The @welcomingaus.bsky.social symposium is working for a culture #WhereEveryoneCanBelong – and that relies on honest, fact-based debate and policy-making. @DanGhez shared out work on how to counter misinformation.
Explore more: unsw.to/counter-misi...
Are you, or someone you know making a real difference in the lives of #refugees across New South Wales?
Nominations for the #2025NSWHumanitarianAwards are open until 11 May.
Enter now: www.startts.org.au/nsw-humanita...
@refugeecouncilau.bsky.social #CommunityHeroes #SocialImpact
“I don’t know why diversity cannot be celebrated. What’s the problem?” - one of numerous challenging questions advanced by Aunty Pat Anderson AO in a powerful keynote address to the #WASymposium2025 in Western Sydney.
#WhereEveryoneCanBelong
#BelongingStartsHere
Where will you be 6-8 May?
Join us for the 2025 Welcoming Australia Symposium to imagine and create a future #WhereEveryoneCanBelong.
Last year's event SOLD OUT - so don't miss out, book your spot today!
wlcm.me/WASymposium2...
#WASymposium2025 #BelongingStartsHere
All smiles at Broadmeadows Basketball Inclusion School Holiday Program with Welcoming Clubs this week 🤗
We know that inclusion, belonging & connection build a better future than exclusion ever could - here’s proof it’s just much more FUN, too!
#BelongingStartsHere #StrongerTogether #SayWelcome
Wow! What a line-up!
We're so excited to have this powerhouse set of keynote speakers joining us for #WASymposium2025 in Sydney; taking place 6-8 May.
Are you joining us? Secure your spot now!
www.symposium.welcoming.org.au
#WhereEveryoneCanBelong #SayWelcome #StrongerTogether
Read the full #WelcomingWednesdays story here! welcoming.org.au/welcoming-we...
Join the Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia team tomorrow for a chance to celebrate together.
Pilot to Permanence – Celebrating a bright future for Community Sponsorship
Date: Thursday 6 March, 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm (AEDT),
Location: Online
RSVP: forms.zohopublic.com.au/communityref...
To everyone who has been involved so far in this program - you are evidence everyday that #BelongingStartsHere! #WelcomingWednesdays #SayWelcome
@amnesty.org @savethechildren-au.bsky.social @refugeecouncilau.bsky.social Rural Australians for Refugees
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia
Through the pilot program more than 500 refugees had been supported by church, community and sporting groups to settle in cities and towns across Australia - and now this model will play a permanent role in our migration program!
Communities, individuals and organisations across Australia have invested significantly in achieving a big win for Australia and for refugees – congratulations to you all for moving us forward to this exciting milestone!
This #WelcomingWednesday, we’re celebrating extremely good news! Recently, A/Min Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs, Hon Julian Hill MP announced the Community Refugee Integration & Settlement Pilot (CRISP) will become a ‘permanent & valued feature within Australia’s overall humanitarian program’.
We are beyond delighted to announce our International Perspectives keynote for the 2025 Welcoming Australia Symposium, the incomparable Pádraig Ó Tuama!
We KNOW you want to be part of this important conversation - early bird pricing now available: symposium.welcoming.org.au
#WhereEverybodyCanBelong
Exciting news on the horizon! We're delighted to share with you our keynote speakers for the Welcoming Australia Symposium - watch this space to hear the news first! #WhereEveryoneCanBelong
Secure your ticket here - symposium.welcoming.org.au
JANUARY 26
#NotADateToCelebrate
Today and every day, Welcoming Australia stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
Add your name @ www.change.org/p/australia-day-jan-26-not-a-date-to-celebrate
A welcoming & inclusive future for Australia is only possible when we tell the truth about our history, recognising its impact on the present & commit to making change for the future.
#StrongerTogether #Jan26
Proud to join the #NotADateToCelebrate campaign - you can add your name to the call, too!
Jan 26 is not a date to celebrate; instead marks the beginning of land dispossession, violence & trauma for First Nations people - we’ll mark tomorrow #SurvivalDay as a Day of Mourning, not of celebration.
Refugee Council USA Condemns President Trump’s Overnight Implementation of Refugee Ban.
See our full statement on our website: bit.ly/4h3jH5b
Our actions, together, will be stronger than ever.
Our work is more important than ever.
#BelongingBeginsHere #SayWelcome #StrongerTogether
And collectively, we will all work to advance a different future than the one that leaders espousing politics of fear and division want to bring about.
In the face of this cruelty, our words of welcome, generosity, compassion and solidarity will be louder than ever.
To our trans and gender diverse siblings, you are seen, valued, held and loved.
To those who have travelled across the seas to find home, you belong, and our communities are infinitely better because you are here.
No matter where we come from, or how we arrived,
No matter the language we speak or the God we worship (or don't!),
No matter how we identify or who we love,
No matter who we are,
We all deserve the opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive in the community we call home.
What a challenging few days!
This has affirmed that the work to build welcoming communities is more important than ever - even when leaders act to make it harder than ever to achieve!
So, we want to make it overwhelmingly clear - everyone deserves to belong in the community they call home.
