“The
Gift of Refuge” Pilgrimage from Brunswick to Canberra
With a little help from his friends, Tri
Nguyen is planning a pilgrimage from Brunswick Baptist Church to
Canberra to deliver a gift to Parliament: a boat. It is a model of the boat in which he and his
father and sister fled Vietnam in 1982. The boat has been put on wheels and will be
pulled behind walkers.
Tri and his family would like to say
"thank you" to Australia for the gift of refuge, hospitality and care
that they received as refugees in Australia. This is also an opportunity
to express solidarity with the millions of refugees in the world, and with
friends who are seeking asylum in Australia.
The walk will also raise funds for Baptcare’s Sanctuary facilities in Brunswick and Preston, which provide supported accommodation for over 70 asylum seekers.
We plan to begin the walk on the 16th of
March with a walk up Sydney Road with the aim of finishing in Canberra on April
20th (Easter).
We invite churches and community groups
along the route to join us in the walk and in planning awareness raising events
in the local towns.
We will begin the walk with a launch at
Brunswick Baptist Church on March 16th and walk together from there up
Sydney Road to Dallas.
For more information please visit
Tri Nguyen & Michaela Dedek (Project
Manager)
Brunswick Baptist Church in partnership
with Baptcare
0423226303
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