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SUMMARY: A Conversation on Immigration & Refugee Policy
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a robust\, casual discussion with Frederika Steen 
 on human rights and refugee advocacy.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Join us for a robust\, casual discussion w
 ith Frederika Steen. As a senior public servant in Australian immigration\,
  Frederika has worked in resettlement\, including managing the immigration 
 program for Western Europeans out of Berlin. Frederika spent 17 years in th
 e Department of Immigration\, moving to Brisbane as Director of Settlement 
 Services\; her last position was Chief Migration Officer in the Australian 
 Embassy in Berlin.</p><p>In 1983\, Frederika took a six month long service 
 leave to teach in the Australian Orientation Program at one of Thailand's l
 argest refugee transit camps at Phanat Nikhom\, southeast of Bangkok. It wa
 s a life-changing experience that gave her a clearer understanding of what 
 her basic values were\, and from then on she became an increasingly vocal a
 dvocate for refugee rights. Awarded the Order of Australia medal in 2014 fo
 r services to refugees and asylum seekers in a voluntary capacity\,  Freder
 ika has been actively involved in human rights and refugee advocacy since 2
 001.</p><p><a href="https://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlya
 skedquestions/personal_stories/canberra-citizen-of-the-year-1967/frederika-
 steen">More about Frederika Steen</a></p><h3><a href="https://www.eventbrit
 e.ca/e/australias-immigration-refugee-policy-a-casual-conversation-tickets-
 38512497918">RSVP</a></h3>
LOCATION:Room 120\, C.K. Choi Building
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