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Events & meetings held in Greece in 2003


  • year 2003: "European Year of People with Disabilities".
    See www.disabilityeuropeancongress.org for more information

  • Athens, Wednesday, 17 December: public discussion - "Discrimination against imigrants and LGBT people in a continously evolving european environment"
    Antigone's 2003 national round table about discrimination and racism, at the national confederation of trade unions (GSEE), plateia Aigyptoy (Patission & Alexandras Av.), entrance though Aineianos str.. The LGBT talk starts at 19:30. A member of the Lesbian Group of Athens will be one of the major speakers.

  • Tuesday 16 December 2003, Athens GR, Lesbian Group of Athens weekly meeting
    .. as usual.

  • Next Rainbow Forum, 9th meeting!.. will be held on wednesday December 3rd at NTUA, in a different room of the upper floor of the Gini building this time. Please follow the arrows.
    • November

  • November 5th, 2003 - Rainbow Forum, 8th meeting! at the usual NTUA amphitheatre of the Architecture building
    • October

  • Next Rainbow Forum, 7th meeting!.. should be expected on the 1st week of October -
    • September

  • Sunday, 28 September, Corfu: the LGBT group of Corfu September party
    10pm - midnight, @ old Minoza @ spilia (Corfu).

  • weekend 27-28 September 2003, 3rd Antiracism festival of Rethymnon, Crete, at the municipality Garden
    organizer / information: email: stekimetanastwn-AT-yahoo.gr - Immigrants support team of Rethymnon

  • Wednesday, 17 September 2003, Athens GR, Autumn plenary of the POP (Homosexual Citizents Initiative)
    .. for details contact the group comunication team - email: pop_pop@pathfinder.gr
    • July

  • 4 ,5, 6 July 2003, Athens, Illisia Park: 8th Antiracism festival
    Olaf Palme str., opposite the university campus dormitories.
    organised by the Antirasism organisations and imigrant communities umbrella, 35 Valtetsioy str. pcode 106 81, Athens, tel. (0030) 210-38.13.928, 210-33.04.901 Fax. 210-38.40.390 e-mail: diktio@hol.gr

  • Thursday, JuLy 3, Athens: weekly meeting of the Greek Homosexual Community
    please Contact for further details.

  • 30 June-6 July 2003, Athens GR, ECLECTIC TECH CARNIVAL (/etc): a non-profit Gender-Changers carnival.
    Meant to be an open place were women will be able to experiment and learn about computer hardware and the use of open source software (Linux, ..etc.). The first Carnival was held last year in Croatia.
    - more info in Greek - www.genderissues.org.gr/InfoFemina/CurrentIssue/InfoFemina.htm
    - Gender-Changers (/etc) seminar schedule: www.genderchangers.org/var/log/etc-2003/schedule.html (in english)
    - subscribe by emailing info@etc.genderchangers.org - reg@etc.genderchangers.org
    • June

  • Friday, June 27 2003, 21:30, Athens, antiracism network bar : Party to meet and to support the computer seminars fro women ECLECTIC TECH CARNIVAL (/etc)
    Organisers: etc-greece - finally moved to the Network against Racism "steki"s
    more.. info@etc.genderchangers.org - reg@etc.genderchangers.org

  • Wed. 12 June 2003, Athens, the 6th Rainbow Forum meeting,
    NTUA (patission str.), room 18 at the Gini building
    .. the next Forum will be in September of October. Most orgs & groups will be at the Antiracism Festival!
    • May

  • Friday, May23, Athens: the "Homosexuals Initiative against Opression" (a section af the Genova 2001 Initiative") organises a happening about : "Homosexuals liberation and the new movement".
    including a speech, a discussion, screening "But I'm a Cheerleader" (Jamie Babbit, USA, 1999), and a small book display. .
    at the National Technical Univercity of Athens, Averof building, room A24, at 6:00pm

  • May 9-15, 2003, Thessaloniki: Panorama of Gay Pride film festival, at the Olympion movie theater - including Sapphites participators!!!
    by the Sympraxis against homophobia (EG.page) - URL: www.geocities.com/sympraxis
    - On Wednesday May 14th the only lesbian feature film is screened, followed by an open discussion about lesbianism in Greece.
    see the full programme at their website.

  • Sat,10th May, Athens, Greece - Political & social demands for lesbian rights - the founding meeting of the Greek Network of the International Women Walk against poverty and violence, is a weekend meeting to be held on 10 and 11 May 2003 in the ceremonial Hall of the Athens Polytechnic.
    On Saturday, May 10, at 18:30 there will be a workshop about Lesbian voice, ways to claim lesbian rights, and the aliances of the lesbian movement.

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2003, Athens: the next open meeting of the Rainbow forum, for more information, more initiative, better decisions about how to react to the homophobia all around us, - for public protests against every rasist behaviour against LGBT+ people.
    Strong possibilities it will be held again in some academic room. The actuall place is expected to be anounced about a week before from all the involved orgs. (geocities.com/omofylofilia)
    • April

  • Athens Lesbian group Sunday, April 20, Athens: the monthly Sunday meeting of the Lesbian Group of Athens, 16:00 at the Feminist Center.
    (held every third monday of the month)

  • Wednesday, April 16th 2003, Athens: the Rainbow forum 5th meeting might be on this date .. as May 7th seems to be to late (then May 7th will be the 6th meeting). For more information, more initiative, better decisions about how to react to the homophobia all around us, - for public protests against every rasist behaviour against LGBT+ people.
    Strong possibilities it will be held again in some academic room. The actuall place is expected to be anounced about a week before from all the involved orgs. (geocities.com/omofylofilia)

  • Sunday, April 13th 2003, Athens, - the lesbian theater act at the "Argo" theater (15 Eleysinion str, Metaxoyrgeio) will be followed by an open discussion about female relationships.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2003, Athens, late evening - "the Antivirus magazine is expecting you to read it and to celebrate the first issue at the FairyTale bar, Koleti 25, in Echarcheia."
    more.. , email: humanists_in_action@hotmail.com
    • March 2003

  • Sunday, March 16, Athens: the monthly Sunday meeting of the Lesbian Group of Athens, 16:00 at the Feminist Center.
    (held every third monday of the month)

  • Wed. March 5, Athens: "Men & Women meeting for making a Greek homosexual association. In this meeting you will have a chance to speak up your views and complaints, and to declare your propositions." (quoting from Deon newsletter)
    8:00pm, at Lamda club. An initiative of Deon Media
    more .. should be available at www.deon.gr
    • February 2003

  • Saturday, February 22, 2003, Athens: the Lesbian Group of Athens yearly Party!!! at the anti-racism network bar, Valtetsioy st. (& Z.Pigis st.), on the first floor, above the "Chartes" bar. Entry & 1st drink 5 euro. Women only.

  • Sunday, February 16, Athens: the Sunday meeting of the Lesbian Group of Athens, 15:00 at the Feminist Center.

  • Saturday, February 15 : anti-war marches in town all over the Globe - to protect life, to shout we're not going to pay any more for some foul's control-games with our sweat, our blood and our children. In Athens it will start at the Syntagma square.

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  • December 1 - World AIDS Day

  • 1-15 November 2003, Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgay!
    Scotland's only Lesbian and Gay Arts Festival.
    Old Room 320A, 74 Victoria Crescent Road, Glasgow, Strathclyde, G12 9JL, Scotland
    Tel: +44 141 334 7126 . Fax: +44 141 334 7140
    www.glasgay.co.uk

  • November 11 2003, European Parliament Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights Hearing about the state of play on the implementation of the EU employment framework directive, especially from the perspective of the sexual orientation discrimination. Brucels, Belgium.
    URL: http://www.gayandlesbianrightsintergroup.org/

  • Monday 29 September 2003 - BME - Women's Network, London. UK Black Women's Voices (4th Monday of the month) Social/discussion group for African/African Caribbean Women 7.30pm upstairs at The Glass Bar All welcome. No need to book. Women Only - Glass Bar, West Lodge, 190 Euston Road, Kings Cross, London, NW1 2EF. Tel:020 7387 6184, Info: 020 7387 4153 mailto:lindajd.community@virgin.net?subject=Enquiry_via_GAY-to-Z

  • 27- 28 September, Paris, France
    Autre Cercle, PARIS symposium about Homosexuality and worklife, Paris- by the gay & lesbian manager association in France. Tel +33 1 47 00 75 77 - http://www.autrecercle.org

  • 20-28 September, JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH AFRICA PRIDE
    See sapride.org/03/index.html

  • Thursday 25 September, London UK
    KISS - Network group for Asian & Middle Eastern bisexual women & lesbians.
    Upstairs: 7pm - 9pm All welcome. No need to book. - Glass Bar, West Lodge, 190 Euston Road, Kings Cross, London, NW1 2EF Tel:020 7387 6184. Info: 020 7387 4153 - http://www.southopia.com/glassbar

  • Saturday 20 September, Bristol, UK
    Queensfields Bristol PRIDE. Tel 0117 924 4321

  • Sunday 7 September, Aberdeen, Scotland
    Sunday dance & chat for gay Women !!! - Dancing area, cafe area for a quiet drink, cuppa & chat with other lesbians and the opportunity to network with gay women from all over Scotland. - Aberdeen Arts Centre , King Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB24 5AA, UK Tel:0772 977 3818 or 01224 713 336
    http://www.4-2-9.clara.co.uk

  • Saturday 30th August 2003, Cardiff Mardi Gras opening, Bute Park Wales, Bute Park, Cardiff 2pm - 9pm
    url: www.cardiffmardigras.co.uk

  • 22-25 August 2003, London, UK: BiCon - National Bisexual Conference,
    A fun long weekend for discussion of things somewhat related to bisexuality, sex and sexuality and for partying with like-minded people.
    http://www.bicon.org.uk

  • 15-25 Aug 2003 EUROPRIDE - Manchester.
    a ten-day LGBT festival by the European Pride Organiser's Association and Village Business Association.
    ... including the EuroPride international swimming tournament at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, tripe-eating contest, and a cultural element with exhibitions and performance across the city, including the lesbian and gay film festival at Manchester's Filmworks. - www.europridemanchester.com

  • 7-10 Aug 2003 ITGC, the International Transgender Celebration and Conference to be held in Harrogate.
    Co-hosting by the Beaumont Society and gaytoz. The event is aimed at both the Transgendered Community as well as reaching out to other interested organisations such as Police Forces, Samaritans, Relate, Social Services and Support Services who are likely to come into contact with the transgendered over the next generation. "Spreading the right words to the right people."
    www.northernconcord.org.uk/itgc.htm

  • Saturday 9 Aug 2003 PRIDE IN BRIGHTON & HOVE
    ' THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ' PARADE. 12-8pm, Preston Park, Brighton. FREE.
    www.prideinbrightonandhove.com

  • Saturday 2 Aug 2003 White Party Amsterdam VI
    Main party for Gay Pride Amsterdam (July 31- august 3) 11PM till 8AM location: Docklands (biggest dance location in Amsterdam) 2 rooms and 3 internationalDJj's, light shows, outside space
    www.gayevents.nl
  • July 31- august 3, Gay Pride Amsterdam

  • Saturday 26 July - Sunday 3 August 2003 BELFAST Pride, UK
    www.belfastpride.com

  • 26 July 2003, London Mardi Gras, Hyde Park, London, U.K
    http://www.londonmardigras.com

  • Sat 10 July, London UK: GLAD conference for DISABLED LGBT PEOPLE
    - at 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA. Contact Janet Nixon at GLAD. Tel: 020 7346 5800 Fax: 020 7346 8844 Minicom: 020 7326 4554 Info Line: 020.7346 5819. GLAD offers high quality training and consultancy on all disability issues and we provide Access Audits of your premises
    www.glad.org.uk

  • 4-6 July 2003, Koln, Germany - Koln Gay Pride - Christopher Street Day
    koeln.gay-web.de/csd/inhalt.shtml

  • July 4th to 6th, 2003, second European Bisexual Conference (EBC2), Dublin
    ties in with the Dublin Pride celebrations, guaranteeing an exciting and action packed weekend for all who attend.

  • 5 July 2003, Porto, Portugal - Porto Pride
    The pride party in Oporto city on the first saturday of July. Organized by www.PortugalGay.PT - the biggest gay website in Portugal.
    Apartado 4705, Oporto, 4012-001 Porto, Portugal - Tel: +351-919030229 . Fax: +351-225088562
    portugalpride.org June 18 to July 6 2003

  • June 18 to July 6 2003, ColognePride
    more .. www.colognepride.de
    "Love thy neighbor - Anti-discrimination legislation now!" is the motto this year!!!
  • 28-29 June 2003, San Francisco Pride - www.sfpride.org

  • 28 June 2003 PARIS PRIDE, France - http://www.fiertes-lgbt.org

  • 22-29 June NEW YORK CITY PRIDE WEEK
    www.nycpride.org

  • Sunday 22 June 2003, Crusaid's Walk For Life, London, UK - www.crusaid.org.uk
    73 Collier Street, London, N1 9BE, Tel: 0207833 3939. Fax:0207833 8644

  • 21 June 2003 LEICESTER Pride 2003
    www.leicesterpride.co.uk

  • 21-22 June LOS ANGELES PRIDE
    /www.lapride.org

  • June 8th 2003, Texas Gay Pride Festival, Austin, USA -
    (more info.. www.lgrl.org)

  • Saturday, June 7th, Athens: The Athens Lesbian Group organises a lesbian movies screening, at the antiracism Network bar, Valtetsioy & Z. Pigis, Exarcheia, 1st. floor.
    the details will appear soon in the group site at www.sapphogr.net/loa/eg/
  • 24-26 May, BIRMINGHAM PRIDE 2003 (UK)
    Gay Village, Hurst Street, Birmingham
    www.birminghampride.com
    Contact: Tel: Upton Clue 0121 622 1718, mobile 07967 266 221

  • May 23-24, 2003: Turkey - KAOS Gay and Lesbian symposium "Problems of gays and lesbians and search for solutions towards social peace", at the center of modern arts of Cankaya municipality.
    URL: www.kaosgl.com, email: dergi@kaosgl.com
    address: Kaos Kultur Merkezi, Selanik Cad. 48/8, Kizilay-Ankara 06640 Turkey
    Tel&Fax: 90 312 418 8715

  • 8-12 May 2003, Cancun International Gay Festival, Mexico

  • Sat,10th May - Global Day of Action and Solidarity in Protest at the continued detention and torture of Eguptian men on the grounds of sexual orientation.

  • Friday 9 May 2003, London: The POLICE and gay rights: a talk by Commander Brian Paddick of the Metropolitan Police.
    Meetings will be held at 7.30 pm in the library (first floor) of Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 (nearest underground station: Holborn). Admission is free and all are welcome. (GALHA) at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC2. (tube: Holborn). 7.30 pm
    www.galha.org, email: secretary@galha.org

  • Saturday 3 May, OXFORD PRIDE, Oxpens Park, Oxford, UK
    The 1st Pride event of the year, And Oxford's 1st LGBT pride. Free event, in the style of the old LGBT Pride's.
    www.oxfordpride.org.uk, email: info@oxfordpride.org.uk
  • 28 April - 4 May, EQUALITY FORUM, PhiladelphiaUSA,
    (formerly PrideFest), premier GLBT celebration.
    Tel +1 215 732 FEST, url: http://www.pridefest.org

  • Wed.2-Wed.16 April 2003, 17th LONDON Lesbian and Gay FILM FESTIVAL (LLGFF) - The UK's 3rd largest film festival and the biggest of its kind in Europe. Opening night at the Odeon West End, then at the National Film Theatre on the South Bank.
    www.outuk.com/llgff, email: llgff@outuk.com
  • 2-30 March, 2003, PAINTINGS AT FIRST OUT - by Janet Louise at First Out Cafe, 52 St Gile's High Street, London, WC2H 8LH, Mon-Sun 9am-11pm. - http://www.firstoutcafebar.com

  • 15-21 March, HERO FESTIVAL - New Zealand
    http://www.hero.org.nz

  • Tuesday 18 March, Women's Arts Night at GLASS BAR
    190 Euston Rd, NW1. 020 7387 6184
    http://www.southopia.com/glassbar

  • 1-3 March, Sydney MARDI GRAS, http://www.mardigras.org.au

  • February 14-17, 2003 the 7th True Spirit annual conference in Washington D.C., USA
    It is a conference aimed at those on the ftm spectrum (including but not limited too: transexuals, transgenderists, genderqueers, tranny boys, transmen, F2M's, transfags, butches, butchboydykes, drag kings, gender blenders, genderfuckers, bigendered people, multi-gendered people, two spirited people, intersexed people, queers, etc) However it is important to note that the Conference WELCOMES EVERYONE (yes that includes transwomen/female identified folk, those who are questioning and SOFFA's (Significant others, friends, family and allies)
    information: http://www.true-spirit.org

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