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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