Celebrating 2019 Refugee Week in Cobram – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Refugee Week is Sunday June 16 to Saturday June 22, 2019. The theme for Refugee Week 2019 is A World of Stories. Come and enjoy the screening of Thon Thon’s Journey from Sudan and floor talk by Shepparton’s Ethnic Council’s Community Development Officer on Tuesday, 18 June.

Refugee Week provides an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the immense courage, resilience and valuable contributions made by refugees to Australian society. For many Australians, Refugee Week provides an opportunity to meet a refugee for the first time. Storytelling provides a great way to do this.

Why Refugee Week?

In a world where violence forces thousands of families to flee for their lives each day, the time is now to show that the global public stands with refugees.

To do this, the UN Refugee Agency launched the #WithRefugees petition in June 2016 to send a message to governments that they must work together and do their fair share for refugees.

On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, we commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. This year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.

The Refugee Week Theme for 2019 is ‘A World of Stories’ from around the Globe!

Come and enjoy the screening of Thon Thon’s Journey from Sudan and floor talk by Shepparton’s Ethnic Council’s Community Development Officer.

Event Details

Program: Viewing of Thon Thon’s Journey from Sudan and Floor Talk
Date: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Time: 10.00am – 11.00am
Location: Cobram Community House
Address: 43 Punt Rd, Cobram VIC 3644
RSVP: Please RSVP your attendance to Moira Shire Council on (03) 5871 9222 for catering and seating purposes. Morning tea will be provided
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Thon Thon was one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan. View a trailer of the Lost Boys for an insight into Thon Thon’s journey.

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.