Opening of the photo exhibition Doctors of the world with the title Leaving / Leaving behind*.

From his step Serafiowhere the photo exhibition takes place with free admission to the public on Wednesday 15.02 and Thursday 16.02, President Cheers Juwara he expressed, among other things, his undivided support for the people who continue to suffer and are affected by the war in Ukraine.

Regarding the devastating earthquake in Turkey And Syria he stressed that “we must immediately join forces and work to ensure access and delivery of humanitarian assistance to the affected population and demand an expansion of humanitarian space.”

The photo exhibition “Leaving / Leaving Behind” and its thematic discussions are part of the ODISO.S program “Open Democracy in a Solidarity Society”, the details of which were provided by Nikitas Kanakis, former chairman of the board of directors and member of the board of directors. Organizations and Asef Farjamsociologist, consultant, and intercultural mediator, founding member of the Hellenic US Alumni Association, alumnus of the State Department’s International Visitor Management Program.

At the same time, the health minister Thanos Pleuris promised that the Greek state would support the work of the Greek Orthodox Church in the next difficult mission towards our brethren who are being tested. “Everything possible to make your job easier,” he said.

In his opening remarks, the Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis stated that “the exhibition reflects a trickle of humanity that concerns us all”, thanking the “Doctors of the World” for their humanitarian work.

For its part, the Ambassador of Ukraine in Athens, Sergey Shutenko he emphasized that the Greek Orthodox Church offers love, and without love, without empathy, this exhibition would not have taken place, while he thanked Greece for choosing the right side of history. Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy also mentioned the expression of love. in Athens Maria Olsonstressing that the photographs in the exhibition are an expression of love and support for people in need, and thanked the Greek Orthodox Church for their actions.

“We have an obligation not to forget, to continue to support the Ukrainian people,” said the lady. Olson. “The exhibition is a record of history, the history of mankind through the visualized narration of Yiannis Giannakopoulos, each person finds his own truth and, above all, does not forget,” said the Dean of the School of Health Sciences of the Hellenic Academy. sciences, including Emmanuel Piculis.

As part of the event, volunteers who selflessly participated in the mission of the Greek Orthodox Church in Ukraine were noted.

The exhibition is held within the framework of the parallel action of the program “Doctors of the World ODISO.S Open Democracy in Solidarity Society”, which is supported by the US Embassy. in Greece and the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund.

* The name of the exhibition contains the Ukrainian word I leave (pronounced I leave), which conveys the meaning of violent and sudden flight, coercion to involuntary flight.

Seraphion from the municipality of Athens, 17 Echeliden and 144 Piraeus

-Free entry-