REFUGEE WEEK 2010 - OFFICIAL LAUNCHES

Refugee Week is here! Join in celebrating Refugee Week at the Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide launches.

Sydney: Refugee Week 2010 will be launched on Saturday 19 June at the Pitt Street Uniting Church, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. The Sydney launch will include the presentation of the 2010 Refugee Humanitarian Awards, a screening of the 2010 Refugee Film Festival, the Dario Palermo Refugee Art Exhibition and the NSW AMES Freedom from Fear photography exhibition. The Hon John Hatzistergos, NSW Attorney-General and Minister for Citizenship, will be the keynote speaker at the event.

To attend the launch, please RSVP to (02) 9211 9333 or e-mail info@refugeecouncil.org.au.

Melbourne: Refugee Week 2010 will be launched at a press conference event on Monday 21 June at Victorian Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne, from 10:30am to 11:30am. Speakers will include John Gibson, President of RCOA; Pino Migliorino, Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA); Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Australia; Michael Gawenda, former editor of The Age and former refugee; and Nyadol Nyuon, former refugee. FECCA Director Megan Layton will be MC at the event.

If you wish to attend, please contact the RCOA Melbourne office on (03) 9600 3302 or melbourne@refugeecouncil.org.au.

Adelaide: Refugee Week 2010 will be officially launched by the Hon Grace Portolesi MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, on Monday 21 June at 12:00pm, at the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, UniSA City West campus, Hawke Building level 3, North Terrace. The event will include the launch of the MRC ARTS UnderXposed Youth Photographic Project by Mr Hieu Van Le, Lieutenant Governor of South Australia. The launch will also feature guest speakers and cultural performances by the Rwandan and Bhutanese communities.

To attend, register through www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au or (08) 8302 0215, or contact Matti Spellacy on (08) 8217 9510 or admin@mrcsa.com.au.