Month: October 2014
New series of lectures ‘The enigmas of life’ (Bratislava, Slovakia)
New Acropolis Slovakia launched a new series of lectures entitled “The enigmas of life”. The first took place at the headquarters of New Acropolis in Bratislava with the theme “Destiny, Karma or […]
Clean-up drive in the Nagla forest (Mumbai, India)
The Nagla forest is a relatively unknown part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. This peaceful and serene forest was a “school in nature” for 26 participants consisting of college students, younger students, […]
Volunteerism seminar ‘The power of giving’ (Tel Aviv, Israel)
The seminar consisted of several lectures and talks on the fundamental values of volunteering, like generosity. It was also a time dedicated to the preparation of games for monkeys in a Ben […]
The oldest hostel of Florianopolis is renovated (Florianopolis-SC, Brazil)
The hostel Manoel Galdino Vieira, founded in 1927 in the capital, was renovated by the volunteers of New Acropolis. This residence provides daily bath, dining, bed and breakfast to those […]
‘Books of Wisdom’ book club with ‘The Alchemist’ (Chicago, USA)
New Acropolis Chicago held its monthly Books of Wisdom book club meeting with an interactive inspirational discussion on Paulo Coelho’s best-selling novel The Alchemist, translated into over 50 languages. The […]
Book Fair in Zappeion (Athens, Greece)
For the past 24 years, New Acropolis Publishing House has maintained a continuous presence in the largest Book Fair taking place in Athens. Our stand […]
‘Volunteering Days’ (Slovakia)
With the involvement of a large group of volunteers from two participating cities, New Acropolis took part in “Volunteering Days”, an activity organized throughout the country by different non-profit organizations. […]
Lecture ‘How to conquer fear with philosophy’ (Montevideo, Uruguay)
The lecture hall of New Acropolis Montevideo, offered the lecture “How to conquer fear with philosophy”. Attendees spanning the age range showed great interest and participation in this topic.
Theatrical performance ‘Scapin’s Deceits’ (Brno, Czech Republic)
The Dark Blue Festival, known especially as the arts festival for visually impaired children and youth, celebrated its 25th anniversary in Brno. Together with blind young actors, New Acropolis volunteers prepared […]
Literary gathering on the work of Umberto Eco (Medellín, Colombia)
A literary gathering and banquet was held on the work of Umberto Eco “The Name of the Rose”, organized by New Acropolis Medellin. During the talk clips from the famous movie […]