During May CatholicCare celebrated Refugee Week, which is Australia’s peak annual activity to educate the community about refugees and celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society.
Multicultural Programs held two events that have educated staff about who refugees are and why they have come to Australia, and to celebrate the contribution refugees make to our communities.
On Wednesday, clients and volunteers joined staff for a morning tea in Hobart.
“The clients here today are part of our English conversation group, ‘Let’s Talk,’” said Katie, a case worker with Multicultural Programs.
“This group has been running for many years and it’s a volunteer led program where our volunteers put together material for their groups to practice their English in a casual and safe environment. The program is as much about the social connection as it is about learning English.”
Katie said the event was about ‘celebrating cultures and our clients, coming together, learning from each other, and sharing food.’
Earlier in the week about 30 staff were privileged to hear the personal stories of young refugees and asylum seekers at an event run by Students Against Racism. The Tasmanian group of students from diverse backgrounds is based at TasTAFE and managed by English language teacher Gini Ennals.
Multicultural Programs case worker, Lina opened the event, welcoming the students and staff to the event.
“Everyday millions of people around the world embark on dangerous journeys with the sole purpose of finding safety and freedom,” said Lina.
“We hope that today you can reflect and gain a deeper understanding of this refugee journey, as we listen to the inspiring stories told by these brave young people.
“Together let’s welcome and celebrate their resilience; For freedom should not be an ask, but a way of life.”
During the lively presentation, the students shared stories of their refugee journey to Tasmania, taught the audience to greet each other in a variety of different languages, and used small group settings to answer questions about their culture and settlement into life in Tasmania.
The theme of Refugee Week 2023 is ‘Finding Freedom’. Following the presentation there was no doubt in the minds of those who attended that the Students Against Racism have indeed found their freedom in Tasmania.
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During May CatholicCare celebrated Refugee Week, which is Australia’s peak annual activity to educate the community about refugees and celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society.
Multicultural Programs held two events that have educated staff about who refugees are and why they have come to Australia, and to celebrate the contribution refugees make to our communities.
On Wednesday, clients and volunteers joined staff for a morning tea in Hobart.
“The clients here today are part of our English conversation group, ‘Let’s Talk,’” said Katie, a case worker with Multicultural Programs.
“This group has been running for many years and it’s a volunteer led program where our volunteers put together material for their groups to practice their English in a casual and safe environment. The program is as much about the social connection as it is about learning English.”
Katie said the event was about ‘celebrating cultures and our clients, coming together, learning from each other, and sharing food.’
Earlier in the week about 30 staff were privileged to hear the personal stories of young refugees and asylum seekers at an event run by Students Against Racism. The Tasmanian group of students from diverse backgrounds is based at TasTAFE and managed by English language teacher Gini Ennals.
Multicultural Programs case worker, Lina opened the event, welcoming the students and staff to the event.
“Everyday millions of people around the world embark on dangerous journeys with the sole purpose of finding safety and freedom,” said Lina.
“We hope that today you can reflect and gain a deeper understanding of this refugee journey, as we listen to the inspiring stories told by these brave young people.
“Together let’s welcome and celebrate their resilience; For freedom should not be an ask, but a way of life.”
During the lively presentation, the students shared stories of their refugee journey to Tasmania, taught the audience to greet each other in a variety of different languages, and used small group settings to answer questions about their culture and settlement into life in Tasmania.
The theme of Refugee Week 2023 is ‘Finding Freedom’. Following the presentation there was no doubt in the minds of those who attended that the Students Against Racism have indeed found their freedom in Tasmania.
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