Greek Women Speak
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***ALL tickets receive an online link to watch the sessions you missed if you can't attend all day or if you are interstate. It does not include the film TACK, this can be purchased online separately.KORALY DIMITRIADIS PRESENTS
GREEK WOMEN SPEAK
A DAY EVENT/SYMPOSIUM SMASHING CULTURAL TABOOS IN MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA
TO RE-ENERGISE, INSPIRE, EMPOWER & EDUCATE
Please note: we envisage this event will sell out before the date so please book your tickets early as it also helps us with catering.
Platforming Greek and Cypriot women we don’t often hear from discussing taboo subjects. Featuring guests from Melbourne and Sydney. Moderated by Koraly Dimitriadis. We pay all our speakers and filmmakers and fly them in if needed because we value the labour of women!
Featuring the award-winning film TACK, the first #metoo documentary out of Greece!
A DAY PASS ENTITLES YOU TO COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE
Support the longevity of our events. All genders and ethnicities welcome.
Fully catered and partially sponsored by Grazing With Stella, with delicious Greek-inspired catering for lunch and morning and afternoon tea valued at $49pp. Tea, coffee, water provided by the Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria. Open bar – additional cost.
Any time you feel tired, you can go upstairs to our “quiet room” to refresh, lay on the carpet and rest if you need!
Please arrive for your session at least 15 minutes beforehand to register.
Each session will include audience question time and encourage discussion and participation with practical advice provided by experts with lived experience. There will also be a feedback & comments box on the day which will be used to program our next event.
Books will also be on sale and available through the day
PROGRAM
9:30 – 10:00 Registration, morning tea, shop, chat.
10:00 – 10:45 THE OLDIES: DEMENTIA, SEX AND DATING – HOW DO WE NORMALISE IT?
Featuring: Petr Malapanis – Poet, currently documenting her mother’s dementia journey including heightened sexuality.
10:45 – 11:00 Refill your cup, morning tea leftovers, have a stretch and chat
11:00 – 12:30 AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF THE AWARD-WINNING FILM “TACK” BY GREEK-BRITISH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER VANIA TURNER, PRODUCED BY THE ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTRE.
The Olympian who pioneered Greece's MeToo movement inspires a younger athlete to break her own silence. Language: Greek with English subtitles.
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch, stretch, shop, go to our quiet room if you need time out
1:15 – 2:00 TACK, #METOO & VIOLENCE HIDDEN IN THE SHADOWS – HOW CAN WE SHIFT VICTIM BLAMING IN COMMUNITY?
Featuring: Jo Galanis – domestic violence survivor and advocate.
Nikki Simos – advocate and life coach in mental health, author of five books documenting her 30-year struggle vocalising sexual violence in the television industry and overcoming cultural shame.
2:00 – 2:15 Lunch leftovers, shop, network, quiet room if you need a break.
2:15 – 3:00 MENTAL HEALTH, INCARCERATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE: HITTING ROCK BOTTOM AND REBUILDING YOUR LIFE IN THE FACE OF CULTURAL SHAME.
Featuring: Eleni Psillakis – Sydney-based executive member of “Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition” and support worker for incarcerated women who overcame anorexia, clinical depression and incarceration.
Stella Andrianna Michael – creative writer, visual artist, support worker in mental health, alcohol and other drugs.
3:00 – 3:15 Afternoon tea, have a chat, quiet room if you need, stretch.
3:15 – 4:30 “THAT’S WHAT THEY DO” BY KORALY DIMITRIADIS, BOOK LAUNCH, POETRY PERFORMANCE & CONVERSATION: BULLYING , EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND HOW TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF IN A CULTURE THAT TELLS YOU TO SHUT UP.
Featuring: Emily Highfield – lawyer, mediator and lead singer and guitarist of the neofolk and black metal band Suldusk.
Stefanie Costi – Sydney-based anti-bullying lawyer, Ted-X speaker, writer, advocate for workplace safety and inclusion.
Koraly Dimitriadis – performance poet, creative writer, film and theatre maker, opinion journalist, author of the poetry books Just Give Me The Pills, She’s Not Normal, Love & Fck Poems and the short story collection The Mother Must Die.
4:30 - 4:45 Stretch, afternoon tea leftovers, chat, shop.
4:45 – 5:30 WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY? FORGING TABOO PATHS IN CULTURE AND LIFE.
Featuring: Roula Krikellis – radio presenter (The KK Factor), who overcame divorce and judgment.
Kat Zam – popular queer Greek-Aussie creator of comedy and documentary, weaving cultural heritage and identity into her work.
5:30 – 6:00 Have a last coffee, network, shop, until next time!
Supported by The Greek Community of Melbourne, Grazing With Stella, Toorak Law, Arc Up Australia, Outside The Box Press, Dingo Drama TV and the Greek-Australian Film Society. We would like to thank all of our other donors and sponsors for helping to make this event happen! We could not have done it without you!
Poster design by Rosie Giuliano
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Date
Sunday 15 February 2026 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM (UTC+11)Location
Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria
168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3056
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