What does it mean to be a refugee? What does it mean to be an Australian?

Julian Burnside QC, wrote an article recently about the plight of refugees coming into Australia by boat ("Australians don't fully understand what is being done in their name" - The Age, 26 August 2011 p.13).

Referred to as 'boat people' by many, surely those who are escaping from intolerable conditions are first of all, 'people', people who are escaping by any means possible.

This article of Julian's touched me quite deeply. I began to think of what it means to migrate to another country, to leave a home and come to another place. What does it mean to be locked up with your baby, children or loved ones, for over a decade in some cases? Can you imagine that? What is it like to be homeless? What is it like not to have a voice?

At this next Theatre of Spontaneity we will concretize and explore on our stage, create through a sociometric and sociodramatic exploration and enable through action and movement our views to come to light, with the views of others, what it means to be a refugee, what it means to be an Australian, and see whether we fully understand what is being done in our name.

When? Sunday, 25 September from 6.30 - 8.30 p.m
Where? Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne
Fee: $20.00 ($15.00 for MPS members)
RSVP (03) 94163779 by Friday 23 September 2011

All welcome!

Please feel free to post any responses, comments or email me at MorenoSociety@netspace.net.au with any suggestions, pictures or thoughts.

Sue Daniel

At the Theatre of Spontaneity, Sunday 28 August...

Let's have more of what's good...

Holidays
nice food
sleep
rest
friends
relationships
good work teams
gardening
dreaming
going to the footy
thinking about the cricket and more....

And blow away the winter chills

How do we bring these things about?

Come to the Theatre of Spontaneity this Sunday night..

Presenter: Sue Daniel

Where: Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne
155 Langridge St
Collingwood

Time: 6.30 - 8.30 p.m.

RSVP 0417 586 791

Cost: $20.00 ($15.00 MPS members)

Supper provided by the Moreno Psychodrama Society