CMY Multicultural Sport and Recreation

Multicultural Sport and Recreation website

welcome what's happening at cmy current issues, events, resources The CMY Multicultural Sport and Recreation Program aims to create a more responsive sports sector that is attuned to the needs of refugee and migrant young people, as well as increase their access and participation in sport and recreation. The Program receives its funding from VicHealth and the Department of Planning and Community Development. Contact Us Multicultural Sport and Recreation Program Centre for Multicultural Youth 304 Drummond Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Phone: (03) 9340 3700 Fax: (03) 9349 3766 info@cmy.net.au Multicultural Sports Newsletter: May 2009 Check out the latest issue of the Sports e-News, featuring an extensive round-up of the Sport and Recreation team's current activities! > check out the May 2009 newsletter New Sports Tip Sheet now available The latest in the series of Sport and Recreation Tip Sheets, on the topic of sport and recreation for migrant and refugee young people with a disability, is now available for download in two parts. download part one - youth panel (2.6MB) download part two - sector presentations (3.9MB) Good News Stories Needed! CMY knows that there are amazing people out there across Australia working and volunteering towards offering sporting opportunities to newly arrived and refugee young people. We would like to hear from any organisation, club, community or individual that can tell us a story about multicultural young people getting into sport and recreation. CMY wants to spread the word about these great stories in the hope that others might be spurred on to follow suit. We know you’re busy, so only we need only 10 minutes of your time. Download our pro forma, fill it in and return it to us; if you have already written the story in your own way, please forward it on to us. Please feel free to add your organisation or club logo and any photos you have permission to use in the story. download the Good News Story pro forma (Word document, 174kb) Where will it be used? The story/case study may be used in upcoming CMY Sports Newsletters, CMY Multicultural Sports Network Meetings, the CMY Sports Website and in our training within the community and sports sector around cultural awareness. The CMY Sport and Recreation team is also working with the Australian Sports Commission and Four Diegos Media to develop an online coaching website resource for diverse communities. Part of the website will be dedicated to case studies, vid casts and interviews about newly arrived and refugee young people getting into sport & recreation. Your story may appear for the rest of Australia to learn from. For more information please contact Carolyn Favier - email cfavier@cmy.net.au, or phone (03) 9340 3745. Playing for the future: The role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee young people to ‘settle well’ in Australia 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. Download the report (1.7MB) Access All Cultures (AAC) - Cultural Awareness Training for Leisure and Recreation Centres CMY's Cultural Awareness Training for Leisure and Recreation Centres offers the following learning objectives: 1. Understand the role of CMY and develop knowledge of resources available; 2. Recall basic information regarding re-settlement issues for refugee and migrant young people; 3. Understand cultural differences and how they impact on young people's lives; and 4. Identify and be able to respond to barriers faced by refugee and migrant young people when it comes to accessing sport. For a detailed look at the training components, you can download the training outline below. Download Leisure Centre Training Outline (330Kb) Are you Australia's next sporting champion? The search is on to find Australia’s next gold medal hopes, with an eye on the London 2012 Olympics and beyond. With competition from other nations increasing, Australia is embarking on a world first initiative that will uncover talented hopefuls from every corner of the nation. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has launched an online electronic talent identification program, better known as eTID. eTID can be the start of an athlete’s journey towards elite sport. That journey could potentially include support and funding to fully nurture and develop the athlete into Australia’s next top sporting talent. eTID is a simple to use, free, online program that allows anyone (aged 12-29) to assess their sporting potential. We encourage all aspiring athletes to log onto eTID today and find out if they have the potential to be Australia’s next sporting champion! Click on the image to go to the eTID website. Sport and Recreation Traineeship opportunity for newly arrived youth SpiritWest Services is the Western Bulldogs' community arm, and works closely with the local community to deliver quality community programs. SpiritWest is committed to offering at least two traineeships in Certificate III in Sport and Recreation to suitable individuals who can act as role models and ambassadors within culturally and linguistically diverse communities. download flyer (1.05MB) For more information call Kiemi Lai on (03) 9680 6182 or 0413 709 527, or email kiemi.lai@westernbulldogs.com.au. What's the Score? A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport What are our national sporting organisations, federal and state government departments, human rights and anti-discrimination agencies and non-government bodies doing to combat racism and prejudice in sport? And what steps have been taken to develop an inclusive, non-discriminatory culture within sport by players, spectators and the broader viewing public? To find an answer to this, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) conducted a national project, funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), to survey these different groups to see what strategies and projects have been put in place to achieve these goals. The project also gathered any available baseline data on the level of participation by culturally and linguistically diverse communities and individuals in sport. What’s the Score? A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport is the report from this project. It aims to provide the basis for these organisations to consider future policy strategies aimed at both addressing racism within sport, as well as promoting an inclusive and non-discriminatory attitude by players, supporters and the public. Visit the HREOC website to download a copy of the report in PDF or Word format - you can also order a hard copy.