Yesterday, SSI’s Community Kitchen wrapped up a year of shared meals and cultural celebration with an end of year party for newcomers and local community members.
The first Global Refugee Forum (GRF) will be hosted by UNHCR in Geneva December 17-18.
Read more: SSI submits pledges ahead of UNHCR Global Refugee Forum
Yasmin Farhart, an empowered, South West Sydney-based Lebanese woman living with disability, is a professional public speaker, educator, activist and advocate for diversity and inclusion.
Read more: Disability advocate seeks more accessible services for people from CALD backgrounds
Since his diagnosis 35 years ago, inspirational speaker David Polson has participated in 28 drug trials to improve the treatment of the virus.
Read more: HIV-positive survivor and advocate transforms pain into purpose
Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s long trip to safety made headlines around the world last month. After six years on Manus Island under Australia’s offshore processing regime, Behrouz obtained a temporary visa to visit New Zealand for a literary event and took a circuitous route to safety that involved a 19-hour layover in the Philippines.
A retired police superintendent, a dance artist and members of a Community Hub were among recipients of SSI’s 2019 Community Appreciation Awards.
A common misunderstanding about refugees is that they are the sole beneficiaries of our country’s resettlement program. A government-commissioned report released last week challenges this misconception by highlighting all that we have to gain by effectively welcoming newcomers.
Read more: From the CEO: Four action priorities from government refugee settlement review
This year, SSI has had the honour of working alongside a group of talented budding journalists, content producers and media professionals.
Read more: Students highlight valuable contributions of newcomer Australians through media project
Ania Kebabjian fled Syria via Lebanon and arrived to Australia in 2016 as a refugee. She admits that starting up a new life and settling in takes time - but 2017 was different, Ania explains to Marie Claire magazine, as she finally feels at home.
