Mannar Emerging – Bridging Lanka Symposium 2018

Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/03/2018
9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location
Multicultural Hub

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Mannar Emerging – Bridging Lanka Symposium 2018

DATE AND TIME

Sat. 3 March 2018

9:30 am – 3:30 pm AEDT

LOCATION

Multicultural Hub

506 Elizabeth Street

Melbourne, VIC 3000

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REFUND POLICY

Refunds up to 7 days before event

DESCRIPTION

This Bridging Lanka event seeks to throw the spotlight on our ‘development’ efforts to nurture peace, prosperity and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. In this critical work, our diaspora (Tamil, Muslim, Burgher and Sinhalese) and Aussie supporters overcome many hurdles to undertake sincere, strategic and enduring work in Mannar and beyond.

There has been so much activity in the past year. We will showcase our recent projects, challenges and successes as well as invite you to shape our future direction. We will also pose some difficult questions about ‘development’ work more generally.
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing wonderful stories from volunteers, Board Members and guests.

Thank you for your support of Bridging Lanka. Our supporters make all the difference to our work.

PROGRAM:

Reconciling our Past, our People, our Loss

Dr Samantha Ratnam, Leader of the Victorian Greens, MLC for Northern Metropolitan, Advocate for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Rethinking ‘International Development’: the Bridging Lanka Experience

Jeremy Liyanage, Executive Director, Bridging Lanka

Parachuting In … Can Volunteers Make a Difference?

2017 Volunteers Rogues Gallery – Lindy Drew-Tsang

Panel interviews with Lucinda, Matt and Stephanie – Larry Marshall (Compere)

Annual General Meeting: short and sharp

Bridging Lanka Directors

Lunch – Sri Lankan style

Addressing Wicked Scenarios in Mannar: Protecting Forests, Launching Careers

Nicholas Tan & Jeremy Liyanage

‘Mind Your Mannar’ mystery trivia quiz

Crystal Balling: Bridging Lanka’s Future Endeavours & Challenges – Have you say!

Live entertainment

Ray Pereira and his Drumming Group and the Sri Lankan Dancers

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