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25.01.2022 Hello lovely people of Armidale! There will be an Ezidi stall for the first time at the Markets in the Mall tomorrow! Stop by and buy some delicious food to support our local community https://www.facebook.com/marketsinthemall

24.01.2022 Simon Scott Waleed Khalid Al-Ali 2020 : ... : Armidale War Memorial Library 1/182 Rusden Street Armidale NSW 2350 Australia : 10:00am - 6:00pm

24.01.2022 Great news! We have surpassed our goal of $52,000 for the Nauru to Canada appeal in less than 2 weeks! The application for Mohib and his family to settle in Canada has been submitted and these funds will cover the amount required to support the application. Hopefully Mohib will be off Nauru and reunited with his family in a few months. Thank you to everyone who gave to this cause. There’s an article in the Armidale Express that tells the story and gives the text of Mohib’s moving thank you message. https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au//funds-raised-for-roh/

24.01.2022 Spots are still filling up for the next teaching English to Adults course. Sign up for free

24.01.2022 Just 11 days to go before the information evening!! Don't forget to RSVP for the event so we know about numbers. For your convenience, we have created an eventb...rite page for you to register on as an alternative to RSVPing https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-information-eveni. We look forward to seeing you there! Don't hestitate to be in contact with any questions, and invite friends along too!

23.01.2022 Dear Armidale, Tom Campbell and Shuku Sunzu are running a marathon to raise money for Sanctuary 42 km from Armidale Airport to Uralla and back on the 12 December. The money they raise will go towards Sanctuary’s Digital Literacy for Armidale’s Ezidi Community project. The project aims to fund a half-time Technical Officer for six months. This person will provide technical assistance to Ezidi families to purchase, set up and use computers. A lack of digital literacy was ...a problem in accessing online teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown. This project will provide necessary skills to the community not only for learning online, but also for getting information, doing online banking, paying bills, etc. To support the two young men and the Digital Literacy project, I urge you to spread the word about the 12 Dec marathon, and make a tax-deductible donation. You can do this on their GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/marathon-for-armidale-refugees Or on the Sanctuary Web Page: https://www.armidalesanctuaryhumanitariansettlement.com.au/

23.01.2022 Armidale Sanctuary has had the privilege of being one of the sponsors for the Porch Portraits project that was done for Refugee week. The project was conducted by Simon Scott, with the help of Waleed Alali, one of the Ezidi's in our community with a talent for photography. You can view the photos in an online gallery, with the link below. For some of the family photos, you can see their words of welcome when you click on the I (info) button in the upper right hand part of... the screen. Also below are links to radio interviews by Tadgh McMahon of SSI, who did research on the Ezidi community in Australia, and Waleed Alali (note correct spelling), the member of the Ezidi community in Armidale who helped Simon Scott with the photography. Online gallery: https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com//year-of-welcome-refugee Tadgh: http://my.tvey.es/Tk42Y Waleed: http://my.tvey.es/m4DCw

22.01.2022 Refugee week: June 15 Words without borders - https://www.facebook.com/events/539858280030686/

22.01.2022 Tom Campbell and Shuku Sunzu completed their run Saturday morning in just over 4 hours. The cold and windy conditions were great for running but kept the number of supporters down. Nevertheless an enthusiastic group saw them finish and enjoyed the barbeque provided by Tom’s parents. Below is a photo of president Jeff Seigel presenting Tom and Shuku with trophies (donated by Brian Barnden). Thanks go to Brian for the trophies, to Valerie Dalton, Phlillip Boukallil and Brian ...Byrne for manning the drink stations (set up by Tom’s family), to Simon Scott for taking photos and to everyone else who helped make this a memorable and profitable event. But the biggest thanks go to Tom and Shuku. You can still donate and help fund the Ezidi Digital Connections project by going to the Sanctuary website: https://www.armidalesanctuaryhumanitariansettlement.com.au/ or making a direct deposit to the Sanctuary account: BSB 932 000 (RAB - Regional Australia Bank) Acct name: Armidale Sanctuary Humanitarian Settlement Acct no: 654999 (add S3 if transferring from another RAB account) Please give the reference as: Digital Connections Project

22.01.2022 Armidale Sanctuary's Annual Human Rights lecture is coming up soon! Make sure to put Oct 29th 5:30-7:00 in your calanders and register for the free online event through the links on the page below! https://www.facebook.com/events/908368243019843/

22.01.2022 Armidale Sanctuary is sponsoring a Professional Learning Workshop - Teaching English to Adult Learners, on 30th Nov at The Minnie Barn Restaurant (161 Dangar St), 10 am 3 pm, with lunch provided. To find out more and register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/teaching-english-to-adult-e... https://www.facebook.com/events/196260158682333 This workshop is tailored to volunteers who teach English to adult Ezidi community members, and others who may find the content relevant. It will be useful for volunteers who do not have EALD* training and are working one-to-one with a learner. The workshop will explore the key aspects of teaching English at low levels to speakers of other languages where there is no shared language with the teacher, and where the learner may or may not have literacy in their other language(s). There will be a balance of presentation, demonstration, Q and A and group work with teaching materials. Topics covered will include the following, in a fun and friendly learning atmosphere: Basic principles of adult EALD learning Learner needs Demonstration lesson Challenges of teaching English through English Deciding what to teach: relevance and frequency Getting meaning across: context, context, context Designing / adapting communicative tasks Useful materials The workshop presenter is Dr Liz Ellis, Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics at UNE. Liz began teaching English to speakers of other languages in 1981. She has taught English, and trained English language teachers, in Australia, Brazil, France, Indonesia, Laos, Portugal, Spain, the UK and Uruguay. She is an accredited trainer in the international CELTA** administered by Cambridge English. She has taught Spanish, interpreting, applied linguistics and teacher education in universities since 1995. She is a speaker of Spanish and French and has studied several other languages.

21.01.2022 Refugee week: June 14 Panellists from first nations and refugee communities take a deep dive into the meaning of ‘welcome’ - https://www.facebook.com/events/679433819571211/

20.01.2022 Hi all Armidale Sanctuary is soon hosting another Code of Conduct / Cultural Awareness session. These sessions are for newer volunteers or friends or acquaintances who might be interested in volunteering in some capacity with Home Reading, Homework Centre or with Armidale Sanctuary assisting with adults. Older volunteers are also always welcome to bring their questions and concerns. When - 5.15 pm, Thursday March 25. Where - Upstairs at the Wicklow... The Wicklow lets us use the facilities for free so I just encourage you to consider buying a drink downstairs so that we might continue to have this facility open to us. We are fortunate to have three speakers - Lucinda Wright / Jeff Siegel from Armidale Sanctuary, Lance McNamara / Aghasahn from Northern Settlement Services and Chris Clifton from STARTTS, the specialist counselling service for our Ezidi families. Hopefully we will be able to see some of you there!

20.01.2022 It’s so great to see how the university in our town is doing what they can to support our refugee community!

20.01.2022 Introducing SSI another one of the organisation speaking at the information evening. SSI is a community organisation and social business that supports newcomers... and other Australians to achieve their full potential. They work with all people who have experienced vulnerability, including refugees, people seeking asylum and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, to build capacity and enable them to overcome inequality. Find out more about what they are doing in Armidale! See more

19.01.2022 Welcome to Armidale Sanctuary’s Page! Who are we? Armidale Sanctuary is an organisation who wants to help refugees settle into the Armidale community. This includes running and attending events that celebrate the cultural diversity of the refugees, help them feel welcomed and inform the community of Australia’s role in refugee resettlement. There are also some ongoing support programs which we invite you to be a part of.... Follow us to stay tuned on various events in the community that you can be involved in. Head to our website to learn more about what we do and what you can be doing too!

18.01.2022 Hello people of Armidale! If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering with refugee families in our community, there will be a code of conduct session on Friday (note change in venue): Venue - the Activities Room at Kent House. Date - 3.15 pm, Friday, August 14.... This will involve information regarding cultural sensitivity, as well as what is involved in "home-reading" or the "homework centre". This is a useful time for long-time volunteers to people who are just thinking about whether they would like to become involved. Due to numbers and COVID safe practice, if you could RSVP either by message to our page or to [email protected] that would be appreciated. It would be great to see you there!

18.01.2022 Hi Armidale, NSS runs a homework centre for multicultural children including Ezidis in Armidale. They are short staffed this year and are looking for more volunteers. It is a really great way to be involved in a lovely team with such great kids! No teaching experience required, just people who are willing to give it a go.

16.01.2022 Two young supporters of refugees, Tom Campbell and Shaku Rani, are raising money for Armidale refugees through sponsorships for their marathon run in late August from Armidale Airport to Uralla and back (42 km). They’ve placed donation buckets in several pubs around town and have set up a Go Fund Me Page https://www.gofundme.com/f/marathon-for-armidale-refugees, which has already raised $885. Donate and spread the word!

16.01.2022 Today is the day! It's not too late to RSVP if you would like to come along. Introductions to the other guests, including speakers from Armidale Sanctuary and v...olunteers who are involved in a number of different ways will be made tonight also. I look forward to seeing you there! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-information-evening-ticke See more

15.01.2022 Refugee Week: June 19 'For Sama' film showing - https://www.facebook.com/events/2892545154204751/

15.01.2022 Just 5 more days until our information evening!! Don't forget to RSVP either through eventbrite, email or message. Introducing one of our guest organisations ST...ARTTS... STARTTS is a NSW service that provides trauma care for refugees, and has a service hear in Armidale! Come along to learn more of what they do and how best to interact with people of a traumatic background cross-culturally. See more

14.01.2022 Refugee Week: June 16 Voices from the frontline - https://action.refugeecouncil.org.au/women_and_covid_19_for Global storytelling night - https://action.refugeecouncil.org.au/global_storytelling_ni

13.01.2022 Hi all! If you can get your hands (or eyes) on a copy of the Weekend Australia Magazine you will see a fantastic article written about our own Ezidi community written beautifully by Greg Bearup. Armidale Sanctuary features in the article along with many other figures and organisations, as well as the amazing community of Armidale that you all help form!

12.01.2022 HELP needed! As some of you know, our house is for sale and we are planning on moving interstate. For the past 2 years I have been helping one of the most vulne...rable Ezidi families in Armidale. They are devastated to learn I will be moving. If anyone is willing to give some time, both for friendship and support, to this mum (early 30s) and 4 delightful kids (5, 10, 13, 14) I am happy to introduce you and give some background info. She has had a few people who stepped into her life and then stepped out as quickly as they came so you would have to commit to an ongoing relationship. Please message me if you can help. See more

12.01.2022 Armidale Sanctuary held its AGM by Zoom on 13 May. The outgoing President, Lucinda Wright and the outgoing Treasurer presented their annual reports which were accepted by the meeting. The new executive Committee members are: President - Jeff Siegel... Vice President - Lucinda Wright Secretary Michael Duffy Membership Secretary - Priscilla Connor Treasurer - Valerie Dalton Publicity/Media Officer Rachel Davison Activities and Volunteer Co-ordinator Marilyn Miller Armidale Sanctuary is also very pleased to welcome two members of the Ezidi community onto the wider committee and looks forward to their involvement in Sanctuary Activities!

12.01.2022 We are super happy to announce that we will have a member of the Ezidi community, who has been in Armidale for the past couple of years, giving the cultural bri...efing on the night! Come along to learn about the Ezidi culture, their journey to Armidale and ask your burning questions. Just one day left!! Make sure you RSVP through eventbrite, email or messenger as places are running out. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-information-evening-ticke

11.01.2022 Introducing NSS, another organisation who play an active role in the settlement of refugees here in Armidale! We are happy to announce they will also be speaking at our information evening. Just two days to go!!

10.01.2022 Hello Armidale! As you may or may not already know, this coming week is Refugee Week. With future lockdown restrictions uncertain, Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has put together a fantastic on-line program! Sunday, 14th June, 6.15pm, On ‘Welcome’: Migration, First Nations and Refugee Communities: for the official Refugee Week 2020 launch, panellists from first nations and refugee communities take a deep dive into the meaning of ‘welcome’ and the intersections of indi...genous and refugee rights. Hosted in collaboration with the Wheeler Centre.* Monday, 15th June, 6.15pm, Words Without Borders: an evening of spoken word and poetry performed by members of Australia’s Refugee communities, in collaboration with The Wheeler Centre.* Wednesday, 16th June, 12pm, Voices from the front line: Refugee women and COVID-19: Refugee and asylum seeking women and leaders of frontline services share their experiences of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.* Wednesday, 16th June, Global storytelling night, in partnership with Refugee Week UK. Join four amazing people from around the world as they share their stories of 'welcome' and 'imagination', based on this year's themes. MC'ed by the awesome Mariam Issa.* Thursday, 18th June, 1pm, Foundations for Belonging: Join ABC's Lydia Feng in conversation with Shanthi Robertson (Western Sydney University), Dor Achiek (Settlement Services International) and Shukufa Tahiri (Refugee Council of Australia) for this special Australia at Home event.* Thursday 18th June, 4pm, In-Depth Conversation: Join Cate Blanchett in conversation with Australia for UNHCR Special Representative Marta Dusseldorp. Friday 19th June, 7.30pm, For Sama: Tune in for this special screening of Oscar-nominated and multi-award winning film For Sama. In partnership with the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. Saturday, 20th June: STARTTS annual Humanitarian Awards, to celebrate World Refugee Day and wrap up Refugee Week.* Check out https://action.refugeecouncil.org.au/events to see what other events are happening during the week! Click https://action.refugeecouncil.org.au/rw-amplifier to receive a daily update during Refugee Week, to let you know what’s happening every day and share with people who might be interested.

07.01.2022 Refugee Week: June 18 Foundations for belonging, 1pm - https://australiaathome.com.au/upcoming-conversations/ssi In-depth conversation, 4pm - https://events.humanitix.com/world-refugee-day-live-with-ca

06.01.2022 Hello Armidale, Great news! Thanks to your generosity as well as the work of Armidale Sanctuary, NSS and other members of the community, Northern Settlement Services (NSS) has agreed to administer our project: Digital Connections for Armidale’s Ezidi Community. We have worked out the finances and the position description for the Digital Connections Officer. The advertisement is attached here. If you know of anyone who would be suitable, please pass this on. Note: applications close 19 March. https://www.armidalesanctuaryhumanitariansettlement.com.au/

05.01.2022 RAB is partnering with Armidale Sanctuary as part of its community partnership program. Meaning that when you donate to Armidale Sanctuary's account, RAB will donate 1% of the total funds raised! This includes the money donated to the Nauru to Canada Appeal, so head to our website to donate to Armidale Sanctuary today!

05.01.2022 Hello lovely community of Armidale! A group from the Ezidi community have opened up a supermarket right here in Armidale! The shop is called Roj Supermarket and is located on 116 Jessie St. They sell a whole range of goods, particularly that which the Ezidis are familiar cooking with. They are still operating during this time in a safe manner, from 1-5pm everyday.... Head on down to get great ingredients at great prices! https://www.facebook.com/Rojsupermarket1/

04.01.2022 SSI monthly BBQ is on tonight from 4-6pm at Curtis Park. This is an informal time to come and meet some members of the Ezidi community. You can come or go when you like!

04.01.2022 A great effort so far from the Armidale and wider community to help Mohib and his family find a home off Nauru Island. Keep the donations coming! Head to our website to donate now http://www.armidalesanctuaryhumanitariansettlement.com.au//

03.01.2022 This is an invitation for those who might be interested in the Ezidi for Beginners language lesson to be held this week on: Thursday 5th March from 9:00am to 10:00am in Room 120, Education Building, UNE. The lesson will be delivered by a member of the Armidale Ezidi community. This community member has asked that for the lesson we call the language Ezidi, rather than Kurmanji. It will be great to see you there!