What is phone and social media addiction? Phone and social media addiction refers to the excessive use of smartphones and social media platforms. These platforms offer instant rewards, after which there is a release of hormone, also known as the happy hormone, that makes us believe we have discovered paradise with a little message sent […]
Tag: children
Break the childhood cycle
According to UNICEF, an estimated 151 million children around the world are victims of child labor. To get this reality out of the shadows, the ARSIS organization organized a performance on one of Thessaloniki’s main streets: Agias Sofias, on Thursday 16th of January.The participants, with white masks on their faces as an allegory of child […]
Lesbos: when hell takes away children’s hope
There is a disease called resignation syndrome that has been first diagnosed in Sweden in the 1990s, it is essentially a dissociative syndrome that induces a catatonic state that affects refugee children who enter a state of coma after having lost hope as a result of traumatic events. This usually happens to young refugees who […]
Action Art and the Art of Storytelling
Action art is a non-profit company founded in 2009 by Rodanthi Dimitressi in Thessaloniki. The aim of the company is the promotion of the “Intangible Cultural Heritage”. They want to encourage young people to participate in the artistic process and cultural creation through various activities and programs.