NAVIGATION

VTMH | TALKING | “Nuestras Voces”: A powerful reflection on the strengths and resilience of immigrants | Wednesday 31 August 2022 | 3–4pm

[Edited extract from public address]

Join this panel discussion with Trini Abascal, Rafaela Lopez and Cristy Abela exploring migrant and refugee settlement through the eyes of the Spanish-speaking communities’ members who arrived in Melbourne between the 1960s and 1980s.


Speakers
  • Dr. Trini Abascal - Co-founder and Director of Latin Stories Australia and Research and Evaluation Coordinator at Family Life
  • Rafaela Lopez OAM - Anthropologist and Historian
  • Cristy Abela - Co-founder and Board Director of Latin Stories Australia and Senior Policy Adviser at Essential Services Commission

The “Nuestras Voces” project is an initiative of Latin Stories Australia and was funded by the Victorian Government and is centred on social harmony and connection. It explores migrant and refugee settlement themes such as: settlement challenges, the refugee voice, multiculturalism and the transformational experience of education and opportunities for migrants and the experiences of the seniors.

One of the deliverables of the project was a documentary film which is a powerful reflection on the strength and resilience of migrants.

VTMH seminars are open to individuals, from all disciplines and working in all sectors, who are based in Australia and interested in diversity and mental health.
  • Where: Online via Zoom — details to be sent to registrants in advance
  • Cost: Free
  • Bookings: essential. Spaces are limited, register early to secure a place online through Trybooking

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Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH)
Address: St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Level 1, Bolte Wing, 14 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065.
Tel: (03) 9231 3300