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Telling the stories of your life’s journey can provide meaning in later life, particularly for culturally and linguistically diverse seniors, author Arnold Zable tells Darragh O Keeffe (INsite). A survivor from the Black Saturday bushfires was taking part in a writing and storytelling workshop with the noted author Arnold Zable, and fellow survivors. In the midst of the session the woman turned...

For centuries, eastern cultures have practised various forms of stress reducing exercises, such as yoga and t'ai chi, but here's one that you may not have heard about - Qi Gong. Qi Gong (pronounced Chee-goong) has three main parts - exercise, meditation and massage. It's a great way to unwind, take some time out and indulge the body, mind and soul. Visit the Better Health Channel website to...

SBS have released a new mobile phone application called 'SBS Your Language', which gives listeners access to over 60 SBS Radio language programs anytime or anywhere, on an iPhone®, iPad, iPod touch and Android. Features of the SBS Your Language app include: Live 24/7 radio program streaming of SBS Radio One, Radio Two, SBS PopAsia and SBS Chill Program catch-up: every program is available for...

A Taste of Harmony is Australia’s biggest celebration of cultural diversity in the workplace. From the 19 – 25 March, thousands of Australians will swap their pens for a plate and explore the rich cultures and flavours that make up their workplace. Funded by the Scanlon Foundation, workplaces are asked to register and then organise a lunch or afternoon/morning tea and encourage workers to bring...

(Photo Source: Victorian Multicultural Commission Website) Victoria's 10th Cultural Diversity Week will run from 17 to 25 March 2012. Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for Victorians to come together to share aspects of their culture, faith and language and celebrate the benefits multiculturalism brings to our State. Throughout the week, a host of vibrant public events will showcase...

The preparation of homemade pasta, bottling olives and repairing old tools are just some of the activities proposed to encourage elderly Italians with dementia to reminisce about their past and be actively involved with their carers. Northcote businessman Michael Bonadio has generously donated $50,000 in memory of his mother Giovanna Bonadio, enabling Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) to...

The Migrant Resource Centre (Eastern Melbourne) Community Partners Program (CPP) will host a good practice forum for aged care and carer support workers in the EMR. The aims of the forum are to assist service providers to increase their understanding of what is culturally competent practice in service provision to CALD carers and how to achieve this in their organisation. The forum will...

The Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI) together with PICAC NSW participated in the governments National Inquiry into Multiculturalism, providing a voice for communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The government’s new Anti-Racism Strategy and NSW multicultural legal and policy framework was explored when the federal Migration Committees inquiry into...

Over the past eight months Diversitat Arts & Events Unit and GMEC have been working with up to 20 community representatives, gathering and archiving their personal stories creating a historic film project ‘tell their story’. The film showcases an insight into their personal journeys, memories, family and culture. The communities that were involved included: Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Congolese,...

The Bellarine International Womens Senior's Ctizen Club warmly invite you to their annual Multicultural Dinner Dance on the 31st March 2012. The dance will be held at Parks Hallm, Newcombe Street in Portarlington at 6.30 pm. Tickets are $25.00 all you can eat, drinks included wine, orange juice and soft drinks. Entertainment by moods music DJ Mario sammut. For tickets call Rita on 52 59 3460 or...

After an overwhelming response to the call for abstracts, the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing has now published the conference program as it currently stands. The program for the conference features an array of keynote presentations, concurrent sessions and poster presentations. Also on offer are workshops, a networking event and social activities for Conference delegates. To view the...

Gippsland Multicultural Services is organising a professional development workshop on Friday 20 April, 2012 in Morwell at 9:30am-3:30pm. Dementia is the single greatest cause of disability in older Australians and nearly 280,000 people live with dementia. Promoting access to dementia care services and programs by providing culturally appropriate services for the culturally and linguistically...