Join us at Senator Barbara Pocock launches Mij Tanith’s new book Laila’s Story.
About the book
Laila’s Story is a blend of narrative and poetry that documents a year-long effort to support an Afghan single mother and her five daughters as they seek safety in Australia.
Beginning with a simple request for help, the book traces how a relationship develops across language, culture and distance, and what it takes to sustain that support over time. It offers an inside account of refugee sponsorship shaped by community action and women’s networks.
At its centre, Laila’s Story is about care, persistence and responsibility, and how these are carried in practice rather than theory. It provides a grounded perspective on refugee support, drawn from lived experience.
This event is via ZOOM, but bookings are essential. Register now.
About our launcher
Senator Barbara Pocock grew up on a mallee farm in South Australia.
She is an economist and Emeritus Professor and was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) in 2010 for services to industrial relations research and advocacy of social justice.
Barbara became a South Australian Senator for the Greens in 2022 and is currently the Greens spokesperson for Housing, Workplace Relations, Employment, Finance and Public Sector portfolios. She is passionate about action on climate change, as well as social and economic justice for all vulnerable groups including our fist nations people and refugees.
She lives in Adelaide with her partner Ian.