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Parthenon Marbles advocate inspires Oakleigh Grammar’s Year 12 students

Oakleigh Grammar was honoured to host respected Greek Australian community leader, Emanuel Comino.

It’s International Women’s Day, but let’s hear from the men fighting patriarchy

Encouragingly, there is also a growing group of men within the community who are choosing a different path.

‘Back yourself’: Justice Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson on a life in law and breaking barriers

Raised between Queensland and Sydney, she learned from a young age what it meant to stand slightly outside the mainstream.

Giving voice to the unseen: Margaret Skagias and the CaringKids movement

Skagias will share her insights as a panellist at the Greek Festival of Sydney’s International Women’s Day ‘Balance the Scales’ event.

Team Agapes raises $12,000 for women’s services at International Women’s Day event

A group of women inspired by the Greek ideal of agape – unconditional love and charity – is continuing to make a meaningful impact.

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Opinion

Balance the Scales: What it will actually take to end gendered violence

Each year, International Women’s Day gives us a theme. This year, the United Nations has called on us to “Balance the Scales.”

Greek as always: Different languages, same ancient soul

We Greeks have always been adventurous people. The Minoans sailed the Mediterranean and traded exotic goods.

Love, language and belonging: A Valentine’s Day story about choosing to be Greek

I must have been five, maybe six, watching my neighbour flip lamb on the barbecue while Greek music drifted from inside.

 

 

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