Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC) and SA Refugee Week 2017
In South Australia, over 100 organisations will join together during SA Refugee Week (18-24 June) to present over 40 events that centre around UNHCR World Refugee Day on 20th June. The events will celebrate and promote the positive and valuable contribution of refugees to South Australia’s cultural, social and economic development, and encourage understanding, cultural harmony and community engagement.
The Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC) has launched an SA Refugee Week 2017 Poster and Calendar of Events, which includes forums, community events, social functions and exhibitions coordinated by councils, clubs, schools, churches, community groups and organisations.
The AMRC invites you to participate in over 40 different events and we look forward to celebrating new arrivals of South Australia.
The Calendar of Events can be viewed on the AMRC website at https://amrc.org.au/events/sa-refugee-week-2017
Key SA Refugee Week 2017 events include:
Mount Gambier Migrant Resource Centre
10 Years of Successful Settlement of the Karen and Karenni Community in Mount Gambier
Meet some of the first Karen and Karenni families who arrived in Mount Gambier in 2007 and hear their stories. Look through a display of photographs over the past decade and artworks produced by seniors, as they remember their lives in Burma and in refugee camps in Thailand.
Date: Saturday 17 June
Time: 6pm
Venue: Mount Gambier North School, Heath Street, Mount Gambier
Contact: Anelia Blackie on (08) 8726 4800 or anelia@amrc.org.au
Australian Migrant Resource Centre, the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and the University of South Australia, School of Art, Architecture and Design
2017 Youth Poster Exhibition and Presentation of Awards
Launch by the Hon. Susan Close MP, Minister for Education and Child Development. This project provided students from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions with an opportunity to utilise artwork to raise awareness about issues impacting refugees, and to gain an enhanced understanding of the positive and valuable contributions refugees make to South Australia’s social, cultural and economic development.
Date: Monday 19 June
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Venue: Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Hawke Building, Level 3, University of SA, 55 North Terrace, (cnr Fenn Place and North Terrace), Adelaide SA
Contact: Matti Spellacy on (08) 8217 9545 or matti@amrc.org.au
Middle Eastern Communities Council and Australian Migrant Resource Centre
In Our Own Voices Forum
Introduced by The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Martin Haese. A project telling the stories of individuals from countries in the Middle East – their migration journey, settlement and contribution to Australian society.
Date: Thursday 22 June
Time: 10am
Venue: Banqueting Room, Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide SA
Contact: Matti Spellacy on (08) 8217 9545 or matti@amrc.org.au
