Venue: Level 1, Ian Potter Museum of Art
The Potter’s latest exhibition suite Not As The Songs of Other Lands, Syria: Ancient History – Modern Conflict, Tom Nicholson “I was born in Indonesia”, EXIT and John Akomfrah: Vertigo Sea offer critical insights into the current mass movement of people, shifts in territories and borders, identity and place, self-representation and advocacy.
Join us for lunchtime discussions with guest speakers sharing their lived experience of seeking asylum and coming to Australia. Be part of the conversation and hear from refugees and immigrants who have come to Australia, from different parts of the world, at different times in history, and made this country their home. Hear about their struggles, success and hopes for the future.
Gratitude
Lizzy Kuoth's grandmother risked everything to escape with her grandchildren from war-torn South Sudan. As a teenager, Lizzy, and her family found safety as refugees in Australia. Now 12 years on, Lizzy works for St Xavier College. In her spare she time volunteers working with youth and refugees.
Please join Lizzy Kuoth as she shares her story, sometimes marked by hardships many of us cannot imagine, but it was her sense of gratitude and positivity that have enabled her to overcome adversities and be an inspiration to others in the community.
Making connections: Personal stories of privilege, persecution, protection and progression
Dabessa Gemelal is an Oromo Australian man originally from Oromia, East Africa. He came here in 2009 and is an active and kind member of his community. Currently, he is studying a Bachelor of Social Work at Victoria University.
Dabessa is passionate about social change for people seeking asylum and refugees and wants to be part of leading the change he wants to see.
This program is supported by the Refugee Council of Australia.
from
https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/8798-finding-home-personal-stories-of-seeking-asylum
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