We celebrate the 20 graduates of the inaugural Shifting the Balance Leadership Program, a cohort of artists, producers, writers, performers and cultural leaders whose vision and creativity are driving a more inclusive future for our sector. Our graduates are: Ali Ibrahim, Athésia, Belinda Jombwe, Coti Cibils, Danielle Tuwai, Jonathan Chan, Juan Guillermo Robayo Gómez, Laura Luna-Zamora, Lucia Tường Vy Nguyễn, Lusiana (Lusi) Austin, Maissa Alameddine, Marian Abboud, Moones Mansoubi, Neel Banerjee, Nicole Pingon, Oumi Karenga-Hewitt, Piumi Wijesundara, Talia Smith, Vanessa Andres, and Yuki Kawakami. Thank you to the stage 2 fellowship recipients for sharing their journeys with us. This milestone was made possible through the support of our partners: Create NSW, Creative Australia, City of Sydney, City of Parramatta and TAFE NSW. Event partner: Museum of Contemporary Art: https://diversityarts.org.au/graduate-leaders-bold-futures-shifting-the-balance/

In this richly woven tapestry of stories, nine Arab women share their deeply personal journeys of migration to Australia, each reflecting on the legacies of their homelands and the complexities of forging new lives.