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George Papadatos fonds

Collection consists of digitized photographic slides, documents and video recordings created or accumulated by George Papadatos, a political activist, community organizer and music promoter who lived in Toronto in the 1960s and 1970s before returning home to Greece following the fall of the military junta in 1974. Digitized at request of partners from the Greek Canadian History Project and with permission of the donor. Selection made by Chris Grafos and George Papadatos in 2014 and 2015. Digital material represents approximately 40% of total collection.

"In Memory of the Students Who Fell Victims to the Terror of the Military Junta!"
A group of eight people hugging and smiling at the camera outside the Tojan Horse coffee house.
Achielleas Kostoulis at the Trojan Horse Coffee House singing the songs of Giannis Ritsos.
Achilleas Kostoulis at Trojan Horse performing the songs of Giannis Ritsos
Analysis of the events leading up to the November Uprising and its aftermath at the Athens Polytechnic in 1973
Andreas Papandreou - official visit
Andreas Papandreou - official visit to Canada as prime minister
Andreas Papandreou - official visit to Canda as Prime Minister
Antonis Michailidis singing
Antonis from Kalimnos
Arrival of Andreas Papandreou
Athanasios Karantonis - MD
Chris Tarnaris at the Greek Community Centre
Christos Tarnaris -Deceased- dancing at Lyra Coffee House.
Commemoration of the events of the Greek Polytechnical School organized by the Hellenic Stud. Assoc. of U.W.O.
Companeros Concert –Danforth Music Hall
Concert at Titania Music Hall - Leontis and his group. The banner reads "Art Belongs to the People"
Concert at the Greek Community Centre of Toronto
Concert hosted by the Greek Canadian Cultural Workshop at Titania Music Hall presenting composer Christos Leontis
Concert in support of the people of Nicaraugua. Companieros performing with Nancy White
Dance at the Greek Community Centre
Demonstrating outside the Ontario Legislative Building on Queen's Park Crescent
Demonstration - probably the last one in Ottawa outside Pariament by PAK members
Demonstration against Junta Dictatorship – Vaggelis Giannakopoulos addressing audience
Demonstration against nuclear armament
Demonstration for Cyprus on the Danforth
Demonstration for Cyprus.
Demonstration in front of the United States Consulate to increase arms against Turkey
Demonstration of the Nuclear Disamament Network of Toronto.
Demonstration outside of the Federal Parliament in Ottawa. The last demonstration before fall of the Junta in Greece.
Demonstration outside the Ontario Legislative Building on Queen Park. C. Antoniou , President of the Greek Community of Toronto
Demonstration “Nuclear Free Balcans”-Members of the Greek Canadian Democratic Organization
Dimitris Kampitsis with Father Tsevlikos
Fight to liberate Greece - P.A.K.
Flyer advertising screening of documentary "Greece: Seven Black Years"
Flyer for event in remembrance of Polytechnic student revolt
Flyer for event in remembrance of Polytechnic student revolt held at Titania Music Hall
Flyer for event organized by Greek Students Association of York University
Flyer regarding Polytechnic student revolt from early 1980s
Fundraising banquet for PAK in Toronto
Gathering at the Greek Community of Toronto for a tribute to the events of the Polytechnic Institute
Gathering at the Greek Community of Toronto for the commemoration of the Polytechnic events
Gathering in support of Cyprus
George Homatidis and Peter Belegris at Quouinta Café
George Kipouros current Dean of the Univesity of Saskatechewan
George Kotsopoulos guitar player performing at PAK’s officer and rec space on Gerrard St.
George Kotsopoulos portrait
George Papadatos at the Greek Community of Toronto
George Papadatos giving a speech outside the Parliament of Ontario during demonstration in support of Cyprus
George Papadatos interviewing Mr. Moniatakos
George Papadatos reciting poetry at Acquarium Coffee House
George Tzouras
Greek Freedom Week
Hunger Strike outside the American Consulate
Hunger strike - outside the American consulate
Images of Modern Greece March 1-28 1980
Images of modern Greece
Images of modern Greece performance at North America at Convocation Hall
Images of modern Greece sponsored by UofT, gathering at the Greek Community Centre
Kosmas Marinatos and Aris Karoulias performing at the Trojan Horse
Kosmas Marinatos with Christos Gouras and Manolis playing backgammon at Trojan Horse
Lambros Vasiliou singing at the Trojan Horse Coffee House
Lambros Vassiliou singing at Trojan Horse Coffee House
Lampros Vasiliou singer-President-owner of Avli Coffee House
Leontis concert - Titania
Letter to George Papadatos from Hellenic Student Association of U.W.O.
Lynne MacDonald (plaid shirt) MP for Broadview Greenwood with George Papadatos working together on the Danforth during campaign
Lyra - a Greek politian addresses the audience
Lyra Coffee House - Greek politician addresses the Greek audience.
Makis Kostantakis -Deceased- a guitar player performing at Lyra Coffee house.
Manos Loizos at Pearson Airport - just arrived from Greece
Michalis Theodoridis -Deceased- main figure of Toronto anti-Junta activities in Toronto.
Mikis Theodorakis, Aphrodite Manou and George Papadatos outside the Trojan Horse Coffee House
Musician Aris Karoulias performing at the Trojan Horse Coffee House
Neraida Bar
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