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Saving the ancient quarries from neglect: The balance sheet of the first year
The FoPA have been working hard for the protection and valorisation of the ancient quarries of Paros,
Minutes of the GA of the Friends of Paros and Antiparos of August 12, 2020
Our General Assembly met to analyse the results for 2019/2020, (see 2019-2020: a proposal for an evaluation and some perspectives)The report was approved after discussion and concerned a very high number of initiatives taken (seminars, positions taken on essential issues for the two islands, publications, financial support, especially for the Despotiko site, regular activities on […]
The restoration of Apollo’s sanctuary has ended
Despotiko is an uninhabited small island southwest of Antiparos where, according to archaeologists, the inhabitants of ancient Paros founded a glorious sanctuary of Apollo in response to the Athenian rule of Delos. They wanted to consolidate their dominance in the Aegean, making the small island a centre of trade, but also a place of worship. […]
Windturbines: declaration of the FoP&A
The Friends of Paros and Antiparos are of course in favour of renewable energy sources (RES) because the fight against climate change and its effects
Our initiative for the ancient quarries starts bearing fruit
The protection and promotion of the cultural heritage of Paros and particularly of the ancient quarries is a matter of great concern to the Friends of Paros and Antiparos. For this reason, the FoP&A organised a workshop on 16.11.2019 and have since worked hard to put to action the conclusions of the workshop, working closely […]
Big issues with waste management
Lately, a bad habit seems to be taken by the inhabitants of Paros, both permanent and temporary: anyone who has old furniture, mattresses, electrical and all kinds of appliances, but also anything that the human mind can imagine, carries them out of the houses or the warehouses and “throws” them next to the municipality’s garbage […]
About the Friends of Paros & Antiparos
The FoPA is an association of people of various origins and nationalities with a common interest for the islands of Paros and Antiparos and who wish to participate in a common perspective. The values that unite us are those defending a sustainable development (or degrowth), socially cohesive and respectful of the cultural and natural heritage […]
2019-2020: a proposal for an evaluation and some perspectives
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Paros and Antiparos:Wednesday August 12 at 11:00 am sharp, at Café Ramnos in Lefkes in front of the amphitheatre.Only members in good standing with their membership, at the latest on the day of the general meeting, may participate in its work.Below is an evaluation and […]
A washing machine for the public Health Centre
This fundraiser is now closed with success.
The e-Bulletin of the FoP
The recent pandemic is upsetting our lives and requires great effort from all of us to cope with it. The Friends of Paros and Antiparos wish you good health and good luck. This pandemic is putting concerns, which were also ours, on tourism and sustainable development. Likewise, the recent seminar, organised by us on the […]
Votive Reliefs
Open-air sanctuary (Marapas site) An open-air sanctuary has been found at the site of Marapas, west of the Delion. It is a small plateau (2.5 x 2 m) which bears pairs of feet carved in dense arrangement. The presence of carved feet is usual on Paros; they can be interpreted as believers’ footprints who visited […]
Dialogue around sustainable development
Societies and their economies around the world are shaken by the Covid-19 crisis. The upheavals in our lifestyles, our working conditions, our social relationships are radical. Many things seem to be falling apart and the future, at least two years from now, is extremely uncertain.
For the withdrawal of the anti-environmental draft law
français | ελληνικά The Friends of Paros & Antiparos express their strong opposition to the draft law entitled (paradoxically!) “Modernization of environmental legislation,” which will be debated in Parliament on Monday, 5 May. 23 environmental organisations, including WWF Hellas, Greenpeace Hellas, SOS Méditerranée, ARCTUROS, Hellenic Society for Environment & Culture, Hellenic Ornithological Society, ANIMA, …, […]
Location of defibrillators on Paros
Τοποθεσία απινιδωτών στην Πάρο / Emplacement de défibrillateurs à Paros
Giuseppe Pace: Διατήρηση και αξιοποίηση της υπόγειας κληρονομιάς – η διεθνής εμπειρία
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Endangered Spaces
Αυτό το άρθρο είναι επίσης διαθέσιμο στα ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ | Cet article est également disponible en FRANÇAIS Paros has untold historical wealth which is being destroyed, abandoned, ignored. The obvious sites such as the Kastro, the museum and the Ekatonapiliani are clearly well looked after but there is a multitude of other smaller sites which are […]
Bio-Tev Paros
Cet article est également disponible en FRANÇAIS | Αυτό το άρθρο είναι επίσης διαθέσιμο στα ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ A model centre for treating and exploiting organic waste in Paros Together with Georges Vlandas, we met Timoleon Venetsianos in late July 2019, at the organic waste treatment centre he has created, near the Agricultural Cooperative buildings. Mr. Venetsianos […]
Interview with Spyridoula Zova, creator of the video “30-2”
Cet article est également disponible en FRANÇAIS | Αυτό το άρθρο είναι επίσης διαθέσιμο στα ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Contribute to the campaign for the purchase of training mannequins and defibrillators >>> Only two hands are needed to help immediately a person who had a heart attack till an ambulance arrives ! How many of us, however, know […]
