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Greek Orthodox Community of SA celebrates

International Women's Day

April 2011

Over 170 guests attended a special event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day at Olympic Hall, Franklin Street, Adelaide on Tuesday evening 8th March 2011.

Presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia Inc. (GOCSA), this year’s event was once again celebrated with a Women’s forum and presentation evening, featuring guest speakers Mrs Loulla Galatis and Dr Maria Palaktsoglou.

Guest speaker, Mrs Loulla Galatis, who recently turned ninety, entertained fellow members of the community with her spirited presentation of her families migrant history and sharing her life of growing up in South Australia in the 1920s as well as her experience as the first woman of Greek Heritage to attend Teachers College in South Australia, as former President of The Greek Women’s Society and as the first woman to serve as a General Secretary for the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia.

Dr Maria Palaktsoglou, Lecturer in Modern Greek language and culture at Flinders University spoke of her current work on the history of Greek migration to South Australia during the twentieth century, in particularly the plight of Women migrants to as inferior to men both socially and legally. “Fathers or brothers as well as senior male members of a family were controlling women’s fate by arranging their future”, said Dr Palaktsoglou.

Master of Ceremonies, Sylvia Cassoudakis, General Secretary and Hellas Lucas Chair of Cultural Committee of GOCSA presented Mrs Chrysoula Heisler and Mrs Eva Drummond with an honorary plaque for appreciation of their long-standing voluntary contribution and service to the members of the Community.

The event concluded with musical presentation by the “Meraki Trio”; Johana Psaltis (vocals), Katerina Stevens (violin) and Demeter Tsounis (piano), performing songs of "love and hope" followed by a light supper.

Adorned with splashes of pink and purple, Olympic Hall was in accordance with the theme of the day and the perfect venue for members of South Australia’s Greek Community to celebrate this special day with Women internationally.

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