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Community Life

 March 2011

Happily we are having a lively public debate on Australian multiculturalism.  More of it. 

And more debate on specific multicultural programs and achievements.  We note here that in SA we had German community schools which started back in the 1840s.  Nowadays many of the world’s languages are taught in Australia’s government and community schools. 

We also like to note the following multicultural events that have come to our notice recently. One is the bilingual report on the various activities of the Greek Orthodox Community of SA by its President Vassilis Elovaris.  This report also refers to the GOCSA 80-year history with its endeavours in education, social welfare, music and the arts and struggles for human rights.

The other is that readers can now purchase through the internet, Hugh Gilchrist’s Volume 3 of Australians and Greeks.  In this book of over 400 pages the author traces in some details the life of many Australians in Greece and of many Greeks in Australia up until the early 1950s.  We need more of such multicultural studies.

Another significant multicultural event celebrated by GOCSA is its annual commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8th. This year will feature two speakers and a performance of passionate songs by the Meraki Trio with vocalist Johanna Saltis, who will sing the rousing Ti Romiosyni Min Ti Klais which she performed 30 years ago in 1981 for the GOCSA Polytechnic Commemoration.  On piano will be Demeter Tsounis and on violin, Katerina Stevens.

The Greek Consulate of Greece in South Australia announces that the film "Slaves in their bonds", will be presented by the Hellenic Film Centre as part of the "Windows on Europe Film Festival", taking place in Australia under the auspices of the European Union Representation. The film will be screening in Adelaide on Sunday 3 April 2011, starting at 7.45pm at Mercury Cinema, 13 Morphett Street, (phone 84101934). For more info, visit the  site of the cinema, www.mercurycinema.org.au

The High Commission of Cyprus in Canberra is also participating in the Windows of Europe Film Festival with the film "Kalabush", produced by Cypriot directors Adonis Florides and Theodoros Nicolaides. The film is based on the story of an asylum seeker who believes that he has reached Italy but he has in fact arrived in Cyprus in the midst of the annual carnival celebrations. The film will be screening on 1 April 2011, 7.00pm, at the Mercury Cinema, 13 Morphett Street, Adelaide, (phone 84101934).

Τhe General Archdiocesan Commisssioner of the Autοcephalic Greek Orthodox church of America and Australia Very Rev. Prokopios Kanavas, the St. Nicholas Church Youth Group in conjuction with the Greek Orthodox Community of SA inc. and the South Australian Police are holding an information night on the topic of "Cars Have Changed", on Tuesday 15 March 2011 at 7pm at Olympic Hall, 288 Franklin Street, Adelaide. The topic will be of interest to families with young adults intending to get their licence or have just got their licence. As seats are limited to 100, interested people, may contact the main offices of GOCSA on 8231 4307.

The Adelaide Greek Glendi is back! Organising committee President Mr John Chefalachis has informed the Greek Tribune that the event will be held on 29 and 30 of October 2011 at the Adelaide Showgrounds. We will have more on the Glendi in coming editions.

The Adelaidean

The Cyprus
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