Together We Are Strong Event – Parliament House, Brisbane
On Thursday, 19 September 2024 Galila and her team hosted a celebration dinner with staff and distinguished guests. We were very honoured to welcome the Consul-General of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr Mohammed Khalil. Other dignitaries included:
Imam Peer, President of QLD Imam Board
Imam Akram
Imam Fawaz
Imam Noor
Aunty Peggy Tidyman
Aunty Janeth Deen OAM
The Honourable Charis Mullen, Minister for Child Safety, Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Multicultural Affairs
The Honourable Shannon Fentiman, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women
Jon Raven, Mayor of Logan City
Irene Biedak OAM
Gail Ker Gail Ker OAM DUniv
Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM
Gemma Horsfall, Director, Community Engagement Team, Department of Home Affairs
Director at Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Ali Kadri, CEO, Islamic College of Brisbane
Liz Gordon, Co-CEO, QPASTT
Julie McDougall, Executive director – Multicultural Affairs Queensland
CAMS Community Education & Awareness Program “Elders Rights & Empowerment” – May 2024
On Thursday, 9 May 2024 our CAMS Team were pleased to host a CAMS community education and awareness program titled ”Elders Rights & Empowerment”.
We had presentations from IWAA and Barbara Struthers of ADA Community Legal Service; covering everything from:
- the status of Elders in faith and culture
- understanding what is elder abuse and mistreatment
- how one can help, and
- how elders can protect their own rights from a legal perspective.The program was very well received by attendees, audience, which comprised of approximately 50-60 men and women, most of them elders or their carers. Farsi translations were provided by IWAA staff member Fatemah which proved extremely beneficial in our program delivery and audience engagement.
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Staff Dinner – December 2023
In December 2023 IWAA hosted a staff dinner at the Runcorn Tavern where we enjoyed beautiful food and had a chance to catch-up with colleagues and celebrate 2023. We were fortunate enough to have a photographer attend the event and we have shared some photos below. To access the entire album, please click the link below.