A Personal Look at the Refugee Crisis in Greece | The Hellenic Cultural Society

Dr. Jennifer Kellogg will share stories and images of her experiences working with refugee children in Greece. In the summer of 2017, Dr. Kellogg spent three weeks with a group of volunteers working in urban Athens with unaccompanied refugee minors, otherwise known as homeless children.

Youth standing on a low wall looking into the distant Delphi mountains

Young refugees, uncertain of their future, feeling momentarily free.

This experience gave her a greater appreciation for the global refugee crisis, the effects that it has had on Greece, and the personal traumas that the refugees have suffered.

Please join us to learn more about the refugee crisis in Greece, and to discuss ways for us to help!

Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 6:00 PM
Meeting Hall at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit
835 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620 (get a map)

Please RSVP, here – or call : (585) 209-9530 | email hcsri.rochester@gmail.com
Download the event poster.

Dr. Jennifer Kellogg

SaveSave

One thought on “A Personal Look at the Refugee Crisis in Greece”

Wonderful and touching presentation. Thought provoking in many ways – my takeaways:

There are many Greeks who maybe should “think twice” about their resistance to the refugees coming to Greece: referring to Greeks (and their decedents) who came from Asia Minor in the 1920’s, who were ‘exiled’ by the Turks (Attaturk) from Smyrna and Constantinople, to Greece with hopes of getting some assistance to start a new life. Granted, the refugees are not ‘Greeks’, but are human beings in a similar situation.
Jennifer led a group of students with a stable, known (relatively) future to meet and interact (and bond) with youth that had unknown futures, dependent on kindness and patience of others. My sense is that the lives of all involved were greatly touched/transformed in ways so much beyond what could be done remotely through ‘social media’ Kudos.

Thanks again!

Comments are closed.