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AFD is a not for profit organisation, established in 2016 seeking to advocate democratic principles such as the rule of law, checks and balances, separation of powers, liberal democracy and the protection of human rights

03/11/2026

🎬🌍 GAZELLE – A POWERFUL STORY OF EXILE, HOPE & HUMAN DIGNITY

ONE NIGHT ONLY IN MELBOURNE!

✨ Some stories deserve to be told. Some journeys deserve to be heard.

Advocates for Dignity (AFD) and the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) warmly invite you, your family, friends and colleagues to a special screening of the internationally acclaimed film GAZELLE.

🎥 ABOUT THE FILM

Set in New York, Gazelle tells the deeply moving story of Yakup, a Turkish music teacher seeking asylum, struggling with uncertainty, separation from his family and the painful reality of waiting for a future that remains out of reach.

When he discovers that the asylum process could take years, he faces a heartbreaking choice: wait for justice or risk everything for the chance to reunite with his loved ones.

💔 Behind every refugee is a human story.

❤️ Behind every journey of displacement is a family, a dream and a longing for belonging.

Gazelle reminds us that refugees are not just statistics. They are human beings with hopes, dreams, dignity and the right to live in safety and freedom.

🏆 AN INTERNATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING FILM

🌟 Vancouver International Film Festival – Vanguard Audience Award

🌟 Dances With Films New York – Industry Choice Award

🌟 Chicago International Film Festival – Official Screening

Featuring acclaimed Turkish actor Nadir Sarıbacak, known for his performances in Winter Sleep and Ivy.

📅 SCREENING DETAILS

📍 Venue: Sun Theatre, Yarraville
8 Ballarat Street, Yarraville VIC 3013

🗓 Date: Sunday, 22 November 2026

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

🎟️ BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

👉 https://events.gazellefilm.com/events/gazellefilm/2499547

⚠️ Tickets must be purchased online.

🎬 WATCH THE TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/bxYSDF8XoRQ

🤝 MORE THAN JUST A FILM SCREENING

This is an opportunity to come together as a community, reflect on the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers, and strengthen our shared commitment to human rights, compassion, justice and human dignity.

At a time when millions of people around the world are forced to leave their homes because of persecution, conflict and injustice, stories like Gazelle remind us of our shared humanity.

💙 Join us for an unforgettable evening of cinema, reflection and solidarity.

🙏 Please share this invitation with your family, friends and networks. Together, we can help amplify the voices and stories of those seeking safety, freedom and belonging.

Every refugee has a story. Every story deserves to be heard. Every human being deserves dignity.

🌐 https://advocatesfordignity.org.au/
🌐 https://intercultural.org.au/

31/10/2026

💧🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ WALK & RIDE FOR WATER, HOPE & HUMANITY 🌍❤️
Every Step Brings Hope. Every Ride Changes Lives. Every Drop of Water Matters.
🌟 JOIN US THIS SUNDAY – 1 NOVEMBER 2026!
The Australian Relief Organisation (ARO) and Advocates for Dignity (AFD) warmly invite you, your family, friends and colleagues to join us for a special humanitarian fundraising event.
💙 Imagine a child walking kilometres every day just to collect water instead of going to school.
💙 Imagine a mother struggling to provide safe drinking water for her children.
For millions of vulnerable children and families, access to clean water is not a luxury — it is a matter of health, dignity, education and survival.
🌍 TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
Thanks to our generous supporters, seven water wells have already been established in schools across Cambodia, Kenya, Pakistan and Uganda, helping children access safe drinking water and brighter educational opportunities.
This year, we are extending our humanitarian mission to support a clean water project for a rural school community in Australia, alongside our international projects.
📅 Sunday, 1 November 2026
📍 Sirius College – Eastmeadows Girls Campus
10 Goulburn Street, Broadmeadows VIC 3047
🚴 55 KM CHARITY RIDE
⏰ 8:00 AM – Broadmeadows to Craigieburn
🚶 5 KM COMMUNITY WALK
⏰ 10:00 AM – Jack Roper Reserve
🥐 FAMILY BRUNCH & ACTIVITIES
Join us at Sirius College following the walk for community activities and a wonderful opportunity to connect.
❤️ YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE OR WALK TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Come along, bring your family and friends, support the cause and help us bring clean water, hope and dignity to communities in need.
💧 Clean Water Changes Lives.
📚 Healthy Children Build Brighter Futures.
🤝 Together, We Build a More Compassionate World.
🔗 REGISTER NOW:
https://www.aro.org.au/walk-and-ride
🙏 Please share this invitation with your family, friends, colleagues and community networks.
Let's walk with compassion, ride with purpose and stand together for humanity!
Organised by Australian Relief Organisation (ARO) and Advocates for Dignity (AFD).

31/10/2026

💧🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ WALK & RIDE FOR WATER, HOPE & HUMANITY 🌍❤️

Every Step Brings Hope. Every Ride Changes Lives. Every Drop of Water Matters.

🌟 JOIN US THIS SUNDAY – 1 NOVEMBER 2026!

The Australian Relief Organisation (ARO) and Advocates for Dignity (AFD) warmly invite you, your family, friends and colleagues to join us for a special humanitarian fundraising event.

💙 Imagine a child walking kilometres every day just to collect water instead of going to school.

💙 Imagine a mother struggling to provide safe drinking water for her children.

For millions of vulnerable children and families, access to clean water is not a luxury — it is a matter of health, dignity, education and survival.

🌍 TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Thanks to our generous supporters, seven water wells have already been established in schools across Cambodia, Kenya, Pakistan and Uganda, helping children access safe drinking water and brighter educational opportunities.

This year, we are extending our humanitarian mission to support a clean water project for a rural school community in Australia, alongside our international projects.

📅 Sunday, 1 November 2026

📍 Sirius College – Eastmeadows Girls Campus
10 Goulburn Street, Broadmeadows VIC 3047

🚴 55 KM CHARITY RIDE
⏰ 8:00 AM – Broadmeadows to Craigieburn

🚶 5 KM COMMUNITY WALK
⏰ 10:00 AM – Jack Roper Reserve

🥐 FAMILY BRUNCH & ACTIVITIES
Join us at Sirius College following the walk for community activities and a wonderful opportunity to connect.

❤️ YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE OR WALK TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Come along, bring your family and friends, support the cause and help us bring clean water, hope and dignity to communities in need.

💧 Clean Water Changes Lives.
📚 Healthy Children Build Brighter Futures.
🤝 Together, We Build a More Compassionate World.

🔗 REGISTER NOW:
https://www.aro.org.au/walk-and-ride

🙏 Please share this invitation with your family, friends, colleagues and community networks.

Let's walk with compassion, ride with purpose and stand together for humanity!

Organised by Australian Relief Organisation (ARO) and Advocates for Dignity (AFD).

16/07/2026

🎉🎨 Congratulations to Aroush Usman Choudhry! 🥇
Advocates for Dignity (AFD) proudly congratulates Aroush Usman Choudhry, the 1st Place winner in the Primary School Category of the Refugee Week Art Competition 2026.
Aroush’s inspiring artwork beautifully reflected this year’s theme, “A Million Stories: Journey to Hope,” showcasing creativity, compassion and the powerful messages of resilience, hope and belonging.
Congratulations to all participants and winners for sharing your amazing talents and stories. Your artworks made this celebration of diversity, community and humanity truly special.
👏 Well done, Aroush, on this outstanding achievement!
Aroush Usman Choudhry; Sirius College
Two humans from different backgrounds reach toward each other across a globe made of many nations, symbolising unity beyond borders.
The small silhouettes walking along their joined arms represent refugees' journeys and the shared responsibility to support them.
“Let’s Say Welcome” highlights compassion, inclusion and the hope of a safe place for everyone."

16/07/2026

🎉🎨 Congratulations to Carolina Grima! 🥇
Advocates for Dignity (AFD) is delighted to congratulate Carolina Grima, the 1st Place winner in the Second Category of the Refugee Week Art Competition 2026.
Carolina Grima's remarkable artwork beautifully embodied this year's theme, "A Million Stories: Journey to Hope," capturing the resilience, courage, hope and dignity that define so many refugee journeys. Through creativity and compassion, the artwork reminds us of the power of art to inspire understanding, connection and positive change.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Refugee Week 2026 Art Competition such a meaningful success. Together, we continue to honour the stories that bring our communities closer together.
👏 Congratulations once again, Carolina Grima, on this outstanding achievement!

Carolina Grima,
Penola Catholic College
The migration of geese symbolises my interpretation of the journey of a refugee. As winter conditions become harsh, geese feel a natural impulse to flee and increase chance of survival before one day returning home, like refugees seek new life. The barbed wire fence represents the barriers that refugees face before they may find hope. The hole in the fence illustrates how hope can be found by the most resilient even under seemingly impossible circumstances. The bloodshed depicted in my artwork symbolises the losses that occur during a journey, whether it be physical or psychological. When geese fly in a 'V' formation during migration, they conserve energy and support group coordination. This reflects how society must support refugees and listen to their stories in a world where we can all fly back to a place we call home.

16/07/2026

🎉🎨 Congratulations to Lasantha Hitibandaranayake! 🥇
Advocates for Dignity (AFD) is delighted to congratulate Lasantha Hitibandaranayake, the 1st Place winner in the Adult Category of the Refugee Week Art Competition 2026.
Lasantha's remarkable artwork beautifully embodied this year's theme, "A Million Stories: Journey to Hope," capturing the resilience, courage, hope and dignity that define so many refugee journeys. Through creativity and compassion, the artwork reminds us of the power of art to inspire understanding, connection and positive change.
We also extend our heartfelt congratulations to every participant and award recipient. Your creativity, talent and unique perspectives made this year's competition an inspiring celebration of diversity, belonging and our shared humanity.
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Refugee Week 2026 Art Competition such a meaningful success. Together, we continue to honour the stories that bring our communities closer together.
👏 Congratulations once again, Lasantha, on this outstanding achievement!
This artwork reflects the journey from devastation to hope through the eyes of a young girl escaping war. Inspired by the recent bombing of girls’ schools in conflict zones, the child represents not only one life interrupted by violence, but the countless children whose dreams, education, and safety have been taken away by war.
The ruined buildings and broken toys symbolise the loss of childhood, innocence, and home. Above her stands a wire fence cut into the shape of Australia — representing both borders and the hope of refuge, safety, and belonging. As the girl walks toward light and peace, she carries the silent strength of millions who have been forced to flee their homelands in search of a future.
The paper planes flowing through the sky represent “a million stories.” Each one carries a dream, a memory, a fear, or a hope from displaced people around the world — stories of survival, resilience, education, family, dignity, and freedom. Though fragile like paper, these stories continue to travel across borders and generations.
This piece honours the courage of refugees and reminds us that behind every statistic is a human story waiting to be heard. Through art, I hope to encourage empathy, understanding, and a more compassionate and inclusive Australia.

16/07/2026

🏆🎨 Celebrating Creativity, Courage and Hope
Refugee Week 2026 Art Competition Award Winners

One of the most inspiring highlights of the event was the Refugee Week Art Competition, where artists of all ages shared powerful stories through creativity, reflecting themes of hope, belonging, resilience, compassion and the refugee experience.
🖌️ Primary School Category
Our young artists impressed the judges with their imagination, empathy and thoughtful interpretation of the Refugee Week theme.
🥇 1st Place: Aroush Usman Choudhry
🥈 Equal 2nd Place: Inaayra Mostakim & Amani Alshawey
🥉 3rd Place: Zinnia Fatima Khalid

Congratulations to all of our winners and every participant who shared their creativity and courage. Your artworks reminded us that behind every refugee journey is a story of resilience, hope and humanity.

16/07/2026

🏆🎨 Celebrating Creativity, Courage and Hope
Refugee Week 2026 Art Competition Award Winners
Hume City Council and Advocates for Dignity proudly presented "A Million Stories: Journey to Hope."
One of the most inspiring highlights of the event was the Refugee Week Art Competition, where artists of all ages shared powerful stories through creativity, reflecting themes of hope, belonging, resilience, compassion and the refugee experience.
🖌️ Primary School Category
Our young artists impressed the judges with their imagination, empathy and thoughtful interpretation of the Refugee Week theme.
Students created inspiring visual narratives exploring conflict, migration, resilience and hope.
🥇 1st Place: Carolina Grima
🥈 2nd Place: Hadija Muzaffar
🥉 Equal 3rd Place: Anniya Khalid & Maheen Asif Choudhary

Congratulations to all of our winners and every participant who shared their creativity and courage. Your artworks reminded us that behind every refugee journey is a story of resilience, hope and humanity. One Shared Humanity. 💙

15/07/2026

🏆🎨 Celebrating Creativity, Courage and Hope
Refugee Week 2026 Art Competition Award Winners

One of the most inspiring highlights of the event was the Refugee Week Art Competition, where artists of all ages shared powerful stories through creativity, reflecting themes of hope, belonging, resilience, compassion and the refugee experience.

🌏 Adult Community Category
The Adult Category featured deeply moving artworks reflecting lived experiences, humanitarian values and the universal desire for safety, dignity and belonging.
🥇 1st Place: Lasantha Hitibandaranayake
🥈 2nd Place: Hamed Noorzai
🥉 3rd Place: Afreen Sayyada
Congratulations to all of our winners and every participant who shared their creativity and courage. Your artworks reminded us that behind every refugee journey is a story of resilience, hope and humanity.

Together, we continue to celebrate A Million Stories – One Shared Humanity. 💙

15/07/2026

🏆🎨 Celebrating Creativity, Courage and Hope
Refugee Week 2026 Art Competition Award Winners
As part of the Refugee Week 2026 Celebration, Broadmeadows Town Hall was transformed into a vibrant celebration of culture, resilience and community on Saturday, 20 June 2026, as Hume City Council and Advocates for Dignity proudly presented "A Million Stories: Journey to Hope."
One of the most inspiring highlights of the event was the Refugee Week Art Competition, where artists of all ages shared powerful stories through creativity, reflecting themes of hope, belonging, resilience, compassion and the refugee experience.
🖌️ Primary School Category
Our young artists impressed the judges with their imagination, empathy and thoughtful interpretation of the Refugee Week theme.
🥇 1st Place: Aroush Usman Choudhry
🥈 Equal 2nd Place: Inaayra Mostakim & Amani Alshawey
🥉 3rd Place: Zinnia Fatima Khalid
🎨 Secondary School Category
Students created inspiring visual narratives exploring conflict, migration, resilience and hope.
🥇 1st Place: Carolina Grima
🥈 2nd Place: Hadija Muzaffar
🥉 Equal 3rd Place: Anniya Khalid & Maheen Asif Choudhary
🌏 Adult Community Category
The Adult Category featured deeply moving artworks reflecting lived experiences, humanitarian values and the universal desire for safety, dignity and belonging.
🥇 1st Place: Lasantha Hitibandaranayake
🥈 2nd Place: Hamed Noorzai
🥉 3rd Place: Afreen Sayyada
Congratulations to all of our winners and every participant who shared their creativity and courage. Your artworks reminded us that behind every refugee journey is a story of resilience, hope and humanity.
We extend our sincere thanks to the Australian Relief Foundation for generously sponsoring the competition prizes and helping us celebrate the remarkable achievements of these talented artists.
Together, we continue to celebrate A Million Stories – One Shared Humanity. 💙

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Auburn, NSW
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