<span class="venue">4th February 2013. Athens. Greece.</span>
<h2>Welcoming</h2>
<img style="padding-right: 10px;" alt="" src="http://www.thoughtforaction.org/event/eventee/images/panariti_reporter-242x300.jpg" align="left" />"Thought 4 Action" derives from the sense of responsibility towards myself, our history, but also towards the very existence of Greece. This responsibility therefore impels me to share with fellow citizens the experience and international knowledge that I've gained revolving the stabilization of countries that have experienced similar structural crises.

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Greece, specifically, suffers from a decay of rules that has resulted in a broken system, lies and turpitude. It is not just the economy that ails, but also the political and social infrastructure. The distorted institutions and rules, complex and burdenous often patched, and have resulted into an unmanageable and inefficient governance with no clear vision.

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This has also resulted in an alienated, confused and trapped society. Trust among people even is eroding fast. Compassion, and justice becomes more and more personal and definitely gets further and further away from a formalized manner. Even inter personal relationships become weaker and falser. They have brooded distorted and false relationships. Hasty and sloppy communications, have made the ten-minute timeframe to be considered the norm in interpersonal relationships, in discussions, and even those discussions about important institutional issues. The most disconcerting thing of all, is that in such way we eventually become.. accustomed to live.

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<p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" align="center">It matters not that we are being expended,
"… wasting further forces that nobody is purchasing …»
Last Stop, George Seferis</p>
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The depletion of trust across all human levels is maintained and promulgated. As a result, opportunist relationships are being constructed between people, politicians and even the State, while a 'fierce' cynicism of gigantic proportions is rising in Greek people's everyday life.

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We have learned to live in confusion whilst becoming alienated in the complexity of our thinking with no horizons. It's time to think of the solution as the straight and simple way.

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The experience I have gained over the years, helping countries recover from similar crises while aiming for growth, combating poverty and social marginalization; working with ordinary people; gives me the responsibility not to stay apathetic and uninvolved. I decided to do this without middlemen, but with you directly. With every Greek citizen.

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I'm inviting you to take part in the dialogue of our lives.

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<p style="font-style: italic; margin-right: 10px; font-weight: bold;" align="right">Elena Panaritis
Founder</p>