Multicultural events
REFUGEE WEEK 2023
The Spirit of Welcome Community Festival - Sunday 18 June 2023
Time: 12 – 4pm Venue: Community Refugee Welcome Centre – Callan Park, Building, 504 Wharf Rd, Lilyfield
Settlement Services International is hosting the Spirit of Welcome event in partnership with Inner West Council. Spirit of Welcome is a cross-cultural and family friendly event which will showcase the cultural and artistic contributions refugees make to their new home and is a celebration and acknowledgment of our rich cultural and linguistic diversity.
The event will be a unique platform for diverse communities to come together through skill-sharing and cultural exchange. Specifically, the festival will encourage active participation and engagement of Inner West locals and newly arrived communities through the variety of workshops, performances, and activities.
Free entry and registration is required Register here
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – 21 March 2023
Our Voices, Our Stories
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023, 'Our Voices, Our Stories' was held at Marrickville Library on 21 March 2023, curated and hosted by Kween G. This Inner West Council event featured a series of incredible community artists sharing their lived experiences of racism through spoken word, music, poetry, film and food. Watch this highlights package from the night below.
Elimination of Racial Discrimination Week
21st - 25th March 2022
Inner West Council marks the Elimination of Racial Discrimination week annually to raise awareness about racism and the harmful impacts it can have on the health and wellbeing of people in our community.
See The Power of Conversation: Stories of Racism from the Community video series on this link