Hosted by
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)
Name
Matthew Smith and ASRC Catering Chef
Bio
Matthew Smith is Mentor Chef of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) Catering. He has been working with ASRC Catering staff to develop and improve the service, and has been a valuable role model for asylum seekers who work in ASRC catering. Matthew is a qualified chef and currently works at Matteos in North Fitzroy. Matthew completed a Bachelor of Arts at Edith Cowan University in 2001, majoring in writing, and spent six months of his degree studying in Canada at the University of Calgary. Matthew completed Honours in English and Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne in 2005.
Date
Fri 16th
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start
01/01/2006 - 2:00pm
Description
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) will host a cooking demonstration in which an ASRC Catering staff member will prepare food from their homeland. They will share some of their stories about leaving their homeland, their experience and life in Australia and the role the ASRC has played in helping them create a new life. ASRC Catering is a community development initiative with a focus on strengthening communities and assisting individuals, and the ASRC as a whole, to be sustainable. This demonstration and talk will explore how community and culture can be maintained and sustained through food. Its aim is to provide the audience with an understanding of the difficulties asylum seekers and refugees face in Australia, what the ASRC is doing to help, and how we can work together to create sustainable and caring communities.
asrccatering@hotmail.com
end
01/01/2006 - 3:00pm
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