---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: festival miden <festivalmiden@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 6 August 2013 17:38 Subject: petition against the elimination of Art Education in Greece To: festival miden <festivalmiden@xxxxxxxxx> Dear friends, we FW this petition because we think that this is a very important issue. Please think about it, sign if you agree & share with your friends or post on social media. *Petition: Say NO to the elimination of Art Education in Greece * [please sign & share! petition link: http://goo.gl/ig2qT5] The Greek Ministry of Education announced the elimination of Art classes (Visual Arts and Music) in junior High School (gymnasium) and High School (lyceum). According to the new schedule promoted by the Ministry, Art Education will be eliminated in just one class: 1st grade of junior high. By voting to this petition, you help us to say NO to such a decision, which is totally disintegrating, dissolving and clearly incompatible with the real needs of education and society... Art is not a luxury but a necessity, this truth is accepted by society for many years, and no one can or has the right to disregard this. The removal of art classes means in fact the setback of all education many years back. Instead of eliminating Art Education, we should find ways to upgrade it and enhance the cultural vision of young people and for the generations to come. Petition link and more info at: http://goo.gl/ig2qT5 -- Neno Belchev Studentska St., Block 12, 3 Floor, Apart.12 9010 Varna, Bulgaria http://www.nenobel.net/ http://www.videoholica.org/