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contact - Friendly sites - ... link to us ...
URL : http://sapphogr.net/loa/eg/
.. we got a face, we got a voice,
and we Know it!
 our panel
at the 17 Nov. 2003 walk - click for more pictures of the march..
next meeting: next Tuesday, & every Tueseday
Latest news: women only Party ! - 15 Dec 07

 
 ... started meetings in mid-autumn 2000 at the Feminist center
     at 12 Eressoy street in Exarcheia. ...

This is the result of the combined efforts of the group formed by the women who took part in a discussion which occured at the Athens Gay Pride in October 2000. But the real reason behind it was our desire to meet each other, to open up alternative paths, to follow each other in ways and avenues somewhat different than usual, in quest of a sense of group feeling and community that tends to seem lost but which does exist, as long as we do.
...

.... This is a story of fear and pride.
There is a daily battle to try and live without consequences, that's why we live in the dark. Female sexuality outside marriage or some kind of relationship with a male, and which involves homemaking and motherhood, is not supposed to exist anyway.
The personal quest for happiness outside these accepted norms is supposed to be weird, some kind of misconduct. It is strictly private. It is not reported, and maybe that's why it's not procecuted. Private space is women space anyway.
If we accept our confinement within the house limits, nobody is offended. If we stiffle our desires, nobody questions.

public ads of queernetcompany.com But what if we come out and demand our rights for alternative families?
What are the consequences if our true identities are disclosed in our work environment? public adds of queernetcompany.com
What are our professional advancement prospects? And what is the true inner and social cost of all this indirect discrimination?
What happens if we want to change our public image in the media? ...

We gathered to talk about our needs, to pool our strength. We made this group because this is the only way to realise we are not alone, these blockades enforced on us have certain social features and reasons/causes.

We are here, we have a face and a voice!

(.. bits from the flyer printed for our first party, May 2001)

more Athens Lesbian Group texts in english HERE

How to contact the Lebian Group of Athens
We meet weekly, every Tuesday evening at 8:30,
at the feminist center, 12 Eressou street in Exarcheia.
Our meetings are open to all Lesbian women, but not to the general public.
Every Thursday night some members of the Lesbian Group of Athens are at the Immigrants place (Steki Metanaston), at Tsamadoy 13 pedestrian street, Exarchia, after 20pm.
Some Thursdays the Lesbian Group organizes happenings there!
email the Lesbian Group of Athens @
lesbiangroup AT hotmail DOT com
learn more about the Athens lesbian group and their actions and latest news, in their e-club (in Greek) :
http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/lesviakiomadaathinas/
Read their english: clubs.pathfinder.gr/lesviakiomadaathinas/658206

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older news, happenings, actions, ..:

The Lesbian group of Athens is throwing a women-only party, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, @ the Steki, 13 Tsamadoy pedestrian str., Exarchia

.. more news form the group..
- on the group's e-club @ http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/lesviakiomadaathinas/ (in Greek)
- in Sapphite's group Calendar (only when they inform us in good time)
- email the group to inquire..

Athens Pride 2009 is coming, bigger than ever ! Schedule 2 join the celebration along with us !

- Our next party.. will be announced when arranged for.. :-)


Past happenings


June 2006
* June 27th, Athens Pride 2006
Fully visible participation and support with a full kiosk, with girls from the group being interviewed by the media and mass participation at the march !!!

* Thursday, 15 June 2006
the lesbian group of Athens is having video screenings of lesbian, Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans Prides in Boegrad, London, Munich, Paris ! - starting 9.30 pm.
at the migrants & social rights network bar, 13 Tsamadoy pedestrian str. Exarcheia .

April 2006
* everyone wellcome party for boyz & gilrz !
Saturday April 8th, at the Migrands bar, 13 Tsamadoy pedestrian str. Exarcheia.

February 2006
*Thursday, 23rd, short film screening, at the Migrands bar, 13 Tsamadoy pedestrian str. Exarcheia. At 21:00 & 22:30
* L' homme Ideal, Francois Ozon, 1996 --- * Odd Sock, Collette Cullen, 2000 --- * O trouble, Sylvia Calle, 1998

Janouary 2006
* Thursday, 26th, short film screening, at the Migrands bar, 13 Tsamadoy pedestrian str. Exarcheia. @ 21:00 & second screening @ 22:30
Peeling, Heidi Bollock, 2003, usa, 12:30 minutes - .. unpeeling a teenager girl's relationship with her identity and her mom...
La Mouette (the seagull),
Nils Tavernier . 1996, France, 5 minutes - Valeria & Lawrens are the closest of friends, but..
Shoot me Angel, Amal Bedjaoui, 1995, France, 9 minutes - a detective fairytale in the city..

December 2005
* Saturday, 10th, Party !!! @ the Migrands & social rights bar, 13 Tsamadoy pedestrian str. Exarcheia. Starting 21:30 and as long as we can take !

July 2005
* 1st-3rd, participating in the Athens Antiracism Festival,

June 2005
* 10th-12th, film screenings at the Autonomous Steki, Z.Pigis 95-97 & Isavron str.

* June 25th, Athens Pride 2005
Fully visible participation and support with a full kiosk, with girls from the group being interviewed by the media and mass participation at the march !!!

Spring 2005
* public discussion on the book "written on the body"
[ ..we need to fill in almost a year history here.. coming soon! ]
June 2004
the Athens Lesbian Group lesbian film screening, on the first weekend of June (5&6) at the "Autonomous Steki", Z.Pigis 95-97 & Isavron str. 6-12pm (basement, entrance trough Isavron str.).

- next Rainbow forum about lgbt rights (on the first Wednesday of each month), next: June 2nd, 6pm, NTUA complex (Patission str. enter from Tossitsa str.), Athens 2004, Gini builging, 1st floor.

May 2004
* open discussion about gender, sexuality, homophobia & the LGBT community
- on the occasion of the recent Greek publication of "the Well of Loneliness" by Radclyffe Hall
Monday, May 3rd 7pm, at the "Nikos Pulantzas" meeting room, Sarri 14, Psyri area, Athens
organised by the Athens Lesbian group, supported by lesbian.gr and the Sapphites group ...

* Next meeting: 10th Rainbow Forum: Wednesday, January 7th 2004, at Poulantza foundation, Sarri 14 str. at Psiri (nearest metro station: Monastiraki), at 6pm as usual.
This time it's our turn to coordinate the meeting, please contact us for further inquiries & suggestions: email lesbiangroup@hotmail.com or post inquiries & suggestions at the Omofylofilia mailing list.

Wednesday, December 17th 2003
participation in the National Round Table 2003 discussion about Discrimination & Racism - «Discrimination against imigrants and LGBT people in a continuously evolving environment», conference hall of the Worker's Organization (GESEE), 69 Patision & Aenianos str.
B. Discrimination against Homosexuals, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Trans people (LGBT) under the light of the light of the new European social and legal framework (19.30-20.30).
A member of our lesbian group will be one of the speakers.
more.. www.antigone.gr/ROUNDTABLE2003.html (in Greek)

* participating in the 17th November March

  • 14 November 2003, participating in the kissing protest ! on the doorstep of the local national radio-TV authority !!!
    .. & the sapphites report to international e-supporters : www.sapphogr.net/news/eg/a03/031114.htm

  • 27-28 September 2003, Rethymnon, Crete: participation in the 3rd Antiracism Festival of Rethymnon, held in the Mynicipality garden, with visual and printed material, and reading one of the group's documents: "as a lesbian", on the festival central stage presenting the participants. We are grateful to Chara who read it for us!) (... we will soon translate the rest .. )

  • 4, 5 & 6th July 2003, Athens, Ilissia Park: active participation in the 8th Antiracism festival of Athens, with our own kiosk and helping in the genaral organisation.

  • Saturday, 7th June 2003: film screening
    at the Antiracism Network bar, at Tsamadoy pedestrian street, Exarchia.
    "Forbiden Love" - documentary, Canada, an american film and two short lesbian films of Greek production,
    : the "Red Apple", from Christina Callinikoy
    and the "Two", from Alice Peterson

  • Saturday 10th May 2003, NTUA
    participation in workshop about "Political and social demands for lesbian rights", during the 2-day founding meeting of the Greek network of the World Women's March against poverty and violence.
    some of the subjects discussed :
    ~ World Women's March: the Lesbian Voice
    ~ Lesbian Group of Athens - an experience in claiming
    ~ Lesbian movement: political and social alliances
    ~ the outopia of being female and lesbian in a male-dominated environment, a different political approach

  • Party: Saturday, 22nd February 2003
    at the Antiracism Network bar,
    (Tsamadoy pedestrian street, Exarchia now, used to be a couple of blocks away at the time).

  • summer 2002, participation in the 7th Antiracism festival of Athens,

  • May 2002, lesbian film screening, Antiracism Network bar,

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    Los Angeles Greek Gay and Lesbian Association - MAZI Gay Greece
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    Greek Sapphites CALENDAR lesgr
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    Lesbian Athens by Night
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    the Greek web catalogue !!!
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