Harmony Day: Many Stories- One Australia
I often hear transferees’ travel tales and am impressed by how far they’ve come to finally land in Australia. For most transferees, I am humbled at how much they enjoy living in our country.
Why not celebrate expatriates by getting down to the many Harmony Day celebrations occurring around Australia? Harmony Day was organised by our friends at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and is a backdrop to the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It’s a day where everyone belongs and pays respect to Australia’s multicultural population.
Here are a handful of the many events happening around the nation:
Sydney
Sydney Royal Easter Show: Thursday, 21 March 2013
The Sydney Royal Easter Show will celebrate Harmony Day with a number of performances on the TVS Stage:
- Marilag Dance Company
- Shine Dance Academy
- Grupo de Danza Montun
- Global Gypsie Dance Company
- Los Carmonas Flamenco Dance Academy
- Macedonian Cultural and Artistic Association
- Aroha Pasifika
- Tierra Colombiana Folkloric & Cultural Dance Group
- United Nepalese Arts and Entertainment
- Batucada Brasil
- MNM Drums
Find out more about the Sydney Royal Easter Show, here.
Melbourne
Federation Story is a free exhibition at Melbourne’s Federation Square that will uncover each person’s individual Australian Story. Federation Square is inviting everyone who have lived for a period of time in Australia to share their stories of what being Australian is for them. To get involved and find out more, please click here.
Regional
After dusk on the 20th and 21st March, some major Australian buildings will be coloured orange to reflect Harmony Day. These will be:
- Black Mountain Tower
- Fed Square, Melbourne
- Old Parliament House
- The National Museum of Australia
- The National Library of Australia
- Questacon