28-10-16  Nikos Filis: Peace, democracy everywhere the message of 28 October

Minister of Education, Research, and Religious Affairs Nikos Filis represented the government at the student parade in Athens marking the 28 October national holiday, when Greece said “No” to fascist Italy’s ultimatum to surrender.

 Following the parade, Minister Filis made the following remarks:

“The memory of this national holiday, which is as timely as ever this year, is “Peace and  Democracy everywhere, with solidarity and a daily battle against racism, against the fascism that lurks daily. Education, with democratic schools, is the institution is the institution that guarantees the democratic schooling of children. We saw this today. It is our hope.