Refugee Week 16 - 22 June 2024

What does it mean to be free?

In a world marked by displacement and the search for refuge, the theme “Finding Freedom” – with a focus on family – encapsulates the profound journey of resilience, strength, and unity that defines the refugee experience. This Refugee Week, we aim to shed light on the transformative power of familial bonds as well as chosen bonds in the face of adversity and emphasise the crucial role families play in providing solace, support, and a sense of belonging to those forced to flee their homelands. 

Refugee Week’s 2024 theme explores this and asks us all to think about what Finding Freedom would mean to us. To live without the fear of war, to have your basic human rights upheld, to live in equality and without the fear of persecution are just some of the examples of what freedom can entail.

Rural Australians for Refugees encourages all our groups to get involved with activities and initiatives during Refugee Week.

The Refugee Council of Australia offers a number of resources for individuals, schools, organisations, and businesses to get involved and help educate and inform Australians about the refugee community and to celebrate the contribution refugees make.