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Saturday the 28th June

Glen Waverley Uniting Church (cnr. of Bogong Ave and Kingsway Glen Waverley)

Your chance to be a part of the first ever LIVE NCYC recording concert!

Come along, learn all the awesome new songs, meet the artists who wrote them, and catch up with hundreds of people who will be at NCYC 09.

2pm Learn the songs

6pm Dinner ($5)

7pm Recording Concert

If you’re travelling from afar to Melbourne give Merryn in the Youth Ministry office a call on (03) 9340 8815 if we need to find you a place to stay overnight.

Check out www.ncyc.org.au for more details.

A Refugee Action Collective – Victoria Refugee Week action

WHEN: Saturday 28th June. Meet @ 11.30 am SHARP!
It will all be over by 12.30pm.
WHERE: Meet at Atrium at Federation Square (opp. the Forum Theatre, Flinders St).
Playing with an instantly recognisable symbol for refugees and displaced persons, RAC invites you to join in a ‘Happening’ at 11.30am, Saturday 28th of June.
A pile of old suitcases will appear in the middle of the city.
Each suitcase represents the human suffering experienced by refugees, their need for a safe place to call home, as well as the riches they bring to our community

BRING: Old unwanted suitcase (they are very cheap at op shops) with a slogan painted on it. Wear a long coat.
Please select one or two slogans from this list:
Stop Refugee Deportations; Justice for Refugees; Abolish Unfair Citizenship tests; Open the Borders; Let the Boats Land, Let Them Stay; End Mandatory Detention; No-One is Illegal; Abolish Bridging Visa Es; Close Christmas Island.
Enquiries: 0409 190 738

Download a flyer at www.rac-vic.org

15th- 21st of June

The theme for Refugee Week 2008 is A Place to Call Home. Heaps of events are happening around town such as…

11 – 25 June

SOUTHERN TASMANIA
‘Multicultural Craft’
Hosted by Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania & Moonah Arts Centre
The exhibition celebrates the hand-made and the value of traditional skills as cultural memory. Objects of all kinds and functions will be featured, from domestic utilitarian items to musical instruments, decorative items and textiles. Share in the many forms through which our migrant communities continue to maintain and express their cultures.
Venue: 65 Hopkins Street Moonah
Time: 12.30pm – 5pm weekdays and 10am – 2pm Saturday
Contact: Anne Hamilton Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania) 03 6221 0912 or 03 6221 0999
Email and Website: ahamilton@mrchobart.org.au www.mac.gcc.tas.gv.au

Monday 16 June 2008

MELBOURNE
Official Victorian Launch of Refugee Week ‘A Place to Call Home’
The Refugee Council of Australia
The official launch of Refugee Week in Victoria in conjunction with the much anticipated ‘made in australia’, an exhibition about Power, Complacency and Consequence, by Viv Mehes. Guest speakers Mr James Merlino, Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs; John Gibson, President, Refugee Council of Australia; and Caz Coleman, Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project. Stories by Arnold Zable, photography by Viv Méhes and music by Mesopotamia.
Venue:The Foyer, 1 Spring St, Melbourne
Time: 6.15pm

June 16-July 11
‘Made in Australia’
A Photographic Exhibition by Viv Méhes
Presented and produced in partnership with Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project. A series of intimate narratives is towered over by photos of silent commuters.
Venue: The Foyer, 1 Spring St, Melbourne
Time: Monday to Friday, 7am-6.30pm

Tuesday 17 June 2008

BOX HILL
16-20 June
‘World Refugee Day Exhibition’
Hosted by City of Whitehorse – Box Hill Community Arts Centre
An exhibition of artworks created by refugee artists.
Venue: Box Hill Community Arts Centre,470 Station Street,Box Hill VIC 3128
Contact: Kree Harrison: 9895 8888
Website: www.bhcac.com.au

Wednesday 18 June

FITZROY
Can’t get a job sir: Refugee Week Forum
Hosted by Fear of a Brown Planet fame comedian Aamer Rahman
A panel discussion with young people form newly arrived communities about the realities of trying to get a job with focus on identifying issues that can be actioned with local networks.
Venue: Fitzroy Learning Network, 198 Napier Street, Fitzroy (opposite Fitzroy Town Hall)
Time: 2-7pm, refreshments and chat from 3.30pm
RSVP: by 1 June on admin@fitzroylearningnetwork.org.au, ph 9417 2897
Website: www.fitzroylearningnetwork.org.au

Thursday 19 June

PRAHRAN
“Tell your story …. because your story matters”
Hosted by Prahran Mission
A time to sit together and listen to migrants and refugees tell their story. Snacks and drinks will be provided. On-site interpreters will be booked.
Venue: Prahran Mission Café, 211 Chapel Street
Time: 5-8pm
Contact: Nadine 9692 9543 or nadine@prahranmission.org.au

Friday 20 June

BRAYBROOK
Community Dinner
Hosted by The Maribyrnong Refugee Week Committee
A Community Dinner showcasing the talents of the Maribyrnong refugee community. Come along and celebrate the diversity of our community and experience an evening of celebration, featuring dinner by Kitchen Culture and debating and a photographic exhibition exploring the theme, “A place to call home”.
Venue: Braybrook Community Centre 107 – 139 Churchill Ave, Braybrook
Time: 6-8:30pm
Contact: Kiemi Lai by Wednesday 11th June
Emai: kiemi.lai@westernbulldogs.com.au
To view a flyer please click here
Saturday 21 June

CROYDON
‘A Celebration of Culture’
Hosted by the Migrant Information Centre
Performances and presentations from the Chin, Karen and Zomi Communities. The event will be officially opened by Cr Tony Dib JP, Mayor of City of Maroondah.
Venue: EV’s Youth Centre, 212 Mt Dandenong Road, Croydon
Time: 3pm-6.30pm
Contact: Natasha Siryj 03 9285 4888

Sunday, 22 June

CARLTON
Film screening of “HOPE”
Hosted by Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
“Hope” is a film about Amal Basry’s journey to Australia. It is a story of survival against the odds. Fundraiser for the ASRC
Venue: Nova Cinema Lygon Street Carlton
Time: 3.30pm for 4pm start
Contact: Pamela Curr 93266066
Email: Pamela.c@asrc.org.au
Cost: $17

For more events go to the Refugee Council of Australia website

Landmines and explosive remnants of war kill or injure nearly 15,000 people every year. You can help by contributing to the Lost Sock Appeal.

The Lost Sock Appeal is an initiative from the Australian Network to Ban Landmines (ANBL).

For more info and to add a virtual lost sock check out the website

The Chamoru people of Guam (indigenous name Guahan) have resisted the take over their land and waters since the arrival of Europeans in 1668. They are not prepared to give up that struggle.The Donald Groom Fellow, Hannah Middleton of the Anti-bases Campaign, is bringing two of the Guahan people to Australia to speak of the plight of their people.

Dr Lisa Natividad and Julian Aguon will be in Melbourne on Thursday –Saturday, 12 – 14 June, to speak about the plight of their people.

Thursday 12 June, Friends House, 631 Orrong Road, Toorak 3142
Shared meal: 6 pm
Informal discussion with Lisa and Julian: 7 pm
Contact: Dale email: d.hess@ozemail.com.au
tel: 9592 5247
Friends House tel: 9827 3595

Friday 13 June, Earthly Pleasures, 1669 Burwood Highway, Belgrave 3160
Meal and discussion with Lisa and Julian: 6.30 pm
Contact: Krystal email: krysler_g@hotmail.com
mob: 0400 683 314
tel: 9752 6744

Saturday 14 June, Green Building, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton 3053
Workshop with Lisa and Julian: 12.30 pm
Contact: Nic email: nicmaclellan@optusnet.com.au
mob: 0421 840 100

Sunday 15 June, Kildara Centre, Rear 39 Stanhope St. (East), Malvern
4.30 pm Speaker
6 pm Worship/Reflection
6.30 pm Shared meal ( Please bring some food to share.)

Carole Shaw will be speaking on “Women’s Role in Peace Building. She is Senior Overseas Project Manager (International Women’s Development Agency)

Contact: Harry email: ahmkerr@hotmail.com
mob: 0424 950 852
Pax Christi Agape

Right Now is a Vibewire project. It is a media/arts competition aimed at raising awareness about the Victorian Charter of Human Rights. Right Now allows young people to respond to and engage with the charter through a variety of creative forms including film, podcast, writing (essay) and design. Right Now gives young artists and thinkers the opportunity to have their views on politics and humanity seen and read and heard. It aims to inspire both the creators and audience of the entries to take notice of and get involved in human rights based issues and campaigns.

Entries close the 25th of June.

For more details see the Vibewire website here 

 Saturday 21st of June (winter solstice)

Tickets $5/$10 7pm onwards, Trades Hall

Entertainment by Rob Quantock, The Conch, DJ Paul Kidney and others

Celebrate peace and stand up against the Asia Pacific Defense and Security Exhibition (APDSE). The APDSE is an international arms fair scheduled to be held in Adelaide, Australia in November 2008. A trade fair for the war industry, the APDSE will be one of the biggest arms trade fairs in the Asia Pacific region

See www.apdsexhibition.org for more info.