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19 June 2017

Students from St Matthew’s School, Fawkner North, and Mount St Joseph Girls’ College, Altona, welcomed the ‘Inflatable Refugee’ to Melbourne on Saturday to begin Refugee Week. Performing Welcome, a musical piece written by Stephen Falk and played on the Federation Handbells, the students provided the perfect setting for the arrival of the five-metre tall art installation.

 

The students, some of them from refugee backgrounds, performed the avant-garde piece as the Inflatable Refugee glided down the Yarra River. Students reflected on the importance of Refugee Week following the performance. The Inflatable Refugee will be at the Immigration Museum until Sunday.

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