Migrants and Roma in Greek Schools At A Time Of Crisis

Migrants and Roma in Greek Schools: a relevant discussion at a time of crisis?

20 December 2011, Athens, Greece

ACCEPT Pluralism  & ANTIGONE  (Information and Documentation Centre on racism, ecology, peace and non violence) with the collaboration of GOETHE  Institut of Athens organise on 20th December the 10^th Roundtable against Discriminations that will examine the issue of migrants and Roma in the Greek educational system at this time of crisis that has had a great impact on the way public education functions for the totality of the school population. 

The event will take place at Goethe Institut, Omirou 14-16, Athens, on  Tuesday, 20 December 2011,  17:30-21:30.

Programme 

Introduction: Nassos Theodoridis, Antigone/ Prof Anna Triandafyllidou, ACCEPT Project Coordinator 

Tolerance and Acceptance of children from migrant families in Greek schools

Chair: Prof Nektaria Palaiologou, Assistant Professor,University of Western Macedonia, 'Intercultural Education in contemporary multicultural Greek society'

1) Stella Protonotariou and Petros Haravitsidis, 132^ndPrimary School, Athens, 'First hand experiences from the 132^nd Athens primary school: actions against xenophobia andreactions'

2) Vaso Nikolaou, teacher, member of the Pedagogical Groupsfor Interventions in Primary Education and of the association ‘Back RowBenches’, 'Migrants and education beyond school procedures'

3) Kostas Therianos, director of 19^th SecondarySchool, Athens, 'Migrants and education: daily short cuts from a school in Athens'

Roma Children in Greek Schools

Chair: Thaleia Dragona, Professor of Social Psychology,University of Athens, 'Roma children and education: realities and potentials'

1) Mirto Laimou, Social Worker, 'What is the meaning of a rights discourse when confronting Roma children’s school problems?'

2) Panagyote Dimitras, Greek Helsinki Monitor, 'Schools of exclusion in Greece: visible or invisible realities?'

3) Angelos Hatzinikolaou, teacher and school counsellor, 'Equal School forUnequal Children: the example of Thessaloniki'

For more details about the event, see the detailed program in English  and in Greek