Welcoming new arrivals
This video is a message of welcome to newcomers to Adelaide from a group of young Syrians and friends who came to Australia as refugees.
Here they share their tips for making a new life in Adelaide as well as conveying what they would most like to show newcomers about this land and country.
Curtis Falla & Tileah Drahm-Butler also provide a First Nations welcome.
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This video was made as part of a wider project made possible by the Collier Charitable Fund
Within this same project, young people also spoke about the ways they negotiate cultural differences within families and across generations.
Jessa
August 26, 2021This makes me so happy! Thank you for sharing
Shyamolima
July 23, 2021Beautiful, heart warming letter
Manmeet
August 10, 2020The welcome message is a beautiful way to help newcomers with their fears of a new place. When one is a refugee and is looking for a safe space, away from war, it is a big solace to get a warm welcome from your own country-men and the native people.The small challenges like time management, riding a bus and not getting lost in a new place seem very difficult to cross, but with little help from friends all this becomes smooth. It is a very wise project which needs to be widely emulated.