Refugee Week 2009 - Events Calendar
Tasmania
Ongoing
Retaining Cultural Memory
Hosted by Moonah Arts Centre and Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania) Inc.
The exhibition celebrates the value of traditional skills as cultural memory and promotes the maintenance, development and sharing of cultural art and craft practices. Share in the many forms our migrant communities continue to maintain and express their cultures.
Venue: Moonah Arts Centre
Address: 65 Hopkins St, Moonah
Date: Ongoing Event from 17 - 30 June 2009
Contact: (03) 6214 7633
Email: anotherworldispossible@live.com.au
Thursday 18 June
Tasmanians Working Together
A forum where 3 Sudanese men and one from Sierra Leone will share their
experiences of being a taxi driver in Southern Tasmania.
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Hobart Town Hall, Lower Ground (Elizabeth Street)
RSVP: Anne Hamilton before 11 June on (03) 6221 0912
Friday 19 June
Multicultural Youth (MY) Voices from past refugees living in Hobart
Hosted by youth from the MY Schools Voice Reference Group with guest presentations from the Tasmanian African Youth Association and Glenorchy Young Women’s Group
Time: 6 - 8:30pm
Enquiries: Georgi Marshall on (03) 6221 0910
Saturday 20 June
Rwandan Coffee Club Morning Coffee
Hosted by the Rwandan Coffee Club
Come with a friend to sample Rwandan Coffee Club coffees or teas for free, served with delicious slices. You can buy small to large packs of coffee beans, ground coffee or teas to take home. Also experience African culture first hand with live drumming, dancing, singing and hair braiding.
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Venue: St Paul’s Anglican Church, Cecilia St
Contact: (03) 6354 1021 or 0428 898 848 for group/table booking enquiries
Friday 26 June
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims and Torture
Hosted by the Southern Tasmanian Migrant Resource Centre and the Phoenix Centre
The International Day in support of Victims and Torture seeks to further prevent and punish those who utilize torture. The day also recognises the often profound implications this abuse of human rights has on survivors.
Time: 1pm
Venue: The Phoenix Centre
Address: 188 Collins St, Hobart
Contact: (03) 6221 0999
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