Stories from women of Chinese-Taiwanese, French-Canadian, Greek-Cypriot, Indian-Malaysian, Italian, Maltese, Nigerian, and Sri Lankan heritage reveal historical events that made a big impact on their life before, and after, coming to Australia.
Stories from women of Chinese-Taiwanese, French-Canadian, Greek-Cypriot, Indian-Malaysian, Italian, Maltese, Nigerian, and Sri Lankan heritage reveal historical events that made a big impact on their life before, and after, coming to Australia.
All NDIS participants aged 16 years and over and carers aged 16 years and over of NDIS participants of any age are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. For more information, visit the Department of Health’s website or call the Disability Gateway on 1800 643 787. For help in your language, call TIS on 131 450.
The Department of Health and state-run vaccination services are focusing on increasing access to COVID-19 vaccines. Several strategies are put in place to improve the vaccination rate.
The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria is establishing a New and Emerging Communities Policy Advisory Committee and is are inviting people from new and emerging communities to work with them to set up this policy committee.
Tokyo: Peter Bol has spent his life running from something and to something. On Wednesday night he might reach his goal. Bol will run for Australia in the 800 metres final at the Tokyo Olympics and is a favourite for a medal. It will be the culmination of a journey that began in Sudan. At the age of four, his family escaped the civil war that would engulf that country for more than two decades.
The German Cycling Federation’s sporting director has been sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after a microphone caught him shouting a racial slur during Wednesday’s men’s time trial. Here, the director of Team Africa Rising responds:
To understand humanity and the effect our words and actions have on one another, we must take the time to understand our place in society in relation to others who may not look like us or follow the same religious tradition or come from a similar country.
As the Development Director for Team Africa Rising, I, along with another colleague, were behind the social media Twitter storm the past two days. Yes, we are still calling for your resignation. And yes, we still believe the German Cycling Federation and the UCI need to take a stronger stance regarding your racist outburst and your conditional apology. However, I do believe, you, the cycling world and frankly, most of us, can learn something from this event and learn some valuable lessons.
A third of migrant and refugee women in a new survey said they experienced some form of domestic and/or family violence.
And temporary visa holders consistently reported proportionately higher levels of domestic and family violence, including controlling behaviours. Temporary visa holders also reported much higher patterns of migration-related abuse and threats (such as threats to be deported or separated from their children).
These are the main findings of a survey of nearly 1,400 migrant and refugee women across Australia, the most comprehensive of its kind in the country.
The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) is working with Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and the Department of Health (DH) on an Emergency Management Project to support emergency preparedness and resilience among migrant and refugee communities. Expressions of interest are invited from members of migrant and refugee backgrounds and have strong networks within at least one migrant or refugee community.
In our multicultural communities, mental health may be a silent epidemic. We know that depression, anxiety and suicide can affect any of us at any time – regardless of our culture or background. Discussions of mental health are important, for they bring issues forward and reduce stigma and shame. Here, the discussions will involve cross-cultural research and youth. The webinar takes place on Friday, 6 August at 2pm.
The Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation (CONREP) is now seeking submissions for the Creative and Innovative Work Prize. This award recognises creative and innovative work in the area of asylum and migration externalisation by an amateur or emerging artist under the age of 30 years. Submissions to this award close on August 6th.