“We, descendants of the wise and noble peoples of Hellas, we who are the contemporaries of the enlightened and civilised nations of Europe, we who behold the advantages which they enjoy under the protection of the impenetrable aegis of the law, find it no longer possible to suffer without cowardice and self-contempt the cruel yoke…

The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war waged by the Greeks to win independence for Greece from the Ottoman Empire. After a long and bloody struggle, and with the aid of the Great Powers, independence was finally granted by the Treaty of Constantinople in July…

Kleoniki Demiri will perform as part of the “Greek Composers Travel the World” concert to be held on March 18 and 19 at the Hellenic Community Centre Adrian Maris, which is organised by the HCGM in collaboration with the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal and the HCGM Cultural Institute’s Atelier Folklorique. The March 18…