Rations for refugees
Diane Farquhar (left) serves up a big feed to Anthea Maynard and Ian Farquhar following their ration challenge.
Bridging cultures
Book | Building Bridges | Joe Reich Review by EMMET O’CUANA Building Bridges is the third book by Melbourne ophthalmologist Joe Reich.
A picnic in the country
JIM FOLEY A guest at the refugee picnic took a final look at the Castlemaine botanical gardens in their autumn splendour and said to one of the organisers: “This is the best day I’ve had since arriving in Australia”.
Life in a refugee camp
KAREN MCGRATH recently travelled to an urban refugee camp in Jordan to meet with Syrian men, women and children forced to flee their home to escape war and violence.
Married to the mob?
FRIDAY FORUM YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEWS There has been a lot of talk in the past few weeks about the influence of ‘the mob’ on people’s opinions.
A Home At Christmas – For Those With None
Pioneers from the 2/2nd digging-in, Syria, November 1941. Wikipedia. I’ll be home for Christmas You can plan on me. Please have the snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree.
Water safety skills for new arrivals
A small group of newly arrived Afghan mothers and their children are learning vital water safety skills in Shepparton in the lead up to summer.
Sharing Christmas with the gift of clean water
By Delphine Vuagnoux Nothing could have prepared me for the shocking reality facing refugees living in Akula camp, on the border of Ethiopia and South Sudan.
German university offers free education for refugees
2015 has seen an unprecedented number of refugees flee their homes. There are now nearly 60 million refugees and internally displaced people worldwide, the highest level ever recorded.
Celebrating the courage of refugees
Refugee Week is an opportunity to recognise the positive contributions refugees make to Australian society. This year, Refugee Week is celebrated from 14 to 20 June with the theme ‘with courage let us all combine’.
Walking for Justice
By Tim Lam Swanston Street in Melbourne is normally occupied by a stream of trams and pedestrians. On Palm Sunday, it was transformed into a sea of protestors calling for justice for refugees.
