Congolese Independence Day Celebration – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Goulburn Valley Congolese Association, with the support of Ethnic Council of Shepparton, the Voice for Silent People and African House, will present their Congolese Independence Day Celebration at St Paul’s African House, Shepparton, on Saturday 3th July 2021 from 5.00 to 8.00pm.

Congolese Independence Day Celebration

The Goulburn Valley Congolese Association, with the support of Ethnic Council of Shepparton, the Voice for Silent People and African House, is organising the Congolese Independence Day Celebration.

According to the current dramatic situation in Democratic Republic of Congo, this year, the independence will be celebrated in a form of Conference debate, meditation and reflection on the following topics:

Emery Patrice Lumumba,
First Prime Minister
of Democratic Republic of Congo
Martyr of the Independence

Martyrs of independence remembrance
Short History of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Geographic location of the Democratic republic of Congo
Economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Population, Languages, Religion and Culture of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Current Shepparton organisations helping the D.R of Congo
Conference Debate on the Congolese nationality

Event Details:

Where: at African House
When: Saturday 3th July 2021 from 5.00 to 8.00pm
RSVP Contact: Jean Marie Mupenda 0432 405 572

	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.