What
Can I Do to Help?
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Mail checks to: Friends of Esphigmenou Monastery PO Box 301012 Boston, MA 02130-0009 Friends of Esphigmenou is a 501(c3) in the US and is a charitable deduction. |
Mail checks to: Abbott Methodios PO Box 5913 Ierissos, Greece 63075
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Make a donation of $20.00 a we will send you a CD made by the
Esphigmenou monks on the Monastery's feast day.
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Patriarch
Bartholomew of Constantinople, and his accomplices in the Greek government,
chiefly, Foreign
Minister Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, under whose ultimate
authority the Greek government acts, have:
Cut
off FOOD, MEDICINE, and HEATING OIL to the monastery, which has many elderly
monks.
Prohibited doctors from seeing monks to provide medical care. FIVE MONKS HAVE DIED AT THE MONASTERY WHILE DOCTORS HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED ACCESS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE
Created
an imposter monastery with the same name (Esphigmenou) to which all
mail is now delivered, and to whom all assets of the monastery are to be
delivered.
Cut off TELEPHONE service, including emergency telephone service, to the monastery in an attempt to prevent the outside world from learning of the callous and inhumane actions, against the least amongst us, defenseless monks.
The Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou appeals for the moral
support of all people, so that the Human Rights and Religious Freedom of its
over 100 monks will not be trampled and so that the Monastery may continue, without
hindrance, to pursue its spiritual life and philanthropy towards all people.
Please call, fax, and e-mail the individuals responsible for this to
protest and to show your support for the monks and their freedom. All
phone, fax and e-mail information is further down on this page:
Contact the Greek Government and the European Union
Please e-mail and call Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Foreign Minister Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, Deputy Foreign Minister Theodoros Kassimis, under whose authority the Civil Administration and Greek Police in Mount Athos enforce the blockade and demand an immediate end to these inhuman actions. Please also e-mail the Ecumenical Patriarch and ask him to end his Un-Christian actions and show love toward the monks of Esphigmenou.
Contact the European
Union, and the foreign ministers of
its member states and ask them to inquire with the Greek government as to why
they are abusing the basic and fundamental human rights and religious
freedom of these monks who are citizens of Greece and citizens of the EU. Demand an end to the blockade of food, medicine and
heating oil to the monastery.
You may also wish to reference what Human Rights Greece is violating regarding the monks of Mount Athos
(Articles 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25) : Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
Mount
Athos Civil Administrator and Holy Community
Call and fax the local police and civil administration on
Mount Athos who are on the ground enforcing the blockade as well as the 19
monasteries on Mount Athos who have shamefully turned a blind eye and have not
stood up to protest these unchristian actions of the Patriarch:
If you can, please make a donation. The monks need your help.
All funds are to benefit the Monastery of Esphigmenou on Mt. Athos, and are sent directly to Abbott Methodios. There are 4 ways you can donate. Thank you for your generous donation.
CONTACT INFO FOR WHERE TO CALL AND SEND LETTERS OF PROTEST
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Mr. Kostas Karamanlis |
Prime Minister of Greece |
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Telephone 011-30-210-338-5491
(private office number) Fax: 011-30-210-323-8129 |
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Ms. Dora Bakoyannis |
Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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Telephone
011-30-210-368-1800 Fax: 011-30-210-368-1433 |
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Theodoros Kassimis |
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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Telephone: +30-210-368-2571 Fax: +30-210-368-2410 |
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Patriarch Bartholomew |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople |
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Tel: +90-212-635-4022 or +90-212-531-9670 Fax. +90-212-5349037 |
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Ask
to speak to the Patriarch himself, and express your opposition to the
unchristian embargo of Food, Medicine and Fuel to Esphigmenou
Monastery on Mt Athos, and to the Patriarch's demand for the Monks eviction
by the Greek Police. |
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Click here for a list of Members of Greek Parliament, E-mail members of parliament to ask them to put an end to this inhumae action. For a list in English click here (English list of member of Greek parliament) |
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Click
here to submit a petition to the EU, Refer to petition 361/2002 |
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| 7 | Contact the Foreign Ministers of the other EU countries Ask them to inquire with the Greek Foreign Minister and the Greek Prime Minister as to this grave and flagrant violation of the rights of citizens of the EU. Click here for their contact information | ||
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Civil Administration of Mount Athos (on the ground directing and enforcing the blockade). Have not stood up to protest these unchristian and unlawful actions. |
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Tel: 011-30-23770-23230 Fax: 011-30-23770-23290 |
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Holy Community (Iera Epistasia) Acquiesced under enormous pressure from Patriarch to vote to evict monks and set up imposter monastery. |
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Fax: 011-30-23770-23315 |
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Police in Daphni - local police enforcing blockade under orders from Civil Administration and Minister of Foreign Affairs. |
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tel/fax: 011-30-23770-23222 (call and ask to send a fax and they will turn on the machine) |
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Police in Karyes - local police enforcing blockade under orders from Civil Administration and Minister of Foreign Affairs. They have seized, and continue to have in their possession, the monastery's tractor which is their only means of getting food. |
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tel: 011-30-23770-23212 fax: 011-30-23770-23260 |
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The 19 other monasteries on Mt Athos who have shamefully acquiesced to the Patriarch's pressure to evict a fellow monastery, and ceded the independent status of Mt. Athos Phone/Fax numbers to all the Mt. Athos Monasteries |
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A sample of letters of protest that have been submitted:
