BUILDING THE FUTURE

April 6–8, 2018 WODONGA VIC

www.ruralaustraliansforrefugees.org.au

Julian Burnside AO QC

Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs

KEYNOTE speakers

Madeline Gleeson

Corrine Grant

Sister Jan Barnett

Saba Vasefi

Para Paheer

Emeritus Professor Stuart Hill

Fadak Alfayadh

Conference CostFull Conference $123.00

Early Bird (prior to January 31) $103.00

Full Conference Student $70.00

Saturday April 7 $60.00

Sunday April 8 $52.00

Dinner $65.00 for dinner for conference attendees and $100.00 for public (separate booking required).

To book for the conference, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/TIMV

FRIDAY

Registration at Catholic College Wodonga 1 Bowman Court, Wodonga from 3.00pm

Friday Evening5.00pm Interfaith Service St Mathews Anglican Church, Kiewa Street, Albury

7.00pm Dinner Catholic College Wodonga

Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs

‘An Australian Bill of Rights’

11.30am Saba Vasefi

‘The challenges faced by vulnerable people... sharing the message’

11.45am Corinne Grant

‘Getting a message heard educating the public'

12.10pm Workshops

Effective Use of the Media

1. Social Media

2. Media in Regional and Rural Communities

3. Key to successful campaigning

4. The Power of Story Telling

1.00pm Lunch

2.00pm Julian Burnside: 'A Voice for Youth for a Positive Future'

Debate: Catholic College Wodonga, Senior Secondary College Wodonga and Scots College Albury. 'A refugee could be you or me'

3.15pm Coffee

3.45pm Workshops

Supporting Young Australians

1. Involving Young Australians

2. Involving Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers

3. Youth Campaigning for Change

4. The future we want for our kids

4.30pm Report Back

5.30pm

Meeting of facilitators to agree on key workshop points.

6.00pm Casual meal at college and music

Sunday

8.00 am Breakfast and breakfast meetings

• Non violent activism: Sr Jan Barnett

• Discussion on World Refugee Problem and the role of rural Australia: Professor Susan York Kneebone and Shankar Kasynathan

9.15am Opening of Sunday morning session

‘ A Compassionate Country’

9.30am Emeritus Professor Stuart B Hill

'Transformational Thinking, Planning for the future'

10.00 Professor Susan York Kneebone

'Refugee Settlement'

10.30am Coffee

11.00am to 11.30am

'Positive Engagement with Politicians'

11.30am Summary of conference and future actions. 'What we have learnt. What we will do'

Tampa Award: Presentation

1.00pm Thank you

Close and casual lunch

2.30pm AGM Rural Australians for Refugees and Conference Summary 'Next Steps'

Saturday

8.00am Registration

Tea, Coffee and simple breakfast of fruit and croissants

9.30am Welcome

Welcome to Country and Mungabareena dancers

10.00am Madeline Gleeson

‘Stepping into the Future’

10.30am Workshops

Communities Working Together1. Rural resettlement2. Changing Hearts and Minds3. Welcoming refugees4. Home hosting

11.00am Morning Tea