Children show the way to the future of the nation MEDIA RELEASE NSW Government Minister and Member for Bankstown, Jihad Dib, has hailed the Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s Festival as an event where young people show they are leading the way in creating a future nation where there’s a place for everyone. He was speaking at the 25th anniversary of the festival which was first staged at the Bankstown City Paceway 25 years ago and yesterday came to the nearby suburb of Yagoona. “We are empowered when we see young people who, rather than trying to move away from their culture of origin, are celebrating who they are and are sharing it with the rest of us. And that is how we become much better. ...

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