World Refugee Day 20 June in Soweto!
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 28, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 20th June, UNHCR together with partners will be commemorating World Refugee Day in Soweto. The event features a performance by the Soweto Gospel Choir – 3 time Grammy award winners! You are all invited to attend. Please also feel free to share this invite with your networks.
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When: 20 June 2012 9:30 to 14:00
What: World Refugee Day Commemoration
The United Nations General Assembly declared 20 June as the World Refugee Day in 2000. Every year, events are held all over the world to commemorate refugees and celebrate their courage.
Theme: One Family Torn Apart by War it Too Many
We are all different, we are all equal Ubuntu has no borders.
Where: Orlando Communal Hall 129 Adam Street, Orlando East Soweto, Johannesburg
Who: Performances by the Grammy Award Winning Soweto Gospel Choir and refugee cultural groups Remarks by DHA, UNHCR, City of Johannesburg and Ms. Antoinette Sithole, Sister of Hector Pieterson.
Organized by:
Department of Home Affairs
City of Johannesburg
UNHCR- the UN Refugee Agency
IOM- International Organization for Migration
CORMSA- Coalition for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa
CSVR – Center for the Study of Violence and Reconcilation
Catholic Commission of Justice and Peace
Creative South Africa
JRS – Jesuit Refugee Services
RAO- Refugee Aid Organisation
RMC – Refugee Ministries Centre
PWC Art
Sonke Gender Justice
SOURCE
United Nations – Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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