Photography exhibitions 

  • Angelos Barai – I feel good 
  • Nikolas Koumoundouros – Social resistance in the USA 
  • Marios Lolos – Refugee Children 
  • Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) – Lesvos 2015 – 10 years later 

Sketch exhibition 

Tasos Anastasiou, John Antono, Antonis Vavagiannis, Thomas Kefalas, Giorgos Konstantinou, Giorgos Micallef, Symela, Giorgos Tsardanidis, Louise Truc, Nikos Trug 

NO ICE in the CUP poster exhibition: Cristy Road Carrera, Angel Faz, Tatiana Bell, Shaina Lu, Ikemba True El Shabazz, Hana Natsuhara, Kill Joy, Peri Law, Chris Stewart, Johann C. Muñoz-Tapasco, Kate Deciccio 

Thematic areas 

  • Palestine 
  • City Plaza 

7.00-9.00 Collective action “I am being gentrified…”, on the design of public space by the Cultterra group 

Cuisine and pastry from Egypt, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Kenya, Congo, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Sudan, Palestine, Sudan, Togo, Turkey, Tunisia, Philippines. 

Hussein ‘s Turkish cuisine, Feleki ‘s souvlaki and the El Chef Collective Kitchen. 

DISCUSSIONS-SCREENINGS-EVENTS 

FRIDAY JULY 3 

Discussions 7.30 

Europe in the face of war: rearmament, resistance and internationalism 

  • Gil Hortal Janer, Student movement for Palestine, Catalonia 
  • Giorgos Gogos, President of the Union of Permanent and Probationary Port Workers of (Piraeus Port Authority) 
  • Chrysa Tsikaloudaki, Anti-War Action 

Interventions: 

  • “Spartakos” Free Soldiers Network 

Moderation: Dimitra Alifieraki, Athens Anti-Racist Festival 

The USA of resistance: the world of struggle against Trumpism 

  • Chris Smalls, founder and former president of Amazon Labor Union 
  • Kieran Knutson, Minneapolis Workers Assembly 

Moderation: Despina Lalaki, sociologist, New York City College of Technology – CUNY 

From borders to prisons: the attack on the right to asylum 

  • Kazem Ahmadi, Afghan refugee, activist 
  • Mustafa Ahmed, Mataris Sudan Solidarity Committee 

Moderation: Zamile Kampa, Athens Anti-Racist Festival 

The struggle for water: scarcity, land grabbing, waste, commercialization 

  • Petros Basteas, representative of the SEKES secretariat for Public EYDAP 
  • Despina Spanoudi, Festival for Water and Common Goods 
  • Dimitris Theodosopoulos, Geomythici 
  • Emmanuela Terzopoulou, Movement for the Protection and Promotion of the Great Rafina Stream 

Moderation: Festival for Water and Common Goods 

Rojava women for emancipation 

Kurdistan Cultural Center 

  • Mizgin Ibin, KONGRA STAR representative in Europe 
  • Katia Zagoritou, PhD candidate, University of Peloponnese and CEMMIS researcher 

9.00 Film screening: “Life is only worth sharing: for Kostis Nikiforakis” by Yannis Xirouhakis (2026, Greece, 90´). A discussion will follow with the participation of thedirector, Nikos Belavilas, architect, and Nikos Giannopoulos, text editor. 

PLAYGROUND 

6.30-8.00 

Bilingual stories in Greek and Arabic: 

  • “The Rain Singer” by Palestinian poet Zacharias Mohammad from Nawzat Hadid (Arab Women’s Collective “Santa”) 
  • “The Fairy Tale of Fairy Tales” by Emilia Plati from the author and the Arab Women’s Collective “Santa” for refugee children. 

8.00-9.00 

Physical Sciences workshop by the Science United Project. 

LOWER STAGE 

  • Dances with Women from the Philippines 
  • Princess Rhema from the Cameroon community 
  • Dance and songs from the Georgian Association “Kafkasos” 
  • Traditional Kagisha dance from Kenya with the Kwetawomen’s dance group 
  • Lefteris Grigoriou & Ta Krousta tis Taki 
  • Folk festival with Giorgos Papiotis, Lina Alatzidou and Kostas Anagnostou (bouzouki, clarinet), Nikolas Kohilas (violin), Dasho Kurti (accordion), Nikos Tsiatsoulis(percussion) 

 
UPPER STAGE 

  • Savina 
  • Xara x Soda 
  • SIBA 
  • Two Zero_Two Zero ft. dj Unwound 
  • Rationalistas 

 
SATURDAY JULY 4 

Discussions 7.30 

” We will reach Gaza no matter what”: The international solidarity movement for Palestine 

  • Saif Abu Keshek, member of the Global Sumud Flotilla Executive Committee  
  • Anna Lagonikou, member of the missions of the Global Sumud Flotilla 
  • Angelos Kostambaris, March to Gaza Greece 

Moderation: Anna Tsamoura, Athens Anti-Racist Festival 

Body, self-determination and access to health 

  • Eftychia Soufleri, journalist, news247.gr 
  • Asma Mouatamid, Piso Thrania  
  • Amalia Savvidi, inclusive gynecologist 
  • Tasos Koupelidis, LGBTQ activist, Kouri@ 

Intervention: Assembly “March 8” 

Moderation: Aliki Kosyfologou, Athens Anti-Racist Festival 

Growing old without rights 

United African Women’s Organization (UAWO) 

  • Hawa Sankoh, co-founder of the United African Women’s Organization (UAWO) 
  • Deborah Carlos – Valencia, co-founder of KASAPI Hellas, DIWATA, Munting Nayon 
  • Enni Kesari, member of the Albanian Immigrants and Solidarity Initiative 
  • Andla Sasati, Greek Migrants Forum, Rootes: Migrants Memory Solidarity Collective 

Intervention: Piso Thrania 

Moderation: Sintorella Hamiti, PhD candidate in the Department of Public Health Policy – University of West Attica 

Except for the chains: stories of Yannis Felekis 

  • Yannis Felekis 
  • Eleni Lalou, book editor 
  • Tasos Anastasiadis, journalist 
  • Nikos Giannopoulos, text editor 

Moderation: Mariza Nanou, Athens Anti-Racist Festival 

Neofascism in schools, what should we do? 

Antifascist Education Network 

  • Kostis Papaioannou, teacher 
  • Petros Kapetanopoulos, parent 
  • Maria Schiza, psychotherapist 

Interventions: 

  • Magda Fyssa 
  • Kleopatra Karanikou, educator, member of the Athens-Piraeus Anti-Fascist Coordination 

9.00 Screening of short films by Positively Different Shorts Film Festival: 

Kora Claudia ‘s Varejão (28´, Portugal), Chop Chop by Levgen Koshyn (13´, United Kingdom), Not for Us Emre ‘s Aykulteli and Patricia Liebert (20´, Greece/ Italy/ Switzerland), Prayer Sofia ‘s Gehweiler (14´, Portugal). A discussion with the PDSFF production team will follow. 

PLAYGROUND 

6.30-7.30 

Physical Sciences workshop by the Science United Project. 

7.30-9.00 

Interactive workshop: Dramatization of the story “Sorry for the fuss but we’re going to play ball” by Vasilis Kostakis and AnotherFootbal from the AnotherFootball team with the central demand of reclaiming urban space for play. 

LOWER STAGE 

  • Polyphonic Brotherhood songs from Albania 
  • Romani dance accompanied by Vasilis Paiteris 
  • Company Flamenco Sentimientos dance and flamenco guitar 
  • Traditional dances from Afghanistan 
  • Palestinian Dabke dance 
  • Ubuntu Drum and Dance Group 
  • Traditional feast with: Mary Denaxa (voice), Elias Markantonis (clarinet), Georgia Marini (violin), Angelika Papanikolaou (accordion), Haris Kafetsi (lute), Maro Panayi (percussion) 

UPPER STAGE 

  • BIANCO ROSAS 
  • Vasilis Rallis 
  • Banda Entopica 
  • Social Waste 

SUNDAY 5 JULY 

6.00 Workshop: Cultural Boycott to End Israeli Apartheid: Planning the Next Campaigns – Cultural Network for Palestine and BDS Greece 

Discussions 7.30 

Safety on the road, right to stay: Europe’s policies against refugees and migrants 

  • Korina Petridi, journalist, Solomon 
  • Elias Chronopoulos, researcher 
  • Ermioni Frezouli, Antivaro Social Centre, Chios 

Intervention: Immigrant Sunday School/Movement “Expel Racism” 

Moderation: Ioanna Lila, Athens Anti-Racist Festival 

Palestine, Lebanon: war and resistance 

• Ofer Cassif , MP for Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) 

• Mihiar Ektami, Palestinian Workers’ Union 

• Sotiris Roussos, Professor at the University of the Peloponnese and Scientific Director of CEMMES. 

Intervention by Hose Martí Cultural Association 

Coordination: Maria Bolari, Labor Left newspaper 

Writing against barbarism 

  • Street theatre “The Euthanasia of the Whale”, Artists and Activists Initiative “Justice for Pylos” 
  • Discussion with Thanasis Triaridis about his work 

Unraveling letters left to us by Yiannis Brouzos: the social dimension of cancer 

  • Tasos Pantazopoulos, medical oncologist 
  • Pantelis Vainas, president of SEPE Aigaleo, member of the Executive Committee of ADEDY 
  • Lena Tsirikou, teacher 

Interventions: friends, students of Y. Brouzos 

Women of the Arab world – memory, struggle and resistance 

Arab Women’s Collective “Santa” 

  • Ayda Hussein Homer Mustafa (Sudan), Associate Professor of Surgery – Al-Neelain University 
  • Hanaa Jamal (Egypt), student 
  • Sarah Omran (Sudan – Morocco), student 

Moderation: Nawzat Hadid (Palestine), translator 

9.00 Screening of the film The Pickers Our daily fruit and veg is rooted in exploitation by Elke Sasse (2024, Germany, 80´), Berlin Producers, The Pickers Greece 

PLAYGROUND 

6.30-9.00 

Art workshops for Peace by the Pedagogical Group “To Skasiarheio” 

BELOW STAGE 

  • Las Galoperas de Atenas 
  • Mandela Girls 
  • Cuban dance with Yoilan Garcia and Jennifer Salfran 
  • Choir of Arabic songs from “Mashar” 
  • Royal Accord Gospel Choir 
  • Sembe Cultural Dance 
  • Ikarian feast with the Zefkalides 

LOWER STAGE 

  • Ghawgha – with Jonas Cambien and Sanskriti Shrestha 

Musical Tribute: “… and history will change”: girls sing for a just and humane world 

  • Martha Frintzila 
  • Fotini Velesiotou 
  • Nefeli Fasouli 
  • Mariana Papageorgiou 
  • Mariana Katsimixa