Film Screening: Freedom Stories
Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 21 Jun 2016
18:30
Location
Manning Clarke Lecture Theatre
Categories
Freedom Stories is an Australian documentary exploring the achievements of former ‘boat people’ who arrived in Australia around the time of the 2001 Tampa election and were sent to offshore detention. Now Australian citizens, they are finally able to rebuild their lives and contribute to the community.
Mustafa Jawadi, a refugee from Afghanistan whose story is featured in the film, will be introducing the night. All are welcome. Entry is free.
For more information visit refugeeaction.org or contact mail@refugeeaction.org
The Facebook event can be found here.
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Refugee Week (19-25 June) is an annual event that celebrates the rich contribution that refugees make in their adopted countries. It’s also an important time for the refugee campaign to highlight the plight of those to whom Australia denies this opportunity – people who came to us seeking protection but were instead met with brutal repression, xenophobic scapegoating, and imprisonment.
RAC will also be holding a Solidarity Concert during Refugee Week, on Friday 24 June. For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/
RAC’s Refugee Week events are held in solidarity with refugees on Manus Island and Nauru, who struggle daily against the Australian Government’s attempt to break both their bodies and their spirits.
Please join us in our call to #CloseTheCamps and #BringThemHere
