Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria

NEW - Self-Care and Peer Support Services for CALD Women

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:52:40 +0000

The Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Coalition is piloting a new service for CALD Women.

If you know of women in your community who are on low income and who need emotional and social support in a culturally and gender sensitive environment, please send them to the VIRWC office at level 1, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne or phone them on (03) 9654 1243

“Marketplace of Ideas” - call for Applications

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:48:22 +0000

The Melbourne Forum of the Global Dialogue Foundation under the auspices of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, will showcase some of the most innovative and successful grassroots initiatives aimed at promoting mutual understanding among people and cultures in the Asia-Pacific region.

For more information about how you can participate click here.

Who Cares? refugee and migrant young people with caring responsibilities

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:06:49 +0000

Young Carers Forum, 25 August 2010

Young people from refugee or migrant backgrounds are more likely to have caring responsibilities. However, services often struggle to identify these young people as carers and provide appropriate support. To address this gap, ECCV in partnership with the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) and Carers Victoria are hosting a forum that will focus on young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds who provide ongoing care for a family member with an illness or disability.

When:		9.30am — 12.30pm Wednesday 25 August, 2010
Where:		Community Room, The Abbostford Convent, 51 Helliers Street, Abbotsford
RSVP:		Nyari Chiweza by Wednesday 18 August 2010 03 9340 3700 or info@cmy.net.au

Download the background paper Who Cares? Refugee and Migrant Young People with Caring Responsibilities (143kb). This paper will inform the debate.

For more information about the forum contact Nick Butera, on 9340 3700 or nbutera@cmy.net.au

Engaging Africa/Engaging Africans Conference Melbourne December

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:57:33 +0000

Engaging Africa/Engaging Africans: Knowledge, Representation, Politics Conference Victoria University Melbourne 2-4 December 2010

You are invited to register for an International, interdisciplinary, intercultural conference organised by the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific and Victoria Universities. for more details click here

Anti-Poverty Week 17 - 23 October

Wed, 26 May 2010 03:32:40 +0000

Anti-Poverty Week is 17 - 23 October - Plan your activities now!

The Anti-Poverty committee is promoting 2010 Anti-Poverty Week by inviting you to get involved. They hope you and your organisation will mark the Week in your diary and begin thinking about activities which you could initiate to help promote your concerns about poverty and hardship. For a flyer click here. For an activities template click here.

Are you troubled by Gas or Electricity Salespeople?

Fri, 07 May 2010 05:43:33 +0000

Complaints about some Gas and Electricity Salespeople

Consumer Affairs Victoria offers some important tips on how if you have to deal with unwanted salespeople at your door. For a flyer click here.

eccv 2010 Calendar of Events

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:06:32 +0000

If you click here you can access our 2010 Calendar of Events to see what we are planning for the year. We will upload more detail of each event on our website as we approach them and planning proceeds but this outline of the events we plan for the year will give you a broad outline of the things we plan to do. Put those that interest you in your diary now!

2010 Training workshops for employers and service providers

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:19:27 +0000

The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission is the independent statutory body created to help build a community where every person values and respects human rights and responsibilities.

Our training provides many benefits to employers and service providers including:

harmonious and innovative workplaces
improved organisational processes
social responsibility
improved outcomes for your clients and service users
compliance with legal requirements and avoidance of liability.

To view the 2010 Commission workshop calendar online go to:
2010 Training workshops for employers and service providers

If you would like to receive one or more hard copies of the calendar click on the link below and provide your address details and the number of copies required.
Email link to receive hard copy of calendar

Religious Festivals 2010

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:41:38 +0000

Download Religious Festivals List 2010 (50 KB)