In 2022, Refugee Week was held from 19 – 25 June 2022. Due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Refugee Week was a hybrid celebration with both in-person and online events.Through the generous...
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Refugee Week 2022 Poster
Check out our Refugee Week poster for this year. You can download and display the poster at your school or organisation.
Films to watch during Refugee Week
Refugee Week is a great time to watch films with family and friends, and even possible if you’re stuck in quarantine! Below are some new films from the last year. AKONI A homeless Nigerian refugee struggles to...
how we became refugees
when i was youngeri lived in a citadelbuilt on sacred earthoverlookingancient riversdijlah, foratfragrant and fertilewhere palm trees floatedupon clouds of molten goldone day, the world discovered and foughtover the...
Refugee Week photographer Damon AMB
‘’Photography for me is the most powerful form of art that transforms the momentary lapse of being into eternal memories.” Damon arrived in Australia in 2013 seeking asylum. He was transferred and kept in two...
2021 NSW Humanitarian Awards to celebrate “UNITY” during Refugee Week
The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) presented the 13th NSW Humanitarian Awards on Monday 21 June, in partnership with the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)...
Our collaboration with SBS Food’s The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Refugee Noor Azizah and our staff member Rnita Dacho will join The Cook Up host Adam Liaw in the kitchen tonight to create some of their family favourite dishes from their homelands in celebration of #RefugeeWeek. The...
Official Week of Events
We have collaborated with our partners to bring a variety of events in celebration of Refugee Week. You can also attend or register events run by other organisations and our community members. Friday June...
Refugee Week Launch Event: “On Unity: Refugees, Connection and Community”
This event has already passed. You can watch a livestream playback on The Wheeler Centre’s YouTube channel. → Watch Livestream Playback When: Friday 18 June 2021, 12.30pm-1.30pm Please note that due to COVID...
Get our Share a Meal, Share a Story Cookbook
As part of our Share a Meal, Share a Story project, we bring you this mouth-watering collection of recipes from Australia’s refugee communities, encompassing cuisines from around the world. With each dish comes a...
