Farhad Bandesh, who spent 6 years on Manus Island after escaping war and persecution in Kurdistan, followed by detention in Melbourne hotels after being evacuated under the Medivac program, talks to Craig Francis about his many years spent awaiting his freedom. He also describes how his art and his music helped him to survive, and updates on his latest ventures
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Nayran Tabiei from ‘Flavours of Syria’ and Janine Lawrie from the Social Enterprise ‘Space2b’ talk to Craig Francis about their work with those new to our country. Nayran relates her story of her family escaping war in Syria and having their boat sunk by people smugglers, their time on Christmas Island as refugees, and her sheer joy and gratitude for
Read moreBEST MEDICINE – today -Chris Ellis will talk about his upcoming exhibition and later I’ll talk with Dr Emma Adams about her book: Unbreakable Threads. Please join me, Gaytana
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