LINK #168 by NGO K.A.NE.

#168

Ma rc h 15th 2021

DISCRIMINATION

Content K.A.NE. VOLUNTEERS & COLLABORATORS 4-7 QUOTE OF THE WEEK ERIC BERNE 8-9 GET TO KNOW US 10 - 12 THREE QUESTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS QUOTE OF THE WEEK JOSÉ SARAMAGO 13 HOW TO SAY? 14 - 15 MOTIVATIONAL MOTTO MAIN ARTICLE I 16 - 20 DISCRIMINATION IN MODERN LIFE MAIN ARTICLE 2 24 - 25 MY EXPERIENCE AS A BLACK PERSON MAIN ARTICLE 3 26 - 27 FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORLD OF SPORT INTERVIEW WITH AN ESC VOLUNTEER 30 - 31 INTERVIEW WITH KASSANDRA FROM GERMANY ART REVIEW 32 - 33 LUPIN - TV SERIES PLACE TO TRAVEL 34 - 35 UYUNI INTERVIEW ABOUT DISCRIMINATION 38 - 39 MANY FACES OF DISCRIMINATION FUTURE EVENTS 44 - 45 LABOUR DAY AND MANY MORE PAST EVENTS 46 - 47 KAYAKING AND HIKING RECIPES 48 - 49 RECIPES FROM FRANCE

Editorial

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VOLUNTEERS Hello, my name is Benjamin GIRAND and I’m 22 years old. I used to study cinema but now I’m waiting to study festival management and organisation next year, I currently live in Lyon France. I’m passionate by photo and video, I’m here in Kalamata for the K.A.N.E digital project, so I’m making photos and videos for the NGO. I’m always up for new experiences and travelling is a big part of my life.

BENJA M I N

CL AR A Hey, my name is Clara, I'm 18 and I'm from France, more specifically Lille. I wanted to go abroad to learn English, get out of school before resuming my studies and discovering new cultures. I am now a new volunteer at the Kalamata dog center for a period of 6 months.

EMM A Hi, I’m Emma, I come from France and I’m nineteen years old. I’m in Greece for six month as volunteer to discover lot of things, as much as possible, to improve my English and why not to learn Greek. So I work in a horse therapic center.

K ASSAN D RA Hello! I am Kassandra and I come from Germany. I am eighteen years old and I’ve just finished school, so now I have time to experience something new and to travel. This is why I take part in the ESC in Kalamata for one year and I am pretty excited about it. I work in the Dog Rescue Center, because I love dogs and I want to support them.

CLA I R E Hello, my name is Claire Madrigal and I am 22 years old. I am studying a Master 1 Social and Environmental in Montpellier, France. I come from the South of France so I have a very pronounced accent. I have already lived in Ireland for a year so my level of English is quite good. I came to Kalamata for the Lysos Garden project but also for other projects such as echitherapy and Dogshelter. I am a very smiling person and always happy !

YA NN Hi my name is Yann. I come from France and I will stay in Kalamata for the next 2 months. I have a master in history and I wanted to take a break between my two years and be helpful during this time. I’m making videos for KANE about different topics such as history or just video of the city. When I’m not working, I’m doing parkour,workout and going out with my friends,reading and playing video games.

TA M AR A Hi ! My name is Tamara Termignon, I come from the south of France, I have a Professional Baccalaureate in Management Administration, and following that I was hired as a maintenance agent. Before going on a permanent contract I wanted to discover other things, that's why I'm here today. I am coming to Greece for 1 month and I am volunteering in the dog shelter. Animals are my passion, as are Korea and music.

LA U R E I’m Laure and I come from Lille, in France. I'm a nurse and student of psychology. I’m interested in health, psychology and environmental fields. I’m in Kalamata for six months.I will work with people who have disabilities in garden farmer.

LU K A S Ahoj! My name is Lukas and I came to greece from Slovakia. I am 24 year old dude and I will stay here, in Kalamata, for 2 months as designer of digital media. I love travelling and exploring our beautiful planet earth. Basically in October I realised I have never been in Greece yet, so here I am, making up for what I have missed. I been on several erasmus+ projects therefore I know greek people are amazing and lovely and I look forward to experience their culture on my own skin!

VIKT O R Čau, I am Viktor, a 20 years old dude from Czech Republic. I’ll stay here until August 2021 so I will be here for a one whole year. Actually I have just moved from my parents house and this is for the first time when I am living on my own. Most of my time I watch some TV shows or read good books. Looking forward to writing many amazing articles for you.

VIRA Доброго дня любі друзі! My name is Vira, I am 25 years old. Last year I graduated

with a Master's degree of Marketing and International Communication from the University of Economics in Katowice. I always believed that if a person really wants to achieve something, there are no boundaries to get it. I think so, because 3 years ago, before I came to Poland, I had a surgery on the spine that changed my life. Volunteering is close to me because I believe that only by supporting each other, teaching, talking - we can succeed, improve our lives on this planet. 5

COLLABORATORS F I LAR ET O S Hello, I am Filaretos Vourkos. For the last 15 years I am working in the field of Non-formal education as a volunteer, youth worker and youth trainer. 10 years ago, I decided to create the Youth Centre of Kalamata, in order to initiate youth work in Kalamata and promote active citizenship as factor for change.

JELENA Hi, I’m Jelena Scepanovic, an EVS coordinator in K.A.NE. and a volunteer of the Youth center. I came from Montenegro in 2012 as an EVS volunteer. I really liked the idea of the youth center and the work that K.A.NE. does, so I decided to stay and be part of it.

AN N A Hi, I'm Anna Charalampous. I'm here to help with K.A.NE. social media, website and administration. I'm happy to be part of the team promoting youth work, education and volunteerism, both locally and globally.

NA NC Y Hello World! I’m Nancy and I have been working in K.A.NE. since 2017 as a Project Manager and EVS/ESC coordinator. I’m passionate about meeting new people and exchanging knowledge, experiences and ideas. I love the fact that many young people visit every year my hometown Kalamata and contribute to our society.

SPIROS Hello, my name is Spiros Koutsogiannis and since the beginning of 2020 I am a project manager and responsible for the Research and Development department of KANE. I hold a degree in Civil Engineering and I have been working in the EU funded projects field since 2010, having implemented almost 65 projects.

Quote

of the week

"The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing "

Eric Berne

Author: Kassandra

H av e y o u e v e r fel t d i sc ri m i n a t e d aga in st (b e c a u se of y ou r g e n d e r, ra ce , nat io n a li t y...)? BENJAMIN No never actually. CLARA I have never had a problem about discrimination.

LUKAS The one I can remember is when I moved to the Netherlands, almost all of the rooms for rent were offered. only for dutch people, NO INTERNATIONAL, was the beginning of each ad or offer. Moreover, most of the ads were using ONLY GIRLS policy. TAMARA No never. YANN just a few times but never things that i consider really harmful.

VIRA

VIKTOR

For me, discrimination is when my views and position in life are criticized. I think that everyone has the right to have their own idea, because we all have individual life experiences. We don't have to think like everyone else. We must be critical of life because we live only once.

Once in Ireland where I was doing a short internship, I and my friend we fell really discriminated if something bad happened it was our fault firstly we thought it was just because of us, but then another very polite volunteers came from Poland and the attitude of our boss was absolutely the same, but people from spain and italy(which were really bad and mean) never had any problem they were saint. So we realized that it was not just because of our behaviours but because of our nationality and etnicum.

LAURE No I have never been discriminated against or I don’t remember. KASSANDRA Luckily I never made these experiences. CLAIRE No it never happened, I’m lucky for now! EMMA I don’t think so. 10

H o w w o u l d you d e f e n d y o u r se l f if y o u w e re d i sc ri m i n a t e d a g a in st ? CLARA

VIRA

I’m a person with head in the air and any comments, can not never touched me, I will simply ignore them. BENJAMIN It depends on the degree of discrimination but I will react with a uno reverse card. CLAIRE I will probably react with impartiality and respect. Overreacting or getting angry is not a way to solve problems.

It all depends on what kind of criticism. If I were told comments about my body or weight - I would ignore, because I don't care, I know that I look comfortable. If I was criticized for my work, that's cool. Adequate comments build professional development. If I was criticized for my partner (that is, said strange things about my boyfriend or husband), I would hug him harder and kiss him, because no one has the right to criticize my choice. TAMARA I don’t know, we’ll see when it will happen. VIKTOR I would start making fun of this person, make him/her feel bad about it and start discriminating and shaming as a backfire. LUKAS

Depends on the situation, on the one hand I will just ignore it or on the other hand I will tell my opinion about the narrow-minded perspective of this cunt.

Depends on the type of discrimination. I am always open to discussion and I believe that every problem can be solved by a conversation if both sides are willing to listen to each other's opinions and facts. I would try to explain my point of view and try to understand the core of the problem. Anyway, I think it's not only about defending yourself but mostly about defending the ones who are not able or too afraid to defend themselves. Last thing I would like to ad to this is that sometimes people hide behind discrimination even if they are being punished for a good reason or they just feel uncomfortable even though its not case of discrimination.

LAURE

YANN

EMMA I despise people who are not very open-minded and I think they do not deserve any reaction. KASSANDRA

I think it will depend on the situation. If it’s random people and they are not in my life or important for me I will continue my life, it’s not a problem for me. But if those people are unrespectful in my opinion I will say what I think.

Just wave it off probably.

D o y o u t h in k d isc rim in a t ion i s a b ig t o p i c n o wa d a y s? BENJAMIN Yes it is because it’s still here in our daily life. CLARA Discrimination is quite an interesting topic because it is present every day.

TAMARA I think so, like all forms of racism.

CLAIRE

LUKAS

Yes we have to care about and ensure that the government we vote for remains respectful of its values.

It is indeed. That's why you can see EU efforts to raise awareness and fight against discimination as well as other countries and organisations. There are more and more projects coming up with topics of discrimination and they are trying to change peoples minds about it becasue as we all know, its bad thing for society.

EMMA Yes of course it is.

VIKTOR Yes, It is becoming more and more popular. YANN It's a big topic but depending on the country the situation is more or less worse and i think some people are exaggerating some facts. VIRA Discrimination has been and will be. It is also a kind of progress if it is adequate and motivates discriminated people to develop. Everything is very individual. Discrimination is not a problem. The problem is in the minds of people who create a way of manipulating others out of discrimination. What can we do? Evolve! Stupid people have to start learning. Fat people start playing sports. Aggressive people start working on themselves. Homeless people find a home and a job. Lonely to be happy with yourself. Gays stop being afraid of the senses and learn to communicate with others. Everything is in our hands. The main thing is what vector of view you have.

KASSANDRA Unfortunately, it is still a topic and we still need to fight against discrimination. Laure: Of course it’s important. Usually we criticize a lot of politicians and government for their bad actions (and it’s normal, we can criticize those people and their actions) but I think it will be a good thing to start for the first time to be honest to yourself, respectful. 12

"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. " Madonna

Author: MARIA

Author: KASSANDRA

HOW TO SAY?

“Ac tion s s pea k loud e r tha n w o r

Les actes s o nt p lus é lo q uents q ue la pa role .

Czyny mó wią g ło śnie j niż s ło wa.

Οι πράξεις μιλούν δυνατότερα από τις λέξεις

Činy js o u hlas itě jší než s lo v a.

rds .”

Tat e n s a g e n m e h r als Worte.

Č i ny sú h l a s n e j š i e a k o s l o v á .

Д і ї го во ря т ь голосні ше, н і ж с ло ва .

Ha n dl i nga r s ä g e r m e r än ord.

Author: KASSANDRA

DISCRIMINATION FEAR AND IN MODERN LIFE DEATH 16

Examples of Discrimination

Moral philosophers have defined discrimination using a normative definition. Under this normative approach, discrimination is defined as wrongfully imposed disadvantageous treatment or consideration.This is also a comparative definition. An individual need not be actually harmed in order to be discriminated against. They just need to be treated worse than others for some arbitrary reason. If someone decides to donate to help orphan children, but decides to donate less, say, to black children out of a racist attitude, then they would be acting in a discriminatory way despite the fact that the people they discriminate against actually benefit by receiving a donation.In addition to this discrimination develops into a source of oppression. It is similar to the action of recognizing someone as 'different' so much that they are treated inhumanly and degraded.This normative definition of discrimination is distinct to a descriptive definition - in the former, discrimination is wrong by definition, whereas in the latter, discrimination is only morally wrong in a given context.

Age Caste Disability Language Name Nationality Race or ethnicity Region Religious beliefs Sex, sex characteristics, Sexual orientation

The United Nations stance on discrimination includes the statement: "Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection."International bodies United Nations Human Rights Council work towards helping ending discrimination around the world.

There are several ways that a person can experience discrimination. Some examples are: • A bank has lending rules that make it unreasonably difficult for new immigrants to get loans. This may be a case of discrimination based on two grounds — race and national or ethnic origin. • A person is systematically referred to secondary screening at airports due to the colour of their skin. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of colour. • An employer assigns her employees to weekend shifts without recognizing that some employees observe the Sabbath and cannot work on those days. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of religion. • An employer’s physical fitness requirements are based on the capabilities of an average 25 year old instead of being based on the actual requirements of the job. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of age. • A female employee with an excellent performance record announces that she is pregnant. Immediately, her employer begins to identify performance issues that lead to her dismissal. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of sex. • A policy provides benefits to some married couples but not to others. This may be a

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case of discrimination based on two grounds — sexual orientation and marital status. After having a child, a woman cannot find childcare to continue working overnight shifts, and her employer does not allow flexibility by scheduling her on day shifts. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of family status. An employer requires all employees to have a valid driver’s licence. People who cannot drive due to a disability are not given an opportunity to show how they could still perform the job by, for example, using public transit. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of disability. A person is denied a job because of a previous conviction for which a pardon has been granted or a record has been suspended. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of pardoned conviction. Someone is denied a job because they shared the results of their genetic testing with a potential employer. This may be a case of discrimination based on the ground of genetic characteristics. A policy requires that a person identifies themselves as either male or female. This may be a case of discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

Discrimination, big and small Laws are in place to protect people from discrimination in housing and employment.

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability. The Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, ethnic origin, age and disabilities.

Unfortunately, discrimination still occurs. According to Stress in America Survey results, issues related to employment are the most commonly reported experiences of major discrimination across ethnic groups. Yet experts say that smaller, less obvious examples of day-to-day discrimination – receiving poorer service at stores or restaurants, being treated with less courtesy and respect, or being treated as less intelligent or less trustworthy – may be more common than major discrimination. Such day-to-day discrimination frequently comes in the form of “microagressions” such as snubs, slights and misguided comments that suggest a person doesn’t belong or invalidates his or her experiences. Though microaggressions are often subtle, they can be just as harmful to health and well-being as more overt episodes of major bias. People on the receiving end of day-to-day discrimination often feel they’re in a state of constant vigilance, on the lookout for being a target of discrimination. That heightened watchfulness is a recipe for chronic stress. 19

• Finding healthy ways to deal with discrimination is important, for your physical health and your mental well-being. • Focus on your strengths. Focusing on your core values, beliefs and perceived strengths can motivate people to succeed, and may even buffer the negative effects of bias. Overcoming hardship can also make people more resilient and better able to face future challenges. • Seek support systems. One problem with discrimination is that people can internalize others’ negative beliefs, even when they’re false. You may start to believe you’re not good enough. But family and friends can remind you of your worth and help you reframe those faulty beliefs.

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• Family and friends can also help counteract the toll that microagressions and other examples of daily discrimination can take. In a world that regularly invalidates your experiences and feelings, members of your support network can reassure you that you’re not imagining those experiences of discrimination. Still, it’s sometimes painful to talk about discrimination. It can be helpful to ask friends and family how they handle such events. • Your family and friends can also be helpful if you feel you’ve been the victim of discrimination in areas such as housing, employment or education. Often, people don’t report such experiences to agencies or supervisors. One reason for that lack of reporting is that people often doubt themselves: Was I actually discriminated against, or am I being oversensitive? Will I be judged

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negatively if I push the issue? Your support network can provide a reality check and a sounding board to help you decide if your claims are valid and worth pursuing. Get involved. Support doesn’t have to come from people in your family or circle of friends. You can get involved with like-minded groups and organizations, whether locally or online. It can help to know there are other people who have had similar experiences to yours. And connecting with those people might help you figure out how to address situations and respond to experiences of discrimination in ways you haven’t thought of. Help yourself think clearly. Being the target of discrimination can stir up a lot of strong emotions including anger, sadness and embarrassment. Such experiences often trigger a physiological response, too; they can increase your blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature. Try to check in with your body before reacting. Slow your breathing or use other relaxation exercises to calm your body’s stress response. Then you’ll be able to think more clearly about how you want to respond. Don’t dwell. When you’ve experienced discrimination, it can be really hard to just shake it off. People often get stuck on episodes of discrimination, in part because they’re not sure how to handle those experiences. You might want to speak out or complain, but you’re not sure how to go about it, or are afraid of the backlash. So instead, you end up ruminating, or thinking over and over about what you should have done. But rumination can make things worse. Researchers have found that while traumatic experiences are a significant cause of anxiety and depression, people who ruminate, or dwell on, those negative thoughts and experiences report more stress and anxiety.2 In a calmer moment, it might be helpful to talk over the ways you can cope with similar experiences in the future. Try to come up with a plan for how you might respond or what you could do differently next time. Once you’ve determined how to respond, try to leave the incident behind you as you go on with your day. Author: VIRA

MY EXPERIENCE as a black person Hi my name is Yann, I’m a french volunteer. I was born in Cameroon 21 years ago from a black mother and a white father, my mom was a real village girl like the one you see on tv carrying a bucket of water from a well to a village(5-6km travel btw). My father was a poor son of a shop owner who managed to make a pretty good living working in Cameroon. "...because my father is white I was consider as a white therefore people assume that i had more money than them..."

Maybe it will be surprising for some people, but my frist experience with discrimination was in Cameroon. In africa in general you have problems with tribal discrimination, some tribes hate each other and it leads to an armed conflicts for no real reasons. I also experience a form of discrimination that is very special: because my father is white I was consider as a white therefore people assume that i had more money than them. Indeed it was true but it's still somewhat uncomfortable to not have my black part recognized by the people of my country. They were calling me “le petit blanc” (little white). It's very common in Cameroon to call white people “white”, they are seen as like a higher caste because they are supposed to have more money. I did not experience real animosity, maybe only a little bit of jealousy.

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downplayed once because I was coloured. I felt some animosity in certain countries, for example in Czech Republic, but only with the way people look at me and the way they interact with me, but nobody has ever got violent with me because of my skin.

Because I was the only person that was close to a black person, I was doing “the black role” as opposed to Cameroon where I had “the white role”.

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(“Sorry Yann” note from an editor from Czech Republic)

When I arrived to France, my situation had changed a bit, I was living in a “hood” so lets say that it was mainly habited by black and arabic people, I didn’t face any discrimination there, but out of the hood it was a bit different. I could face from time to time basic discrimination like people talking to you as I am somehow inferior to them but it was for the mostly ok I didn’t felt oppressed by my fellow countrymen. When I grew up I made more and mainly whi-

If I have to say something about my experience with discrimination I will say that at least in France it is pretty ok for middle class colored people, it become way more problematic for poor black people in the hood because its way more difficult for them to find a honest jobs and do not fall into a drug dealing. And for mixed people like me it's difficult to find our place especially if you have been in both your countries, I wish that people would treat me more like a mixed person and not either as a white or a black because I know pretty well the both universe. Author: YANN

te friends and started to discover the world of work. Because I was the only person that was close to a black person, I was doing “the black role” as opposed to Cameroon where I had “the white role”. With my close friend we have a really offensive humor between us so for some people it would be definitely considered as racism but not for me, I have some good jokes on them too. I have never had any problem finding work in France. I don’t think my CV got

Fight against discrimination in the world of sport Discrimination in the world of sports does not spare players, coaches or even presidents of sports teams. As the incident involving Masai Ujiri, leader of the Toronto Raptors, who last week commented on the dismissal of charges against him for the altercation that occurred following his team's 2019 NBA championship win.

environments inclusive for all," said Director of Marketing Mohamed Hassan.To that end, a panel discussion was held during Black History Month.

Because racial injustice exists even in Canada, even at the university level, took turns highlighting nine speakers - student-athletes, alumni, coaches and sport administrators.University of Canadian varsity sports organization U Sports Guelph basketball head coach Charles Kissi, for is leading the way in a conversation it wants example, was once criticized for standing up too to continue for years to come to make sports quickly. "It was intimidating and scary," he was "Getting rid of the labels that people put on you is something that can be a big deal," told, and he just wanted to stretch his leg."Are you going to behave yourself today?" he was also asked before a game even started."It's generally assumed that you're going to cause problems when you're a black man," he explains."They ask me why I'm angry if I'm not smiling," he says calmly. These are all examples that other panelists alluded to during the online event. Kissi acknowledges the irony when he says he has faced this kind of discrimination more often as a

coach than he did as a police officer. Former Brock Bawe Nsame University soccer player Kissi said he felt he had to change his personality when he played for the university team. "I felt I had a responsibility not to perpetuate a number of stereotypes. I had to prove to them that I wasn't who they thought I was, that I wa-

sn't who they saw on TV. That I was really nice. His strategy for surviving at a predominantly white university in Niagara, Ontario, was to ignore the remarks he received so he could focus on the game. That hasn't always been easy. "Getting rid of the labels that people put on you is something that can be a big deal," he said. When he needed someone to talk to about it,

Nsame would go to "Coach Kissi" who worked at Brock at the time, even though he coached the basketball team, not the soccer team.Nsame felt that he could get a better understanding from Kissi.

Fighting Stereotypes

the narrative of the violent black man, being the only black person on a field hockey team also comes with its own challenges. Kryshanda Green is following in the footsteps of her grandfather, who was the third black player to join the NHL, Bill Riley.

"It's often not out of malice. People aren't necessarily malicious, but they perpetuate unconscious prejudices,"

"It's important to combat these systemic stereotypes," said Wilfrid Laurier University's Vice- She said she has often been the only black girl on the ice, admitting that field hockey is a more -President of Student Affairs, Dr. Ivan Joseph. hostile environment for people of color than "It's often not out of malice. People aren't ne- other sports such as basketball or soccer. cessarily malicious, but they perpetuate unconscious prejudices," said the man who also led She was 11 years old when, after her team won the Ryerson University Rams to their first-ever a game, three girls on the opposing team refunational championship final two years in a row. sed to shake her hand and called her names That's why it's important to start this dialogue, a with the "n" word. She left the ice crying. step that the panel believes will lead in the right With the support of her family, she persevered direction. and became the first black female captain in the While the men talked about the importance of history of Ryerson University in Toronto. Author: CLAIRE challenging preconceptions and deconstructing

INTERVIEW In this LINK we interview our new colleague - Kassandra, the volunteer from Germany.

When you compare the German and Greek mentalities, do you see any differences? Kassandra: Yes a lot! a lot of differences, good people are more relaxed about the future, and the Greek people are less reliable than the German people.

What do you like about Greece and Kalamata the most?

Do you find that there is discrimination in Greece? Or in Germany ?

Kassandra: The climate, the people and the life and the sun of course!

Kassandra: I think you can find discrimination

3 Did you have culture shock when

everywhere, but it's not strong in both countries,

you arrived?

but we have big gender stereotypes.

Kassandra: Yes, the Greeks drive us crazy!

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4 Back in Germany, do you have any Greek stereotypes? And are they real? Kassandra: Actually no, we don't!

5 What do you do when you're not working? Kassandra: I meet friends, I go with my bike, I go to the beach…

Do you miss something from Germany?

Name and surname Kassandra Marzahn

Kassandra: Yes! German food, just a little,

Nationality German

my dog, my family, my friend, flowers and snow.

Hosting organisation K.A.NE.

Did you have any expectations before this project started?

Place Kalamata, Greece

Kassandra: No, not at all, maybe I expected

Volunteering project Learning through Solidarity

that I would help with the adoption.

Interviewer: Tamara

ART REVIEW

Lupine is a new French series broadcast on Netflix, released in January 2021. With more than 70 million views, it is the first French series to be so successful on Netflix, and the second most viewed series in the history of the platform.

Lupin’s success in Arsene’s shadow is no accident. Between internationally exportable elements of French culture - the Louvre, Haussmannian Paris - and a staging calibrated for Netflix, the series had everything to please abroad and all generations. Ultra family-friendly, the series is faithful to the spirit of the work of author Maurice Leblanc. "Lupine was born at the request of a publisher who commissioned writings to be put in all hands, including children and young children," said Cédric Hannedouche, doctor of literature. We all know this series is inspired by the book "lupine" but what do you know about this book? Arsène Lupine is a French fictional character created by Maurice Leblanc. This gentleman burglar is particularly known for his talent for using disguises, making up himself and assuming multiple identities to commit his crimes and solve criminal puzzles.

Today's Lupine wanders around Paris in a trench coat and a beret. Incarnated by Omar Sy, his real name is Assane Diop, son of a Senegalese immigrant living in lower-income neighborhoods. Young Assane sees his life turned upside down by the death of his father following imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. As an adult, he was inspired by his hero, Arsène Lupine, to avenge him.

The hro appears for the first time in the short story L'Arrestation d'Arsène Lupine, published in the magazine Je sais tout in July 1905. Its creator, Maurice Leblanc, takes up this short story in the collection Arsène Lupine, gentleman-burglar published the same year. Faced with the growing success of the character with readers, his adventures appeared from 1905 until the author's death in 1941, in eighteen novels, thirty-nine short stories and five plays. His fame abroad earned him both American film adaptations and manga adaptations by Japanese authors. Its name is also linked to the French town of Etretat in Normandy, which is at the center of several of his adventures, among which L'Aiguille creuse contributed to the myth surrounding the site.

Author: EMMA

PLACE TO TRAVEL

UYUNI

I chose to write about the Uyuni desert in Bolivia. Two years ago I had the opportunity to go there. I also saw other places : Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Sucre, La Paz, but I think that my favorite place was the desert of Uyuni. Indeed, I was with one of my friends in that place, but also we were with other people in a car : Spanish and Chilean people. So, during three days we visited most of this desert. I remember the landscapes were amazing… A white desert with salt, it was incredible. I also visited the island of cacti. It was fascinating : thousands of giant cacti, cute animals (rab34

bits, coyotes…). I have never seen this kind of

of the carpoolers gave me leaves of coca…

place before in my life.There were also beau-

the flavor was disgusting but my general state

tiful lagoons with different colors (blue, black,

was better after.

pink, red, purple). It was surprising for me to

Also, we spent two nights in the typical ho-

see these kinds of colors. Blue lagoon it’s a

tel of salt, but it was not a good experience

classical fact, but seeing other colors was not

for me. There was no electricity, so no heating

a common thing for me.

systems, no hot water and it was minus 15 degrees outside… It was a nightmare for me.

I was in Bolivia in July, so it was during the

Foreign people that I met were very nice, we

winter in South America. There was a beautiful

talked a lot together and we shared a lot of

sky but it was very very cold (minus 15 degre-

good moments. The driver of our car was ado-

es during a night in that desert…). Usually I

rable, he bought a lot of food, candies and he

hate when it’s cold and in this case I had the

was singing in the car bolivian songs, we had

impression that I will die, it was horrible for

very pleasant moments.

me. So, I remember this feeling of cold during

I recommend this beautiful country and mostly

the night but also in the morning and we wa-

Uyuni. The diversity of landscapes will blow

nted to swim in volcanic thermal baths. The

your mind for sure. If you can choose a trip

water was 28 degrees, for sure it was my best

in a Jeep with foreign people it will be a great

moment in Uyuni… Out of the water we had 5

experience. You will love this trip, but don’t

degrees.. I thought that I would lose my feet

forget your warm clothes and avoid going to

and hands when I went outside this hot wa-

hotels of salt. If you do it in a winter you will

ter… And it was true… With the difference of

freeze to death.…

degrees I was completely sick after and one

Author: LAURE

INTERVIEW We have a special interview about discrimination, where you would least expect it.

Tell our readers who are you, what do you do and little bit about you, such as where and how do you study. Jelizaveta: I am Jelizaveta Vovka, but people here in Austria call me Lisa. Originally I come from Latvia, Riga. At the age of 20 I moved to Salzburg where I am currently on my way to finish a bachelor’s degree in musicology and dance studies at the University of Salzburg. What interests me in particular is the interdisciplinary study of music, usually referred to as systematic musicology.

What is your connection to our topic What is difference between such as dicsrimination? discrimination and prejudice? Since I live in Austria I have been experiencing ethnic prejudice: I believe, there is something more to that because people perceive me as exotic (dark hair, dark eyes, skin undertone) and of russian descent at the same time. But I guess a lot of people are xenophobic in general. For instance, two days ago me and my flatmate were in Vienna: we met a friend of hers. I was asking her about different neighbourhoods in Vienna, where she lives etc. and suddenly she said: we live in the neighbourhood X, it is a good neighborhood, not so many foreigners live there.

I think we indeed have to disctinguish discrimination from prejudice because these terms might be similar in definition, but different in impact. Prejudice, originates from pre-judged, is an unjustified negative attitude towards someone based on that person’s membership to a specific social group or category. Discrimination, on the contarry, is more action oriented: it embodies the act of treating someone unequally. Basically discrimination is when attitude becomes behavior.

Do you think there are ways of discrimination that normal people usually wont even notice? Yes, people in general, in fact everyone, won’t recognize the ways in which they might prejudge others, including myself. No one is free of biases. In fact, biases are part of everyone’s cultural education. How can you point out someone practicing discrimination if that person does not even know that there is something wrong with their behaviour? In these cases, people are holding themselves to their ‘truths’ that they do not want to educate themselves.

start internalizing discriminatory models such as sexism, racism, ableism: we start thinking that these are the default.

Do you think this discrimination is as important as other, more recognised types?

Yeah, definitely, because music or arts in general are based on the isms in our world, as we see. I guess that culture does a very good job for every type of discrimination: take, for instance, the representation of black men in the 20th century American movies or the reinforcement of feminine ‘beauty standards’ on Instagram. As one How would you characterize discrimina- of the legacies of cultural imperialism, whiteness in music education promotes specific types of tion in music/music theory? I think that every academic discipline is based knowledge. on biases and exclusion: it defines itself against what it is not. When you take a look at my cur- What is yuour personal opinion, how riculum, for instance. Specific musical traditions should we deal with this type of discri(Western art music) ‘deserve’ more attention mination or in general ? compared to non-Western musical traditions. Self- education is key. Engaging in uncomforwe as students start to believe that their musi- table conversations with other people, paying cal works represent the ‘universal’ idea of mu- attention to marginalized voices is everything. sic by excluding the study of EDM, for instance, Speaking out is important. I guess the hardest from curriculum. I think that ignoring something thing to do, which is a lifetime journey, is to unlealso reveals power. I am still careful with calling arn our biases. In musicology, it is our responsithat behaviour discrimination, yet the politics of bility to address the history of western art music higher music education are indeed racial: Eu- critically: it does not mean that we have to canrocentric, to be more precise. In the European cel Beethoven, he will still sit at the table, but he musicological discourse people tend to objecti- cannot be idealized anymore. fy the term music theory to the European model of music theory which is defined as ‘the harmoThank you for your time an energy. nic style of 18th century European composers’. THANK YOU! In fact, there are multiple cross cultural music theories, but people want to make that particular European model of harmonic style universal.

What is the impact of this type of discrimination on the society, industry... The impact is huge because biases determine our thought patterns. Biases influence the ways we interact with other people: how we gonna treat them. I guess the biggest problem is that we 39

FUTURE EVENTS MAY May 1st is both Labor Day and the Ancient May Day, so it is both a day punctuated by popular events and the Flower Festival.

The Athens Festival attracts visitors from all over the world for plays, ballets but also concerts at the foot of the Acropolis (May / October). Greeks also celebrate on this date Orthodox Pentecost.

JUNE The Lycabettus Festival in Athens offers pieces from ancient theaters but also concerts of rock, pop or jazz music It will take place in June until September.

The theater festival of Epidaurus is devoted to ancient drama, it takes place hopefully in summer. Website: http://www.greekfestival.gr/

Author: CLARA

PAST EVENTS HIKING AND CLEANING IN KATO - ANO KARVELI

Sea Kayak Kalamata When? From February 20 Where? Kalamata Who? Explore Messinia Event Link: https://www.exploremessinia.com/ en/outdoor-activities/sea/sea-kayak-kalamata

Hiking over Kalamata When? From february 20 Where? Kalamata Who? Explore Messinia Event Link: https://www.exploremessinia. com/en/outdoor-activities/land/hiking-abovekalamata

Carnival The carnival season begins 3 weeks before Lent, from mid-January to late February or early March. Several events lead to a festive weekend. Costume parades, colorful floats, festive meals and dances, traditions change from one region to another, but the madness remains the same. The craziest carnival would be in Skyros, in Evia. Author: CLARA

RECIPES FROM FRANCE PARIS-BREST

Easy 60 min 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS: • Praline Paste (makes about 7 oz - 200g paste) • 1/2 cup (75g) whole hazelnuts • 1/2 cup (75g) whole almonds • 1/2 cup (100g) sugar • 2 tbsp (30ml) water • pinch of salt Topping • 1 egg, beated • almond flakes • powdered sugar for decoration

Author: BENJAMIN

Choux Pastry • 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour • 3.5 fl oz (100ml) milk • 3.5 fl oz (100ml) water • 2 tsp (10g) sugar • 1/2 tsp (2g) salt • 5 1/2 tbsp (80g) unsalted butter • 4 eggs

Praline Mousseline Creme • 2 cups (480 ml) milk • 4 egg yolks • 1/3 cup (70g) sugar • 2 tbsp (20g) flour • 1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch • 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract • 1 tbsp (15g) unsalted butter • 7 oz (200g) praline paste • 2/3 cup (150g) butter, room temperature

PREPARATION: 1. Prepare the praline paste. Preheat an oven to 300F (150C). Place the nuts on a baking sheet and let them toast for 15 minutes. 2. Transfer the toasted nuts onto a clean kitchen towel and rub the nuts to remove as much skin as possible. Let them cool completely. 3. In a small saucepan heat sugar and water over medium high heat until it turns golden brown. Stir in nuts to coat with the caramel and transfer the praline to a baking sheet to cool completely. 4. Break the praline into smaller pieces 5. Grind in a food processor until it gets into a thick paste, for about 10 minutes. 6. Refrigerate until ready to use. 7. Prepare the choux pastry. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and draw a 8 inch (20 cm) circle. Flip the parchment paper, make sure the circle line is still visible. 8. Preheat an oven to 350F (180C). 9. Sift the flour. In a saucepan bring the milk, water, sugar, salt and butter to a boil. 10. Remove from heat and add flour all at once and incorporate mixing energetically with a wooden spoon until homogenous.

11. Return the saucepan over low heat and while stirring cook for 1 minute or two to pull out the moisture from the batter and until it pulls away from the sides of the pan. You will see some of the dough sticks to the bottom of the pan. 12. Transfer batter to a large bowl and allow to cool. Add the eggs one at a time, carefully incorporating each into the batter using the wooden spoon or even a stand mixer. It will result in a smooth, homogenous batter which still holds its shape. 13. Fit a pastry bag with a large ½ inch (1cm) round tip and pipe two circles of pastry next to each other following the drawn line. Pipe another one overlapping the first two.

14. Prepare the praline paste. Preheat an oven to 300F (150C). Place the nuts on a baking sheet and let them toast for 15 minutes. 15. Transfer the toasted nuts onto a clean kitchen towel and rub the nuts to remove as much skin as possible. Let them cool completely. 16. In a small saucepan heat sugar and water over medium high heat until it turns golden brown. Stir in nuts to coat with the caramel and transfer the praline to a baking sheet to cool completely. 17. Break the praline into smaller pieces 18. Grind in a food processor until it gets into a thick paste, for about 10 minutes. 19. Refrigerate until ready to use. 20. Prepare the choux pastry. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and draw a 8 inch (20 cm) circle. Flip the parchment paper, make sure the circle line is still visible. 21. Preheat an oven to 350F (180C).

22. Sift the flour. In a saucepan bring the milk, water, sugar, salt and butter to a boil. 23. Remove from heat and add flour all at once and incorporate mixing energetically with a wooden spoon until homogenous. 24. Return the saucepan over low heat and while stirring cook for 1 minute or two to pull out the moisture from the batter and until it pulls away from the sides of the pan. You will see some of the dough sticks to the bottom of the pan. 25. Transfer batter to a large bowl and allow to cool. Add the eggs one at a time, carefully incorporating each into the batter using the wooden spoon or even a stand mixer. It will result in a smooth, homogenous batter which still holds its shape. 26. Fit a pastry bag with a large ½ inch (1cm) round tip and pipe two circles of pastry next to each other following the drawn line. Pipe another one overlapping the first two.

RECIPES FROM FRANCE FRENCH TACOS

Author: BENJAMIN

Easy 45 min 6 servings

INGREDIENTS: • 8 flour tortillas • 1 lb hot, prepared French fries homemade or from frozen Ground beef filling • 1 lb ground beef • 1 tsp onion powder • 1 tsp roasted garlic powder • 1/2 tsp dried thyme • 1/2 tsp dried basil

Cheese sauce 3 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 Tbsp flour 1 lb. cheddar cheese shredded 1/2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp roasted garlic powder 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 tsp dried basil 1 cup milk 1 cup sour cream

PREPARATION: 1. Brown ground beef over medium heat; drain fat and add seasonings, stirring to incorporate. Cheese Sauce 1. Melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Once melted, add flour and seasonings and stir until it makes a smooth paste. 2. Add the milk and sour cream, stirring constantly until you have a thick, creamy sauce. Remove pan from heat. 3. Stir in shredded cheese until completely melted and incorporated into the sauce. 4. Taste & adjust seasoning to your preference.

Assemble 1. Warm up your tortillas (I put mine in the microwave for 30 seconds but you can also wrap them in foil and put them in a 350-degree oven for 10-15 minutes). 2. Spread cheese sauce on top of each tortilla and top with a handful of french fries and a scoop of the seasoned ground beef. 3. Add toppings of your choice- I like a bit of shredded cheese and some jalapenos- and serve immediately.

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