737b33726f7a">[email protected]</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="newsletter-cell"> <p class="title">Newsletter</p> <ul> <li> <div class="newsletter"> <form action="" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form-menu" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form-menu" novalidate="" target="_blank" class="validate newsletter-register"> <label for="email">Email</label> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="email" id="mce-EMAIL" required="" placeholder="Email"> <input id="mc-embedded-subscribe-menu" type="submit" class="btn" title="Εγγραφή" value="Εγγραφή"> </form> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="search-cell"> <p class="title">Search</p> <ul> <li> <div class="search"> <form method="get" action="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/search/"> <label for="q">Search</label> <input id="q" name="q" type="text" placeholder="Keyword"> <input id="" name="" type="button" title="Search"> </form> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="social-cell"> <p class="title">Social </p> <ul class="social"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://www.facebook.com/SNFDialogues" target="_blank" class="facebook">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://www.instagram.com/snfdialogues/" target="_blank" class="instagram">Instagram</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://vimeo.com/snfdialogues" target="_blank" class="vimeo">Vimeo</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <main class="main"> <article class="container"> <div class="event-detail"> <div class="video-cell"> <div class="iframe-cell"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324if_/https://player.vimeo.com/video/370315120" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay;" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <header class="event-title"> <h1>Surrounded by the Christmas Spirit</h1> <p class="event-no">#02</p> </header> <div class="main-info"> <div class="left-column"> <div class="main-text"> <p>On Wednesday December 20th, 2017, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) held the second event of its new monthly series, DIALOGUES, entitled "DIALOGUES: Surrounded by the Christmas Spirit". The event took place at the Book Castle of the National Library of Greece, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.</p> <p>His Eminence Metropolitan Bishop Nikolaos of the Holy Metropolis of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, and chef Alexandros Papandreou met on stage and delved into an in-depth discussion about the essence of altruism and giving as a way of thinking that translates into action not only during the holiday season but throughout the year, the basic “ingredients” of giving, as well as what is the true meaning of the holidays and faith nowadays. Drawing on their own personal experience, the panel participants argued whether there is a culture of giving in Greece and looked at whether the sense of social solidarity grows indeed stronger as a response to the crisis.</p> <p>His Eminence Metropolitan Bishop Nikolaos of the Holy Metropolis of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki added another dimension to Christmas, by talking about the project that he personally envisioned and managed to realize, the <a href="#" title="Meet our Grantee: Galilee Palliative Care Unit">creation of the “Galilee” Palliative Care Unit</a>, a model palliative care structure. The SNF has supported through a grant the completion of Galilee’s Palliative Care Inpatient Unit, which offers free of charge, comprehensive and continuous palliative care to patients with terminal cancer, as well as to their families, thereby assisting them in achieving the best possible quality of life. In addition, the SNF works closely with Galilee and six other organizations to map the existing needs in the field of palliative care across the country.</p> <p>The event also featured the work of Shedia street magazine, through the eyes of its salesperson, Michalis Samolis. The SNF has supported through its grants the establishment and operation of Shedia magazine, the only magazine in Greece that supports the rehabilitation efforts of socially vulnerable groups and helps them tackle social exclusion. </p> <p>At the event, the Children’s Choir of the Greek National Opera performed traditional carols, spreading the Christmas cheer!</p> <p>The DIALOGUES are curated and moderated by <strong>Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou</strong>.<br/><br/>*<em>The opinions expressed by DIALOGUES participants are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) or the SNF DAILOGUES team. Speakers’ remarks are made freely, without prior guidance or intervention from the team.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="right-column"> <div class="info-cell"> <div class="item"> <p class="title">When</p> Wednesday 20 December 2017<br> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="title">Where</p> Book Castle, National Library of Greece </div> </div> <section class="poster"> <h2 class="title">BROCHURE</h2> <div class="list lightgallery"> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/ygillz10/2_posters_final.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&rnd=132279824091300000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/ygillz10/2_posters_final.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=450&height=650&rnd=132279824091300000" alt="Surrounded by the Christmas Spirit" title="Surrounded by the Christmas Spirit"/> </a> <h3><a href="#" class="event-name"></a></h3> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </article> <section class="gallery container"> <h2 class="title">PHOTO GALLERY</h2> <div class="list lightgallery"> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/sapgre0q/1-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428442700000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/sapgre0q/1-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428442700000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/fxyiuht1/2-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428452770000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/fxyiuht1/2-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428452770000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/i3wno11w/3-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428467900000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/i3wno11w/3-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428467900000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/aphpafxr/4-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428478200000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/aphpafxr/4-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428478200000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/4mgjzxrk/5-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428486470000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/4mgjzxrk/5-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428486470000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/hi3bryfa/6-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428499900000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/hi3bryfa/6-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428499900000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/23tbwz3h/7-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428521170000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/23tbwz3h/7-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428521170000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> <div class="item" data-src="/web/20200808230324oe_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/ikqjzo0l/8-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1920&upscale=false&rnd=132301428536900000"> <a href="#" class="img"> <img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/media/ikqjzo0l/8-marilena-katsini.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=370&height=370&rnd=132301428536900000" alt="Source: Marilena Katsini" title="Source: Marilena Katsini"/> </a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="audio container"> <h2 class="title">AUDIO</h2> <div class="list"> <div class="item"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/373046948"></iframe> </div> </div> </section> </main> <footer class="main"> <div class="container"> <div class="cell first"> <p class="title"></p> <div class="logo-cell"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://www.snf.org/" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20200808230324im_/https://dialogues.snf.org/assets/images/snf_logo.svg" alt="" title=""/></a> </div> </div> <div class="cell second"> <ul class="social"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://www.facebook.com/SNFDialogues" target="_blank" class="facebook">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://www.instagram.com/snfdialogues/" target="_blank" class="instagram">Instagram</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://vimeo.com/snfdialogues" target="_blank" class="vimeo">Vimeo</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/speakers/">Speakers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/upcoming/">Upcoming</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="cell third"> <p class="title">SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER</p> <div class="newsletter"> <form method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" target="_blank" novalidate="" class="validate newsletter-register"> <label for="email">Email</label> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="email" id="mce-EMAIL" required="" placeholder="Email"> <input id="mc-embedded-subscribe" type="submit" class="btn" title="Subscribe" value="Subscribe"> </form> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/web/20200808230324js_/https://dialogues.snf.org/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> var actionPlaceHolder = "https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://snf.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2180c23efd7de38c848acf1e7&id=549f247364"; </script> </div> <div class="cell fourth"> <p class="title">SEARCH</p> <div class="search"> <form method="get" action="/web/20200808230324/https://dialogues.snf.org/en/search/"> <label for="q">Search</label> <input id="q" name="q" type="text" placeholder="Keyword"> <input id="" name="" type="button" title="Search"> </form> </div> </div> <div class="copyright"> <p>© 2019 STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | <a rel="noopener" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808230324/https://www.tool.gr/" target="_blank">CREATED BY <strong>TOOL</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="/web/20200808230324js_/https://dialogues.snf.org/DependencyHandler.axd?s=L2Fzc2V0cy9qcy9qcXVlcnktMy40LjEubWluLmpzOy9hc3NldHMvanMvbGlnaHRnYWxsZXJ5LWFsbC5taW4uanM7L2Fzc2V0cy9qcy9zbGljay5taW4uanM7L2Fzc2V0cy9qcy9qcXVlcnkubW91c2V3aGVlbC5taW4uanM7L2Fzc2V0cy9qcy9zZWxlY3QuanM7L2Fzc2V0cy9qcy90eXBlaXQubWluLmpzOy9hc3NldHMvanMvY3VzdG9tLmpzOw&t=Javascript&cdv=2003086300" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> window.cookieconsent_options = { "message": "We use cookies to ensure that our site works effectively, improving your browsing experience. By continuing to navigate this site, you agree to the use of cookies. For more information <b><a href='/en/terms-of-use/'>click here</a></b>.", "dismiss": "OK", "learnMore": "", "link": null, "theme": "light-floating" }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20200808230324js_/https://dialogues.snf.org/assets/cookies/cookieconsent.js"></script> </body> </html>