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 being circulated about the prevalence
Cosgrove speech highlights need for a broad debate
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 thoughtful debate about issues of
Australian Democracy No Place For Thoughtless And Irresponsible
Immigration Debate Needs Reality Check The Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Victoria (eccv) has called for a more realistic debate about Australia’ immigration levels following Kevin Andrews mischievous calls to drastically slash our migrant intake. “Any discussion
Two Year Wait For Television Breach Ruling Detrimental
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said that it was “no coincidence” that a report finding low levels of community trust was released in the same week as three commercial
Multicultural Awards Recognise Long-Standing Champions Of Migrant Rights
Newly re-elected Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), Mr Sam Afra, and continuing Deputy Chairperson, Mr Eddie Micallef, were among a number of prominent community leaders to receive honours at the 2009 Victorian
Impressionable Youth Need Greater Examples Of Positive Attitudes
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said he was “saddened but not surprised” by two new studies that revealed a high prevalence of racism within Australian schools and the harm
Awarding Of Digital License To Channel 31 Reaffirms
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) praised the granting of a digital license to community television station Channel 31 as “essential to fulfilling this powerful medium’s potential as a wellspring
New Round Of Funding For Bilingual People To
A new round of funding has just been announced for the popular Multicultural Multiactive Seniors (MMS) Project co-ordinated by the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV). Now in its third year, the hugely successful Multicultural Multiactive
Urgent Investigation Needed into Reckless and Racist Scaremongering
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) sought assurances from councils and authorities across Victoria today that appropriate steps were being taken to investigate the source of inflammatory leaflets appearing in
Informed Approach and Research Needed Regarding Family Violence
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) reiterated the call for greater support of community programs addressing family violence in culturally diverse communities after a special one-day forum drew an impressive
