Event News ‘Spirit of Democracy Weekend’ Returns to Costa Navarino in Greece by GTP editing team 20 September 2021 written by GTP editing team 20 September 2021 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 30 The Athens Democracy Forum and Costa Navarino, during October 1-3, will hold the annual “The Spirit of Democracy Weekend” event in the resort’s facilities in Messinia, Greece’s southwest Peloponnese. The three-day event will explore how the Eastern and Western approaches to achieving a nobility of spirit and – embracing the differences and commonalities of various cultures – have the capacity to inform, refresh and even help “heal” democracy. A number of prominent personalities will participate in the event – either in-person or virtually – including artist Ai Weiwei, historian Bettany Hughes, writers Elif Shafak and Maria Ressa, as well as former UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. The discussions will be moderated by Patrick Healy, Deputy Opinion Editor and Steven Erlanger, Chief European Diplomatic Correspondent of the New York Times. The weekend event will take place at The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort. In addition to the series of talks and book readings, parallel events will include book reading sessions, philosophy walks and yoga classes in Messinian nature. The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort “The Spirit of Democracy” weekend will be held as part of the Athens Democracy Forum 2021 that will take place in Athens during September 29 – October 1. The forum is organized for the ninth year by the Democracy & Culture Foundation in collaboration with the New York Times and is expected to gather international personalities from the fields of politics, business, society and academia, in Athens. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post City Unity College: Νέο πρόγραμμα Master στη Διεθνή Φιλοξενία και Διαχείριση Τουρισμού next post Larissa, Greece, to Host ‘Major Cities of Europe’ Conference in October You may also like Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Greek Ministries Team Up to Form National Cycling Strategy 5 February 2025 Peiraios Industrial Complex to Become Athens’ New Cultural Hub 5 February 2025 Celestyal Celebrates Valentine’s Day with Free Cabin Upgrades 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ