African immigration and resettlement will be the topic of a special edition of Starting Out on radio 3ZZZ 92.3 FM (Melbourne), Wednesday 10 October 2007.
Panelists/studio guests
- Osman Osman (post-grad politics student, 3ZZZ youth broadcaster, from Eritrea)
- Ajak Kwai (singer, Dinka from southern Sudan)
- Iguot Mabor (medical science student, speaker with the UNHCR, from Sudan)
- Anwar Abdosh (Harari, from Ethiopia)
Facilitator Warren Crosbie (3ZZZ trainer, does not speak Arabic or any African languages)
Many of the show’s panelists and guests speak several languages, including Dinka, Swahili, Harari, English and Arabic. The show will be mostly in English.
Interviewees confirmed so far include
- 7:15 am Bol Gok (Nuer, from southern Sudan, Secretary General of the Sudanese Community Association of Australia
(see article in The Age newspaper: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/04/1191091281217.html?from=top5 ) Minister’s African dossier renews racial tensions, by Jewel Topsfield, David Rood and Daniella Miletic, October 5, 2007 - Carmel Guerra, Director, CMYI (time yet to be confirmed) http://www.cmyi.net.au/AboutCMYI
- James Waterson, Senior Constable with the Multicultural Liaison Unit, of the Dandenong Police
Background articles
1. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has branded Federal Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews as a politically-motivated racist for criticising Sudanese refugees.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/05/2051936.htm
2. Sudanese not getting enough help, say students
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s2051241.htm
3. Other stories from ABC Radio National World Today, & PM
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/default.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/default.htm
4. Recent stories/opinion in Herald Sun
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22533375-5000117,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22535636-661,00.html
Possible interviews
- Chair, African Think Tank
