The Iraqi Australian University Graduates Forum in collaboration with Settlement Services International (SSI) has organised the International Women’s Day 2024 under the theme of “Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment” with the focus on success stories of refugee women. The event was sponsored by Liverpool City Council and CORE Community Services. For the full media report press
Key program segment: Pannel of Success Stories of Women in various sectors:
1. Rosanna Barbero, gender equality and fighting racism and discrimination
2. Selva Daniel, empowering women in the legal sector
3. Dina Petrakis, community worker
4. Orshina Korko, community worker
5. Ashwa Al Kalmashi, empowering women in the finance sector
Key program segment: Resilience of Refugee Women
We celebrate International Women’s Day. A vast number of women in the community are refugees. But did we ask the question; Why woman become refugee? the interactive videographic performance depicts the journey of refugee women from destruction to settlement..
Key program segment: Honouring and Awarding high achiving Women
A short film entitled “Woman’s Sorrows” combines paintings yo mimic the story of immigrant women and their struggle with compelling circumstances to achieve the dream of salvation and success by artist “Amal Al-Hamdani”
The Program Media Coverage in Arabic
