Скачать или смотреть Nyadol Nyuon Keynote Address - STARTTS 2018 Refugee Ball and Fundraiser

The annual STARTTS Refugee Ball has established itself over the past decade as a key event in the social calendar of the community services and multicultural sector in Australia, every year raising vital funds for and awareness of the work that STARTTS does to assist people who have survived torture and trauma.

At last year's Ball, Australian Lawyer and 2018 Human Rights Award medalist, Nyadol Nyuon delivered the annual Keynote address at the Hyatt Regency Sydney.

"I am honoured and delighted to be involved with the Refugee Ball event to raise much needed funds aim at supporting life after torture. It will be a night to remember those who continue to look for safety and security, but it will also be a chance to celebrate what is possible when we all work together to improve the lives of those impacted by war and conflict." - Nyadol Nyuon, 2018

Nyadol Nyuon is a commercial litigator with Arnold Bloch Leibler and a community advocate. She was born in a refugee camp in Itang, Ethiopia, and raised in Kakuma Refugee camp, Kenya. At eighteen, Nyadol moved to Australia as a refugee. Since then she has completed a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne. Outside her work, and through the experiences of her family and community, Nyadol has developed an interest in issues concerning human rights, multiculturalism, the settlement of refugees and those seeking asylum. She has volunteered extensively in relation to these areas has worked with governmental and non-governmental organisations. In terms of advocacy, Nyadol has presented at various conferences and forums on issues impacting the settlement of African Australia in Victoria and Australia in general. She regularly appears in the media including recent appearances on ABC’s The Drum and as a panellist on ABC’s QandA. In both 2011 and 2014, Nyadol was nominated as one of the hundred most influential African Australians. She is currently a board member of the Melbourne University Social Equity Institute and was the 2018 Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Award Medalist.