In Athens the Summit of Mayors against anti-Semitism hosted by the Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis – More than 25 Mayors from all over the world will participate
The 2022 Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism (MSAA) is being held in Athens, tomorrow Wednesday and the day after tomorrow Thursday, hosted by the Mayor of Athens and President of the 2022 MSAA, Costas Bakoyannis.
It is the largest meeting of Mayors, in the context of global actions against anti-Semitism, as it will be attended by more than 25 Mayors and dozens of local government officials, from all over the world, in order to share their challenges and proposals to fight hatred , of bigotry and anti-Semitism in their cities, safeguarding a common democratic future.
The Summit is a co-organization of the Municipality of Athens, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and the Center for Jewish Impact, in collaboration with the Jewish Federations of North America.
The opening of the work of the Synod will take place tomorrow Wednesday at 19.00 at an official dinner at the Grand Hyatt hotel, where the President of the Republic, Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and the Vice-President of the Greek Government, Mr. Panagiotis Pikramenos will speak. The Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, as well as the Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, will also address a greeting, who will even be awarded by CAM for his dedication to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance.
As part of the dinner, Mr. Bakoyiannis will award an honorary plaque – on behalf of the organizers of the Conference – to Enes Kanter Freedom, activist and international basketball player for his active action in the defense of Human Rights and Freedom.
On Thursday, the work of the Congress will begin at 8:30 in the morning at the Grand Hyatt hotel with the official positions of the City Council, the Mayor of Athens, the Mayor of New York and the other participants.
The Summit will conclude on Thursday evening at the King George Hotel where the joint declaration of mayors on taking action to combat anti-Semitism will be signed, in the context of the official dinner hosted by the host Mayor of Athens, Costas Bakoyannis.
Athens is twinned with New York
During his stay in Athens, the Mayor of New York, who is an official guest of Mr. Bakoyannis, will visit the City Hall of the city, where together with the Mayor of Athens, they will sign a Twinning Memorandum between Athens and New York.
The two cities, based on the memorandum, are going to cooperate closely in the fields of tourism, environmental protection, culture, but also in the exchange of practices in the field of digitization of services.
Immediately after the twinning event, Mr. Bakoyannis will inform the Mayor of New York about the digital transformation of Athens, but also about the actions of the Municipality of Athens in the field of cleaning, presenting him the state-of-the-art cleaning machines of the city.
According to the program, Bakoyiannis and Adams will watch the changing of the Guard at the Presidential Palace and will meet with the Speaker of the Parliament, Costas Tasoula.
Afterwards, the two Mayors will head to the Presidential Palace for the scheduled meeting with the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, while in the afternoon, they will meet with the Congressmen to visit and lay a wreath at the Holocaust Memorial of Greek Jews in Thisio.
Mayors from Europe, America and Africa
More than 17 million citizens from Europe, America and Africa are represented by the Mayors and top local government officials who will be in Athens in the next two days.
It is noted that the first Conference of Mayors against Anti-Semitism, was hosted online by the city of Frankfurt am Main and brought together – online – heads of local government from 32 cities, who worked to eliminate anti-Semitism and religious prejudice from their communities.
This online Conference brought together more than 60,000 viewers and representatives from more than 400 municipalities worldwide.
Since then, the global network of Mayors has been constantly expanding, with declarations of unity and commitment to the fight against intolerance and anti-Semitism.
This year’s Summit in Athens aspires to highlight the significant problem of growing anti-Semitism, present strategies and solutions, as well as provide the framework for exchange of ideas and cooperation between cities.
The Combat Antisemitism Movement is a global coalition of more than 360,000 individuals and 440 organizations from a variety of religious, political and cultural backgrounds in the common mission of combating the world’s oldest hatred.
CAM acts collectively to build a better future, free of bigotry, for Jews and all humanity.
Participating organizations include the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) from Canada, the Jewish Community of Athens, KIS – The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece and the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI).
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