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A regularly-updated list of new resources and upcoming events in the multicultural youth sector
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2010-11 AUSCO Exchange Program
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The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is seeking Expressions of Interest from Australian agencies providing support to refugee youth to participate in the AUSCO Exchange Program 2010-11. The program will identify two Australian agencies currently delivering programs for refugee youth to participate in an exchange with two IOM AUSCO trainers from key locations where AUSCO youth training is delivered. The background, purpose, objectives and details of the program are outlined at the RCOA website. Expressions of interest close on Monday 13 September 2010.
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECTOR
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Details of upcoming events, conferences, new resources and programs in the multicultural youth sector. If you have an event or resource you want promoted through this newsletter, please send details to info@cmyi.net.au
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Resources
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- Free information booklet for newly arrived young people
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A free information booklet for newly arrived young people is now available from the Western Young People's Independent Network. It is also available in Karen Language. To order free copies, contact Anna Hutchens on (03) 9680 8265 or visit the WYPIN website and follow the link. You can also pick up the booklet from the Melbourne Citymission office at 214 Nicholson Street, Footscray.
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- Office for Youth KnowledgeBase
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The Office for Youth (OFY) is proud to release the OFY KnowledgeBase; a gateway to contemporary publications and information for and about young people and the environment they live in. For more information including how to be added to the OFY KnowledgeBase updates mail list or to submit a publication for inclusion in the OFY KnowledgeBase, please visit the KnowledgeBase section at the OFY website.
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- Sexual and Reproductive Health for Refugees resource now online
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The Victorian Refugee Health Network presents a new web resource dealing with Sexual and Reproductive Health. This has been developed as a means of facilitating information sharing amongst people working in the area of sexual and reproductive health for young refugees. It endeavours to increase awareness of the multitude of programs that are active in this area across Victoria, enabling the growth of support and communication channels to enhance service delivery. Take a look at the network's website for more information.
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The Your City: Your Space online forum is one of the key initiatives arising from last year’s City Safety Summit, ensuring young people are part of the city safety debate. If you are under 25 or know someone who is, make sure you encourage them to get online and have their say on how we can help make the city safer. They will automatically be in the running to win an iPhone simply by registering online and posting their thoughts. Check it out at the Your City: Your Space website.
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- private i - your ultimate privacy survival guide
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Australia’s national privacy regulator, has recently published a resource for young people, a magazine-style publication entitled 'private i: your ultimate privacy survival guide'. Available both in hard copy and online at the Office's Youth Portal, it presents information on young people’s privacy rights and other privacy issues.
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- New youth mentoring resources website
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The Victorian Youth Mentoring Aliance (VYMA) is the peak body for youth mentoring in Victoria. The newly-launched VYMA website is a one-stop shop for anyone who is interested in getting involved with youth mentoring including organisations that are running programs, referring agencies and potential supporters. Visit the VYMA website to find out more.
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Training, Conferences and Forums
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- ECCV State Conference - Tuesday 28 September; Melbourne Twon Hall
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Join the debate on Victoria’s next multicultural model at the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV) 2010 State Conference. Discuss contemporary issues including social cohesion, racism and discrimination; services for international students; interpreting and translating services and youth engagement; identity and belonging. More information available at the ECCV website.
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- 'A New Era in Australian Multiculturalism' symposium - 19-20 November; State Library of Victoria
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Experiencing its heyday in the late 1970s-1980s, by the mid-1990s multiculturalism fell out of political favour and seemingly also academic fashion. In spite of this, Australia, a settler society with its numerically growing and increasingly diverse immigration, remains a natural experiment in multiculturalism. The workshop is part of the activity of the RMIT-Melbourne-based Migration and Mobility Research Network (MMRN). Visit the registration webpage for more information.
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- Foundation House Professional Development series - various sessions and locations
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Foundation House, the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (VFST) is a counseling and support agency for people from refugee backgrounds. Foundation House has a long history of working in schools. The work includes individual counseling, group work with students and parents/carers and professional development for school administrators, teachers and school support staff. Visit the Foundation House website for more details on training courses being offered during the first half of 2010.
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- Human rights and equal opportunity workshops 2010 - various sessions and locations
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The Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission's workshops inform Victorian businesses and organisations about their rights and responsibilities under equal opportunity laws and Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. Workshops are tailored to suit different audiences – the private sector, advocates, schools, community organisations and local government. Whether you’re an administrator or advocate, a community worker or manager, a board member or contact officer, human resources or general staff – there’s a workshop for you. Visit the VEOHRC's website for dates and locations.
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Funding
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- Scholarship opportunities for disadvantaged young people
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The Youth Off The Streets Scholarship Program celebrates the gifts and strengths of young people aged 14 - 21 who exhibit extraordinary promise but who lack the personal support networks and resources that will allow them to fulfill that potential. Over twenty young people from throughout Australia are awarded scholarships each year to the value of $5,000 each to pursue further education or training so they may realise their potential for a positive future. Check out the Youth Off The Streets website for more information.
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Projects, Programs and Services
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- Victorian Electoral Commission CALD Outreach Services
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The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is working with the multicultural sector to ensure that all eligible Victorians have the opportunity to enrol and exercise their democratic right to vote - regardless of their background, age or ability. As the independent body responsible for running the State election we have a range of engaging programs to inform the community about how democracy works. We provide a range of in-language and Easy English materials and offer worker information sessions, community information sessions and enrolment outreach. For more information or to book a session, contact Kate Higgins on (03) 9299 0553 or kate.higgins@vec.vic.gov.au.
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- New Interpreters Projectr for Melbourne
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The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) is administering a new national project, the New Interpreters Project, funded by the Australian Government. The Project aims to increase the number of NAATI interpreters in both metropolitan and selected regional areas around Australia. The Project will target these areas to increase the number of interpreters in new/emerging languages, rarer languages and languages for which there are shortages in rural and regional areas. Visit the NAATI website for more information.
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- Getting to Work program 2010
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Mission Australia’s 'Getting to Work' program is taking referrals and applications for its next program due to commence in February 2010. This year the program will be running a pre-apprenticeship training in Building and Construction, employment and life skill workshops, and intensive assistant to find young people employment. The program targets young residents (aged 16–25) of the City of Greater Dandenong of refugee/migrant background including those of new and emerging communities who are disengaged or at risk of being disengaged, from education, training and employment. For more information please call the Getting to Work staff on 9213 2500.
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- The Couch - International Student Centre
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From July 2009, Melbourne’s international students will have a new place to relax, socialise and access a range of support services, with the opening of The Couch – International Student Centre. Coordinated by the Salvation Army and The Australian Federation of International Students (AFIS) and supported by the City of Melbourne, the project is designed to meet the specific needs of international students in Melbourne. The facility will provide a safe and free space for international students to socialise, relax, study, and access information and assistance in the heart of the CBD. The Couch is located at 69 Bourke Street Melbourne, and will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5pm-10pm.
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