This event exceeded all expectations, standing out as a unique cultural and educational occasion that highlighted mental health through the richness and power of literature.
SAEK trainees and SDE students presented poems and excerpts from renowned Greek and international authors, including Maria Polydouri, Guy de Maupassant, Giorgos Seferis, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kostas Karyotakis, Kiki Dimoula, and many more, showcasing with extraordinary authenticity the connection between mental health and creative expression. The selection of works, the presentation of excerpts, and the participants’ deep artistic approach demonstrated how literature can serve as a tool for understanding, empathy, and emotional relief.
A highlight of the event was the Regional Councilor of Pieria, lawyer, and Director of the SDE of Katerini, Ms. Chrysavgi Drista. With wisdom, sensitivity, and profound humanity, Ms. Drista emphasized the supreme importance of adult education as an act of transcendence and the power of literature to open paths of understanding and heal souls. Her warmth, eloquence, and radiant personality strengthened the impact of the event, transforming it into an inspiring experience for all attendees. She was not merely a speaker; she embodied the very spirit of the event, elevating it with her credibility, humanity, and authenticity.
Equally central to the event was the writer and SAEK educator, Mr. Theocharis Bikiropoulos, member of the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Writers’ Association. With exceptional knowledge, passion, and boundless love for literature, Mr. Bikiropoulos demonstrated how the use of psychiatric terms in literature is not merely an aesthetic device but a bridge for understanding human complexity. He illustrated masterfully how the same words used by science to describe mental states are employed by literature and the arts to interpret and liberate. His presence transformed the event into a moving and enlightening journey through the realms of the mind and literature.
The event impressed not only for its content but also for the high participation of representatives from associations, organizations, and citizens across Pieria. From cultural and philanthropic associations to local government and professional bodies, all attendees were part of a vibrant celebration of mental sensitivity and social solidarity. The ballads performed by instructor Mr. Giorgos Machairas and the trainee artist Paraskevi Pappa deeply moved the audience, creating an experience that touched both the heart and mind.
The event showcased that SAEK, in collaboration with SDE Katerini, creates pioneering social and cultural initiatives that educate, raise awareness, and truly heal the soul. “Mental Health and Illness in Literature” was not merely a seminar; it was a high-level experience, a model of cooperation, humanity, and artistic creativity, leaving an indelible mark on all participants and demonstrating literature as a tool for understanding, healing, and social cohesion.
We are delighted to announce that a similar event is planned soon in Chișinău, Moldova, promoting collaboration, cultural exchange, and the advancement of mental health beyond Greek borders. In this context, the Hellenic-Moldovan Community warmly invites Ms. Chrysavgi Drista and Mr. Theocharis Bikiropoulos to visit Moldova and Ukraine as honored guests, participating in similar initiatives and sharing their invaluable expertise with the international audience. Their presence will be a tremendous honor and will enrich each event, highlighting the global significance of mental health and literature.
With respect,
Ioannis Fotiadis
President of the Hellenic-Moldovan Union
Η ΣΑΕΚ του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Κατερίνης, σε άψογη συνεργασία με το Σχολείο Δεύτερης Ευκαιρίας Κατερίνης, διοργάνωσε με επιτυχία και απαράμιλλη φροντίδα τη δεύτερη εξ αναβολής εκδήλωση της σειράς «Υγεία και Λογοτεχνία», με θέμα «Ψυχική υγεία και ασθένεια στη λογοτεχνία», στο κατάμεστο Πνευματικό Κέντρο του Δήμου Κατερίνης, «ΕΚΑΒΗ». Η εκδήλωση αυτή ξεπέρασε κάθε προσδοκία, αποτελώντας ένα μοναδικό πολιτιστικό και εκπαιδευτικό γεγονός που ανέδειξε την ψυχική υγεία μέσα από τον πλούτο και τη δύναμη της λογοτεχνίας.
Οι καταρτιζόμενοι της ΣΑΕΚ και οι μαθητές του ΣΔΕ παρουσίασαν ποιήματα και αποσπάσματα σπουδαίων Ελλήνων και ξένων λογοτεχνών, όπως η Μαρία Πολυδούρη, ο Γκυ ντε Μωπασάν, ο Γιώργος Σεφέρης, ο Φιόντορ Ντοστογιέφσκι, ο Κώστας Καρυωτάκης, η Κική Δημουλά και πολλοί ακόμη, καταδεικνύοντας με αφοπλιστική αυθεντικότητα τη σύνδεση της ψυχικής υγείας με τη δημιουργική έκφραση. Η επιλογή των έργων, η παρουσίαση των αποσπασμάτων και η βαθιά καλλιτεχνική προσέγγιση των συμμετεχόντων απέδειξαν πόσο η λογοτεχνία μπορεί να λειτουργήσει ως μέσο κατανόησης, ενσυναίσθησης και ψυχικής ανακούφισης.
Ιδιαίτερη και αδιαμφισβήτητη λάμψη στην εκδήλωση αποτέλεσε η Περιφερειακή Σύμβουλος Πιερίας, δικηγόρος και Διευθύντρια του ΣΔΕ Κατερίνης, κ. Χρυσαυγή Δριστά. Με λόγο γεμάτο σοφία, ευαισθησία και βαθιά ανθρωπιά, η κ. Δριστά αναφέρθηκε στην υπέρτατη σημασία της εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων ως πράξη υπέρβασης, αλλά και στη δύναμη της λογοτεχνίας να ανοίγει δρόμους κατανόησης και να θεραπεύει τις ψυχές. Η ευθύτητα, η ζεστασιά και η ακτινοβολούσα προσωπικότητά της ενίσχυσαν τη δύναμη του μηνύματος της εκδήλωσης, μετατρέποντάς την σε εμπνευστή και καθοδηγητικό φάρο για όλους τους συμμετέχοντες. Δεν ήταν απλώς ομιλήτρια· ήταν η ψυχή που καθοδήγησε την εκδήλωση, προσδίδοντας υψηλό κύρος, ανθρωπισμό και αυθεντικότητα σε κάθε στιγμή.
Ο λογοτέχνης, εκπαιδευτικός της ΣΑΕΚ και μέλος του ΔΣ της Εταιρείας Λογοτεχνών Θεσσαλονίκης, κ. Θεοχάρης Μπικηρόπουλος, υπήρξε επίσης κεντρική προσωπικότητα της εκδήλωσης, ενσαρκώνοντας το ιδανικό παράδειγμα σύνδεσης επιστήμης και τέχνης. Με εξαιρετική γνώση, πάθος και αστείρευτη αγάπη για τη λογοτεχνία, ανέδειξε πώς η χρήση ψυχιατρικών όρων στη λογοτεχνία δεν είναι απλώς αισθητικό εργαλείο, αλλά γέφυρα κατανόησης της ανθρώπινης πολυπλοκότητας. Ο κ. Μπικηρόπουλος παρουσίασε με μοναδικό τρόπο την τέχνη των λέξεων ως μέσο ερμηνείας, λύτρωσης και επικοινωνίας, αναδεικνύοντας την ψυχική υγεία ως ζωντανό, δυναμικό και συλλογικό αγαθό. Η παρουσία του μετέτρεψε την εκδήλωση σε ένα απολαυστικό και ταυτόχρονα βαθιά συγκινητικό ταξίδι στον κόσμο της ψυχής και της λογοτεχνίας.
Η εκδήλωση εντυπωσίασε όχι μόνο για το περιεχόμενο, αλλά και για την υψηλή συμμετοχή εκπροσώπων συλλόγων, φορέων και πολιτών από όλη την Πιερία. Από πολιτιστικούς και φιλανθρωπικούς συλλόγους μέχρι εκπροσώπους τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης και επαγγελματικούς φορείς, όλοι οι συμμετέχοντες είχαν την ευκαιρία να γίνουν μέρος μιας ζωντανής γιορτής ψυχικής ευαισθησίας και κοινωνικής αλληλεγγύης. Οι μπαλάντες του εκπαιδευτή κ. Γιώργου Μαχαιρά και της καταρτιζόμενης καλλιτέχνιδας Παρασκευής Παππά σκόρπισαν συγκίνηση, κάνοντας την εκδήλωση μια εμπειρία που αγγίζει την καρδιά και τη σκέψη.
Η διοργάνωση απέδειξε με τον πιο παραστατικό τρόπο ότι η ΣΑΕΚ, με αρωγό το ΣΔΕ Κατερίνης, δημιουργεί πρωτοποριακές δράσεις κοινωνικού και πολιτιστικού χαρακτήρα, που όχι μόνο ενημερώνουν και ευαισθητοποιούν, αλλά πραγματικά θεραπεύουν την ψυχή. Η εκδήλωση «Ψυχική υγεία και ασθένεια στη λογοτεχνία» δεν ήταν απλώς μια ημερίδα· ήταν μια εμπειρία υψηλού επιπέδου, ένα υπόδειγμα συνεργασίας, ανθρωπιάς και καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας, που άφησε ανεξίτηλη τη σφραγίδα της στη συνείδηση όλων των συμμετεχόντων και ανέδειξε τον ρόλο της λογοτεχνίας ως μέσου κατανόησης, θεραπείας και κοινωνικής συνοχής.
Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά ανακοινώνουμε ότι παρόμοια εκδήλωση προγραμματίζεται να πραγματοποιηθεί σύντομα και στο Κισινάου της Μολδαβίας, προωθώντας τη συνεργασία, την πολιτιστική ανταλλαγή και την ενίσχυση της ψυχικής υγείας πέρα από τα ελληνικά σύνορα. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο, η Ελληνο-Μολδαβική Κοινότητα απευθύνει θερμή πρόσκληση προς την κ. Χρυσαυγή Δριστά και τον κ. Θεοχάρη Μπικηρόπουλο να επισκεφτούν τη Μολδαβία και την Ουκρανία ως επίσημοι προσκεκλημένοι, για να συμμετάσχουν σε αντίστοιχες δράσεις και να μεταλαμπαδεύσουν την τεράστια εμπειρία και γνώση τους στο διεθνές κοινό. Η παρουσία τους θα αποτελέσει ανεκτίμητη τιμή και θα εμπλουτίσει με ανεπανάληπτο κύρος κάθε εκδήλωση, φωτίζοντας τη σημασία της ψυχικής υγείας και της λογοτεχνίας ως παγκόσμιο αγαθό.
Με εκτίμηση,
Ιωάννης Φωτιάδης
Πρόεδρος της Ελληνο-Μολδαβικής Ένωσης
SAEK al Spitalului General din Katerini, în colaborare exemplară cu Școala pentru a Doua Șansă din Katerini (SDE), a organizat cu succes cea de-a doua ediție amânată a seriei „Sănătate și Literatură”, intitulată „Sănătatea mintală și boala în literatură”, la Sala Culturală a Municipiului Katerini „EKAVI”, complet ocupată de participanți. Evenimentul a depășit toate așteptările, fiind o ocazie culturală și educațională unică, care a evidențiat sănătatea mintală prin bogăția și puterea literaturii.
Cursanții SAEK și elevii SDE au prezentat poezii și fragmente din autori renumiți greci și internaționali, precum Maria Polydouri, Guy de Maupassant, Giorgos Seferis, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kostas Karyotakis, Kiki Dimoula și mulți alții, demonstrând cu autenticitate extraordinară legătura dintre sănătatea mintală și expresia creativă. Selecția operelor, prezentarea fragmentelor și abordarea artistică profundă a participanților au arătat cum literatura poate servi ca instrument de înțelegere, empatie și alinare emoțională.
Un punct de atracție al evenimentului a fost Consilierul Regional al județului Pieria, avocat și director al SDE Katerini, doamna Chrysavgi Drista. Cu înțelepciune, sensibilitate și umanitate profundă, doamna Drista a subliniat importanța supremă a educației adulților ca act de depășire și puterea literaturii de a deschide căi de înțelegere și vindecare a sufletului. Căldura, elocvența și personalitatea sa radiantă au întărit impactul evenimentului, transformându-l într-o experiență inspiratoare pentru toți participanții. Nu a fost doar vorbitoare; a întruchipat spiritul evenimentului, conferindu-i credibilitate, umanitate și autenticitate.
De asemenea, o figură centrală a fost scriitorul și educatorul SAEK, domnul Theocharis Bikiropoulos, membru al Consiliului Asociației Scriitorilor din Salonic. Cu cunoștințe excepționale, pasiune și iubire nemărginită pentru literatură, domnul Bikiropoulos a demonstrat cum utilizarea termenilor psihiatrici în literatură nu este doar un instrument estetic, ci o punte de înțelegere a complexității umane. El a arătat măiestrit cum aceleași cuvinte folosite de știință pentru a descrie stările mintale sunt utilizate de literatură și arte pentru a interpreta și elibera. Prezența sa a transformat evenimentul într-o călătorie emoționantă și iluminatoare prin universul minții și literaturii.
Evenimentul a impresionat nu doar prin conținut, ci și prin participarea numeroasă a reprezentanților asociațiilor, organizațiilor și cetățenilor din întreaga Pieria. De la asociații culturale și filantropice până la reprezentanți ai administrației locale și ai corpului profesional, toți participanții au devenit parte a unei sărbători vii a sensibilității mintale și solidarității sociale. Baladele interpretate de instructorul domnul Giorgos Machairas și de artista cursantă Paraskevi Pappa au emoționat profund audiența, creând o experiență care a atins atât inima, cât și mintea.
Evenimentul a demonstrat că SAEK, împreună cu SDE Katerini, creează inițiative sociale și culturale inovatoare, care nu doar informează și sensibilizează, ci și vindecă sufletul. „Sănătatea mintală și boala în literatură” nu a fost doar un seminar; a fost o experiență de înalt nivel, un model de cooperare, umanitate și creativitate artistică, lăsând o amprentă de neșters asupra tuturor participanților și demonstrând literatura ca instrument de înțelegere, vindecare și coeziune socială.
Avem plăcerea de a anunța că un eveniment similar va avea loc în curând la Chișinău, Moldova, promovând colaborarea, schimbul cultural și dezvoltarea sănătății mintale dincolo de granițele Greciei. În acest context, Comunitatea Eleno-Moldovenească adresează o călduroasă invitație doamnei Chrysavgi Drista și domnului Theocharis Bikiropoulos să viziteze Moldova și Ucraina ca oaspeți de onoare, pentru a participa la acțiuni similare și a împărtăși experiența și expertiza lor inestimabilă publicului internațional. Prezența lor va fi o onoare deosebită și va îmbogăți fiecare eveniment, evidențiind importanța globală a sănătății mintale și literaturii.
Cu respect,
Ioannis Fotiadis
Președinte al Uniunii Eleno-Moldovene
SAEK trainees and SDE students presented poems and excerpts from renowned Greek and international authors, including Maria Polydouri, Guy de Maupassant, Giorgos Seferis, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kostas Karyotakis, Kiki Dimoula, and many more, showcasing with extraordinary authenticity the connection between mental health and creative expression. The selection of works, the presentation of excerpts, and the participants’ deep artistic approach demonstrated how literature can serve as a tool for understanding, empathy, and emotional relief.
A highlight of the event was the Regional Councilor of Pieria, lawyer, and Director of the SDE of Katerini, Ms. Chrysavgi Drista. With wisdom, sensitivity, and profound humanity, Ms. Drista emphasized the supreme importance of adult education as an act of transcendence and the power of literature to open paths of understanding and heal souls. Her warmth, eloquence, and radiant personality strengthened the impact of the event, transforming it into an inspiring experience for all attendees. She was not merely a speaker; she embodied the very spirit of the event, elevating it with her credibility, humanity, and authenticity.
Equally central to the event was the writer and SAEK educator, Mr. Theocharis Bikiropoulos, member of the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Writers’ Association. With exceptional knowledge, passion, and boundless love for literature, Mr. Bikiropoulos demonstrated how the use of psychiatric terms in literature is not merely an aesthetic device but a bridge for understanding human complexity. He illustrated masterfully how the same words used by science to describe mental states are employed by literature and the arts to interpret and liberate. His presence transformed the event into a moving and enlightening journey through the realms of the mind and literature.
The event impressed not only for its content but also for the high participation of representatives from associations, organizations, and citizens across Pieria. From cultural and philanthropic associations to local government and professional bodies, all attendees were part of a vibrant celebration of mental sensitivity and social solidarity. The ballads performed by instructor Mr. Giorgos Machairas and the trainee artist Paraskevi Pappa deeply moved the audience, creating an experience that touched both the heart and mind.
The event showcased that SAEK, in collaboration with SDE Katerini, creates pioneering social and cultural initiatives that educate, raise awareness, and truly heal the soul. “Mental Health and Illness in Literature” was not merely a seminar; it was a high-level experience, a model of cooperation, humanity, and artistic creativity, leaving an indelible mark on all participants and demonstrating literature as a tool for understanding, healing, and social cohesion.
With respect,
Ioannis Fotiadis
President of the Hellenic-Moldovan Union
Η ΣΑΕΚ του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Κατερίνης, σε άψογη συνεργασία με το Σχολείο Δεύτερης Ευκαιρίας Κατερίνης, διοργάνωσε με επιτυχία και απαράμιλλη φροντίδα τη δεύτερη εξ αναβολής εκδήλωση της σειράς «Υγεία και Λογοτεχνία», με θέμα «Ψυχική υγεία και ασθένεια στη λογοτεχνία», στο κατάμεστο Πνευματικό Κέντρο του Δήμου Κατερίνης, «ΕΚΑΒΗ». Η εκδήλωση αυτή ξεπέρασε κάθε προσδοκία, αποτελώντας ένα μοναδικό πολιτιστικό και εκπαιδευτικό γεγονός που ανέδειξε την ψυχική υγεία μέσα από τον πλούτο και τη δύναμη της λογοτεχνίας.
Οι καταρτιζόμενοι της ΣΑΕΚ και οι μαθητές του ΣΔΕ παρουσίασαν ποιήματα και αποσπάσματα σπουδαίων Ελλήνων και ξένων λογοτεχνών, όπως η Μαρία Πολυδούρη, ο Γκυ ντε Μωπασάν, ο Γιώργος Σεφέρης, ο Φιόντορ Ντοστογιέφσκι, ο Κώστας Καρυωτάκης, η Κική Δημουλά και πολλοί ακόμη, καταδεικνύοντας με αφοπλιστική αυθεντικότητα τη σύνδεση της ψυχικής υγείας με τη δημιουργική έκφραση. Η επιλογή των έργων, η παρουσίαση των αποσπασμάτων και η βαθιά καλλιτεχνική προσέγγιση των συμμετεχόντων απέδειξαν πόσο η λογοτεχνία μπορεί να λειτουργήσει ως μέσο κατανόησης, ενσυναίσθησης και ψυχικής ανακούφισης.
Ιδιαίτερη και αδιαμφισβήτητη λάμψη στην εκδήλωση αποτέλεσε η Περιφερειακή Σύμβουλος Πιερίας, δικηγόρος και Διευθύντρια του ΣΔΕ Κατερίνης, κ. Χρυσαυγή Δριστά. Με λόγο γεμάτο σοφία, ευαισθησία και βαθιά ανθρωπιά, η κ. Δριστά αναφέρθηκε στην υπέρτατη σημασία της εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων ως πράξη υπέρβασης, αλλά και στη δύναμη της λογοτεχνίας να ανοίγει δρόμους κατανόησης και να θεραπεύει τις ψυχές. Η ευθύτητα, η ζεστασιά και η ακτινοβολούσα προσωπικότητά της ενίσχυσαν τη δύναμη του μηνύματος της εκδήλωσης, μετατρέποντάς την σε εμπνευστή και καθοδηγητικό φάρο για όλους τους συμμετέχοντες. Δεν ήταν απλώς ομιλήτρια· ήταν η ψυχή που καθοδήγησε την εκδήλωση, προσδίδοντας υψηλό κύρος, ανθρωπισμό και αυθεντικότητα σε κάθε στιγμή.
Ο λογοτέχνης, εκπαιδευτικός της ΣΑΕΚ και μέλος του ΔΣ της Εταιρείας Λογοτεχνών Θεσσαλονίκης, κ. Θεοχάρης Μπικηρόπουλος, υπήρξε επίσης κεντρική προσωπικότητα της εκδήλωσης, ενσαρκώνοντας το ιδανικό παράδειγμα σύνδεσης επιστήμης και τέχνης. Με εξαιρετική γνώση, πάθος και αστείρευτη αγάπη για τη λογοτεχνία, ανέδειξε πώς η χρήση ψυχιατρικών όρων στη λογοτεχνία δεν είναι απλώς αισθητικό εργαλείο, αλλά γέφυρα κατανόησης της ανθρώπινης πολυπλοκότητας. Ο κ. Μπικηρόπουλος παρουσίασε με μοναδικό τρόπο την τέχνη των λέξεων ως μέσο ερμηνείας, λύτρωσης και επικοινωνίας, αναδεικνύοντας την ψυχική υγεία ως ζωντανό, δυναμικό και συλλογικό αγαθό. Η παρουσία του μετέτρεψε την εκδήλωση σε ένα απολαυστικό και ταυτόχρονα βαθιά συγκινητικό ταξίδι στον κόσμο της ψυχής και της λογοτεχνίας.
Η εκδήλωση εντυπωσίασε όχι μόνο για το περιεχόμενο, αλλά και για την υψηλή συμμετοχή εκπροσώπων συλλόγων, φορέων και πολιτών από όλη την Πιερία. Από πολιτιστικούς και φιλανθρωπικούς συλλόγους μέχρι εκπροσώπους τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης και επαγγελματικούς φορείς, όλοι οι συμμετέχοντες είχαν την ευκαιρία να γίνουν μέρος μιας ζωντανής γιορτής ψυχικής ευαισθησίας και κοινωνικής αλληλεγγύης. Οι μπαλάντες του εκπαιδευτή κ. Γιώργου Μαχαιρά και της καταρτιζόμενης καλλιτέχνιδας Παρασκευής Παππά σκόρπισαν συγκίνηση, κάνοντας την εκδήλωση μια εμπειρία που αγγίζει την καρδιά και τη σκέψη.
Η διοργάνωση απέδειξε με τον πιο παραστατικό τρόπο ότι η ΣΑΕΚ, με αρωγό το ΣΔΕ Κατερίνης, δημιουργεί πρωτοποριακές δράσεις κοινωνικού και πολιτιστικού χαρακτήρα, που όχι μόνο ενημερώνουν και ευαισθητοποιούν, αλλά πραγματικά θεραπεύουν την ψυχή. Η εκδήλωση «Ψυχική υγεία και ασθένεια στη λογοτεχνία» δεν ήταν απλώς μια ημερίδα· ήταν μια εμπειρία υψηλού επιπέδου, ένα υπόδειγμα συνεργασίας, ανθρωπιάς και καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας, που άφησε ανεξίτηλη τη σφραγίδα της στη συνείδηση όλων των συμμετεχόντων και ανέδειξε τον ρόλο της λογοτεχνίας ως μέσου κατανόησης, θεραπείας και κοινωνικής συνοχής.
Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά ανακοινώνουμε ότι παρόμοια εκδήλωση προγραμματίζεται να πραγματοποιηθεί σύντομα και στο Κισινάου της Μολδαβίας, προωθώντας τη συνεργασία, την πολιτιστική ανταλλαγή και την ενίσχυση της ψυχικής υγείας πέρα από τα ελληνικά σύνορα. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο, η Ελληνο-Μολδαβική Κοινότητα απευθύνει θερμή πρόσκληση προς την κ. Χρυσαυγή Δριστά και τον κ. Θεοχάρη Μπικηρόπουλο να επισκεφτούν τη Μολδαβία και την Ουκρανία ως επίσημοι προσκεκλημένοι, για να συμμετάσχουν σε αντίστοιχες δράσεις και να μεταλαμπαδεύσουν την τεράστια εμπειρία και γνώση τους στο διεθνές κοινό. Η παρουσία τους θα αποτελέσει ανεκτίμητη τιμή και θα εμπλουτίσει με ανεπανάληπτο κύρος κάθε εκδήλωση, φωτίζοντας τη σημασία της ψυχικής υγείας και της λογοτεχνίας ως παγκόσμιο αγαθό.
Με εκτίμηση,
Ιωάννης Φωτιάδης
Πρόεδρος της Ελληνο-Μολδαβικής Ένωσης
SAEK al Spitalului General din Katerini, în colaborare exemplară cu Școala pentru a Doua Șansă din Katerini (SDE), a organizat cu succes cea de-a doua ediție amânată a seriei „Sănătate și Literatură”, intitulată „Sănătatea mintală și boala în literatură”, la Sala Culturală a Municipiului Katerini „EKAVI”, complet ocupată de participanți. Evenimentul a depășit toate așteptările, fiind o ocazie culturală și educațională unică, care a evidențiat sănătatea mintală prin bogăția și puterea literaturii.
Cursanții SAEK și elevii SDE au prezentat poezii și fragmente din autori renumiți greci și internaționali, precum Maria Polydouri, Guy de Maupassant, Giorgos Seferis, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kostas Karyotakis, Kiki Dimoula și mulți alții, demonstrând cu autenticitate extraordinară legătura dintre sănătatea mintală și expresia creativă. Selecția operelor, prezentarea fragmentelor și abordarea artistică profundă a participanților au arătat cum literatura poate servi ca instrument de înțelegere, empatie și alinare emoțională.
Un punct de atracție al evenimentului a fost Consilierul Regional al județului Pieria, avocat și director al SDE Katerini, doamna Chrysavgi Drista. Cu înțelepciune, sensibilitate și umanitate profundă, doamna Drista a subliniat importanța supremă a educației adulților ca act de depășire și puterea literaturii de a deschide căi de înțelegere și vindecare a sufletului. Căldura, elocvența și personalitatea sa radiantă au întărit impactul evenimentului, transformându-l într-o experiență inspiratoare pentru toți participanții. Nu a fost doar vorbitoare; a întruchipat spiritul evenimentului, conferindu-i credibilitate, umanitate și autenticitate.
De asemenea, o figură centrală a fost scriitorul și educatorul SAEK, domnul Theocharis Bikiropoulos, membru al Consiliului Asociației Scriitorilor din Salonic. Cu cunoștințe excepționale, pasiune și iubire nemărginită pentru literatură, domnul Bikiropoulos a demonstrat cum utilizarea termenilor psihiatrici în literatură nu este doar un instrument estetic, ci o punte de înțelegere a complexității umane. El a arătat măiestrit cum aceleași cuvinte folosite de știință pentru a descrie stările mintale sunt utilizate de literatură și arte pentru a interpreta și elibera. Prezența sa a transformat evenimentul într-o călătorie emoționantă și iluminatoare prin universul minții și literaturii.
Evenimentul a impresionat nu doar prin conținut, ci și prin participarea numeroasă a reprezentanților asociațiilor, organizațiilor și cetățenilor din întreaga Pieria. De la asociații culturale și filantropice până la reprezentanți ai administrației locale și ai corpului profesional, toți participanții au devenit parte a unei sărbători vii a sensibilității mintale și solidarității sociale. Baladele interpretate de instructorul domnul Giorgos Machairas și de artista cursantă Paraskevi Pappa au emoționat profund audiența, creând o experiență care a atins atât inima, cât și mintea.
Evenimentul a demonstrat că SAEK, împreună cu SDE Katerini, creează inițiative sociale și culturale inovatoare, care nu doar informează și sensibilizează, ci și vindecă sufletul. „Sănătatea mintală și boala în literatură” nu a fost doar un seminar; a fost o experiență de înalt nivel, un model de cooperare, umanitate și creativitate artistică, lăsând o amprentă de neșters asupra tuturor participanților și demonstrând literatura ca instrument de înțelegere, vindecare și coeziune socială.
Avem plăcerea de a anunța că un eveniment similar va avea loc în curând la Chișinău, Moldova, promovând colaborarea, schimbul cultural și dezvoltarea sănătății mintale dincolo de granițele Greciei. În acest context, Comunitatea Eleno-Moldovenească adresează o călduroasă invitație doamnei Chrysavgi Drista și domnului Theocharis Bikiropoulos să viziteze Moldova și Ucraina ca oaspeți de onoare, pentru a participa la acțiuni similare și a împărtăși experiența și expertiza lor inestimabilă publicului internațional. Prezența lor va fi o onoare deosebită și va îmbogăți fiecare eveniment, evidențiind importanța globală a sănătății mintale și literaturii.
Cu respect,
Ioannis Fotiadis
Președinte al Uniunii Eleno-Moldovene