ANNOUNCEMENT September 2017 The Hellenic Scholarships Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the awards competition of up to twelve (12) scholarships consisting of eleven (11) scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students of Hellenic descent, and one (1) scholarship to a student who studies full time, the Hellenic language, history or culture, regardless of…
Dear friends, Autumn is upon us and the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal is hard at work organising several notable events: our first blood drive, the Folklore Workshop’s new show and our annual celebrations paying tribute to the Liberation of Thessaloniki on October 26, 1912 and the Hellenic Epic of October 28, 1940. I wish to…
The Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal “Socrates-Démosthène” school, specialising in trilingual private education, invites you to attend its’ “Open House” that will take place from November 5th to November 8. Sunday from noon to 2 pm, Monday to Wednesday between 9 and 11 am, and Wednesday evening between 6 and 8 pm in all campuses…
As the First Balkan War broke out, Greece declared war on the Ottoman Empire and expanded its borders. When Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister at the time, was asked if the Greek army should move towards Thessaloniki or Monastiri (now Bitola, Vardarska-FYROM), Venizelos replied “Salonique à tout prix!” (Thessaloniki, at all costs!). As both Greece and…
Το Λαογραφικό Εργαστήρι του Πολιτιστικού Ιδρύματος της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Μείζονος Μοντρεάλ, στα πλαίσια της διατήρησης και διάδοσης της Πολιτιστικής μας κληρονομιάς στο τόπο που ζούμε, σε μια προσπάθεια μαζί με το χορό και το τραγούδι να κάνει γνωστή και την ιστορία του τόπου μας, παρουσιάζει το Σάββατο 21 Οκτωβρίου 2017 στις 7:00 μ. μ. στην…
On September 22th, for the sixth consecutive year, the “Alexandria” cross-country race was held at the Centre de la Nature in Laval. More than 1,100 HCGM “Socrates-Démosthène” school students, from all campuses, participated in the annual race, dedicated to Alexander the Great.
On Monday, October 16th Cinema Politica will be screening GOLDEN DAWN: A PERSONAL AFFAIR by Angélique Kourounis. The film reveals the inner-workings of the modern day fascist movement in Greece. The screening will take place at 7:00pm at Concordia University in Room H110, 1455 de Maisonneuve West. Venue is wheelchair accessible and entrance is by…
All HCGM offices will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2017 to celebrate Thanksgiving. Tous les bureaux de la CHGM seront fermés le lundi 9 Octobre 2017 pour célébrer le jour de l`Action de grâce. Τα γραφεία της ΕΚΜΜ θα παραμείνουν κλειστά τη Δευτέρα, 9 Οκτωβρίου 2017, λόγω της ημέρας των Ευχαριστιών. Have a wonderful time…
