Black and White Star in Circle: Green Fridays on the Move — From Reflection to Public Space [2025]
- EER
- Jan 18
- 3 min read
A Living Tradition That Continues
Having launched Green Fridays last summer, what began as a simple recurring gathering has grown into a living cultural ritual—one that moves, adapts, and reclaims space through dialogue, art, and collective presence. The last Green Friday of 2025, held on Friday, 19 December, was not a static event but a journey. It began at the former Green Executive Club, continued at Monaco Caffee, and unfolded fully beneath the open sky at the Zoggolopoulos Umbrellas—a symbolic path from enclosed reflection to public expression.
This Green Friday marked the closing moment of the program “Pawsitive Parks; Skyrthalia Vol. II”, and it did so in a way that honored everything the initiative stands for: participation, care, visibility, and continuity.
Afternoon Symposium at Monaco Caffee
(13:00 – 16:00)
The afternoon symposium took place at Monaco Caffee,offering a warm and conversational setting for reflection and exchange. Participants, volunteers, and collaborators gathered to share outcomes, stories, and insights from weeks of collective work. The discussions revolved around sustainability, community-based action, creative interventions in public space, and the human relationships that make such projects meaningful.
Key moments included:
Presentation of project outcomes, highlighting creative and practical approaches
Open discussions, allowing voices from different backgrounds to meet on equal ground
Organic networking, planting the seeds for future collaborations
The atmosphere was informal yet focused—less about conclusions, more about what continues next.
Dinner Together: Community Beyond the Program
After the symposium, we shared a group dinner.This moment—unstructured, sincere, human—was as important as any presentation. Stories were exchanged, laughter flowed, and the sense of community became tangible. The program had not only produced results; it had created relationships.
Evening Gathering at Zoggolopoulos Umbrellas
(18:00 onwards)
As daylight faded, Green Friday moved into the public realm.
The iconic Zoggolopoulos Umbrellas became the backdrop for our final gathering—an open, symbolic space where ideas met the city itself.
Here, the work of the program was made visible:
Flyers were shared, telling the stories of each team
Photos and videos traced the journey of the project
Performative and visual moments activated the space
Conversations unfolded freely among passersby, participants, and friends
This was not a closing ceremony—it was a public affirmation of everything created together.
The atmosphere was celebratory, reflective, and quietly powerful.
What This Green Friday Reminded Us
This final Green Friday of 2025 reaffirmed some essential truths:
Movement matters — ideas grow when they travel
Public space is a collaborator, not just a backdrop
Celebration is part of sustainability
Communities are built through presence, not only programs
From indoor dialogue to open-air visibility, the day traced a circle—black and white, contrast and balance, reflection and action.
Looking Forward
Green Fridays continue.
They continue as moments of gathering, as experiments in space, as invitations to participate. They continue because the need for connection, creativity, and shared responsibility does not end with a calendar year.
Thank you to everyone who walked with us—through rooms, cafés, and city landmarks.
Stay close. Stay involved.The circle remains open.
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