Guest Speaker
Mount druitt ethnic communities agency
Speaking at the Harmony Day event on social cohesion and cultural harmony in multicultural Australia.
Panel Discussion
Indian council for cultural relations, sydney
Chairing the discussion on migrant story telling.
Panel: Dr G K Harinath, OAM, Chairperson, Multicultural NSW
Dr Sharon Rundle, Writer, Editor, Academic
Virat Nehru, Writer, Film Programmer
K.P. Jose, President, IndOz Rhythms
Panel Discussion
Sydwest multicultural services
Charing a discussion on domestic violence.
Panel: Dr Nazir Dawar, Solicitor
Astrid Perry, Head of Women, Equity and Domestic Violence, Settlement Services International
Dr Chandrika Subramanyam, Solicitor
Dr Rajeswari Sreenivasan, Entrepreneur
Panel discussion
screening of documentary series
Associated with the premiere of the documentary series, ‘Unlocked’
Panel: Jodi MacKay. President, Australia India Business Council
Anne Benjamin, Writer, Academic
Emie Roy, Writer, Speaker, Documentary filmmaker
Chair: James Knight, Educationist
Topic: The significance of stories as ‘connectors’, and what we learn from them, based on the documentary films within the ‘Unlocked’ series.
Panel discussion on values, empathy, compassion, and understanding.
Guest Speaker
Rotary club, blacktown
Talking about my journey as a migrant in Multicultural Australia
Panellist
south asian film & literary festival
Talking about the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of writing, and about the journey of my book – ‘The light at the end of the tunnel’.
Workshop Facilitation
malayalam LANGUAGE school, auburn
Speaking at Pallikkoodam in Auburn, in relation to the topic of ‘Cultural conflicts and sense of belonging’.
Panel Discussion
harman foundation, empowered bwb & she magazine
Chairing a discussion on resilience and mental health.
Panel: Jean Bartley (proud Wiradjuri woman)
Harinder Kaur (Founder, Harman foundation)
Mercedes Durante JP (Entrepreneur)
Tahera Nassrat (Founder, Afghan Peace Foundation)
Round table forum
private screening of ‘Chenda’
At the private screening of ‘Chenda’ finds home in Sydney. Event held in collaboration with IndoZ Rhythms, the leading percussionist group in Sydney.
Topic: Migrant storytelling, based on the documentary film, ‘Chenda’.