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Speaker 1: We do know that be two day Catherine Multicultural Festival.

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Speaker 1: It's promising to be a mix of culture, color and

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Speaker 1: tantalizing food. And joining me on the line to tell

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Speaker 1: us a little bit more about it all is the

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Speaker 1: Catherine Multicultural Festival, Red Cross coordinator of the Connected Women

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Speaker 1: Katherine group. As I understand it is you Shani. Good

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Speaker 1: morning to you.

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Speaker 2: Shanny, Good morning Christal.

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Speaker 1: Oh it's Katie. You're on air with Katie now, thank

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Speaker 1: you so very much for your time this morning. You Shanni,

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Speaker 1: tell us a little bit more about the Katherine Multicultural

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Speaker 1: Festival and what exactly is been organized.

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Speaker 2: Yes, Katie, So this is all about joy of many

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Speaker 2: colors fashion and show and the taste of many colours

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Speaker 2: food Deexpo which is annually organizing from Connected Women Groups

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Speaker 2: on behalf of Red Cross. So this time our speciality

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Speaker 2: is we are partnering with the Town Council Katherine Town

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Speaker 2: Call to help these fashion show and their food exhibitions.

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Speaker 2: So these events are like basically promoting like this is

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Speaker 2: the platform for all the similarity captering semility members to

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Speaker 2: showcase their talent, especially on the fashion show. It's a

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Speaker 2: cultural fashion show. We have five segments, so they can

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Speaker 2: showcase their culture, they can showcase their business, business, attire,

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Speaker 2: casual there, evening, we are party there. And especially there

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Speaker 2: are special segments called capacity building workshop segments, which is

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Speaker 2: connected women members. Like throughout the year, we are running

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Speaker 2: some workshops, we are making some jewelries. They will the

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Speaker 2: ladies will do their own dress just making and they

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Speaker 2: will do their own makeup. So this is kind of

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Speaker 2: like capacity building workshop wonderful throughout the year.

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Speaker 1: It sounds like it'll be a wonderful event. You Shani,

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Speaker 1: how many people are you expecting to attend?

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Speaker 2: Definitely? All Katharine now welcomes. All Kapin now welcome. Definitely.

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Speaker 2: We already opened the ticket for four hundred people.

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Speaker 1: Awesome.

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Speaker 2: So for the fashion show, we have fifty models from

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Speaker 2: different different backgrounds as example, Indian culture, Napolice culture, Sri

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Speaker 2: Lankan culture, Indigenous Australians, Bangladesh, It's Nigerian, African Sudan. Is

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Speaker 2: everyone going to showcase their talent on that day?

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Speaker 1: It sounds like it is going to be fantastic. And

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Speaker 1: I understand that the fashion show is also going to

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Speaker 1: be using some recycled items. Is that right?

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Speaker 2: Yes, definitely, definitely. So we're going to show up like

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Speaker 2: how you can change your casual dress into a formal

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Speaker 2: dress within putting a one like one added to one

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Speaker 2: added item to your dress, maybe a one jacket or

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Speaker 2: one belt. So it's kind of a showcase like how

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Speaker 2: with minimum resources, how we can clute nicely and tell me.

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Speaker 1: Obviously there's going to be over fifty models, some of

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Speaker 1: those with migrant and indigenous backgrounds. You Shannie, how important

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Speaker 1: is it that you know that you have a really

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Speaker 1: diverse range of people that are taking part in the event.

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Speaker 2: Yes, definitely, you're true. Yeah, it's true, Kerty. And because

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Speaker 2: connected women groups, especially connected women group is a very

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Speaker 2: safer platform for every women who are come from migrant

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Speaker 2: background or the different cultural background especially, this is a

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Speaker 2: platform which is culturally safe and they are get supported

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Speaker 2: and empowered through their lies and we enhance their abilities.

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Speaker 2: So it's not only two like because Catherine is a

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Speaker 2: very diverse back divers community, so it's not only about

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Speaker 2: migrants indigenous people and all the communities come together for

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Speaker 2: our workshops and other events.

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Speaker 1: And you, Shannie, is there money being raised as well

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Speaker 1: for the Red Cross or or what are the is

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Speaker 1: there going to be funds raised and if so, what's

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Speaker 1: it going to go towards.

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Speaker 2: Yes, on the board board desk we have the drink

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Speaker 2: drink corner. That means like our Connected Women ladies going

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Speaker 2: to make their own cultural drinks and some soft drinks

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Speaker 2: and water. We're going to like it's it's kind of

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Speaker 2: a fundraiser. Those aren't going back to the Connected Women group,

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Speaker 2: which we can help all the asylum seekers, reigees and

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Speaker 2: all the migrants who was isolated at the moment.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, well you Shanie, it sounds like it's going to

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Speaker 1: be absolutely incredible. Tell us when exactly is it happening

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Speaker 1: and can anybody come along?

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Speaker 2: Yes, definitely anyone can come along. So the first event,

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Speaker 2: first day of the Multicultural Festival is first of April

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Speaker 2: twenty twenty three. The Joy of Manical Fashion Show will

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Speaker 2: be happening on Catherriine High School at three pm to

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Speaker 2: three pm onwards. I would like to say like that

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Speaker 2: at three pm onwards. And the second day would be

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Speaker 2: Multicultural Food Exhibition so which is showcasing more than twenty

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Speaker 2: five flavors different cultures on that day. So you can

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Speaker 2: go to the Connecting Women's page Catherine Darwin and Catherrin

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Speaker 2: Town Council facebook page. We have already posted how we

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Speaker 2: can get the ticket. It's a free ticket. It's a

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Speaker 2: public event with the community event, so there's a link

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Speaker 2: you can book your admission there.

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Speaker 1: Well you Shannye. It is wonderful to speak with you

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Speaker 1: this morning. Thank you so very much for your time.

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Speaker 1: And I think it's going to be a wonderful success.

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Speaker 1: So I appreciate you having a chat with us today.

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Speaker 2: Oh, thank you, Katy. Thank you so much for this

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Speaker 2: opportunity to like and on how we have like organizing

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Speaker 2: this event and some all this event.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's just wonderful you Shanni, thank you,

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Speaker 1: have a lovely day. Thanks for your time.

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Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much