Regardless of the language we speak, the religion we do or don’t follow, the colour of our skin or the place we can or can’t call home, what connects us all? We all have pasts. We are all living in the present. As this sentence is being written and as you read it, every human … More This Project: A Call for the Future
Olga Lafazani is one of the group of solidarity activists who opened City Plaza Hotel’s doors to 400 refugees when the borders closed last April. Here she talks about the philosophy of self-organisation behind the beating heart of City Plaza. What does City Plaza mean to you? City Plaza is one of the most interesting, … More Self-organisation and the Heart of City Plaza
Nasim Lomani (from Ghazni, Afghanistan) has been living in Greece for 16 years. City Plaza Hotel had been closed for 8 years before Nasim among others reopened its doors to 400 refugees last April. City Plaza as a refugee accommodation and solidarity space demonstrates that an alternative to the inhumane conditions of the camps and … More The voice of City Plaza
Refo (33 from Asturias, Spain) on the benefits of the children living at City Plaza being part of a football team: Why did you come to City Plaza? A friend told me about City Plaza. I didn’t know a lot about how things work here before I arrived. I just knew that it was a … More The CP Football Team
In 2014 English teacher Jamie Anderson (28, from Troon, Scotland) started his journey travelling around the world by bicycle (www.bikeramble.com). Along his way he found City Plaza. Why did you come to City Plaza? A girl I met while I was cycling through Albania told me about City Plaza. She told me ‘you have to … More English Classes for adults
Sokol Kalicani (48 from Fier, Albania) has been working as the go-to-guy at City Plaza keeping the building safe and warm since it opened its doors to 400 refugees in April last year. What does your role at City Plaza involve? I’m here everyday. I spend all my free time helping wherever I can here. … More Maintenance of a 7 floor building
Abby Grilli (24 from Chicago) and Kim McDonagh (23 from Boston) have been teaching children living at City Plaza every Wednesday afternoon since November. Why did you come to City Plaza to teach? Abby: Our roommates told us about City Plaza. We’re working full-time as primary school teachers in Athens and love to work with … More English Classes for children
Maria Karagouni (44, from Athens, Greece) has been part of the team distributing cleaning products, toiletries and supplies for babies since the first day City Plaza opened its doors to 400 refugees. How does The Storage Space work at City Plaza? Now we open The Storage Space everyday between between 4 and 9PM. When City Plaza … More The Storage Space
Sierra Klingele (24, from Seattle, USA) has been at City Plaza for 11 days. Already she has immersed herself in working with women living at City Plaza, organising The Women’s Space. Why did you come to City Plaza? I had been involved in activist work in Seattle and wanted to work more directly with refugees. … More The Women’s Space
Arts & crafts, pizza making, cinema nights and day trips, Camille Shneegans co-ordinates them all. Camille (24, from Brittany, France) on day to day life working with children living at City Plaza and this morning’s trip to The Acropolis: How do the children’s activities at City Plaza work? We run activities for the children everyday … More Children’s Activities & Acropolis Now
A Day in the Life at City Plaza 