Refugee Week
Each year Refugee Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about the issues affecting refugees while celebrating how the contributions of those from refugee backgrounds help make our community richer.
Asylum seekers and refugees
There is a great deal of confusion about the difference between an asylum seeker and a refugee and often the terms are used interchangeably or incorrectly.
Racism and discrimination - resources and links
Regardless of where you are from, what you look like, what you believe or what language you speak, no one should have to endure racism in the place they call home.
Refugee Week 2022: Alphonse Mulashe
Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alphonse Mulashe and his family left their home due to the war.
Refugee Week 2022: Helen Chernonok
Helen
arrived in Australia two months ago after fleeing the war in Ukraine. She lives
in Jan Juc, and she’s being supported by the Ukrainian Community in Geelong and
Cultura.
Refugee Week 2022: Keak Joak
Keak Joak’s parents fled the war in South Sudan in the 1990s and resettled in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where Keak was born.
Refugee Week 2022: Khin Khin Sumon
Khin Khin Sumon and her family resettled in Australia in 2012, following years of living in a refugee camp in Thailand. Khin Khin is a member of the Karen community in Geelong.
Refugee Week 2022: Mutheinchri Ra
Mutheinchri Ra lives in Geelong, and is of Karen and Karenni background. She kindly shared her reflection on this year’s Refugee Week theme and her life in Geelong.
Refugee Week 2022: Nilu Bizhani
Nilu Bizhani arrived in Australia in 2017, after living in a refugee camp in Indonesia for four years. She lives in Geelong and is currently studying at Deakin University.