AGMC Committee News
The 2010 Annual General Meeting has been set for the evening of Monday 20th September at the VAC is South Yarra. Members will receive their AGM packs by post and/or email over the next few days so if your addresses have changed please let us know. We encourage all members to consider nominating for committee.
We would also like to congratulate our Co-chair Demetry and his partner Jamie for finally succeeding in the adoption of their son. Its been a very hard a long road for them both but finally the system has worked in their favour and their case looks like setting some new precedents.
Rainbow Network: on Thursday August 19th, a cultural training seminar was held by the Rainbow Network after consultation with the AGMC. The AGMC had put forward AGMC member Dr Shanton Chang as a highly skilled trainer in cultural competencies and the outcome was a very successful and engaging seminar that resulted in very high evaluations. The AGMC was delighted to work with the Rainbow Network on holding such an important and successful training seminar.
MCWH: on August 5th the MCWH held a training day in relation to working with and supporting CALD same-sex attracted women. The training day and the training program and materials that were presented were based on discussions with AGMC and the use of its Conference proceedings and journal publication. Adele Murdolo and Carolyn Pjolski ran a highly engaging and successful day and AGMC looks forward to further collaborations
Videos are now available for viewing from our Forum held in November 2009. These can be accessed via our website http://agmc.org.au/events/2009-forum/2009-forum-videos or on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/agmcinc . We again thank the presenters and all that participated.
Upcoming Conferences and Forums
Deakin University are holding a Social inclusion Conference at the Geelong Campus. The conference is on Monday 18th October and will include presentations by Maria and John. This is a free event and anyone wishing to attend can register or obtain further information at http://www.deakin.edu.au/equity-diversity/social-inclusion-conference.php.
Midsumma 2011
Multicultural Youth Event
AGMC is currently working with representatives of a number organisations (Also, Minus18 and Rainbow Network to date) to create a Multicultural Youth Event/(s) during Midsumma 2011. “UNITE” will be held on Saturday 29th January 2011 and will involve a Multicultural Intergenerational Workshop in the afternoon and an all ages dance party similar to UWD in the evening. Organisation is progressing well and anyone wanting to assist should contact the committee.
Carnival
AGMC has again booked stall space for Midsumma Carnival on Sunday 16 January at Birrarung Marr. As per prior years we invite all Multicultural GLBTIQ Groups to join us in the stall free of charge. Continue reading »
AGMC Inc. is looking for couples to be involved in a
Midsummer visual arts project in 2011.
AGMC Committee News
A reminder that all members that joined before February 2010 would have received their membership renewals for 2010/11. In order to keep your membership active the fee will need to be paid as soon as possible. If you have any queries regarding the fee please contact john@agmc.org.au.
The committee is pleased to announce that it has been successful in its application for a Volunteer grant. The funds received will go towards some desperately needed equipment to help the organisation meet its growing needs.
The 2010 Annual General Meeting has been schedule for the evening of Monday 20th September so please keep the date free. More information regarding the AGM will be in the next newsletter.
Upcoming Conferences and Forums
Deakin University are holding a Social inclusion Conference at the Geelong Campus. The conference is on Monday 18th October and will include presentations by Maria and John. This is a free event and anyone wishing to attend can register or obtain further information at http://www.deakin.edu.au/equity-diversity/social-inclusion-conference.php.
The Victorian Multicultural Commission is hosting the Multifaith Victoria Forum on Thursday 5 August. This is a FREE forum for those interested and engaged in multifaith and interfaith activity to come together to share knowledge, develop practical skills and expand their existing networks. The forum will be particularly relevant for local government staff and religious and community groups interested in undertaking multifaith activities in the future. The Forum will showcase Victorian multifaith initiatives and provide an opportunity to reflect and build upon the momentum generated by the Parliament of the World’s Religions, held last December 2009 in Melbourne. It will include keynote speakers, a panel discussion and workshops. Registration information is available at http://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/images/stories/documents/multifaith%20forum%20registration%20form%202010.doc
Midsumma 2011
Multicultural Youth Event
AGMC is currently working with representatives of a number organisations (Also, Minus18 and Rainbow Network to date) to create a Multicultural Youth Event/(s) during Midsumma 2011. Discussions are in their infancy at this stage but anyone wanting to assist should contact the committee by email. Continue reading »
AGMC Committee News
The committee currently has three vacancies with the recent departures. We have had interest from a couple of people wishing to join the committee but we would like to hear from others so if you have a couple of hours to spare every month or so and keen to be involved please let us know:?contact@agmc.org.au
We also take this opportunity to congratulate our co-chair Alyena and her partner Catherine on the birth of baby Elliot.
At a recent committee meeting it was decided to increase our membership fee from the current amount of $5 to the new amount of $10. The new fee will increase from 1st July 2010 and applies to any renewals from that date onwards. Renewals with the new fee will be sent out in early July so please do not forward any amounts until you receive the invoice/renewal. New members that joined at Carnival this year or later will not receive a renewal as the membership carries to 30th June 2011. The committee believes that the fee increase is only a modest one but should you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.
Maria recently attended the Queering Paradigms 2 Conference hosted by the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology on April 7th -9th. AGMC flyers and information was distributed as part of her presentation and her presentation was very well received.
Upcoming Conferences and Forums
Multicultural LGBTIQ Health Forum: this is a free event to be held on Sunday 6th June 2010 at Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf from 1.30pm. Maria and Demetry will be facilitating the forum and the forum is an official preconference event for Health in Diversity 2010. Please refer to the attached flyer for more information and for how to register. The forum will conclude with a free cocktail party. For all those wishing to party on please go to the Greek and Gay Party.
APCS is hosting the?Building on Diversity : Sharing our experiences, challenges and solutions Conference to be held at the Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre. The Conference is on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 and our AGMC presentation has been accepted and will be given by Maurice Wilson.
This one day conference aims to bring together ethno-specific and multicultural organisations, relevant government departments and other stakeholders to showcase service excellence and the benefits of communities responding to needs and to facilitate a dialogue for meeting our future challenges.
For more information log on to http://www.apcs.org.au/buildingondiversityconference or contact the Conference Organiser – Melissa Afentoulis on 8371 2306 or email Melissa@apcs.org.au
Midsumma 2011 : Multicultural Youth Event
AGMC Committee News
The committee would like to announce that our Co-chair Alyena recently “married” her partner Catherine. We would like to take this opportunity to wish them both every happiness in the future and all the best as they prepare for the impeding arrival of their first child.
Midsumma Ends
The Melbourne Midsumma festival ends and what an exciting festival we had this year. Carnival started us off and was a huge success. With our larger stall we were able to accommodate more groups and more space to chill out away from the sun and rain. We welcome all the new members who signed up on the day and thank all groups and individuals that helped prepare and look after the stall on the day.
We closed off Midsumma with an amazing Pride March where again all multicultural groups marched in unison to celebrate our diversity and ethnicity on the day. The weather and the crowd made it a joyful day and after the waiting and marching we had time to enjoy the festivities in the Gardens. Thanks to the members of I Ragazzi for putting on a great spread for everyone in the gardens and maybe next year all groups can get together to do the same.
Once again thanks to everyone who helped out during Midsumma and lets look forward to an even better Midsumma in 2011.
Chill Out Festival Daylesford.
Chill Out Festival is on again this year in Daylesford from 5th to 8th March. As every year there are heaps of activities on over the weekend and on Sunday 7th Carnival will be held from 11am to 6pm. AGMC and I Ragazzi will join forces and hold a stall at this year’s Carnival. As with Midsumma Carnival all groups are invited to have flyers and any other information at the stall. If you intend to go to Carnival you can drop any info at the stall. If your group is not attending you are welcome to leave your information with us and we will arrange for it to be take up. Please email us to arrange delivery of information or if you need clarification on any of the above. For more information on the weekend please visit www.chilloutfestival.com.au
Other notices
We take this opportunity to congratulate I Ragazzi on their MCV Grant which will assist them in promoting the group and their events during the year. The grant was auspiced via AGMC and we encourage all groups to approach us when they feel that they may be eligible for some of the grants available. Well done guys……..
International Day Against Homophobia 2010 – Resources
Coinciding with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Fondation Émergence has launched its annual campaign to fight against homophobia. Entitled?Speaking About Silence, this campaign is geared toward the sports world and will reach its highpoint on May 17, 2010, on the International Day Against Homophobia. The campaign aims to speak about the sports world’s reigning silence on everything related to sexual diversity, and to call on all those involved: educational institutions, the media, professional and amateur sports organisations, sponsors, gay men and lesbians, sexual minorities, and public authorities.Campaign material is here: http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3098
Online material is here: http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3889
Are you a young woman aged 16 – 30? Are you same sex attracted, trans or questioning?
Come along to a brand new group to tell us what you want from it. Meet new people, make friends, share food, talk and have fun.
Various prizes will be awarded on the night. Cinema passes, books and more to give away!
Where: Melbourne city centre rooftop secret location…
When: Thursday 11th March from 5 – 7pm
If you want to find out the secret location and come along, or know someone else who wants to come…
call Roz: (03) 9285 5131 or email: r.ward@latrobe.edu.au
Grants available
The Victorian Multicultural Commission is currently taking applications for Multicultural Festivals and Events Grants. Round One 2010/11 Grants are for events held between July 2010 – January 2011. Anyone wishing to apply for funds please let us know. Applications close 4pm Friday 12th March 2010.
AGMC Website is getting a full face lift and tummy tuck.
please come back in a week!
thanks,
Judy the webmistress
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