Vosmova Marta Celebrations in Melbourne

This is the 6 th vosmova martha annual get together of Russian graduates in Melbourne.This year we spent a night in Bright.

From left: Devendra Amarasingham,Indrani Mahanama,Jeanne & Kosala Jayasinghe,Hemachandra Dissanayake,Chandra Silva, Sunil Perera and Tissa Habarakada.
Seated: Irena Amarasingham.

(From: Kosala Jayasinghe and Aloy Perera)

Женский День: 8-ого марта

Congratulations and best wishes to all our sisters!

History of Vosmoe Marta

History of Women's Day

From times immemorial, ordinary women from different parts of the world have struggled to acquire an equal position in society with men. There have been famous struggles in New York, Copenhagen, Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland for rights such as better pay, voting rights, shorter working hours, etc.

However, formally women's day came into being in Russia when on a Sunday on the eve of World War I, in 1917, Russian women observed a strike for bread and peace. The strike was a great victory in the history of women's struggle as the administration granted women the right to vote. That historic Sunday fell on 8th March according to Gregorian calendar.

2007 Year-End Dinner at ASLGSC Club at Battaramulla (Dec. 29, 2007)

(Photos from Dr. Jaya Perera)

A plaque carrying the names of past presidents of the ASLGSC from its establishment (1966) to date was declared open ...






As usual the Calypso band was also there ...



Part of the crowd attended ...





Plenty of good food was there ...