World Refugee Day 2009
Events in New Zealand
Wellington New Zealand
Soccer match & Cultural Festival, join former refugee communities for the kick-off of World Refugee Week. "The Refugee All Stars" & the "Wellington Invitation Team" will meet again for the annual soccer match (Refugee All Stars are the defending champions) there will also be cultural performances, food & awards at the Club rooms after wards.
Kick-off date/Time: Sunday 14th June - 10am.
Venue: Newtown Park.
Free Filmm Screening- Wellington Film Archive, this award winning documentary film tells the remarkable and life -affirmingstory of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stor, a group of musicians who form a band while living in a West African refugee camp.
Date/Time. Saturday 20th June - 5pm.
Venue: Wellington Archive.
Auckland
Auckland Regional Schools Events, this event is organised by the Refugee Services & the Department of Labour, supported by Auckland City Council & the Ministry of Education. The event will feature students from refugee background to come together to acknowlege World Refugee Day. There also also be some performances by the Tampaplay group & a Kurdish high school group from South Auckland.
Date/Time: Friday 19 June 2009
Other
The Voice-Arts Trust, this radio project is supported by UNHCR Regional Office Canberra, it features the voices of young former refugees as they resettle in New Zealand. For more details visit their website
www.voice-arts.org.nz
http://www.hrc.co.nz
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