Tell us how you recognised IDPwD in 2025?
Ebenezer Mission organised the Bridging Sounds concert and cultural exchange program to mark IDPwD 2025.
The concert highlighted the contributions and talent of artists with disability. Australian and Korean performers shared the stage, including:
- Bridge On Ensemble, a group of professional musicians with disability from Korea
- Eben Inclusive Community Orchestra and Choir, made up of musicians with and without disability
- vocational trainees with disability from Australia and Korea
- vocal soloists with disability
- community dance groups and Korean traditional music performers.
The concert was part of a wider 3-day program. Other activities included online workshops, a community concert at Concord Library and vocational training at Eben Coffee House.
Through these activities, people with disability built friendships, grew their confidence and worked with people from another country.
The program also connected the arts and employment pathways. Australian participants from Eben Coffee House used their training to serve food at the IDPwD concert. Korean participants also took part in coffee and cupcake decorating activities.
What does IDPwD mean to you?
For Ebenezer Mission, IDPwD is an opportunity to celebrate the abilities, creativity and leadership of people with disability.
We believe inclusion means more than participation. It means creating opportunities for people with disability to be seen, heard and valued.
Through the concert, we showed how music can break down barriers, build confidence and bring people together. For many participants, the event was more than a performance. It was a chance to share their identity, culture and talent with the community.
It showed that people with disability can take part in professional performance. They can also learn new skills and work with people from other countries with the right support.
Who were your partners?
The City of Canada Bay supported the concert and IDPwD Festival in Rhodes.
Ebenezer Mission delivered the exchange program in partnership with Miral Welfare Foundation Korea, a Korean disability welfare organisation.
The broader exchange project received grant funding from the Australia–Korea Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Korean-Australian organisations, churches, musicians, volunteers and families also provided valuable community support.
How can people find out more about you?
You can learn more on the Ebenezer Mission website.
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