International Week

Illawarra Mercury

Tuesday August 14, 2007

Members of the public are invited to a week-long international festival which will include a blend of free performances, displays, guest speakers, games, activities, movies and food at the University of Wollongong.

Highlights will include:

* Today: A Chinese cultural festival on the duck pond lawn, including Tibetan dancing, traditional instrument playing, Chinese calligraphy, herbal tea tasting and handicraft.

* Engineers Without Borders will show how technology can help alleviate hardship by sanitising water at an affordable cost and using local materials with a low impact on the environment.

* International karaoke at the UniBar and Dr Mary Zournazi from the Faculty of Arts will promote her new book Keywords to War.

* Tomorrow: The Wollongong Symphony Orchestra will perform on the duck pond lawn.

* A "global highway" of stalls across campus will represent a range of countries.

* Thursday: Clubs and societies will be on display at the duck pond lawn as well as a Japanese Matusri festival including food, games and performances.

* Women of the world will share their stories about being lured from their home countries to Australia.

* Friday: Health symposium, a picnic day, international food and games, and performance by funk band Invisible Friends.

* www.uow.edu.au/about/internationalweek/2007/index.htm