There will be a Tree Planing Afternoon at Archer Street Reserve, opposite Asim Street Shepparton on Sunday, 20 August from 2:00pm – to 4:00pm. All materials supplied, and FREE! Information for this tree planting event is available in Arabic, Dari, Swahili and Hazaragi.
Victoria University is conducting an anti-racism project called Understanding reporting barriers and support needs of people experiencing racism, in collaboration with Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) and the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV). The project is funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth). This survey has prizes valued up to $300 for participation.
The Victorian Refugee Health Network is conducting a survey with settlement, health and community services to better understand how women from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds access and navigate health services in Victoria. The survey takes 5 minutes to complete and is open until 18 August 2023.
A two-part training explores the essential skills and knowledge required for effective work with young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, their families and communities. This practical, interactive training is designed to be applicable across a broad range of sectors and for work with young people from any community. This will be delivered online (Zoom) Thursday August 24, and Thursday August 30.
Amar Singh says it’s his responsibility as “a human being” to engage multicultural communities with the Yes campaign.
That’s why he’s begun a two-month 25,000 kilometre round-trip journey from Sydney to Darwin.
Mr Singh won the 2023 Australian of the Year Local Hero award for his work with his charity Turbans 4 Australia, a Sikh-led assistance organisation that delivers food and aid to vulnerable people across western Sydney.
The Australian Human Rights Commission released its National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report in December 2022. Since its release, dedicated funding has been allocated to amplify and progress the scoping report’s findings. A community guide to the scoping report is now available for download. The community guide is available in several languages: Arabic, Burmese, Farsi, Samoan, Simplified Chinese, Swahili and Vietnamese.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart has extended a generous and powerful invitation to all Australians and we are embracing this invitation and asking you to join us on this journey of saying Yes to constitutional recognition.
Settlement Services International and Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria along with the Multicultural Australia for the Voice alliance invite you to a special interactive community town hall to engage in Multicultural Australia for the Voice.
Special guests are Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney and Inclusion Consultant Tasneem Chopra (OAM) to learn more about the upcoming Voice referendum. We will also be joined by local MP Julian Hill, Member for Bruce, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Andrew Giles and the Minister for Home Affairs & Cyber Security Clare O’Neil.
The development of the new NDIS CALD Strategy for 2023-27 is nearing completion. The Strategy aims to improve outcomes for people with disability from CALD backgrounds to access the NDIS.
It has been developed through a co-design process with people with disability from CALD backgrounds, their families, carers and the multicultural community sector, including Shepparton.
Once the new Strategy receives formal endorsement from external stakeholders in August, it will go through a translation and design process and be publicly released in November-December.
The Australian Government’s Multicultural Framework Review is looking at ways for government and the community to work together to support a cohesive multicultural society and advance a vibrant and prosperous future for all Australians. Anyone may make a submission, and submissions are open until 29 September 2023.
The Goulburn Child & Family Services Alliance will host a free face-to-face session on Tuesday 24 October from 9-1pm. This session will be facilitated by Speech Pathologist Karen Speedy at the FamilyCare Training Room, 19 Welsford Street, Shepparton, VIC 3630.