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Armidale enjoys Ezidi food night in partnership with local Café

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Published: Thursday, 06 June 2019 15:24

On April 30, eleven men and women from the Ezidi community were involved in a traditional food night at the Café Patisserie on Taylor Street in Armidale.  

The evening was the result of a beautiful relationship, which flourished as a local Ezidi family regularly dropped off bread to their local café, just as they would do for their neighbours back in their home country.

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Event highlights innovation in western Sydney refugee communities

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Published: Monday, 03 June 2019 11:42

Sydney’s refugee communities are brimming with solutions for the challenges they face. With a helping hand from SSI, community leaders are being resourced to create projects that close gaps and capitalise on their communities’ strengths. 

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Award-winning refugee filmmaker unlocks creativity and talents ahead of Refugee Week

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Published: Thursday, 30 May 2019 15:04

Iraqi-born and award-winning filmmaker Ali Al Azeez is facilitating a series of filmmaking workshops for the general public in the lead-up to the SSI New Beginnings Winter Festival.

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SSI staff and Colyton community work towards healing this past Sorry Day

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Published: Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:12

Reflecting on times of great pain, strength and resilience, Settlement Services International (SSI) staff and local community members gathered at SSI’s Community Hub at Colyton Public School, to walk down the long path of forgiveness in recognition of Sorry Day.

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New arrivals create beautiful mosaic surfboard thanks to volunteer at Community Kitchen

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Published: Tuesday, 28 May 2019 11:15

Serena Horton brought together two seemingly disjointed activities, mosaic and surfing, to unite a community of newly arrived refugees and people seeking asylum, around the creation of a unique piece of art - a surfboard adorned with mosaic.

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Ability Links kicks goals for young refugees

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Published: Thursday, 23 May 2019 13:19

The latest project, launched in Lidcombe last month, helps bring together and support young refugees and their carers through a weekly social soccer meet-up. 

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From the CEO: Walk together with courage

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Published: Wednesday, 22 May 2019 10:25

Progressing towards a unified Australia — where inclusion and belonging are the rule, not the exception — requires us to create a space where we respect each other. Respect breeds acceptance, which in turn establishes trust. Only when all three elements are in place can we move forward and truly walk together.

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Newly arrived refugees celebrate first Australian Mother’s Day

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Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2019 13:46

Singing, dancing, gift giving and the voices of strong women was all a part of the Mother’s Day event held at the Inner West Council’s Community Refugee Welcome Centre last week, celebrating the dedication of newly arrived refugee mothers.

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