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Refugee Week 2016 – Sunday 19 June to Saturday 25 June 2016
2015 Refugee Week Resource Kit now available
This year, Refugee Week is being celebrated from Sunday 14th June to Saturday 20 June 2015. The Refugee Council of Australia is encouraging organisations to celebrate a unified Refugee Week based around the theme ‘With courage let us all…
2015 Refugee Week Posters now available!
Copies of the 2015 Refugee Week poster are being distributed throughout Australia. The “with courage let us all combine” poster features Imtiyaz ‘Minty’ Saberi, Australia’s first Afghanistan-born surf life saver and Hassan Ali, participating in a Surf Life Saving…
Refugee Week Bulletin
The first Refugee Week bulletin has been emailed out to those on our contact list. The bulletin contains the latest information on all things Refugee Week related, including details of the launch events in Victoria and New South Wales.…
The Refugee Council of Australia has chosen “With courage let us all combine” as the theme for Refugee Week in Australia for 2015 to 2017.
Taken from the second verse of the national anthem, the theme celebrates the courage of refugees and of people who speak out against persecution and injustice.
It serves as a call for unity and for positive action, encouraging Australians to improve our nation’s welcome for refugees and to acknowledge the skills and energy refugees bring to their new home.
Refugee Week Ambassadors are individuals who are either from a refugee background or who have an interest in and understanding of refugee and migrant issues in Australia.
Their role is to promote Refugee Week, its aims and objectives.
See details of the official Refugee Week launches in NSW and VIC.
There are several levels of sponsorship available.
All levels of support are greatly appreciated and make an important contribution to the success of Refugee Week.
get involved
The founder of the Refugee Week Initiative, the Refugee Council of Australia, is a small, not-for-profit organisation and relies on public financial support to continue its vital work in research, education and advocacy.
Donations to the RCOA are tax-deductible.