Managing Cultural Diversity Tools
The Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF) has just released a set of Workbooks as part of a program to help Australian workplaces manage cultural diversity. The aim of the Program is to
Chairperson Interviewed on Racism
Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria was interviewed along with others in the Victorian community on 11 February by Al Jazeera's English language program 101 East. The
Letter to the editor The Age 10 January 2010
Parents, educators and community leaders are right to be outraged when a popular social networking site like Facebook is used for racist and derogatory comments targeting various migrant groups and non-English
Letter to the Editor The Age 19 January 2010
Unless we make the decision to welcome everybody to Australia and accept that there are differences but, as long as people settle here and obey the law and accept that diverse
FECCA Conference 2009
Presented by Sam Afra, Chairperson, Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) Download the full speech (79 KB)
Ballarat Regional Multicultural Centre (BRMC) AGM
Presented by Sam Afra, Chairperson, Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) First of all I am going to tell you a bit about the role of ECCV and how we relate
Report Reiterates Need for Clarification on Race-Related Crimes
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said the release of a new study by Victoria University went some way to addressing unhelpful rumours and misinformation
Cosgrove speech highlights need for a broad debate about racial and religious differences
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said the mixed response to former Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove’s Australia Day address showed that “an honest and
Upcoming African Think Tank Forum
The African Think Tank has organised a forum at 5.30pm on 23 March 2010 on “Terrorism threat is a myth or reality? to be held at Melbourne University. The forum will
Media Training Opportunities
The VMC is organizing media training for new and emerging community leaders. The training will aim to: Ensure that the participants are able to effectively respond to the media; articulate the
