SCOA Events
Refugee Week 2010
This year's Refugee Week will take place from June 20 to 26. Many of SCOA's member organisations will be holding events to celebreate Refugee Week and to help raise awareness of the issues faced by refugees in Australia and overseas. Some of these events include...
Place: Hobart
Title: ‘Our Traditional Culture’
Venue: Moonah Arts Centre
Date: 18th - 30th June 2010
Background information: The Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania) Inc. in partnership with the Glenorchy City Council is celebrating Refugee Week with an exhibition of arts and craft showing traditional skills and practices of people from a refugee and migrant background living in Tasmania. This project is funded by the Community Capacity Building Grants Program 2009-10.
For further information please contact Suzanne or Paula on 03 6221 0999. Place: Brisbane Title: Different Cultures, One Home
Venue: Studio 13, 13 Kurilpa St West End
Date: 18th to 23rd June
Background information: The “Different Cultures – One Home” exhibition is being organised by ACCES Services Inc, and will be held to showcase original art works/paintings from artists who have come from another cultures and now call Australia their home, especially those coming from refugee backgrounds. For more information contact ACCES on 07 3412 8222.
Place: Sydney
Title: Refugee Camp in Macarthur
Venues: Currans and Guise Public Schools - Macquarie Filed
Dates: 21st to 26th June
Background information: Macarthur Diversity Services "Refugee Camp in Macarthur" Tent and information will be taken to Currans and Guise Public Schools in Macquarie Fields. Activities with chi ldren in years 5 and 6 include an interactive stor y about refugee children where the students become part of the story . The aim of "The Camp " project is to promote a better understanding of the courage and suffering of refugees and the rich contributions they make to Australia .
For more information contact Sana at MDSI on (02) 4627 1188
