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Women's Social Day
28 October 2008

On 28 October 2008 AIS Women's Network organized a day of socializing for a group of fifteen women from various backgrounds and cultures. The group started the day by a visit to Dallas where they browsed through the shopping centre. Headed by Turkan Cicek, AIS women's Network Coordinator, the group of women then visited some stores where products representing Turkish culture are sold.

Following an exciting period of shopping they went to a popular Turkish restaurant at Roxburgh Park to try out some traditional Turkish cuisine. During the meal the group of women had the opportunity to further strengthen the bonds of friendship in a warm friendly atmosphere.

The AIS Women's Network aims to enhance social cohesion through such multicultural social interactions. They believe that learning each other's customs and traditions through social activities will bring people closer and create a medium for living in harmony. For the past two years, Women's Network have been organizing events such the annual Women's only Dinner, cooking classes, interfaith visits and private home Iftars.

Women's Interfaith Dinner

On Wednesday 23 January, the AIS Women's Network held its 2^nd annual Women’s Interfaith Dinner. The event was co-organised by a steering committee comprised of representatives from the following groups and organisations:

§ Australian Intercultural Society

§ Moonee Valley Peace Network

§ Melbourne Sakya Centre

§ Catholic Interfaith Committee

§ Australian Catholic University

§ Uniting Church Australia

§ Council of Jewish Women

§ Anti Defamation Commission

§ Trinity College

§ Victoria Police Multicultural Advisory Unit

§ Temple Beth Israel

The program included an opening speech by Leonie Christopherson from the National Council of Women, and a panel of speeches around the theme: Cultural diversity - Challenges Facing Us as Women. Speakers included:

Christian speaker: Reverend Jean Penman.

Jewish speaker: Melanie Landau

Muslim speaker: Fulya Celik

There were also cultural and musical items, including a Christian Solo Artist, Teresa Brown with guitarist Sharon Templeton, an Israeli Dance Performance by the ZOOZ Israeli Dance group and a Turkish dance group, who performed a traditional ‘kina gecesi’ (hen’s night). Both the speeches and the performances were very warmly received by the audience, with many people commenting on the need to continue these kinds of activities.

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25 May 2007 AIS Ladies Network hosted National Council of Jewish Women
of Australia, Victoria to discuss common issues and introduce each others activities. New projects and ideas were exchanged in an evening that included a shared meal and warm discussions.

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