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C-BERSS EX-PRESS
June 2002
Issue 2, Vol 5
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All Newsletters : June 2002 : Child Migrants of Malta
Child Migrants of Malta
For the first time since the arrival of the original group of Maltese child migrants in Australia 52 years ago, the Maltese former child migrants now have their own support group.
Formed as an initiative of the Maltese Professional and Business Association of Western Australia, the Child Migrants of Malta (C-MOM) aims to act as a vehicle to persuade the Maltese Government and Church to erect a monument in honour of the former child migrants in Valletta and to take measures to ensure that information and materials of the child migration period are preserved.
Professor David Plowman was chosen to chair C-MOM and recently retired Executive Director of Public Health, Dr Paul Psaila-Savona was chosen as his deputy. Representatives from the Maltese Professional and Business Association, C-BERS Services and the Maltese former child migrants make up the rest of the ten-member committee.
C-BERS (Christian Brothers Ex-Resident and Student Services) provided valuable support for the formation of C-MOM. It facilitated a meeting for the Maltese former child migrants and representatives of Western Australia’s two Maltese Associations which resulted in formation of the current committee.
C-MOM held its inaugural meeting on Monday, 15 April.
Their main initial task is to reach as many Maltese former child migrants as possible. Of particular concern are the Maltese female former child migrants who are currently unrepresented in the new organisation. They urge readers who know Maltese former child migrants to make them aware of C-MOMs formation.
Paul Calleja
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