Country Contacts:
| Name |
Organisation |
Email |
| Chrisoula Stamatoukou |
ActionAid Hellas |
Chrisoula.stamatoukou@actionaid.org |
What's happening in 2008:
Greek schools are closed because of Easter Holidays, so this years' Global Action Week will take place from 14-18 April 2008. All schools have been called to take part in the World's Biggest Lesson and invite politicians to join in the class – 1000 schools have already received the education resources that can be accessed on the website: http://www.actionaid.gr/rightalertbox1folder/GAWforeducation2008
At the end of the class teachers will ask students to think about their personal message to the government, and agree on one slogan per class. These will be written on a specially designed 'petition card' that calls the Greek Deputy Minister for ODA, Mr Petros Doukas, to take urgent action on education. These cards will enter a competition for the 'Strongest Students Slogans to Politicians' before being delivered to the Mr Doukas.
What happened in 2007?
From Corfu and Crete to the very north of Greece, more than 12,000 pupils from around 100 schools participated in the Global Action Week. Events started with a primary school stopping traffic and handing out leaflets, and a large chain at a school in Crete, with lots of other creative things being organized by other schools. About 25 schools met with the political rank and file including 10 high profile Members of Parliament, 2 Members of European Parliament and 14 local mayors. The Greek campaign also announced the launch of GCE's School Report.
2008 Report Card PDF
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