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 CMYI Multicultural Sports Newsletter August 2007
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CMYI?
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Multicultural Sports Network Update
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The Multicultural Sports Network Meeting on Wednesday 27 June changed its traditional format, and took a consultative approach where the expertise of the sports and migrant sector were drawn upon. The aim of the meeting was to provide input on a paper being developed by CMYI, Playing for the future: The role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee young people to ‘settle well’ in Australia.
The meeting commenced with some background by the author of the paper, Refugee Youth Policy Officer Louise Olliff and was followed by a series of workshops looking at current barriers to participation for CALD young people in sport, the current funding climate and finally a review of proposed recommendations. The meeting was informative and enjoyable, with some comic relief provided by Mohammed El Liessy.
The Playing for the future paper is included in this month’s Multicultural Sports Newsletter – check the Publications & Resources section below to download a copy.
For 2007 and 2008 the Multicultural Sports Network Meeting schedule will include two meetings in rural Victoria and two meetings in Melbourne.
The next Multicultural Sports Network meeting will include stories from young people that explore their pathways to participation to sport at both an elite and local level. The meeting will also cover topics on how individuals can access funding to further assist their participation in sport.
The date for the next meeting is Wednesday 17 October, and will be held at Co As It (189 Faraday Street, Carlton).
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Springers Project takes part in Refugee Week Celebration
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On Wednesday 20 June the ‘Voices of Young Refugees’ event was held in the City of Casey. The aim of the celebration day was to recognise young people from refugee background’s achievements and recognise young people’s contribution to the local community. The celebration included a dance performance from the CMYI Springers Project, which ran a 10 week dance program for young women for newly arrived migrant backgrounds.
The young women put together routines from their countries of origin (Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone), as well as a western hip-hop dance. A total of 20 young women took part in the program, with 14 performing at the ‘Voices of Young Refugees’ celebration.
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Manyang Berberi‘s Award
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CMYI would like to congratulate Manyang Berberi on receiving the State Government's Victorian Refugee Recognition Record award for his work in helping newly arrived Sudanese children and teenagers to integrate into the community through meaningful participation in sport. When Manyang founded the Longhorn Basketball Club in February 2003, it was for reasons more than gathering likeminded players hungry for a good game. Sport, he realised, was a powerful tool for social inclusion, effective for providing support for young refugees and migrants.
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“I came to Australia in 2001 with my family. There was a need in my community for the new arrivals – people who are not confident in the English language. They were shying away from mainstream sports. I saw the need to start the club – an orientation for these guys to help them transit. Sports is one way of helping kids integrate into community, and I’m confident with some help from the community at large, we can see it happen quicker.”
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Field of Dreams - update
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The May Newsletter featured an article on three young men – Remzi Dermele, Salah Musa, and Weldemhret (Will) Gerezgeher – who were selected to represent Australia in the under-19 side at the Arsenal International Football Festival, which took place from Saturday 28 July to Sunday 5 August. The Arsenal Tournament allows participants to compete with teams from around the world and attracts scouts from the UK and Europe. Our last article highlighted a fundraiser, which would assist the players make it to the competitions.
The players were successful in raising to make the trip to the Arsenal International Soccer competition and flew to England on Monday 23 July. We will have an update of their experience in the next edition – stay tuned.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND MELBOURNE
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Boots for All campaign
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The Boots For All Team has been busy collecting, processing and re-distributing near-new footy boots in recent months, and has joined forces with Essendon Football Club and the Brotherhood of St Laurence for a new campaign to collect and re-distribute football boots and equipment to disadvantaged teams across Australia.
As part of this campaign, boots and footy equipment were collected at three Essendon home games at Telstra Dome and the MCG in the run home to the end of the season. Boots and footy equipment can also be donated at Brotherhood of St Laurence retail stores across Melbourne. Call 1300 DONATE (1300 366 283) or visit www.bsl.org.au to find your nearest store.
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All Nations Cup (by Salv Carmusciano, Football Federation Victoria)
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| | The All Nations Cup’s South Region Challenge was held on Saturday 7 July at Springers Leisure Centre in Keysborough.
Traditionally the All Nations competition has been run as an outdoor low cost limited season competition. However due to the drought the 2007 competition is being run as a Futsal (indoor) competition. This move results in an added benefit, as it gives participants an opportunity to trial for the 2008 Futsal Nationals.
Five teams in total took the field from various African and Asian communities, with all teams playing each other once during the group stages and the top two playing off in the final.
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Top spot was secured by Springvale Secondary college students representing the ‘Young Black Stars’ with a 4 – 1 win-loss record. The race for second and a shot at the Young Black Stars in the Grand Final could not have been any closer, with the ‘Nile Stars’ scoring a goal in the last five seconds of their final group game to take them through on goal difference.
The ‘Dandyroos’, who were the unlucky team to finish third, can take some consolation with them as they became the last team from the South to qualify for the All Nations Championships, held on Saturday 4 August at Springers Leisure Centre.
The 2007 All Nations has so far been a great success with some great games featuring talented young players, and all games played fairly and in good spirit.
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A Questionnaire for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) young people
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A final year RMIT student, studying a Bachelor of Applied Science (Consumer Science), is gathering some information for her final year research project.
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Proposed Aim: To identify why youth are not participating in community sport and recreational activities.
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Proposed Objectives:
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- To identify barriers preventing CALD groups from participating in community sport and recreational activities;
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- To locate projects and service providers within Victoria, promoting CALD participation within the community;
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- To analyse projects and identify barriers which may not have been overcome.
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If you have a young people interested in participating in the research, please get them to complete the attached is the questionnaire. The results of the research will be available from Onside Soccer in late November. Please forward completed questionaires to s_j_steps@hotmail.com or send a printed copy to:
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OnSide Victoria
PO Box 5089
Mordialloc Vic 3195
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 Download the questionnaire (330Kb)
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Upcoming Sport Events
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Young Women’s Basketball Competition in Keysborough - every Wednesday from 5pm to 6.30pm, for any young women between 12 and 25. For more information or an expression of interest, please contact Springers Leisure Centre on 9701 5900, or Claudia on 0439 066 387.
Nominations are now open for Futsal trials for Victorian Representative Teams. Please direct any enquiries to the Futsal section of the FFV homepage, at http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/futsal.
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PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES
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Playing for the future: The role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee young people to ‘settle well’ in Australia
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| CMYI (Louise Oliff) - (2007)
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| Sport and recreation is often identified as a high priority area for refugee and migrant young people, yet there has been limited evidence-based research or critical thinking into how or whether sport and recreation actually is an effective settlement tool. Within this context, 'Playing for the future' was developed out of a forum held in April 2007 and a series of subsequent consultations with workers, community members and young people. The paper explores the role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee and migrant young people to settle in Australia.
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