6 August: Sydney movie event

This year JRS commemorates 30 years of accompaniment, service and advocacy on behalf of asylum seekers, refugees and forcibly displaced people around the world. And to kick off the celebrations, JRS will screen the latest film by young Australian filmmaker, Khoa Do, former refugee and 2005 Young Australian of the Year.

Set in 1980, the film, Mother Fish, tells the story of two teenage sisters as they flee Vietnam on a boat in search of a safe home. Since JRS was established in this same year as a spiritual and practical response to the plight of refugees at that time, including hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese 'boat people', this film has a special relevance in terms of JRS' history. It is also of great relevance in view of current boat arrivals and the present debate as to Australia's appropriate response to these asylum seekers.

We hope you will be able to join us and help us commemorate 30 years of JRS! Khoa Do will also be there to introduce the film. Read a review of the Mother Fish by film reviewer Tim Kroenert.

Date: Friday, 6th August 2010

Place: The Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall, Corner Oxford St and Oatley Rd, Paddington

Time: 7pm

Tickets: $15, concession $10

Book: online at www.trybooking.com/GJU or call (02) 9356 3888

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