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"The Greek government views the term "Macedonian" as a geographic term that describes all Greek citizens living in the Macedonian region in northern Greece. The government denies the assertions of the ethnic Macedonians in Greece that they are are a minority group; officials refer to them as "Slavophone Greeks" or "bilinguals." - Human Rights Watch Click HERE to read Human Rights Watch Report on Greece. - A MUST READ Click HERE to read the U.S. Department of State's Human Rights Report on Greece. Click HERE to read MHRMI 2008 Annual Report on Greece. |
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It’s time for all Macedonians to stand up and be counted. For the first time, this is possible as leaders from major Macedonian organizations in the United States are committed to seeing that each Macedonian is counted in the 2010 U.S. Census, which begins in January. To accomplish this goal, they formed the Macedonian American 2010 Census Project Coalition. 
Over 350 Canadian-Macedonians gathered at the St. Clement Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral Banquet Hall for the 1st United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) Gala Banquet in Toronto on October 24, 2009. Proceeds from the event will go towards funding UMD Canadian Operations and the establishment of three UMD Macedonian Heritage Scholarships for Canadian-Macedonian students. At the banquet, UMD honored Greek Helsinki Monitor Founder and Executive Director Dr. Panayote Dimitras in recognition and appreciation of his lifelong dedication to civil and minority rights in Greece. 
The Board of Directors of the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) unanimously voted at its most recent meeting to appoint Ivona M. Grimberg to the UMD Board of Directors. 
Today, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) celebrates the Republic of Macedonia's Independence Day. "As we mark eighteen years of Macedonian Independence, we call on all Macedonians worldwide to commemorate those who gave their lives, or fell victim, in our long struggle for sovereignty and survival as a nation and people,” stated UMD President Metodija A. Koloski. “It was the dream of those who fought and long dreamt of a free and independent nation for their children, grandchildren, and future generations of Macedonians that made our homeland a reality.”