Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative’s Uncle Leon Saunders believes the Shepparton Ethnic Council’s cultural bus tour plays a key role in informing people about local indigenous history.
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Culture Lesson – Speed Date A Muslim
Speed Date A Muslim is an environment where everyone can come together and inquire and walk away a little bit more informed.
Summit has Vision for Regional Areas
More than 200 community leaders from across regional and rural Victoria gathered for the inaugural Regional Futures Summit in Bendigo.
Girl protection next step
The Shepparton Ethnic Council and other key organisations met on Thursday last week to discuss the next step in protecting girls from female genital mutilation. The morning tea included an invitation to the public to come along and learn more about female genital mutilation and was attended by Victoria police, Goulburn Valley Health, Gateway Health and mental health teams.
Female genital mutilation is hurting Australian girls and we must work together to stamp it out
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Elizabeth Elliott, University of Sydney and Yvonne Zurynski, University of Sydney
Female genital mutilation or cutting is largely hidden in Australia and other high-income countries. Most people don’t consider it a major issue. But our research shows it should be.
Our research found girls are presenting to paediatricians in Australia with female genital mutilation, but misconceptions about the practice are common and doctors want more information on how to manage this illegal practice.
We must save our little girls
Ethnic Council of Shepparton community development officer Thon Thon and project worker Betul Tuna want to end female genital mutilation. The Ethnic Council of Shepparton is leading the way in protecting girls from genital mutilation.
Voice for Africans
Greater Shepparton’s youth are encouraged to attend the African Youth Forum on Sunday to share their thoughts and concerns on a range of topics in an open group.
Female genital mutilation survivors Khadija Gbla and Amal Kowhah campaign against practice
WHAT do you remember from when you were five — your first day at school, playing or having stories read? For Amal Kowhah, memories are stained with pain. It was at the age of five that, like so many other girls raised in cultures where so-called “female circumcision” is practised, her body was scarred by cruel cuts.
Refugee Week Movie: Desert Flower
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad is an autobiographical book written by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller, published in 1998 about the life of Somali model, Waris Dirie. In 2009, a german movie adapation was made. This movie will be screened free during Refugee Week 2016, and is sponsored by the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Alliance Advisory Committee.
Breakfast Covers Regions Diverse Religions
An Interfaith Breakfast: My Work — My Faith event was enjoyed by about 30 people who were interested in learning more about the diverse range of faiths in Greater Shepparton.