
7th FRIENDSHIP WALK, ATHENS 2022
BEST BUDDIES GREECE
#BestBuddiesGreece #BBFW2022
WE WALK ALL TOGETHER AGAIN CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP AND INCLUSION
OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The “FRIENDSHIP WALK” returns, after two years, and it will be held for the 7th year by Filarakia Elladas – Best Buddies Greece , under the auspices of City of Athens, on Saturday October 1st, 2022, at 10:00a.m. at Syntagma Square.
All over the world the Friendship Walk, is referred as the biggest friendship walk, of love and acceptance of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
It’s a great big event, with a lot of dance, music and passion.
There are hundreds of citizens, volunteers and IDD persons (intellectual and development disabilities) who join together with their buddies.
Best Buddies Greece has been developing in Greece since the summer of 2011. The organization Filarakia Elladas –Best Buddies Greece promotes friendship as a natural way for inclusion between ONE volunteer and ONE IDD person. Our mission is to promote social change through acceptance and inclusion of IDD persons.
In order to reach our mission we take steps, really and literally, developing during the last years the FRIENSHIP WALKS. The target is to inform and increase awareness of citizens about inclusion and acceptance of the differences among people. We fight for the avoidance of social stigmatization (ridicule, avoidance, rejection and exclusion of IDD persons).
We invite all who want to participate without any obligations to this year’s open event to increase awareness of society about the differences among us.
We will start the “FRIENSHIP WALK” from Syntagma Square and the final point will be Monastiraki Square (through the pedestrian street of Ermou).
“With each step together, we are changing lives!”
PROGRAM:
09:30 Check in at Syntagma Square
10:00 Start of the event – Syntagma Square (information spot, face painting, balloons, free share food and more)
10:20 Welcome speech from Best Buddies Ambassadors’ team
10:30 Capoeira – Jacobina Arte– capoeira team
11:00 Casa De Arte Kabeiria– dance team
11:30 Quilombο – drums team
11:45 Start of the FRIENDSHIP WALK
12:20 Arrive at Monastiraki Square (dance all together)
13:00 The end of event at Monastiraki
All the happenings are interactive!
During the event, we inform you that we will take all the necessary measures for Covid-19. We recommend you wear your mask during the event.
For more information:
Facebook: https://el-gr.facebook.com/BestBuddiesGreece/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestbuddiesgreece/?hl=el
You can find here some older moments from previous “Friendship Walks”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd7ek54oIIk
Telephone: 213.09.96.052
Email: bestbuddiesgreece@gmail.com
“With each step together, we are changing lives!”