Things have been so busy lately I have hardly had time to blog. Over the weekend the Harmony Day community event I was managing was held and it was extremely successful. It had kept me very busy, hence the lack of blogging, but now it is all over for another year.
The message for Harmony Day in 2012 was that Everyone Belongs, which means all Australians are a welcome part of our country, regardless of their background.
It is all about reflecting on where Australia has come from, recognising the traditional owners of this land to all of the different cultures that now make up each of our communities. It's also about community participation, inclusiveness and respect – celebrating the different cultures that make Australia a great place to live.
We are only a small community of 3000 people including the surrounding areas so most events that are held in the community involve all the small organisations getting together and helping out.
Harmony Day was no different. We had different groups helping with setting up and packing up, other groups lent chairs, tables, marquees and display boards, and some groups helped out as volunteers.
We had Tai Chi, Singers, Poets, Belly Dancers, Bollywood Dancing, Face Painting, Henna Hand Painting along with Markets, Food, Drink and Cultural Displays.
It was a very frantic day for me and would you believe that I did not take a single photo, opps.
The local paper were there and thankfully they going to send me some but sadly I have none for my blog so for now you just get a copy of the ad from our local paper.
Sounds like a great event and i know how hard they are to organise so can really understand your lack of time!
ReplyDeleteWell done on it being a success!!