As well as taking part in the annual Clean Up Australia Day event along the Duck River, they also joined with eight partner organisations to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) at the Salvation Army’s Auburn headquarters.
ADSI assistant manager Aynalem Tessema said they had about 62 people join the event in person plus another 74 taking part online.
“It was a day to celebrate womanhood and the various achievements of women throughout the world and in our more intimate communities,” she said.
“International Women’s Day is all about unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy and action.
“The various speakers and performances in the event exposed the strengths of women in our community and the beauty of various cultures coming together to celebrate.”
She says ADSI is also focused on talking to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities about the Covid-19 vaccine and put on “little plays in different languages”, including in Arabic and Chinese, during the IWD event.
“We are passing a lot of different information through drama to the community,” she said.
Previously known as Auburn Diversity Services Inc (ADSi), Mrs Tessema said while their name might have changed, they remained a community based, non-profit organisation aiming “to promote the principles of multiculturalism, access and equity and social justice”.
“We were established to identify and address the needs of the most vulnerable including refugees, migrants and people of CALD background, in order to ensure relief from financial hardship, distress, misfortune, disability and disadvantage of individuals living in Central and Western Sydney.”
