Crossroads aims to uncover, document, exhibit, and preserve the migration history of East African diaspora communities in Australia.
The year 2024, will be the 40th Anniversary of two significant flights in 1984 from Cairo to Melbourne that carried the first Black African refugees to settle in Australia. This marked the beginning of a migration pathway that is still used today by Horn of Africans (Horners), growing the Eritrean, Ethiopian, Somali and Oromo diaspora communities in Victoria. This project seeks to unify the Horners communities and increase access to African history in Australia while providing a platform for artistic experimentation and cultural exchange.
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Aysha Tufa
Archivist, Still Nomads
Aysha Tufa is a dedicated librarian and community arts worker. She used a socially critical lens as part of her work ethos, consolidated by her experience working in arts, community engagement, the family violence sector and public libraries. With a double degree in Communication Design and Business Marketing, Aysha understands the importance of effective communication and connections to drive meaning. She is currently working on a project that seeks to commemorate and document the first Black-African refugees settled through the Australian Government Refugee Program in 1984. She recently earned a Master of Information Management from RMIT formalising her career as a librarian and budding archivist.
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