Refugee Camp in My Neighbourhood Fieldtrip

The Refugee Camp in my Neighbourhood Project is a simulated refugee journey which aims to raise awareness about human rights and celebrate the contributions refugees make in our local community. This is an in-person field trip organised by UTS BUILD.

This event is a field trip - limited spots (30) available. A wait list will be implemented if spots fill. WARNING: Some content experienced during this tour may be triggering or upsetting.

The Refugee Camp in my Neighbourhood Project is a simulated refugee journey delivered in the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University from 24 July - 11 August 2023. It aims to raise awareness about human rights and celebrate the contributions refugees make in our local community.

Professional development tours are delivered for groups and individuals who wish to learn more about the refugee experience and how they can better support new arrivals in their respective fields.

Tours are delivered by guides from a range of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds with 'live experiences'. Through the tour you’ll experience the journey of a refugee and gain a better understanding of the challenges they face both as they are looking for safety, and after arriving in Australia.

Intended Outcome: Gain an understanding of the lived experience and journey of refugees through storytelling and practical simulations.

The tour will help you:

  • Understand how the refugee experience can impact well-being.
  • Develop your understanding of risk factors for this group.
  • Develop strategies to improve access and your ability to engage effectively with people from a refugee background.
  • This event supports BUILD Values of Global Citizenship, Intercultural Competency, Diversity and Inclusion; and Social and Environmental Sustainability.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION

This field-trip will support an academic research study conducted by UTS. Participants are highly encouraged to contribute to the research as this will benefit the work done by the camp organisers. Details of the research project are listed below.

Research Project Title: "Exploring the impacts of refugee experiential and immersive tours on student learning".

Researchers: Dr Najmeh Hassanli, Senior Lecturer, and Pavlina Jasovska, Lecturer, Department of Management, UTS School of Business

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.