Former Chair of Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District President, and ECCV Board Member Dr Sundram Sivamalai has been announced as the City of Ballarat’s 2021 Citizen of the Year at the Australia Day Awards.
Month: February 2021
Recruiting Young Leaders
The Ethnic Community Council Victoria Intercultural Youth Advocacy Leaders program is a pathway for young people from culturally diverse backgrounds to develop governance experience. Applications to join the program are open to young people aged 21 – 30. This program is made up of 12 young people aged 21 to 30 from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds selected for a period of 2 years.
Ending Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
The United Nations observes a number of days celebrating human rights, children, world habitat, and the widely celebrated World Day of Peace. You may view a list of United Nations Observances.
On the 6th of February each year, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations observes International Day of Zero Tolerance Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting.
Zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation means the practice should not be tolerated for any reason, no matter the type, who is doing it and on whom.
Female Genital Mutilation which involves the removal of part, or all, of the female genitalia has been recognised as a serious form of violence against women and girls.
Racism Workshop: Rebuilding your strong cultural identity
Resilience Against Racism will conduct an online workshop Rebuilding your strong cultural identity on Thursday, 11 February 2021, from 6:30 PM – 8:30pm. This workshop helps you rebuild your strong cultural identity and regain confidence.
Shepparton Apology Breakfast 2021 – Online
The Shepparton Apology Breakfast will move online this year for the first time in its history, to protect Elders from ongoing COVID-19 concerns. the Apology Breakfast will be broadcast online on Friday 12th of February, 2021, at the corrected time of 10:00am on the Council’s Facebook Page.
Victorian LGBTIQ+ Strategy
The Victorian Government has outlined a vision for LGBTIQ+ equality in Victoria for its first ever LGBTIQ+ Strategy, which will help drive equality for years to come.
The Government has also identified four key areas for potential change in policies, systems and services which can help fulfil this vision.
These foundations are based on consultations with more than 800 people and organisations about what the LGBTIQ+ Strategy should focus on and address.
Until 17 February 2021, Victorians are being invited to provide further feedback on whether these foundations reflect their own visions and ideas.
Amazing Race Australia to feature Shepparton father-daughter team
You might know Rani Alegre and Jobelle Collier as two of the friendly faces behind the Nanna Marce food truck – but come February, it won’t just be Shepparton talking about the father-daughter duo. They will be one of 14 teams to feature on season two of hit Network 10 show The Amazing Race Australia, with the Shepparton team in the running for the $250,000 prize.
January 26, 2021 – A Day of Conflicting Meanings
Shepparton’s first Survival Day Dawn Ceremony was heled on 26 January 2021, in Kaieltheban Park in Mooroopna. It was attended by about 30 people. Other survival day vigils and dawn ceremonies were held across the nation, encouraging reflections and conversations about how we mark January 20 each year. The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District supports Reconciliation, Treaty, the Makarrata – the Statement from the Heart and all efforts to understand and integrate with the all indigenous peoples of the Goulburn Valley.
They Cannot Take the Sky – Stories from Detention
Goulburn Valley Libraries, and Behind The Wire, invites you to attend the community launch of a photographic exhibition of two dozen people in immigration detention at Shepparton Library on 11 February 2021 at 6pm.