Towards The Salamina Island Association with our own Foundation

Salamis Island, Greece

Soon coming, our name change;  

The Salamina Island Association 


This website was created in 2012 by Erik and friends. It is owned by R&P the original designers and developers of this Salamis Foundation website, the facebook page and other promotional activities.
We also prepared all the plans as mentioned on these pages.
All plans are copyrighted and may not be used without our written permission.
News: www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2019/06/14/new-finds-from-underwater-research-on-salamis/


Salamis OUR Greek Island

"Greece should be starring for Culture, this is the heritage, this property is lost if we do nothing" Melina Mercouri

 

We are transforming our foundation work into an association with the help of a growing group of friends from Salamina from around Europe and the USA. You are all welcome to join us.

Email: info@salamisfoundation.org


Our Mission in 2021 -


+ we are starting the Salamina Island association
+ we want to make it possible for every Salaminian and any world citizen to participate in our efforts to:


Make Salamina Island a better place to live
Give it the best possible future for the next 20-50-100 years


Our initial tasks;
- register the association in order to become a speaking partner with any organization which can help Salamina Island.
- prepare a list of the island issues and vulnerabilities (see right side)
- invite all Salaminians to join us
- present the island in all possible ways 

Who we are; 

a growing group of Salamina friends from all over the world.

Our first national and international helpers:

- Professor B.Rankov, Chairman of the Trireme Trust.
-
 Leen Vandaele & Jeroen Postma & Spyros Bakas
- Apostolos Sarris & Lila de Chevas & Mema Hailoti
- Barry Strauss from Cornell University
- Erik Rörsch & Christiaan Kruis, project creators.
- Amanda & Pieter Krant & Jac Zom
- also supported by Exarc.net and GSTC and several still confidential organizations.
- Greece: PY, KZ, VT, PA, BM, SM (full names known to us)
Theo C. Theofylactos
- who dares to give his full name too?

Picture below owned by ER.


Below 3 pictures thanks to the Finnish Institute in Athens





The Salamina Island Association
Concept setup of today;


- Our first next Steps;

+ have a proper sustainabilty study made for the island in cooperation with the municipality and GSTC and...

+ create the archeological park at Ambelakia

+ setup the Ambelakia Museum

+ and much more to think about during our next activities.


Possible island issues and vulnerabilities:

Environmental
• Water – water shortages or water usage
• Energy – renewable energy usage, power shortages
• Waste Management – landfill issues, lack of recycling due to awareness or critical mass
• Erosion / Coastal Zone Management – e.g. trail erosion, mangrove removal causing erosion
• Noise pollution
• Infrastructure congestion
• Climate Change – rising sea levels
• Crowding – pressure of tourist traffic in destinations
Social / Marketing
• Marketing – lack of island identity, lack of a unified brand to promote the island, marketing cooperation issues
• Seasonality – short season
• Crime
• Lack of identify – competition with other islands/island insularity
• Quality standards – not all businesses/attractions have same level of service/quality
• Branding – lack of promotion of island as a brand instead focus on individual products
• Last minute booking – increased use of internet for marketing purposes
Economic
• Leakage – money from holiday homes leaving island, ferry services being operated by mainland owned business
• Inflation – rise in house prices/goods due to holiday home/tourist presence
• Infrastructure upkeep – roads, schools, overall building maintenance
• Day-tripper market – lack of economic contribution to island & potential high environmental impact
• Employment – season or part time employment
• Depopulation – population moving off islands in search of work, aging population
• Access – remote locations, infrequent air/ferry access
• Education – awareness of environmental/social issues in community and to tourists
• Weather – hurricanes, tsunamis, etc.


More specific, practical first steps;
- we want to have prepared a sustainable development plan for all of the island, to be prepared by a group of local people and specialists.
- a tourism development plan to be prepared for all of the Island, as part of the sustainable development plan.
- to promote archaeological research and presentations in as many ways as possible. In cooperation with the local archaeologists, the municipality, prefecture, Ephorate and tourist office.
- to create an archeological park and a special museum at the Ambelakia bay area.
- In order to develop a sustainable tourism and travel industry, some key areas to consider include:
• sound financial and business planning environmental management
• sensitivity to cultural and social dynamics
• efficient management, training and customer service
• consideration and inclusion of all stakeholders
• long term vision and good joined-up governance

• marketing and communications programs ( p.e. tourist office, presentations) to showcase the positive elements, for example 3D presentations going from 480 BC to today.

3D presentations going from 480 BC to today the next practical steps:
We aim to digitally reconstruct the urban environment from the past in 3D and to link this to underlying information about art, history and urban design over many centuries.
initial suggestions, not in a logical order yet;
A. Salamis churches
B. Salamis archaeologically; many sites of course from Ajax palace, to….Ambelakia bay ))).
C. Salamis nature and how it developed.
D. Salamis cultural development like; dresses, jewelry,…...and so much more
E. Salamis art and design and how it influenced the world
F. Salamis industry from fishing to trireme building to….
G. Salamis now and what it can bring our guests for pleasure and fun!
H. The Battle of Salamis celebrations on the island!

Possible Salamina partners: heritage, educational and cultural related institutes for example;
the municipality, museums, Exarc, uni of Thessaloniki (Lolos) and uni of Athens (2018 report) Fryktories (filming), local 3D artists and archaeologists, Finnish institute, local knowledgeable family historians, chamber of commerce, ministry of culture, ministry of …., Ministry of defense ( in several practical ways), the ferry companies. 

Perhaps even the municipality and prefecture - are going to keep their long overdue promises?!! 

Salamina is a wonderfull island, deserving much more then being the trash can or junk yard of Athens and Pireaus!

And with help of which financial sponsors? and
all Salaminians!