Lit up for Harmony Week
By Cristina Sacco, of SCARF Refugee Support During Harmony Week (21-27 March 2022), the historic Breakwater Lighthouse in Wollongong Harbour was again illuminated in the traditional harmony colour orange to draw attention to Illawarra’s proud...
By Cristina Sacco, of SCARF Refugee Support
During Harmony Week (21-27 March 2022), the historic Breakwater Lighthouse in Wollongong Harbour was again illuminated in the traditional harmony colour orange to draw attention to Illawarra’s proud history of welcoming migrants to the region, social cohesion and community harmony.
The Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI) is behind this local initiative for the second year in a row. To light the lighthouse and mark the beginning of Harmony Week, multicultural community leaders, members of parliament and representative of MCCI and SCARF came together at the harbour on Sunday 20 March.
“The lighthouse is symbolic as it brings us together and helps us navigate, move forward and overcome challenges. Following recent events in Ukraine and conflicts elsewhere in the world which impact on our many culturally diverse communities locally in so many ways, it is more important than ever to stand in unity,” said MCCI’s CEO Chris Lacey.
