Harmony Week film screening - grab your tickets NOW! WA's brightest multicultural young leaders have now held two Catalyst Youth Summits. Two strong themes emerged from both summits. Firstly, young people want more positive images of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in the media. Secondly, they want more initiatives to be youth led and youth driven - they want more young peoples voices to be heard
In response, YAWCA and MYAN WA have worked in partnership with a dynamic group of young leaders on a film project for Harmony Week. This group have volunteered their time to interview politicians and key leaders in the community on issues of importance to CALD young people and what Harmony Week means to them. The result is a short film titled Catalyst for Change. How can you help? Book your place here to come and see the film AND share it on your organisation's social media page! When: Thursday 15th March, 6pm to 9pm Where: Norman Duffy Lecture Theatre, Curtin University Cost: $22 full price / FREE for students or concession What is included in your ticket? - Screening of Castalyst for Change short film - WA's premiere screening of the full length documentary - Cast from the Storm - Light refreshments and networking before the event (6pm to 6.30pm)
- A copy of the 'hot off the press' Catalyst for Change report - Speeches by two of the young people involved in making the film - Opening by Hon. Paul Papalia, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
For catering purposes, please book your ticket as soon as possible.
Let's make this a full-house so that young people know that their voices are important to the WA community! |
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Diversity Dialogues - Young People and the Use of Interpreters in Health Care Settings
February’s forum was held in partnership with the Health Consumers Council (HCC) of Western Australia. There was in incredible turn out and we would like to thank the panel members Karen Hogg, Lucy Mcvoy, Aesen Thambiran and Aimable Mahirwe for their time and commitment to improving the experience of young people in health care and all those who attended the forum.
A driver of the forum was ongoing concern about young people and children being used to interpret for family members and not having interpreters used when needed. A summary and recommendations sheet can be found at the link. |
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Shout Out speakers Our Shout Out speakers have been in very high demand for a range of speaking events during Harmony Week. If you think your Harmony Week event will be enhanced by hearing from a young person from a refugee or migrant background, who is trained to present on a range of topics, then please get in touch as soon as possible. We are also now taking bookings for Youth Week events. We suggest a minimum payment for presenters of $100. This payment not only recognises their expertise, but also the time they take out of their (often very busy) lives to do this work. A typical booking will involve travel to and from the event, preparation for the speech or presentation, and also often staying for the duration of the event. We have had an increasing number of booking requests where the young speakers are offered a payment signficantly less than this, or a small gift or certificate alone. Whilst occassionally the young people will accept these bookings if they are for very small, non-funded community groups, we ask you to apply the rule that 'if other people in the room are staff and being paid, that the young people you book to speak and share their experiences are paid also'. |
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Healing Voices - Mental Health Film Festival
Roots TV and Screenwest invite you to the Healing Voices Mental Health film festival. Their goal is to sensitise the community to mental health issues through a series of short films. They wish to contribute to the inclusion of all that have a mental health issue.The event will showcase a series of short films produced and created by local WA filmmakers and community members, followed by group discussions about the short films. Topics include anxiety, depression and self-harm.
When: Saturday 14th April, 11am to 2pm
Where: Midland Junction Arts Centre, 276 Great Eastern Hwy, Midland
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Drug and alcohol use in CaLD populations
The Let’s Talk Culture seminar series aims to assist and support mental health professionals to work in a culturally responsive way. The seminars are jointly organised by the Mental Health Commission, the Cultural Diversity Unit at the Department of Health and the Health Consumers’ Council (HCC), with support from Cross Cultural Intellect, Richmond Wellbeing and Associate Prof. Alex Main (Murdoch).
Areas explored will be:
- What are the drivers behind drug and alcohol use in the community represented today?
- What are the community’s responses to drug and alcohol use by its members?
- How are the experiences of CaLD communities different to mainstream population groups?
- How can communities be assisted and empowered to support members who may become or who are addicted/dependent?
When: Tuesday 20th March, 9:15am to 11:30am Where: Perth Hospitality Academy, 21 Moore Street, East Perth |
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Benefiting from diversity
Are you looking to develop a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce in your organisation? In these two, free interactive workshop sessions, you can discuss your successes and challenges and learn new strategies for building a more diverse and inclusive workplace.You can network with local organisations and help the City of Stirling shape future initiatives for employers. You can register here for one of two workshops:
Private Sector: Unlock your potential - Tuesday 13 March, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Public Sector: Unlock your potential - Tuesday 13 March, 2pm - 5pm |
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Civics and citizenship workshop for people from CALD backgrounds This workshop covers: - the Australian Constitution
- how the Australian parliamentary system works
- how Australian laws are made
- Australia’s main political parties
- how to become a candidate for election
- how to get involved in government decision making
- the benefits of active citizenship
- awards that recognise positive community contribution
When: Tuesday 27 March, 6pm to 8pm
Where: The Constitution Centre of WA, 40 Havelock Street, West Perth |
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Safe driver education program
This workshop gives participants an overview of safe driving practices, essential road rules, how to get an Australian driver’s licence, and the process of purchasing a car.
When: Tuesday 17 April, 9.30am – 1pm
Where: Communicare, 28 Cecil Avenue, Cannington
Participants receive financial assistance towards their driving tuition after successful completion of the workshop. To register, please phone 9251 5720 or email SGP-metro@communicare.org.au |
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Multicultural sports program
The City of Gosnells is hosting free multicultural sport programs for young people aged 8 to 18 years. The sport program includes AFL, soccer, sofball, gymnastic, skateboarding and tennis.
When: Every Wednesday from 21 February to 18 April, 5pm to 7pm
Where: Gosnells Oval, 3 Stalker Road, Gosnells
When: Every Friday from 23 February to 27 April, 5pm to 7pm
Where: Mills Park, Brixton Street, Beckenham
For more information, contact City of Gosnells Youth Services on 9397 3000. |
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Health services for women from migrant and refugee backgrounds
Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of health services for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Services have recently been expanded to reduce waiting times for appointments. Referrals are now being taken for the following services: - Doctor – reproductive and sexual health only (bulk billed through Medicare)
- Midwife (bulk billed through Medicare)
- Clinical psychologists (bulk billed with a GP mental health care plan)
- Dietitian (bulk billed with a GP team care arrangement or $10 per session)
- Exercise physiologist ($10 per session or $40 per term for group sessions)
- Women’s health check by clinic nurse, including cervical screen (free)
- Sexual health counsellor (free)
Interpreters are available for all services and all staff are female. Please refer suitable clients (women only) using the referral form. For more information, phone 9345 5335 or email info@ishar.org.au. |
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Applications open for youth market and community event!
The City of Wanneroo is proud to provide young people aged 13 to 25 years with an opportunity to showcase their skills, talents and entrepreneurship at a Youth Market during Youth Week WA in 2018. If you are a young person aged 13 to 25 years old and have a small business making, crafting or producing your own products, including jewellery, fashion, home-wares or gift-wares, arts and crafts, then the City of Wanneroo would love to hear from you. |
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Volunteer Support grant
The Grants Hub is committed to a strong and vibrant community and admires the dedication of volunteers, who generously give their time and talent to support worthy causes. A Volunteer Support grant to the value of $500 is available to a person acting in a regular volunteering role. Applications close on Thursday 15 March. |
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Community Grants Program round is now open
The April 2018 funding round of the Office of Multicultural Interests’ Community Grants Program (CGP) is now open. The program provides funding to empower culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities in Western Australia to design, deliver and partner on projects that address their needs. Applications are now being accepted for the following grants categories: - Festivals (grants up to $5000) for festivals held between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019
- Community Capacity Building (grants up to $5000) for activities commencing between 1 July and 31 December 2018
- Strategic Projects (grants up to $30,000) for projects commencing between 1 July and 31 December 2018.
Applications from CaLD community groups and associations will be prioritised for funding across all grant categories. Applications must be received by the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) by 4pm, Friday 13 April 2018. No late applications will be accepted. |
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National survey: People Seeking Asylum in Higher Education
The Centre for Human Rights Education invite people employed at universities, and those who work or volunteer for refugee support organisations/community organisations, to participate in this survey. This survey is part of a broader research project that will examine the impact of scholarships and other enabling initiatives for people seeking asylum. The survey is short and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions about the research, please feel free to contact Lisa Hartley: lisa.hartley@curtin.edu.au |
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MYAN WA e-News
If you would like any of your events, programs, services, or projects that are relevant to refugee or migrant young people and the sector that supports them shared in the MYAN WA newsletters or Facebook page, please send it through to myanwa@yacwa.org.au |
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