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| Drawing by an asylum seeker in a detention centre on Victoria's basalt plain, expressing the anguish of his current situation. The name Faiz Ahmed Faiz is that of a famous Urdu poet. |
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In June, 2003, refugees and asylum seekers from Melbourne visited Ballarat, Ararat,Stawell, Nhill, Kerang, Echuca, Bendigo, Horsham, Hamilton, Berriwillock,Wycheproof and Swan Hill to meet their country supporters, many of whom were members of Rural Australians for Refugees and South West Action for Refugees.
See the Photo Archives.
NEW! JOURNEY ON THE WIND VIDEOS
Download Quicktime and Media Player to plays these clips.
Light a candle (Quicktime )
A short film by Fiona MacDowall about Journey on the Wind. Title song by singer/songwriter Suzette Herft.
MORE VIDEOS
Shorter clips by Fiona MacDowall, produced for Redreaming the plains with technical support from Ramesh Ayyer, RMIT University.
Kerang
Rahmat tells why he fled Afghanistan (Windows Media Player))
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Bendigo
Bashir talks for the first time about his journey to Australia (Windows Media Player))
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Echuca
Riding a river boat down the Murray
'Having a go’ on a didgeridoo in the gallery/studio of Yorta Yorta artist Dennis Baksh (Quicktime)
Phillip from Sudan (Windows Media Player))
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James from Sudan (Windows Media Player)
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Horsham
Journey on the wind in The Grampians/Geriwerd (Quicktime)
Merle Hathaway, Rural Australians for Refugees (Windows Media Player)
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Hamilton
Father Pat O’Connell (Windows Media Player))
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Sue Stephens, South West Action for Refugees (Windows Media Player))
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Journey on the Wind was presented by the Asylum Seeker Project-Hotham Mission, in cooperation with St. Albans TPV Settlement Program, Footscray Anglican Church and Good Shepherd Social Justice Network, Melbourne. It has been made possible with the generous support of Hotham Mission, and has been organised by the National Council of Churches in Australia (Victoria) with the support of member churches.
While Redreaming the plains supports the work of Hotham Mission and associated organisations, the e-journal is not aligned with any church or other religious or political group.
Merrill Findlay
last updated 16 September, 2004
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