Adelaide: Australian-Afghan Conference – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Association of Australian Tertiary Students from Afghanistan (AATSA) will conduct a conference on ‘Issues affecting Afghan-Australians and creating solutions’ in Adelaide on 7 December 2019.

Conference Aim

Taking place in Adelaide, the theme of this conference is ‘Issues affecting Afghan-Australians and creating solutions‘.

The Afghan-Australian Conference is a one of a kind platform which aims to promote education, critical thinking and unity. The conference will serve to unite the Afghan-Australian community across the national level by encouraging collaboration within existing networks and organisations.

The purpose of this conference is for participants to leave the program with in-depth and sound knowledge of the issues the Afghan-Australian Diaspora face. As equally as important, participants will collaboratively brainstorm how they can make a real difference to the improvement of these issues.

TOPICS

MENTAL HEALTH
Identifying mental health problems within our community
How can we break the stigma around mental health within the Afghan-Australian community? What are the causes? How can we educate our wider community on this growing problem?

DIASPORA HOMELAND DEVELOPMENT
How can we help those back home in Afghanistan?
What are the current methods and limitations? How can we bring the community together and have a unified and more efficient method?

SETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION
Settlement and Integration into Australian Society
Is discrimination a barrier to settlement and integration? How do we bridge the cultural gap, especially for the elders, and do we pick up one culture over the other? What implications will this have on loss of the Afghan culture in Western societies?

REGISTRATION
Guests are to register via the AATSA website
Walk-ins are not welcome

Please complete a registration form here
Once you have submitted your form, please make your payment here
*guest speakers and moderators to only register and disregard payment*

Registration // $50
Your payment will cover entrance, morning tea, lunch and BBQ the following day
*the absence of payment will make your registration void*

DINNER
Food I Music I Culture
Together, let’s celebrate by indulging in authentic Afghan cuisine and traditional music.
Sadaf Restaurant
Tickets // $40 (see below for booking/payment)

Event Details

Program: Australian Afghan Conference
Date: Saturday, 7 December 2019
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm ACDT
Location: SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute), North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
Conference Booking: Online at Eventbrite
Dinner Booking: Separate Booking Page at Eventbrite

ABOUT
The Association of Australian Tertiary Students from Afghanistan (AATSA) was officially formed in 2008 in Adelaide. It is an academic association, which aims to promote education and provide opportunities for growth and development for the Afghan-Australian community. AATSA encourages students of Afghan background in Australia to better understand higher education, and to be informed about the structure and functions of university studies. Our members are committed volunteers, who act on the basis of goodwill, within the structure of the association.

Association of Australian Tertiary Students from Afghanistan

https://www.aatsa.org/register

	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.