Panel Discussion (Single Event)

Voiceless Journeys Panel Discussion 12:00 - 13:00

First Nations Panel Discussion 14:00 - 15:00

When: Sunday 27 August, 2023

Where: Queenscliff Uniting Church, 85 Hesse St, Queenscliff, VIC 3225

Voiceless Journeys Panel

The refugee stories are from our Voiceless Journeys project. This is an art project that aims to celebrate cultural diversity and raise awareness of the issues faced by those who are forced to leave their country. The focus of this project was to communicate the journey, suffering, survival and achievements of those who have been displaced due to conflict.

Sengita Gonkarnue (Bock), Liberia

Bock was born in a town called Yah Butuo in Nimba County, Liberia. Due to the civil war, he was displaced during his childhood and grew up in neighboring countries separated from his parents. He had fled between Ivory Coast,  Sierra Leone and Liberia during the various wars while squatting and working labouring jobs as a child. 16 years later, he was reunited with his mother and siblings in Australia on humanitarian asylum.  While having no prior formal education, he is currently a final-year university student studying for a bachelor’s degree in Community Development at Victoria University. He has been supporting youth development projects in Liberia and hopes to contribute to his nation through better education for the less fortunate.

  First Nations Panel

We are delighted that respected Wadawurrung elder, Aunty Mary Shuttleworth will share her story.

Wadawurrung People are the Traditional owners of Wadawurrung Country – the land, waters, seas and skies that encompass the area from the Great Dividing Range in the North to the Coast country in the south, from the Werribee River in the East, the start of the Great Ocean Road in the West. The Wadawurrung family have looked after and cared for this land and its waters for over a thousand generations and still do to this very day.