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REFUGEE WEEK

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) works with agencies around Australia to coordinate Refugee Week, Australia's peak annual activity to inform the public about refugees and celebrate positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society. In 2011, Refugee Week will be held from Sunday, June 19 to Saturday, June 25.

Choose from the links below for more specific information about Refugee Week.

  • Refugee Week events
    Details of events taking place across Australia, organised by state, and information on how to register your event to be included in our online calendar.
  • Resources for community groups, teachers and event organisers
    A wide range of downloadable resources including posters, logos and our 2010 Resource Kit, which contains background information about refugees, a guide to organising events, responses to common myths about refugees and asylum seekers and an extensive list of websites, books, films, documentaries, lesson plans and online games on refugee-related issues.

  • Information for the media
    A downloadable Resource Kit which contains background information about refugees and responses to common myths about refugees and asylum seekers.
  • Contacts
    Key contact people if you need more information about Refugee Week.

Thanks to our sponsors!

Refugee Week is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. The 2010 sponsors of Refugee Week were:

Principal Sponsor Victorian Multicultural Commission
   
Major Sponsors AMES Victoria
  NSW Community Relations Commission
   
Sponsors ACL
  City of Sydney
  NSW AMES
  Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  Leichhardt Council

For more information about our sponsors or to find out how your organisation can become a Refugee Week sponsor click here.

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