Second meeting for the Comenius Multilateral School Partnership Programme: “Mission into the future: a quest for sustainability”

1. Second meeting for the Comenius Multilateral
School Partnership Programme:
“Mission into the future: a quest for sustainability”
We hope that you will have a
fantastic time!

2. The purpose of this presentation is to
provide you some information about the
places in our city where we will go these
days.

3. 6th Secondary School
This is our school and
it’s located in the
foothills of hill
Korilovos. It is a big
building and it has a
wonderful view from
all directions.
There are about 300
students and 30
teachers. Our school
has won a lot of
medals in basketball
and football
competitions.

4. 6th Secondary School
This is the library in
our school. There are
many books which
students can read at
the school breaks.
This is the computer lab.
There are 12 computers,
which are in a very good
condition and high
quality. There is also a
projector.

5. Ancient Theatre of Filippoi
In the era of globalization
it is important, more than
ever, to preserve cultural
sites, traditions and ethos.
On Tuesday we will have
the opportunity to visit the
ancient theatre. We will play a couple of
We’ll present a short games together!
lecture about the life of
Ancient Greeks and their
relationship with the
theatre.

6. Ancient Theatre
Here you can see more photos
of the theatre.

7. Cave of Alistrati
On Wednesday we’ll have the chance to visit the cave of
Alistati. Access to caves involves an emphasis on
conservation due to their fragile nature.

8. Cave of Alistrati
The visit will help us
develop our
understanding of the
natural resources and
we will grab the
opportunity to discuss
about our ecological
footprint and how we
might reduce our impact
on earth’s limited
resources.

9. Saint Barbara
Citizens of Drama visit Saint Barbara’s lake to
enjoy their coffee, lunch or dinner. For this
reason we decided to take a walk... The best of
all is that we will have free time to talk to each
other . It will be an unforgettable experience!

10. The water sources of Saint Barbara is a natural wetland
in the centre of the city of Drama and it is fairly
considered as the unique characteristic of the city.

11. Many cultural events take place in the area
during the year.

12. We will have lunch and dinner in the area of Saint
Barbara! Meeting over lunch or dinner is always an
excellent opportunity to exchange views and ideas and a
starting point for lively discussions.

13. A visit to the Social Solidarity Clinic
of Drama
What keeps our society together?
This question is difficult to answer especially
under the experience of the economic crisis,
the impacts of capitalism and globalization,
and the rise of fascism in Europe.
Economic crisis in Greece is a result of a long
period of political alienation. Citizens feel that
laws are broken down, political decisions are
unclear and unpredictable, and that they
cannot influence the actions of the
government. Social challenges of the last
decade require us to make fast steps in our
understanding of how our societal and political
future can be managed in a sustainable way.
The rise of the Fascist/Nazi party in
Greece

14. Greek society is in emergency as
austerity measures imposed by the Greek
government and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) hit the most
vulnerable groups (unemployed, poor)
and the middle class, leaving the Crisis is not the problem of the
wealthiest people (e.g. bankers, poor but the solution of the rich
industrialists) almost unharmed.
Official unemployment rates reach 28%,
while the rate comes up to 58% for the
youth between 18-35 years old.
At the same time there is no growth plan
to reverse the slide and lead to new jobs.
Poverty rates at 30% while wage and
pension cuts have reached 40% of the
annual revenue since 2010.

15. What is more, the health care
system has suffered severe cuts;
hence, for example, public
health insurance funds can
cover less than 50% of the
medical treatment received.
This period is marked by a dramatic
increase in suicides in Greece. It
was estimated that the suicide rate
in Greece was among the lowest in
the world before 2009 (2.8 per
100.000 people), yet now it has
been doubled at about 5 people per
100.000.

16. Meanwhile, European citizens can hardly understand
what is really going on in Greece as reports and policy
briefs do not unveil real conditions, since the corrupted
Greek government has embarked on a crusade to silence
dissident voices. This crusade to its extreme led to the
arrest of a journalist for publishing the names of
hundreds of rich
Greeks suspected of
tax evasion. And all
that are merely the
beginning.
The present is
burdensome and the
future is expected to
be dark…

17. The Social Solidarity Clinic of
Drama (SSCD) is a self-
organised initiative that resists
to the austerity and inhuman
measures imposed by the Greek
government and the IMF.
SSCD is not a charity act; rather
it is a symbol of political
solidarity, direct democracy,
citizens’ autonomy and isonomy.

18. The National Health System excludes
more and more people, yet we
believe that access to health care is
a fundamental human right. For
that cause, SSCD provides primary
medical treatment and preventive
healthcare to all people who cannot
afford healthcare expenses,
regardless of race, religion, and
origin. Moreover, SSCD exerts
pressure on the state in order to
provide free access to secondary
and tertiary health care to all
people who have no health
insurance.

19. People of different professions and
skills participate and offer their
services voluntarily in SSCD. Yet,
the organizational structure of
SSCD is non-hierarchical and open
where every single member of the
group has an equal say in all
matters. What is more, SSCD is
completely independent of political
parties or other institutional and
corporate structures. And this is
one of the fundamental goals of
SSCD: people participating in
SSCD exercise autonomy, or
simply put, they act knowing that
it is themselves and not some
external force that determines or
leads them.

20. Nestos River
On Thursday, if the weather allows outdoor activities,
we’ll visit Nestos river. We’ll enjoy a walk near the
river bank and we will play environmental games.
So we believe that you are ready for fun!

22. Renewable energy sites
In case there is heavy rain, we will visit renewable energy
sites (wind farm and water dam) and we will discuss
about renewable/green energy and its role in providing a
sustainable energy future.