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 February 2008
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NEWS AND VIEWS
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Youth Bureau changes announced
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With the recent Australian Government changes, the Youth Bureau functions and programs have moved to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). Youth Programs that have moved to DEEWR include:
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- Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA)
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Initiatives that have moved to DEEWR include:
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- National Youth Week (NYW) and National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS)
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The move to the new DEEWR will allow opportunities for a broad range of education, employment, family and community initiatives for young people to be brought together in one portfolio.
Some programs are staying within the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), including:
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- Reconnect and Newly Arrived Youth Support Service (NAYSS)
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- National Illicit Drugs Strategy (NIDS) Strengthening Families program
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(Source: The Source Youth Bulletin, February 2008)
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RCOA Reports on Priorities in refugee resettlement policy
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In early December 2007, Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) representatives met representatives of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia, migrant resource centres and settlement services, torture and trauma services and multicultural youth services to discuss common settlement policy concerns to take up with the new Minister. The resettlement policy priorities nominated were:
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- Refugee and Humanitarian Intake – Ensuring that the Refugee and Humanitarian Program remains focused on humanitarian need, not on notions of “integration potential”. Increasing the refugee resettlement intake and advocating for other countries to do the same, to respond to the many situations where refugees have no durable solution available.
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- Reuniting families – Ensuring that reuniting split families is given a high priority in the humanitarian program, regardless of regional quotas for the refugee program (possibly through a new humanitarian family reunion visa category). Reviewing the financial arrangements for travel to Australia under the Special Humanitarian Program, to reduce the financial burden on new arrivals.
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- Language learning and education – Improving the effectiveness of English language programs. Improving education strategies for school-aged refugee and humanitarian entrants.
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- Employment – Investigating ways of improving employment outcomes for refugee and humanitarian entrants, through fairer skills recognition processes, reviewing the applicability of “welfare to work” obligations, improving the effectiveness of the Job Network and giving greater support to successful job placement strategies.
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- Housing – Ensuring that the needs of refugee and humanitarian entrants are given a high priority in the development of strategies to improve housing affordability for Australians on low incomes.
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- Citizenship test – Developing strategies to ensure that refugees and humanitarian entrants are not disadvantaged by the testing regime or discouraged from seeking citizenship.
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- Settlement services – Reviewing the provision of settlement services for new refugee and humanitarian entrants, exploring the impacts of recent tendering and funding strategies on service delivery, the viability of settlement services and co-operation between services.
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- Whole-of-government approach to settlement issues – Exploring how different Federal Government departments and the Federal and State Governments can work together much more effectively to ensure the best possible outcomes for refugee and humanitarian entrants across all policy areas.
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- Migration advice and legal assistance – Expanding access to free migration advice and legal assistance for people seeking to propose humanitarian entrants, as well as for people seeking onshore assistance.
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- Positive promotion of multiculturalism and humanitarian program – Replacing the past negative political rhetoric about refugees, asylum seekers and multiculturalism with a confident and positive promotion of Australia’s diversity and its role in welcoming and supporting refugees. Funding independent research on migration issues, to improve national knowledge and planning.
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(Source: RCOA Bulletin 13 February 2008)
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Crisis Payment for Humanitarian Entrants
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From 1 January 2008, eligibility for a once-off ‘Crisis Payment’ will be extended to humanitarian entrants arriving in Australia for the first time on or after 1 January 2008 who hold one of the visa subclasses 200 - 204.
To qualify, a person must be Centrelink eligible and be in financial hardship. They must claim or advise of intent to claim within 7 days of arrival in Australia. In the latter case they must lodge a claim within 14 days of the contact.
Crisis Payment for newly arrived humanitarian entrants is a one-off payment which provides additional financial support to assist with the initial settlement needs of those who are eligible. The amount of Crisis Payment is equal to one week’s payment of a person’s basic Centrelink payment (excluding add-ons such as Rent Assistance or Pharmaceutical Allowance.)
Service providers should contact Centrelink on the day the entrant arrives in Australia as income support payments may be backdated to the date of contact. To be paid from the day of arrival in Australia, either a claim must be lodged on that day or contact must be made on that day and a claim lodged within 14 days.
A fact sheet with further details on Crisis Payment will appear on the Centrelink website.
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(source: DIAC Settlement Update, 17/1/07)
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Complex Case Support (CCS) Services
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The 2007-08 Budget provided DIAC with $35.2 million over four years to establish a specialised and intensive case management service to recently arrived humanitarian entrants with a variety and intensity of needs that extend beyond the scope of existing settlement services. The Complex Case Support (CCS) services will support humanitarian entrants experiencing significant barriers to successful settlement.
The CCS will not replace existing settlement services but aims to transition clients to core settlement and mainstream services to enable independent functioning as soon as practicable.
Those eligible are Refugee entrants and Special Humanitarian Programme entrants (visa sub-class 200-204 inclusive.) In exceptional circumstances people released from detention on humanitarian visas may be also be eligible.
Depending on their assessed need, clients may be eligible to start receiving CCS services up to two years after their arrival in Australia. However, some flexibility may be shown to this timeframe in exceptional circumstances.
CCS services will be flexibly tailored to respond to the individual needs of each case. A panel of providers will be established through an open tender process to enable the provision of rapid, secure, streamlined and individualised services to clients.
It is envisaged that the tender will be released on the Austender website in early 2008, with CCS services to commence via a staged rollout from July 2008. The service will be fully operational nationally by December 2008.
For more information go to the AusTender website.
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(source: DIAC Settlement Update, 17/1/07)
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New Immigration Minister and Parliamentary Secretary sworn in
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On 3 December 2007 Senator Christopher Evans was sworn in as the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Laurie Ferguson MP was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Programs.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Parliamentary Secretary undertook talks and meetings with a range of community representatives in Melbourne and Sydney as part of their early engagement with key stakeholders involved in the portfolio. The meetings included community, media, business and legal interests groups.
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(source: DIAC Settlement Update, 17/1/07)
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WHAT'S NEW AT CMYI?
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A closer look at prevention strategies of racism in Australian sport and The Launch of ‘Playing for the Future’
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What are our national sporting organisations, federal and state government departments, human rights and anti-discrimination agencies and nongovernment bodies doing to combat racism and prejudice in sport? Paul Oliver of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission will be presenting the findings of a report on the subject, ‘What’s the Score? A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport’.
This Sports Network meeting will also include the launch of the CMYI report ’Playing for the Future: The role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee young people to ‘settle well’ in Australia’.
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Date: Wednesday 12 March
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Time: 9am to 12.30pm
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Location: Theatrette, Co.As.It. (189 Faraday Street, Carlton)
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RSVP: Contact CMYI on (03) 9340 3700 or info@cmyi.net.au by Wednesday 5 March.
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'Telling it like it is' Theatre Project
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The exciting theatre project 'Telling it like it is' is a new CMYI initiative funded by OZCO, VicHealth and the City of Melbourne.
If you are a young person living in the South East Region, or if you know of any young people who may be interested, come and join us in this great new project. Participants will learn about acting, sound, lighting and much more. There will be two performances in Dandenong and another four at the North Melbourne Town Hall.
This is a great opportunity for young people to tell their story, work with an established and experienced theatre director, sound and lighting designer as well as a hip hop artist.
For more information please contact: Alex Prado (aprado@cmyi.net.au) or Rachel Murray (rmurray@cmyi.net.au) on (03) 9340 3700.
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CMYI's youth website survey
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CMYI is currently in the planning stages to produce an online youth website that’s interactive, fun, informative and most importantly provides assistance to young people from diverse backgrounds. But to do this effectively, we need to hear from young people! So we've put together an online survey for anyone interested to take part in. Click here if you'd like to take part in the online version of the survey.
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Employment support services and refugee young people: What’s working and what’s not?
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CMYI is funded to develop a policy discussion paper each year to inform government and services on emerging issues for refugee young people. For example, in 2006 we published Settling In, which explored a framework for good youth settlement in Australia, and in 2007 we developed Playing for the future, which looked at sport and recreation as a tool for supporting ‘good settlement’.
In 2008, CMYI plans to explore the issue of refugee young people and employment, with a particular focus on policies and programs that support young people’s transition into meaningful employment (e.g. Job Network, targeted support programs, traineeships and apprenticeships).
In developing this paper, CMYI will conduct a literature review, map existing policies, programs and structures, and consult with a wide range of workers and young people to explore gaps, barriers and best practice in effectively supporting refugee young people’s transition to employment.
If you would like to be involved in the consultation process for this paper, please contact Louise Olliff, Coordinator – Sector Development Team, on (03) 9340 3742. Alternatively, you are invited to email your responses to the following questions to louise@cmyi.net.au by 1 April 2008.
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- From your experience, what sort of aspirations/expectations do refugee young people have in terms of employment/career goals?
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- What are some of the barriers refugee young people face in pursuing their employment/career goals?
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- Are there particular barriers for any specific age group/demographic of humanitarian entrants (e.g. low/no literacy, 20-25 y.o.)?
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- What is working well (projects, initiatives, policies, environments etc) to support refugee young people’s transition to meaningful employment?
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- What needs to happen for refugee young people to make the transition to meaningful employment?
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- What literature/research are you aware of relating to employment issues and refugee young people?
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- Are there any services/workers/young people who you think CMYI should contact to get their perspectives on these issues?
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'Youth Identity and Migration' symposium
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On Thursday 21 and Friday 22 February, CMYI and Deakin University’s Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, ran a two-day symposium on 'youth Identity and Migration: Culture, values and social connectedness'.
The conference focused on the needs of, and effective strategies to work with, second generation young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Australian and international academics presented papers on topics including racism, education, juvenile justice system, gender and sexuality, identity and belonging, and social connectedness. Representatives from the community sector provided ‘on the ground’ perspectives and context, and reported on some examples of good practice projects. The conference provided valuable opportunities for information sharing and collaboration between the community sector and the academic sector.
Speaker information and abstracts are available from the Deakin University website or by emailing scornfoot@cmyi.net.au. Ongoing outcomes of the conference will be announced in future editions of e-News.
CMYI would like to thank the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and the Australian Research Council for their support, and Deakin University’s Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation for managing the event.
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Multicultural Leaders in Sustainability – Looking for young people
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Multicultural Leaders in Sustainability (MLS) is a joint program between Environment Victoria and CMYI. The program aims to provide training in environmental sustainability for young people aged between 18-25 from migrant and refugee backgrounds. The program endeavours to give young people the skills and the know-how to run an environmentally sustainable project of their own that will have a positive impact on their communities.
If you’re interested please contact either Digna Adonis (dadonis@cmyi.net.au) or Evelyn Jolayemi (ejolayemi@cmyi.net.au) on (03) 9340 3700.
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Considering consulting? A guide to meaningful consultation with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds
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Consultation is a tool regularly used by government and non-government agencies to gain an insight into the views and opinions of the whole or specific segments of the community. For young people whose perspectives are often marginalised or ignored, this is a particularly powerful form of participation that enables their “voices” to be heard by government, their peers, and in their communities.
Many of those who wish to consult with young people acknowledge that they lack the knowledge and confidence to engage appropriately with young people from diverse backgrounds. CMYI has developed this publication to be a simple tool to guide the process.
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Diversity in the fringe: Local government roundtable report
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On 11 December 2007, CMYI held a Roundtable Forum at the Wyndham Youth Resource Centre in Hoppers Crossing to explore good practice in engaging young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in interface areas. 50 workers from local government and community services across metropolitan Melbourne attended the forum. Presentations from three interface council youth services - Wyndham, Whittlesea and Casey - highlighted some of the unique challenges facing services in outer metropolitan areas, particularly in light of trends towards greater numbers of migrant and refugee communities settling in these areas.
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If you would like to find out more about CMYI’s work in local government areas, please contact Louise Olliff, Coordinator – Sector Development, on (03) 9340 3742 or email louise@cmyi.net.au.
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POSTCARD FROM THE NORTH WEST
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Each newsletter, we ask one of our program team to write about emerging issues and new initiatives that are taking place in their region. In this edition, Sam Giacomin discusses the recent indoor soccer day in Brimbank.
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On Thursday 10 January, CMYI’s North West team ran an indoor soccer tournament in partnership with various local agencies. The aim of the day was to provide recreation options for newly arrived, refugee young men aged between 12–21 from African backgrounds, particularly over the school holiday period. The program also provided workers with an opportunity to engage the young people who may be unfamiliar with the services provided by CMYI.
CMYI contacted various agencies and their network of young people to gauge interest in the event. CMYI then formalised the event by planning a ‘tournament competition’ and hiring an accredited football federation referee who would officiate the games played on the day.
Approximately 50 young men attended the program, equating to seven teams. The young men came from diverse African backgrounds including, Sudan, Liberia, Congo, Nigeria, Ghana and Somalia. 15 games were played in total.
CMYI organised a BBQ and drinks for the young people. At the end of the program awards were given to teams who placed first and second. Awards consisted of a trophy for the winning team. Medals were also distributed, in a small presentation ceremony, to first and second placed teams. A brand new soccer ball was also given to the team who played with the most passion and motivation.
CMYI provided a vehicle or metcard tickets to ensure that all who had expressed interest were able to attend the day on time and safely. To overcome the language barrier which was limited for some young people, the referee was informed to explain the rules in ‘simple language’ and other young people assisted to explain the rules to others. They also assisted with the registration.
On the whole, the day was quite a success with many of young people applauding and commenting on how much fun they had. The weather on the day was a stifling 41 degrees and the air-conditioners weren’t great, the young men remained motivated by keeping hydrated and enjoying the spirit of the game and day.
A list was sent round inviting participants to indicate interest in another soccer event and information on CMYI services. The response was overwhelming.
The CMYI North West team plan to run another day this year and will keep contact with the participants by sending them service information and distributing photos sent on the day.
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECTOR
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Details of upcoming events, conferences and new resources in the CLD 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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New Resources
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- Accessible Government Services for All - The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has published Accessible Government Services for All. This Annual Report includes the new 'Accessible Government Services for All' framework, which replaces the previous Charter of a Public Service in a Culturally Diverse Society. The 2006 report includes the Accessible Government Services for All Framework to assist Australian Government departments and agencies in the planning, delivery and evaluation of services, and gives examples of responsive government services. The report can be found at the DIAC website.
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- 2008 Calendar of Cultural and Religious Dates - DIAC has also launched its 2008 Calendar of Cultural and Religious Dates on the internet for the first time. This has enabled the Calendar to become interactive and the user can make selections to view events by month, religion or birth country. The calendar aims to raise awareness of key cultural and religious events, festivals and national days. Click here to check out the online Calendar, at the DIAC website.
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- Good Starts Study for Refugee Youth - the Refugee Health Research Centre at La Trobe University and the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture are currently working on the Good Starts Study for Refugee Youth, a longitudinal study that combines the methods of ethnography and social epidemiology to examine the contexts and processes that promote health and well-being amongst newly arrived young refugees. The sixth Broadsheets from the study - focusing on the promotion of sexual health amongst refugee youth - is now available from the project's home page on the La Trobe University website.
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- Noor Events – Muslim Youth Website relaunched - Noor Events is the only website in Victoria dedicated entirely to Muslim youth events. It was first launched in April 2006 and then re-launched in December 2007. It was established to inform Muslim Youth of upcoming events. The Noor Events team sort through tons of emails to bring you the most exciting and useful events. They are relentlessly looking for ways to be innovative and informative. The website is also interactive, allowing you to inform us of events taking place in your area. Noor Events promotes youth participation in events both within the Muslim community and the wider community, has no affiliation with any other organisation, is independently run by young people, and is a tool for both event organisers and participants. Any suggestions regarding additional information or improvements in presentation are most welcome - please email suggestions to feedback@noorevents.com.au
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Training, Conferences and Forums
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- Using technology for social change: What our sector needs to know to engage the net generation - (Thursday 6 March, 9am-1pm, BT Investment Management - Level 24, 367 Collins Street) - ActNow is offering a unique opportunity to hear from Dr Rachel O'Connell, Chief Safety Officer of Bebo and the UK's leading expert in new and emerging technologies, at a seminar on how technology is shaping the way young people participate in their communities. You will also hear first hand from a group of young people about how they are using technology for social change, and explore opportunities and solutions to maximise the role young people play in social, civic and community organisations. For more information go to the ActNow website.
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- Safe and inclusive schools workshops - To assist schools to meet their obligations and to promote safe and inclusive practices, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has again developed four practical and low cost professional development workshops that will be of interest to schools, and organisations and professionals working with schools, including Disability Standards for Education (30 May), Equal Opportunity and Inclusion: What all schools need to do (6 June), Closets, Classrooms and Change: Challenging homophobia in schools (16 June) and Play by the Rules: Promoting fair and safe behaviour in sport (13 June). For workshop enquiries, please phone (03) 9281 7122 or 1800 134 142 (country callers).
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- Foundation House Training Modules for 2008 - Foundation House regularly holds training and information sessions for a range of professionals including health and welfare workers and teachers from both its Brunswick and Dandenong locations. Visit the Foundation House website for the latest training calendar, which features a wide range of courses related to working with refugees in different contexts.
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- Open Road 2008 Conference: Multilingualism and the Information Society - Vicnet, a division of the State Library of Victoria, is pleased to announce the fourth Open Road Conference, to be held on the eve of the World Information Society Day at the State Library of Victoria, 15-16 May 2008. The organising committee extends a warm welcome to decision makers and practitioners working in strategic online development, community languages and technology, and language education, maintenance and development within the government, libraries, education and community sectors. For more information, including conference program and registration form, please visit the conference website. For Registration Inquiries, please contact Sophie Tinney on registrations@openroad.net.au or (03) 8664 7400. For general Inquiries, please contact Adel Sarkozi on conference@openroad.net.au or (03) 8664 7400.
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Events
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- Pacifika Down Under 2008 - (Saturday 15 March, 10am-5pm, Dandenong Park) - Featuring traditional Pacific performances by schools and community groups, DJs, Hip Hop and R&B Groups, Krump performances and much more. For more information go to the Pacifika Peoples Community Group website.
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- Carlton Harmony Day Festival - (Thursday 20 March, 3-7pm, Carlton Public Housing Estate - 150-180 Palmerston Street, Carlton) - On Harmony Day we celebrate the wonderful variety of people who have come from all over the world to make Australia their home! There will be food from around the world, music and performances from local artists, craft stalls, and lots of fun activities for children and adults. This is a free event presented by North Yarra Community Health. For more information phone (03) 9349 7312 or email david.godden@nych.org.au.
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Funding
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- Mental Health grants - The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has provided the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) with funds to assist in the development of the capacity of NGO mental health organisations and other organisations delivering services relating to mental health. One-off grants of up to $40,000 are available for organisations working in: drug and alcohol rehabilitation, counseling, telephone help lines, family support services, men's services, asylum seeker support, eating disorders, suicide prevention and addiction. Grant application forms and information available at the MHCA website from 1 February 2008.
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- Free Mental Health workshops - The DoHA/MHCA funding has also provided for the running of 14 free, full day workshops. Providers of mental health services can also attend the workshops around the country designed for building smarter and stronger not-for-profit organisation and also better projects. You can book the workshops by contacting Rachelle Irving at rachelle.irving@mhca.org.au or (02) 6285 0812.
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- Partnership Grants 2008 - The Foundation for Young Australians is seeking applications from youth-led organisations for Partnership Grants 2008, a two-stage funding opportunity supporting young peoples’ participation in decision-making, that results in meaningful change for young people aged 12-25. Through Partnership Grants, the Foundation seeks to provide an opportunity for groups and organisations to develop their own criteria in response to the needs of young people and their communities. The partnership approach is based on developing youth-led initiatives together, using the shared resources and expertise of young people, the partner organisation and the Foundation. Applications close 1 April 2008. For further information and to download application forms and guidelines, visit the Foundation for Young Australians website or call 1800 252 316.
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FROM THE SECTOR
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Information and updates on new projects, programs and services in the sector. If you are involved in a project that you would like others in the sector to know about, send details to info@cmyi.net.au
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New Projects, Programs and Services
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- Lead On Again Project - Women’s Health West (WHW) and the Western Young People's Independent Network (WYPIN) have formed a partnership and are seeking nominations from workers for young women to take part in a Leadership Program in the March/April school holidays 2008. We would like to work with young women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds aged 16 to 24 years, living in the Western Region of Melbourne.
The program, 'Lead On Again', is running for the third time. It aims to strengthen the leadership skills, knowledge and capacities of young women and provide support for their participation in community activities and/or organisations. The training could include topics such as: communication and interpersonal skills, leadership knowledge and skills, group facilitation and public presentation skills, problem solving and analytical skills. The program will run over five days with participants receiving a small payment to cover their costs. If you would like to nominate a young woman please complete an application form and send it to Lead On Again Project, 317-319 Barkly Street Footscray, 3011. If you would like to discuss the nomination please contact Sally at WHW (sally@whwest.org.au) or Dayane at WYPIN (wypin@mcm.org.au).
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- New hospitality program for young people aged 15-19 in Greater Dandenong - The City of Greater Dandenong Youth Services is working in partnership with William Angliss and Chisholm TAFEs to deliver a hospitality program for young people aged 15 to 19 who are unemployed and/or not engaged in education and training. This 14-week program will focus on personal development, work skills and providing pathway opportunities for future employment, training and community connections, with vocational training in hospitality and work experience-based industry training. Program content is delivered in an informal learning environment utilising the availability of a community-designed industrial kitchen. To further develop expertise in industry specific training participants will demonstrate their skills in a youth café at ‘The Castle’. For further information or to request a flier or application form please contact Sarah Vanis, Youth Services Worker, Cafe Training Program, on (03) 9793 2155 or svanis@cgd.vic.gov.au.
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- Diploma in Business (Legal Services) BSA50200 for African community members - This Victoria University course develops knowledge and skills for members of the African community seeking leadership and support roles in their community organisations. These skills are needed for entering a range of career paths in legal and community development areas. For further information about the Legal Services course please contact (03) 9919 8804 or admin.legal@vu.edu.au.
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- Family Law Advice Service - The Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition (VIRWC) Family Law Advice Service offers culturally appropriate legal help in family law; Intervention Orders, and migration matters by qualified and experienced women lawyers with sensitivity towards immigrants and refugee women. Legal advice is available by appointment face-to-face or over the phone. Contact the service on (03) 9654 1243 or virwc@virwc.org.au.
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Level 4, 210 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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- 2020 Youth Summit - On 18 February the Rudd Government made an exciting announcement for Youth, inviting young people from around Australia to take part in the 2020 Youth Summit. The summit aims to harness the experience, ideas and enthusiasm of Australia’s young people as the Australian Government is committed to young people being ‘at the table’ when the long-term challenges of our country are discussed. It will take place in Canberra on 12 and 13 April 2008 in the lead up to the Australia 2020 Summit. 100 young people (15 to 24 years of age) from across the country will discuss the ten critical areas on the agenda for the Australia 2020 summit, as well as options for the establishment of an ongoing Australian Youth Forum. Nominations close COB Wednesday 5 March 2008. Anyone between the ages of 15-24 can nominate by visiting the Australia 2020 website and downloading the nomination form.
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- Kitchen Culture - The Western Young People’s Independent Network (WYPIN) is running a new Kitchen Culture series of workshops with young people aged 15 to 25 in Braybrook. The workshops will provide participants with an opportunity to cook and eat food from around the world, meet new people, as well as attain a Certificate in Food Handling. Groups are running from 26 February 26 The Western Young People’s Independent Network (WYPIN) are running a new Kitchen Culture series of workshops with young people between 15 and 25 in Braybrook. The workshops will provide participants with an opportunity to cook and eat food from around the world, meet new people, as well as attain a Certificate in Food Handling. Groups are running from 26 February to 8 April (Tuesdays) or 28 February to 10 April (Thursdays). For more information call Gina (gbasile@mcm.org.au) or Thao (wypin@mcm.org.au) on 9311 7564 or 9680 8265.
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IN THE MEDIA
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Multicultural youth issues in the media – what are some of the issues that are making it into the news? If you come across media articles you think should be highlighted in this newsletter, please forward to info@cmyi.net.au
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A handful find refuge from horror (Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 27 February 2008)
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Gillian Cook, who works part time for the Darfur Australia Network in Sydney, speaks to several survivors of the long-running Darfur conflict in western Sudan who have resettled in Sydney.
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> read article at the Sydney Morning Herald website
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> listen to Darfur refugees speaking about life in Sydney
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Safety first for refugees (Mordialloc and Chelsea Leader, 4 February 2008)
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Features CMYI's Zara Bautista discussing a beach safety initiative for newly arrived refugees conducted at Edithvale.
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> read PDF scan (1.17MB) of the article
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