World Refugee Day Events in our region
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Canberra, Australia
A special World Refugee Day event hosted by the Regional Representative Richard Towle will include an address by Australian Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans. Venue: The Link, Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square, Canberra
Date/Time: 20th. June, 11am - 12.30pm (By invitation)
Contact: 02 6281 9108 or email: donato@unhcr.org
The Carillon
The Carillon, with the support of the National Capital Authority, and other key icons in Canberra around Lake Burley Griffin will be lit in UN blue between 16 and 23 June to cooincide with the lighting of the Jet d'eau in Geneva to mark World Refugee Day.
Sydney, Australia
World Refugee Day Breakfast 2008
Hosted by Australia for UNHCR
Special guest the Hon Maxine Mckew, Member for Bennelong, will join other guest speakers at a fundraising breakfast to support UNHCR’s humanitarian relief work.
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Lower Level, The Westin Sydney, 1 Martin Place, Sydney
Date/Time:20th.June,7:15 for 7:30am concluding at 9:00am.
Further details: Tel. 02 9262 5377, By email: barbara.smith@australiaforunhcr.org.au or visit www.unrefugees.or.au
NSW Parliament House, in Macquarie Street Sydney, will be lit in UN blue on June 20, to coincide with the similar lightings of key icons in the Parliamentary Zone in Canberra and in Geneva, where UNHCR headquarters is based.
Triumphant International will host the Australian Refugee Film Festival -- a series of short films made by refugees living.
19 June 6pm, Pitt Street, Uniting Church, Sydney
Further details: www.triumphant.org.au
To find out about more about Refugee Week events in your state or territory go to www.refugeecouncil.org.au/newsevents/
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New Zealand
Wellington
Voice Arts Trust, Supported by UNHCR
A series of workshops is underway with 13 young refugees who will create, produce and record their own radio programme to air on Wellington’s Access Radio and a podcast on 20 June. The young people are exploring the global theme of protection as well as sharing their own stories of resettlement. The programme will feature poems, drama, song, interviews and storytelling. The project is being run by Voice Arts Trust with the support of UNHCR and the NZ Government.
Tune into: www.accessradio.org.nz
Soccer
Following on from the success of last year's soccer game, the Wellington Invitational Xl versus World Refugee All Stars Xl. Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast will be opening the game, and the Hon Annette King will present the Trophy to the winning team.
Auckland
World Refugee Day - Pacific and Refugee Communities Event
Members of Refugee Services Aotearoa, the Pacific Board, the Auckland Refugee Coalition and Refugees as Survivors have collaborated to produce a cross-cultural event for Pacific and refugee communities living in the Mt Roskill/Wesley area. This is a gathering desgined to honour the refugee experience, and share its meaning with refugee communities' pacific neighbours. Communities from refugee and pacific backgrounds will be coming together on to share cultural music, dance, food, and stories. Supported by the Mt Roskill Community Board and the Auckland City Council.
Venue:Wesley Fickling Centre
Date and Time: 19th June, 6 - 9pm (By invitation)
World Refugee Day Combined Schools Event
Students from Refugee backgrounds living all around Auckland will be coming to an event organised by schools and Refugee Services Aotearoa and the Refugee Quota Branch of Immigration.
Venue: Mt Albert War Memorial Hall
Date and Time: Friday 20th. June, 11am -2pm (By invitation)
Waitakere Libraries World Refugee Day Publication
Waitakere Libraries are releasing a publication with four stories from refugees living in New Zealand from Burundi, Burmese Chin, and Afghani backgrounds. The publication also gives information on refugee service providers, such as Refugee Services, Refugees as Survivors, Settlement Support and ESOL Home Tutors.
World Refugee Day Manukau City
Refugee communities who live in the Manukau area will be coming together to share stories and cultural music and performances at an event hosted by Manukau City in association with Refugee Services Aotearoa and the Refugee Quota Branch.
Venue: Weymouth Community Centre
Date and Time: Saturday 21st June, 5 - 8pm (By invitation)
Tree Planting
There will be a number of 'tree planting' events through the regions (Hamilton, Palmerston North, Hutt City, Porirua, Nelson, Christchurch) as a very symbolic event. communities with a refugee background are rebuilding their lives in a new environment (putting down roots) and with the care and support from staff, volunteers, other agencies, and the wider host community are being assisted to resettle, prosper and grow.
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, 20 June
UNHCR PNG is hosting an Exhibition of Drawings and Photographs by refugee children in East Awin, Western Province, PNG at a special World Refugee Day reception at the Crowne Plaza in Port Moresby.
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