22/09/2021
PPLG 2021 Voices
Marilia Fotopoulou, Team Leader - Workshop Department at _yx_official, student of Psychology, PPLG 2021 organizing team
'Someone is awake in Mexico at 3 am.
Someone is dancing in the middle of the night in Costa Rica.
A young man from Uganda is sharing heartwarming and heartbreaking stories, from his screen.
Students from Myanmar dance for souls in Greece, Italy and Israel.
A teacher is raising up her voice to resist and to inspire.
A Colombian in the Netherlands is having a late night party in their couch.
An Indian is performing theatre from her bedroom till the edge of the world.
A Greek is cooking delicious recipes from Lesvos.
Are we alone? Or are we together?
Can we cry in front of a blue screen? Can we hug, or touch or sympathize even if we don’t meet in person?
How is it even possible? How can an emerging need be met? How can we improvise to inspire people into action while being thousands of miles apart?
The answer is PPLG. Yes, it is possible.
The Art of giving the world a safe space to be listened to, to express and to freely exist.
This is us. Our family. Our community.'
My favourite moments at PPLG 2021:
BELONGING OR ALONE? Chetna Mehrotra, Marike Minnema (India, Netherlands)
CRAVING OF TOUCH: PICTURES, COLORS AND FEELINGS OF A SHARED ISOLATION, Marilia Fotopoulou, Marina Tzikou, Panagiotis Alexiou (Greece)
