The provisional programme for our Refuge in the City: Former Refugees in Urban New Zealand conference is now available: Refuge in the City programme 15 oct 2018 (PDF 126KB).
The two-day event will open with personal accounts from Dr Najibullah Lafraie, Govinda Regmi and Zeina Al Naasan, three former refugees, recounting their experiences in moving and settling in New Zealand from Afghanistan, Bhutan and Syria.
We also have three keynote lectures from Professor Max Abbott, Dr Sara Kindon, and Dr Jay Marlowe examining the past and present, place, and social media.
Panel sessions include speakers reflecting on space and place, education, health and wellbeing, and social support and social change.
We are greatly looking forward to the event and registration details will be available soon.
