Kay Anastassiadis
Kay Anastassiadis has worked in the State public health sector for over 40 years in the areas of nursing, policy and legislation. In her role as a public servant, Kay has supported and facilitated SA consultations on the first National Women's Health Policy and Strategy, worked on the implementation of the policy and strategy in SA, including wider birthing service options, the implementation of the national program for the elimination of FGM as well as other key areas of women's health, mental health, multicultural health, among others.
With growing social, political and economic inequality in Australia and internationally, Kay is concerned about the fact that we have failed to effectively address problematic issues that continue to adversely affect women's lives, their wellbeing and social status such as domestic and family violence, access to affordable and acceptable housing, the continuing responsibility for the care of others, access to affordable childcare, income inequality, the capacity to choose to become a mother and be a parent in a society that does not see reproduction as a social benefit and necessity.
A union member, Kay holds great concern for the state of human and indigenous people's rights, democracy. the state of the environment, the need to prevent and mitigate biodiversity loss, and effectively deal with the existential threat posed by the climate change crisis. These issues affect women and other disadvantaged groups disproportionately and threaten to reverse the advances that have been achieved socially and politically as evidenced by, for example, changes to abortion laws in both the US and elsewhere. Kay is active in a number of ways to try to advance better social outcomes and equality for everyone. Chair of Open Space Contemporary Arts (OSCA) as well as a member of other community boards. Kay campaigned for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and supports others in their work to advance a fair and just world.
On National Coordinating Committee WEL Australia, 23,24.[1]
Parkside run
SEARCH Committee run
At the SEARCH Foundation 2018 AGM Brian Aarons, Dylan Griffiths, Nadia Montague, Therese Doyle, Amalina Wallace, Lee Rhiannon, Peter Landi, Cat Kutay, Ama Somaratna, Kay Anastassiadis, Astrid O'Neill, Patricia Hovey, Peter Murphy, Holly Brooke, John Poulos, Zac Gillies-Palmer stood for SEARCH Committee member.
ATTENDANCE LIST SEARCH AGM 2017
Invited guests Mark Godlewski and Scott Marsh of Pitcher Partners; Seng La of Refuge Accounting.
- Adelaide: Ashley Campbell, Glen Giles, Gwyneth Regione, Roger Keyes, David Faber, Kay Anastassiadis, Adrian Shackley, Don Jarrett.
- Brisbane: Patricia Hovey, Jan Ryall, Clare Rudkin
- Melbourne Judith Klepner, Julius Roe, Peter Gibbons, Louise Connor, Penny Sara, Greg Strickland, Michael Evans.
- Newcastle Greg Giles, Vera Deacon, Malcolm Bailey, John Witte, Judy Morley and Bev Symons.
- Sydney Luke Whitington, Victoria Brookman, David McKnight, Casey Thompson, Declan O'Byrne, Audrey McDonald, Tom McDonald, Daren McDonald, Paul Norton, Barry Power, Peter Murphy, Pat Ranald, Sam Altman, Gillian Workman, Mark Stevens, Carmen Blanco, Kathy Gollan, Richard Walsham, Tony Hawkins, Pam Hawkins, Dylan Griffiths, Leila Barreto, Cat Kutay, Ama Somaratna, Don Sutherland, Matt Kunkel, Adrian Graves, Mick Tubbs, John Poulos, Patrick Wright, Mark Stevens, Ron Marriott, Nivek Thompson, Margaret Kirkby, Adam Farrar, Jane Durie, Helen Hewett, Rex Hewett, Tim Gartrell, Brian Aarons, Amalina Wallace.
SEARCH Foundation 2015 AGM
Adelaide members who attended the SEARCH Foundation 2015 AGM included Andy Alcock, David Faber, Kay Anastassiadis, Ashley Campbell, Leonie Ebert, Judy Ferguson, Glen Giles, Don Jarrett, Roger Keyes, Dominic McGovern, Adrian Shackley, John Wishart, Indi Wishart, Gwyneth Regione.
New SEARCH members
In September 2015 the SEARCH Foundation approved the following new members:
Wenny Theresia, Marilla North, Rosie Elliot, David Pink, Casey Thompson, Kara Hadgraft, Simon Schmidt, Paris Dean, Jason Ray, Tim Briedis, Indi Wishart, Armen Aghazarian, Peter Landi, Jemma Nott, Christian Goopy, Sue Coldbeck, Isabel McIntosh, Damiya Hayden, Andy Alcock, Deborah Baldassi, Phoebe Gunn, Kay Anastassiadis, Winton Higgins, and Marco Avena.
- We extend a warm welcome to those new members, especial to the many younger members who are now joining the SEARCH Foundation.[2]