Platon Routis

GICREF026

Participants
Platon Routis
Intervieweer(s)
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Alexandros Balasis
Date and Location
May 15, 2024
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF026
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Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Athens, Toronto
Occupation(s)
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Andreas Papandreou, Christos Papathanasiou (economist), Nikos Kolivakis

[00:00:25] Childhood in a working-class neighbourhood

[00:05:53] High school years and working in manufacturing

[00:12:05] Father's union activity and decision to become a sailor

[00:17:07] Life at sea and developing class consciousness

[00:22:38] Military service[00:28:55] Involvement in EDA's youth wing

[00:35:00] Participation in demonstrations and Junta[00:47:01]

Decision to emigrate to Canada

[00:51:50] Arriving in Toronto, finding housing, and a job

[00:56:51] Connecting with Greeks and joining Friends of PAK

[01:01:39] Meeting Papandreou and becoming his bodyguard

[01:14:19] The Greek Community of Toronto during the Junta

[01:18:10] PAK involvement and the Polytechnic Uprising

[01:27:54] Engagement with the Canadian Communist Party

[01:36:50] Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and Friends of KKE

[01:43:10] Writing for the press and Toronto Greek communists