One Million Stories Representing one million refugees welcomed to Australia.

Join us during Refugee Week for a powerful community event celebrating storytelling, creativity, and lived experience through poetry and spoken word.

It will feature the finals of a poetry competition and guest speakers Aliet Bior, artist and entrepreneur in addition to Amal Hassan Ali, who’s work increases sport participation in the multicultural community, particularly creating safe spaces for girls of diverse backgrounds.

Aliet, born South Sudanese and who settled in Australia as a refugee, is the founder of Umbrellus. A venture inspired by memories of women selling produce beneath trees and makeshift shelters in East Africa. She is also the creator of Bior Illume, a collection of sculptural lighting pieces grown from mycelium and agricultural waste which explores how beauty, innovation and nature can coexist.

Amal Hassan Ali, a Somali-Australian young woman, co-founded Jump Ball to increase sport participation within the multicultural community. She is Head of Operations for Somalia’s first 3x3 Basketball National team, creating development pathways for Somali youth and is the Multicultural Youth Programs Coordinator at the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation.