Maryna Sliusar moved to Australia from Ukraine in May 2022 with her son, fleeing the war with Russia.
Speaking at GOTAFE’s Refugee Week student event on Tuesday, June 20, Ms Sliusar shared her journey to finding safety and how education was shaping her future.
“This full-scale Russian invasion has divided our lives into before and after,” Ms Sliusar said.
Refugee Week is a time to celebrate and amplify the voices of refugees and to educate the Australian public about the challenges and issues refugees face in Australia. Having run for more than 20 years, every Refugee Week comes with a theme. This year’s theme, ‘Finding freedom’, is about the millions of people who leave their home country every day in search of a safe space.