Mahatma Gandhi once said: “be the change you want to see in the world”, giving an ideal message to all those who are ready to take action to change social structures, social attitudes and relationships.
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Fotini Kokkinaki, Journalist
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Georgia Paraschou, Director of Culture & Youth of the UNESCO Piraeus and Islands Club and Founder of Humanity Greece
Grigoris Vallianatos, Political Scientist - Activist
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Mahatma Gandhi once said: “be the change you want to see in the world”, giving an ideal message to all those who are ready to take action to change social structures, social attitudes and relationships. The vision of social activists is spreading through social media and it is clear: Struggle for a better world that embraces and accepts the whole and not just a part of it.
- What is the definition of social activism?
- What are the different types of social activism?
- How does it differ in the age of social media?
- How is it enhanced in the age of social media?
- Why is digital social activism important in our era?
- What are the pitfalls and challenges that may be lurking?
- What is the profile (characteristics/skills) of a social activist?
- What are the values that a social activist represents and what are the risks that he/she faces?
- What is the cost that every social activist is asked to bear?
- Which was your hardest and your happiest moment as a social activist?
- Are there dos and don'ts in the actions of a social activist?
Fotini Kokkinaki is a journalist and General Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Greek Human Rights Associations. She works as the Head of Communication in HumanRights360 and is specialized in digital campaigning. She was born and raised in ATHENS. She studied Media and Communication, and Political Science and Communication at the University of Athens. She worked for several years at the Radio Station 984. For this past year, she curated and presented the show of the Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR), whereas she volunteers as a contributor to the street magazine “Schedia.” She was one of the founding members of the project Democratic EDUCATION, dealing with incidents of racist violence in primary and secondary EDUCATION.
Georgia Paraschou is the Founder of Humanity Greece and Director of Culture and Youth of the UNESCO Piraeus and Islands Club. She has been a member of the Social Structures Directly Addressing Poverty in 5 regions of the country. She is a graduate of Business Administration & Human Resource Management from Cardiff Metropolitan University with a Master’s in International Terrorism and Crisis Management from Coventry University, specialised in the management of social and humanitarian issues. She has worked as a strategic communication executive in private and public companies as well as as a consultant to the Ministry of Digital Governance.
Grigoris Vallianatos was born in 1956 in Plaka, Athens. He studied political science in Athens, Paris, Boston and London. He used to sing and dance from a young age and later participated in choirs. He was also stubbornly involved in gymnastics and sports. He is a communications consultant and journalist, specialising in the media in which he has been working since 1985. He has loved civil society and he’s involved in initiatives dealing with human rights and freedom.
