1. Making Multicultural Australia - http://www.multiculturalaustralia.gov.au Textile Journeys Stories in Fabric by Refugee Women from North East Africa.

2. “This exhibition is the story of the journey as a refugee, and the culture and families left behind in the homelands of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti...Textile Journeys is a testimony to the strength, pride, vitality and humour that has survived - despite the despair, loss and dislocation experienced by these women and their families.” So reads the catalgoue for this Melbourne exhibition, created by over 40 women and their young children, with the help of artist Sue Anderson and interpreter and project worker Marian Mohamed. Doutta Galla Community Health Service & the City of Melbourne, VicHealth Acces Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria - June 1996. Photography: Vicki Jones Photography, Melbourne.

3. Working on an item for the Textile Journeys exhibition.

5. “To be a refugee is not a life,” embroidery, applique, beading and drawing. Artist: group work. The refugee camp and food queue at Utanga in Mombasa, Kenya.

6. “The Elephant Story,” embroidery and beading on tie-dye. Artist: Hamdi Abdiz.

7. “Map of Somalia and the journey taken by some of the woman on fleeing Somalia,” Artist: group work.

8. “Sahra’s Dream,” monoprint. Artist: Sahra Said. Sahra’s dream, the farm where she was born beside a river.

9. These images are free for your use for educational purposes, however not for publication. For more copyright information go to www.multiculturalaustralia.gov.au