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29 June 2003
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Students share justice issues
Students share justice issues in discussions at the gathering
in St Joseph’s
High School hall, Albion Park
As Lulu Mitshabu told her story as a refugee fleeing the Congo with her children, you could have heard a pin drop in the audience of 120 secondary students seated in St Joseph’s Catholic High School Hall, Albion Park.
The focus of this year’s student-organised gathering of secondary schools in the diocese was on refugees and the war in Iraq.
Lulu was invited to be the guest speaker.
At the conclusion of her address some students continued the conversation with her while others joined in a series of other workshops.
Some focused on hearing the story of Joseph Marakool, an Iranian refugee who had just been released from Villawood Detention Centre, and others turned their attention to the Iraq conflict and what aid workers face and do. In the afternoon students discussed what had happened during the day.
Many of the students said that they had heard or seen the stories of refugees on radio or TV but that hearing the stories in person from Lulu and Joseph was a powerful moment in their lives as they continued the support for people seeking refuge in this country and supporting their human rights.
Many students also valued the opportunity to share the day with other students from across the diocese.
Similar days are planned for later this year and mid-2004.