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 CMYI Multicultural Sports Newsletter February 2007
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CMYI?
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Sports Network
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The first Multicultural Sports Network Meeting for 2007 was held on the 7th February, with over 70 people in attendance. The meeting was run in conjunction with Football Federation Victoria (Soccer) and speakers explored a variety of areas such as resources available from FFV, pathways into soccer for young women and examples of strategic partnerships. The meeting concluded with a presentation from the Department of Victorian Communities and VicHealth about their 2007 funding rounds, including pointers about what makes a strong application.
The network continues to be a venue for dialogue among key stakeholders, including workers with CLD communities, State Sporting Associations and other sporting peak bodies, state and local government. The network ensures all stakeholders are in the room so that each group can identify barriers and ways of addressing issues.
The next Multicultural Sports Network Meeting will aim to strengthen the links between sporting associations and emerging communities.
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Click here to find out more about the Multicultural Sports Network.
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 Download April 2007 Sports Network Meeting Invitation (330Kb)
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CMYI Multicultural Sport and Recreation Website
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We would love to get some feedback about our website if you have a minute to tell us what you like, don't like, or what you would like to see more of. Let us know what you think!
If you have any events, activities or competitions you want to promote that are accessible to CLD young people, check out our Events Box
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Sports Tip Sheet 7: Starting up a Football (AFL) Club
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| This tip sheet includes information about how to go about linking in with AFL clubs.
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PROJECTS
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Community Fundraising Walk
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On 20th January, the Western Stars Soccer Club in partnership with Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues and Maribyrnong City Council ran a community fundraising walk to raise funds to help support their players for the 2007 season.
The walk included a finals round robin tournament. The tournament was open to boys aged 12 to 15 from refugee backgrounds. Members from the Somali, Eritrean and Vietnamese communities were represented on the day. Over 60 people attended and useful dollars were raised for registration fees and uniforms.
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Muslim Youth Website
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The Muslim Youth Website, Noor Events was launched in April 2006. It is the only website in Victoria dedicated entirely to Muslim youth events and is run independently by young people.
The main aim of the website is to promote participation in events both within the Muslim community and the broader community. The website also aims to combat isolation of many Muslim young people by keeping them informed of events, programs and relevant services.
Noor Events is currently unfunded and not-for-profit. Not only is the website informative, but also interactive, allowing users to promote events that are taking place in your local area.
If you want to check out the website, go to: www.noorevents.com.au
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Short Burst Liftoff Training
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CMYI are launching their Youth Participation Kit, which is a training module to help young people to become trainers. Nadia Mohamed one the founders of the Muslim Youth Webpage recently ran the training with a group of Sudanese Young people. “The training was a great opportunity to discuss the ideals of Leadership, who is a leader and what makes a good leader. It will also be a dialogue where young people can learn how to get more involved and set up there own organization”. The launch of the Youth Participation Kit will be on 22nd of February from 4.30 -6.00 pm, click the link below for more details.
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For full event details click here
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RESOURCES
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Department of Victorian Communities – Sporting Uniform Grants Program 2007
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DVC's Uniform Grants Program provides grants of up to $1000 to assist in the purchase of sports uniforms. The total funding pool is $1.5 million.
Victorian clubs, organisations and community groups delivering sport and active recreation may apply for one grant under the Sporting Uniform Grants Program.
For more information you can call the Grants Information Line on 1300 366 356 on any weekday between 8.30am and 10 pm or visit www.grants.dvc.vic.au
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