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Aran Mylvaganam

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Aran Mylvaganam was born in Nagar kovil in Northern Sri Lanka. Between 1995 and 1997 he lived in a refugee camp in Udayarkaddu, before coming to Australia as a 13-year-old unaccompanied refugee in 1997. He was detained in Villawood detention centre for three months. In 2011 he founded the Tamil Refugee Council. Aran currently works as a union organiser with the Finance Sector Union and spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council.

Past Events

Strategies of Resistance: Beyond the Border

Aran Mylvaganam, Angela Mitropoulos, Liz Thompson, Mark Davis

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29 Sep
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