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Australian Karen Organisation
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ABN No 40 210 939 821 Incorporated in Victoria
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1st Part-Program of the Refugee Week Celebration

Date 26 June 2010
Time 1-2.30 pm
Venue Villawood Senior Citizen's Hall
Villawood NSW 2163
( Parking at Kamira Court )

Master of Ceremony (Naw Eh Wah Shee Do)

1. Opening announcement and welcome by MC

2. Opening Speech by Saw Lwin Oo- National President AKO Inc.

3. Dance item by AKCO Youths.

4. Key Note Address by Mr. Laurie Ferguson, MP - Parliamentary Secretary for

Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services.

5. Done dance item by Karen Youths of the Chester Hill High School.

6. Speech by Mr. Justin States –Representative of the Hon. Julie Bishop MP- Deputy
Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.

7. Refugee experience sharing by Naw Paw Law Eh Win Sein.

8. Speech by Mr. Mark Lack- Councillor and Manager Community Relations-AMEP,IHSS

Program of the Australian Centre for Languages (ACL Ltd.)

9. Song item by the Burmese Christian Church Worship Team.

10. Speech by Dr. Kyaw Myint –President of Burma Campaign Sydney.

11. Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks by Mahn Orlando- National Vice President AKO.

12. Closing and end by singing the Australian National Anthem and Karen National Anthem.

End of program and refreshment will be served while entertainment program begins.
The aims of the celebration is to bring refugees from different countries together; to show our sincere
thanks to Australian Refugee Resettlement Program and IHSS service providers for the smooth
settlements; and to raise awareness for the need of Cross-border humanitarian assistance for the
internally displaced Karen people of the Karen of Eastern Burma.