Climate Change – Multicultural Community Consultation – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria is hosting a community consultation workshop on 9 March at the Greek Centre for a national research project on climate change and how to best empower multicultural communities to take part in climate action. All participants will receive $50 for their time. The project is led by FECCA and the Multicultural Leadership Initiative.

The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria is hosting a multicultural community consultation workshop on climate change and what a climate-safe future might look like. This workshop is part of nationwide research project on climate change led by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) and the Multicultural Leadership Initiative (MLI).

Victoria, like much of Australia and the world at large, is in the midst of experience some of the most extreme weather patterns in human history. Climate disasters like the 2021 floods and the 2019-20 bushfires have shown us just how critical it is to urgently address climate change and ensure that all Australians, including our diverse multicultural communities, are empowered to be a part of the conversation and decision-making process on climate solutions.

We invite Victorians from migrant and refugee backgrounds to attend this workshop and share their thoughts on climate change and their insights on how to effectively engage members of their community to take action.

We would particularly like to hear from:

Multicultural and multifaith community leaders
Workers in the climate movement from migrant and refugee backgrounds
Workers in the multicultural sector
Young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds
People from migrant and refugee backgrounds who are highly active on social media

All workshop participants will receive $50 as thanks for their time and effort. Light refreshments will be provided at the workshop.

If you have any questions, get in touch via email at eccv@eccv.org.au.

Please note the Greek Centre is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.

Event Details

Program: Climate Change – Multicultural Community Consultation
Date: Thursday 9 March 2023
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm AEDT
Location: Greek Community of Melbourne
Address: 168 Lonsdale Street Mezzanine Level Melbourne, VIC 3000
NOTE: This Centre is not wheelchair accessible
Register: Online using Eventbrite

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.