William Maley at Bendigo Writers Festival

Saturday 12 August

1:00pm – 2:00pm
What is a refugee?
Location: Bendigo Bank Theatre at the Capital, 50 View St, Bendigo VIC 3550

Refugee, asylum seeker, illegal immigrants: these are terms that are used in different ways, often confusing issues that are emotional and legally contentious. William Maley, author of What is a Refugee? talks to Kon Karapanagiotidis, director of the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, about definitions, history, emotions, ethics and people, and what we can do to make sure we understand the legal conventions behind the political and social debate.

Sunday 13 August

1:00pm – 2:00pm
The Welcome Stranger
Location: Capital Theatre, 50 View St, Bendigo VIC 3550

In this conversation, we’ll bring together three writers and academics who have examined themes of alienation and social estrangement in their work. William Maley, author of What is a Refugee?, Susan Carland, author of Fighting Hislam, and Rebecca Huntley, author of Still Lucky?, join Wheeler Centre host Sally Warhaft to examine how the idea of ‘stranger danger’ plays out in Australian culture and politics – from media reporting to foreign policy and refugee law.
Which groups of people are routinely represented as strangers? And who benefits from demonising these people? What happens when fear outweighs the social, ethical and economic benefits of tolerance? And are we more, or less, tolerant than we think we are?
Presented in partnership with the Wheeler Centre

To book your tickets head to the Bendigo Writers Festival website: http://bendigowritersfestival.com.au/tickets/

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