The 14th International Festival of Language and Culture was held at the Sydney Opera House with attendance of Governor General of Australia His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC, Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove and Governor of NSW His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC, Hon. Craig Laundy and many other dignitaries. Veteran anchorman George Donikian and Sarah Abo from SBS World News were the MCs of the evening.
Students from 22 countries has made the audience experience an unforgettable evening. A video from this evening can be found here .
Sir Peter Cosgrove has made the opened the festival with a speech. His speech can be watched here :
Our members Amity College and Affinity Intercultural Foundation were proud co-host of this festival in 2016. Amity College and Affinity Intercultural Foundation are avid supporters of collaborative learning and compassion, promoting fellowship and dialogue among youth of diverse backgrounds in Australia.
You can watch the welcome address by Amity College students here :
The purpose of the International Festival of Language and Culture is to celebrate diversity and promote inclusion, whilst also providing an opportunity for participating students to showcase the kaleidoscope of their language and culture with other students from around the world.
In the spirit of reconciliation AUF acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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In the spirit of reconciliation AUF acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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