REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS "ASTRO" ("STAR") - SOLIDARITY, RADICAL

ECOLOGISTS CONNECTION

Date of Initial Completion: 31/7/1996 1st Update: 27/1/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 10/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 7/5/2001

e_mail: geoko@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: 1. Network for Political Initiatives, 2. Municipalities Network for “Promoting”

Citizens, 3. WDDM

Address

ATHENS Postal Code 106 80 Street: 42, IPOKRATOUS STR.

Tel. 210-3632000 Fax 210-3648300

Contact Persons: GIORGOS KOKKAS Tel. 210-3632000, 210-6390550, 6944 545888

Legal Status

The Organisation is Non typical Collaboration since 1993

Aims

Promoting the necessary institutional changes for direct democracy in New Greek society / to sub move all the

reforms needed for a social restructure by using all the new technologies especially in issues of referendum and

taking decisions /

Promoting organizing types of modern society in the basis of co federation communalism / promoting new parallel

Members and Friends

With voting right: 15 of whom have paid their membership fee: 11

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: Daily, Operating hours: 9.00-14.30 and 19.00-21.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for E-mail / typing documents

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematic (And electronic file)

Activities Hall: 120 individuals

Performance material: TV, projector of slides

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 2 persons.

Remarks: The organization is formally represented by the Association of “D.A.S” (Democratic Renovating Association)

Administrative board

Kokkas Giorgos Responsible of Institutional Reforms and Communication

Wayne Hall Responsible for Institutions and International Relations

Vandoros Gerasimos Responsible for the Environment and Education

Kanellos Leonidas Responsible for Telecommunications and Contemporary

Technology Law

Karpathaki Sara Responsible for International Relations

Batsilas Giannis Responsible for Mass Media and Auto-governance

Kontos Alexandros Responsible for Documentation

Panagiotidis Nikos Responsible for Physical Excercises and Health

Bouritsas Aggelos Responsible for Natural Alimentation and Development

II. Activities

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Communicative events regarding the reformulation of politics

From: 1993 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Organisation of meetings in 'Salamandra' snack bar and discussing issues such as: 1) Modern 'local parliaments of

direct democracy' 2) Groups of citizens' ecologic survival (SOS) 3) Holding local, sectoral, national, supra-national

Programming and organisation of a political discourse conference entitled 'Towards authentic democracy'

(communalism, direct democracy) with the view of drawing the framework of modern forms and operations for the

Other objectives include to criticize the existing political status of indirect citizens' representation, to promote political

thinking amongst politicians and citizens and to harness technological explosion to the power of direct democracy.

Other objectives include to suggest constructive solutions for the amendment of the Greek constitution and the

Maastricht Treaty.

institutions of social justice and of the common frame towards the direction of an ecological development. Issue-Topic: Communicative events regarding the reformulation of politics

From: 1995 To: 1996 Range: International

Activities - Results:

Co-operation with the organisation 'Citizens in favour of referendums' in order to promote and consolidate

Organisation of various events on nuclear isolation, the Europe of its four regions, means of communication and direct

democracy.

Presentation in a conference organised by the European Union of an electronic system called 'Periklis' made by the

National Technical University of Athens. The subject of the conference was 'Access to information as a development

tool and a facilitator of electronic democracy'.

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Greek and International Daily and Periodic Press

Subject: Institutional, Ecological, Radical issues – alternative views of auto-governing – auto-administration

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1993-7/1996 Daily Ours High

Source of information: NGO material of "DEMOS", Great Brittain

Subject: Institutional, Ecological, Radical issues – alternative views of auto-governing – auto-administration

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

2/1995-7/1996 Monthly Ours High

Source of information: Internet

Subject: Institutional, Ecological, Radical issues – alternative views of auto-governing – auto-administration

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1996-7/1996 On a weekly basis Ours Moderate

Presently unfamiliar with the net

Source of information: Materials from relative NGOs

Subject: Institutional, Ecological, Radical issues – alternative views of auto-governing – auto-administration

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1993-7/1996 Occasionally Common Moderate

Lack of an official network between the NGOs

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: AVGI

Subject: Presentation of company

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 10/1993-7/1996 whenever an event is organised Common High

Title: NEA OIKOLOGIA

Subject: Presentation of company

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 6/1993-7/1996 whenever an event is organised Ours Low

Remarks: lack of a special interest in order to receive journalistic coverage

Title: PRIN

Subject: Direct democracy

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1995-12/1995 once Ours High

Title: EPOCHI

Subject: Conference towards an authentic democracy

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1995-12/1995 once Ours Very Low

Remarks: lack of a special interest in order to receive journalistic coverage

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Conference towards an authentic democracy

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1995-12/1995 once Ours Low

Remarks: lack of a special interest in order to receive journalistic coverage

Title: TA NEA, ETHNOS, ELEYTHEROS TIPOS, APOGEYMATNI, RIZOSPASTIS

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National - Very Low

Remarks: indifference

Title: FISI KAI KOINONIA

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 1/1995-12/1995 once Ours Very Low

Remarks: indifference

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: BLUE SKY

Subject: Presentation of radical-alternative opinions

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. Local 2/1996-3/1996 3 times Ours High

Title: BLUE SKY

Subject: Institutions and citizen rights

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. Local 1/1996-7/1996 once a week Ours Moderate

Functional problems-range, channel rating

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: "Society and Nature"

Subject: Informing for the conference and friendly society

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1994-4/1996 Common High

Name: Initiative of Imitos Citizens

Subject: Exchange of views

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 12/1993-7/1996 Common High

Name: Attika-SOS

Subject: Participation in meetings on ecological issues

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1994-7/1996 Common High

Name: Association for the Protection of Chiropters

Subject: Members participation in trhe association

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 6/1993-7/1996 Common High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Society of community studies K.Karavidas

Subject: Organising conferences

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

9/1994-12/1995 Common High

Name: Greek Center of communication

Subject: Conference's organising-presentation of "Periklis"

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

2/1994-7/1996 Common Perfect

Name: Federation of Ecologists/Alternatives (political party)

Subject: Prospects of political collaboration and action

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1993-6/1995 Common Low

Name: Coalition of Left and Progress (SYN)

Subject: Presentation of the society's positions in the pre-election period

Presentation of society’s positions in the pre-election period

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

10/1993-11/1993 Common Moderate

Name: Political party (POLAN)

Subject: Presentation of society’s positions and attempt to foster them

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

9/1993-11/1993 Common Low

Name: Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI)

Subject: Presentation of society’s positions and attempt to foster them

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1996-7/1996 Common Moderate

Name: Step for Democracy

Subject: Promotion of the positions from the conference with the title “Towards the authentic Democracy”

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1995-7/1996 Common High

Name: Consulters of pioneer business activities

Subject: Organising conferences-Institutional reforms in Mass Media

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1993-7/1996 Common Perfect

Name: DEMOS

Subject: International activities and conference

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

2/1995-7/1996 Ours High

Name: Citizens for refendums

Subject: Press conference-Kiosk in Clathmonos square for the promotion of the institute of the refendums

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

11/1995-7/1996 Common High

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO