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19 DITORIAL Well make it together

20 KALEIDOSCOPE The Coordinating Committee of Immigrant Associations,Communities and Unions The pros and cons about living in a foreign country That day against racism Medical care in Greece and the immigrants The problemsof refugees in Greece

22 COMMUNITIES Bulgarian community in Athens Directions for a more pleasantstay abroad The story of a fur coat Old and new Communities On every cloudthere is a silver lining

24 FEATURE Struggling for the Green Card: 2 years of legalization or on the marginswaiting for the unknown

26 WOMEN Women immigrants in the shadow of their men

27 PEOPLE pen Horizons for Bujar Alimani

28 MULTI CULTI Culture Containers Indian Bazaar Islamic Art Museum atKerameikos in Athens What we want knows no frontiers ighth anti-racism festival A Festival for the Refugees Philippine independence day Books on Immigrantsand immigration

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