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Ismene

I Saw an Angel in the Marble, and Carved until I set Him Free

About Me

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" The meaning of freedom can never be grasped by the divided mind. If I feel separate from my experience, and from the world, freedom will seem to be the extent to which I can push the whole world around, and fate the extent to which the world pushes me around. But to the whole mind there is no contrast of " I " and the world. " Alan W. Watts
ABOUT ME:
"The only constant in life is change"
One can say that a phrase that describes me is:
...home is where the heart is...
I like to be around people that are creative, open minded, and free spirited. People who are not embarassed or self conscious to have fun or to show emotion, who do what they love and live their existence, and who are honest, kind, with a strong sense of self and love. People who believe that each one of us can make a difference in the world, and strive to make that difference.
I spent a lot of my free time playing with my dog and my ferret. I adore them both and they always seem to find ways to amuse me and to lift me up when feeling down.
I have lived in various places including : Canada, California (San Diego & San Francisco) and Greece.
I love Photography / Music / Spanish Guitar / Road trips / and have a Zoo @ home ;)
I also adore the Ocean, enjoy Laughing, admire my Friends, indulge in Dancing / enjoy Urban Hiking and Discovering the Beauty of any City I live in / ... and anything simple, complicated or just mind twisting
each day to me = Change, Change and more Change
I have a special love for: Bahia,Brazil / Knysna, South Africa / Shaolin Temple / Spain / San Francisco / Saudi Arabia
My motivator is definitely .... Soul Searching Journeys
POSTER from San Francisco World AIDS Day 2002 event

My inspiration:
"Two roads diverged into a wood,
and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler,
long I stood, and looked down one as far as I could,
to where it bent in the undergrowth.
Then took the other, as just as fair...
...Two roads diverged into a wood,
and I - I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
ATHENS WORLD AIDS DAY, Dec.1st 2006
for info on HIV AIDS in Greece check out THE AIDS INFO WEBSITE IN GREECE
WWW.HIVAIDS.GR
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My Interests

MARTIAL ARTS (JKD, Choy Lay Fut, Kyokushinkai, CAPOEIRA), DANCE, BELLY DANCING, MUSIC (all kinds-especially drums, world, indie, trance, electronic, jungle, hip hop), SNOWBOARDING, SKATEBOARDING VIDEOS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, RIVERS, HIKING, EXPLORING, LIFE
My work expresses with an interest in International World Health Organizations, Global Health Issues, Global Communication, minimizing the Digital Divide by providing access to education in thirld world countries. I have 10 years experience in planning HIV/AIDS and health awareness events, as well as global peer communication projects through the use of technology and arts (San Francisco, Barcelona, Greece).

PHOTOGRAPHY captures my imagination and is my passion. I am currently looking at how MUSIC heals people, keeps them healthy, and brings them together.
I write articles for several holistic and naturopathic medicine magazines, as well as scientific journals.
I continue to explore all parts in me that make me feel happy...

I'd like to meet:

People who journey...
I believe that there is a reason for everything. I usually happen to meet the people who's eyes meet mine in crossing paths.

RECENT CREATIVE WORK - 2007:

THEATERS:
Aliki - Two Crazy Producers (set design/artwork, Athens)
Gloria - Steel Magnolias, and The Wizard of Oz (set design/artwork, Athens)

TV:
Omorfos Kosmos (Studio Alpha, Athens)
Maria i Asximi

CAFE/BARS:
BarRoomBar (Rethimno,Crete)

SPECIAL THANKS to ALL the performers who participated at the ATHENS WORLD AIDS DAY 2006 !!! You were all absolutely great and your positive vibes and awareness are close to my heart and all the people who worked so hard to make this event happen. I have included just a a few shots below of the many groups that participated due to space on the site...PROPS TO ALL !!!

Athens World AIDS Day 2006 - QUILOMBO [an amazing afro-brazilian drumming show]

Athens World AIDS Day 2006 - NICOLAS DALES [exceptional supporter of the event !]

Athens World AIDS Day 2006 - LOCOMONDO !! [ they threw an incredible show for the closing of the festival!! props to them!!! ]

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PAST PROJECTS:
Description of Por Allegria:
Documentary teaser... this video is not meant for commercial use. It was made possible by Petia Maximova, Vassilis Vassiliadis, Emilian Kitov, Ismene Kiriaze, and Javor from Sound Design Bulgaria. Al Baile-Jessica "La Faraona", Al cante- Manuel Heredia, Curro, y la guitarra- Luis Cordoba.

Music:

Sade, Bjork, DJ Sasha, Robert Miles, Paul Oakenfold, Shpongle, Delerium, Massive Attack, Midnight Oil, Miles Davis, Dead Can Dance, Dj Shadow, Nina Simone, Gypsie Kings, Marina Heredia, Banco De Gaia, City of Tribes (ReRooted), Jakatta, Tatu (Clowns, can You see me now), Astrud Gilberto, Malcolm Mclaren, Moby, Tribe Called Quest, Faithless, Pink Floyd, Estoba, Cidade Negra, Olodum, Djavan, Vivendo De Pao, Cesaria Evora, Sofi Marinova, Saleif Keita, Dido, Tori Amos, Annie di Franco, Ella Fitzgerald (+ Verve remixed), J Ralph, Bad Brains & HR, Steel Pulse, Tool, Lea Krueger, ...and ... and ... and .... Xaris Aleksiou, Psarantwnis, Asimos...Tschaikovski...

San Francisco: Vivendo De Pao, Bat Makumba, Space Cowboys, DJ Lorin, ....

Movies:

The 5th Element, Run Lola Run, Closer, Amelie, Crossing Borders, La Femme Nikita, 12 Monkeys, Joan D'Arc, Titus, Lord of the Rings, City of the Lost Children, Until the End of the World ... Akira, Fist of the North Star, Ghost in the Shell, Spirited Away, Princess Monanoke ...

image: me and baby lion in Africa

Television:

... I prefer the OPERA;) [ Phantom of the Opera... ]

Books:

Zanoni, A Rosicrucian Tale - The art of War - The Wisdom of Insecurity (Watts)
The Tibetan Bible of the Dead (Padma Sambhava) - The Web That Has No Weaver
Beyond freedom and Dignity (Freud) - Jonathan Livingston a Seagull - Great Expectations -The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway) - Report to Greco (Kazantzakis) - The Confession (Tolstoy) - Bringers of the Dawn (Marciniac) - Tao Te Ching - The Tao of Pooh

Authors: Hemingway - Kahlil Gibran - Kazantzakis - Tolstoy - Steiner - Rumi

Heroes:

MY FRIENDS ... SALVADOR DALI ... NELSON MANDELA... (wow ... what a combo!)

Friends I admire for their talent and creativity :

KIEN "DONGER" LIEU , JASON ROGERS , DJ CHARLIE ROCK , JAMEIL "JAMS" JUSSEIN , SAL BARBIER , DJ LORIN "BASSNECTAR" , Dj JUDAS (Redlands/LA) LEA KRUEGER , MANOLETTE MAYA , JAIME PERRON , ERNESTO De HERRERA OLODUM

My Blog

2008 ... MY LATEST RESEARCH PUBLICATION

Hey all! This is my new publication accepted by the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, titled: Insights into infectious disease in the era of Hippocrates. You can do a search for " Kiriaze ...
Posted by Ismene on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:54:00 PST

2007 - Holistic News Magazine new article publication

You can view my co-authored article EDUCATION FOR "HEALTH LITERACY" IS A WORLD WIDE REQUIREMENTat : http://www.holisticlife.gr/issues/2007/1112/articles/article -11-112007.htmlplease note that this ar...
Posted by Ismene on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:46:00 PST

2002 International AIDS Conference, South Africa

well, this is from my presentation at the International AIDS conference in 2002 in South Africa, titled:Integrating HIV/AIDS prevention into university alcohol and other drug prevention programs.see l...
Posted by Ismene on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:38:00 PST

International AIDS conference, 2000

One of my research presentations with my favorite teams was at the International AIDS conference in Vancouver, Canada, in 2000. You can see the abstract for the presentation titled: "American college ...
Posted by Ismene on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:42:00 PST

WORLD AIDS DAY ATHENS 2006 - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday 30th November 2006, Amphitheatre «Athena 9,84» (entrance from Pireos), 15.00- 19.00 15.00 Arrival 16.00 Serafim Fintanidis, Manager of Eletherotypia 16.30 Giorgos Panos, MD, Head of the Speci...
Posted by Ismene on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:27:00 PST

ABOUT ... WAD Athens 2006

Hello everyone, tomorrow Dec 1st is World AIDS Day !!I want to emphasize that this is a matter that impacts all of us in many different ways and which could very easily be prevented/coped with, with j...
Posted by Ismene on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:55:00 PST

WORLD AIDS DAY 2006 - EVENT SUPPORT NETWORK

Here is a list of supporters of World AIDS Day 2006 event in Athens - if you want to get your name as a supporter and list your event, please email me! GREECEDJ NICOLAS DALES DJ DIO SONUO, November 17...
Posted by Ismene on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:52:00 PST

Jackie Chan raising awareness about the Bird Virus!

Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan raises awareness on bird flu prevention Film star and martial arts icon Jackie Chan is used to taking on tough opponents. And now Jackie Chan is using his worldwide ...
Posted by Ismene on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:41:00 PST

Jackie Chan - HIV/AIDS Special Representative

Jackie Chan, ChinaBlockbuster action star Jackie Chan has joined the AIDS response by helping both UNICEF and UNAIDS take action against AIDS. The actor and martial arts expert is also interested in a...
Posted by Ismene on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:36:00 PST

MY LATEST PUBLICATION ( Bird Virus)

Reaction to the threat of influenza pandemic: the mass media and the publicMatthew E Falagas1 ,2  and Ismene J Kiriaze1  1Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece2De...
Posted by Ismene on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:59:00 PST