ECCV 2018 State wide Biennial Conference and GALA Dinner

17-18 May, 2018 | Ibis Melbourne | Limited Tickets

WORKPLACE rEVOLUTION ☆ Blueprints for a Diverse Tomorrow

The ECCV 2018 Biennial State wide Conference will lead public discussion to address the issues

of unemployment and underemployment of Victorians from culturally diverse backgrounds, with a strong focus on future income earning opportunities to benefit employers, diverse jobseekers, business leaders and future entrepreneurs. Program, Speaker Profiles, Partnership opportunities and more available at: www.eccv2018conference.org.au

REGISTER HERE or at www.trybooking.com/TZHO

Conference Enquiries:  Toula Elefsiniotis Events Project Officer E: conference@eccv.org.au  P: 9354 9555

Please visit the ECCV State Conference 2018 website

https://www.eccv2018conference.org.au/

New & Emerging Communities Forum 

What are YOUR community needs?

Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) and Moreland City Council is inviting you to a free half-day forum for New and Emerging Communities in the northern suburbs.

The purpose of the forum is to empower, inform and gather information from people from new and emerging communities to assist ECCV and the Moreland City Council be more responsive in their policy advocacy, programs and strategic planning.

The forum will be opened by the Mayor of City of Moreland and presents opportunity to present your views about community services, employment and housing.

Suitable for

New and emerging communities and interested community members.

Click here to view Flyer

Bookings essential through Eventbrite - click here to book 

Contact

Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) and Moreland City Council
Leenie Fabri, ECCV Communications & Media Officer
Email: lfabri@eccv.org.au

ECCV presented Refugee Week event 2017 - ‘Campfire Stories: Arise’

ECCV is proud to continue our partnership with Emerge in Yarra and Welcome to Australia in acknowledging the United Nations World Refugee Day and Refugee Week. Storytelling has the capacity to nurture understanding and compassion. Listen to stories that enrich and influence Melbourne’s culture. Audiences were engaged by culturally diverse Victorian storytellers.

Event podcast: click here to listen 

Event photo gallery - click to view 

Event Flyer: click here

For more information about Emerge in Yarra festival: click here

Partners:

We are proud to acknowledge our event partners:

Multicultural Arts Victoria - website link

Emerge in Yarra - website link

Special thanks to our event partner and funder, Welcome to Australia - website link

Professor Gillian Triggs presents the Walter Lippmann Oration 

Professor Gillian Triggs, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, presented the Walter Lippmann Memorial Oration at the Melbourne Town Hall to a capacity audience on Wednesday 10 May, 2017.

The Walter Lippmann Memorial Oration is a major annual event that the Ethnic Communities' Council holds annually in honour of one of the ECCV'S founders.

Professor Triggs spoke about human rights within the Australian context and also internationally.

The Oration was enthusiastically received by the audience, and there was a Question and Answer session at the end where audience members were allowed to ask questions.

Professor Triggs received a standing ovation at the end of her presentation, which was described as being "outstanding" and "inspiring".

There was also a presentation by Elizabeth Compton, Chief Executive Officer of VITS (Victorian Interpreting and Translating Service) about the importance of provision of appropriate interpreting and translating services as an essential element of human rights.

The evening was hosted by ECCV and its Chairperson, Eddie Micallef, who spoke about the role of the ECCV, its proud history of advocating for ethnic and multicultural communities, and his personal recollections of Walter Lippmann. 

Mr Micallef facilitated the Question and Answer session at the end of Professor Triggs' Oration, which he said brought forth questions that were well received by the audience.

To watch the video, please click here. 

To view the transcript of the speech, please click here.

Where: Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne.

When: Thursday 6 April (Women’s group) 10:30am – 12pm.

When: Friday 7 April (Community CEOs group) 10:30am – 12pm.

Light lunch and a $20 Coles-Myer gift card will be provided as a token of our appreciation for your time and input.

For further information and to RSVP please contact Nathan Gardner at ngardner@eccv.org.au 

The forum explored key multicultural issues and helped to connect businesses, government and diverse communities, by showcasing examples of inspirational practice and innovative solutions.

The Cultural Diversity Week Event was hosted by ECCV and Polaron Language Services and took place on March 24th at Russell Kennedy Lawyers in Melbourne CBD. It was aimed at enhancing scope for engagement, partnering & sustainability by connecting the commercial and community sectors in Victoria.  The project was aimed at ensuring organisations are aware of the importance of the changes in the not-for-profit sector, moving towards a market oriented sector and adopting new approaches to operating.  As well as providing the necessary avenues for building skill sets and opportunities for training to support volunteer driven, ethno-specific and multicultural organisations to become more sustainable.

Forum Visual Report including graphic recordings by Leenie Fabri and photography by Gabrielle Rukas 

Strategic Objectives:  

1. To start a conversation on the challenges business, government and non-for-profit organisations face when working with the culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Victoria
2. To identify innovations and technological advancements transforming the delivery of services and recruitment of employees from diverse backgrounds
3. To explore the themes of multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion and what they mean in today’s world
4. To enable participants from all sectors to take ideas back to their businesses and organisations

General Content:

• Forum Program 
• Facebook Page
• Forum Invite

The workshop is aimed at program coordinators and managers of ethno-specific and multicultural service providers who previously received HACC funding.

Topics covered will include: context of NDIS & CDC, engaging organisations, customers and external stakeholders, adapting systems, staffing, services and marketing. The cost is $50 for two staff to attend.

Register at: https://www.trybooking.com/259310.

Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria

Date:           Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Time:           6.00pm-8.00pm
Venue:         Maltese Community Centre
                    477 Royal Parade
                    Parkville VIC 3052
 
RSVP by 22 November 2016 at http://agm16.eventbrite.com.au or by emailing admin@eccv.org.au
 
We are pleased to announce that Professor Joseph Lo Bianco will be our guest speaker this year. Joseph is Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne.  He is an expert on bilingualism, second language learning, and peace and social cohesion dialogues.
 
A copy of the current ECCV Constitution can be found here: http://eccv.org.au/about/constitution/
 
Please click here for a copy of the agenda. 

Click here to view the 2015 Annual General Meeting minutes

AMES Australia, with support from ECCV and the City of Melbourne, is presenting Free Workshops for Active Community Organisations

Are you an association wondering how to become incorporated?

Would you like to explore the pros and cons of being an incorporated association?

Come and join a free three week program to advance your knowledge about registering as an incorporated association.

Session 1: Should you be an incorporated association? When to become incorporated

Date: Saturday 7 May

Session 2: Running an organized incorporated association the importance of rules

Date: Saturday 14 May

Session 3: How to register to be an incorporated association- practical workshop in the computer lab

Date: Saturday 21 May

Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm Bookings essential. Lunch provided. 

Where: Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street (opposite the Queen Victoria Market)

Tram The following trams travel along Elizabeth Street and stop at Queen Victoria Market:

Route 57 (West Maribyrnong)

Route 59 (Airport West)

Route 19 (North Coburg)

The Hub is directly opposite the tram stop.

Parking Metered parking is located on the street and large car parks are available nearby.

For more information and bookings, please contact the Multicultural Hub at 03 9092 1500 or email kaura@ames.net.au

For event flyer, please click here.

A roundtable talk with Victorians aged 18 to 35 that use or intend to use Mandarin in their professional lives to discuss how the language defines you, the future and the world around you.

• What are the needs to you and our community?
• How does it change your perspective on the world and vision of the future?
• Where do these skills take you globally and place you locally?

Your responses will be collated and published in a paper to advise future government policy.

When: Friday 13 May, 2016, 10.30am-12pm.

Where: Room C, 150 Palmerston St, Carlton.

RSVP by 6 May 2016 at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/edit?eid=24417107225

For further details, contact Nathan Gardner on (03) 9349 4122 or at ngardner@eccv.org.au

Light refreshments will be served.

Building respectful family relationships

Delivering community education on elder abuse awareness in Indian, Vietnamese, Turkish and  Russian communities

What: This practical training will prepare participants to deliver talks and facilitate discussions on elder abuse awareness to groups of older people and their families from Indian, Vietnamese, Turkish and Russian communities.

Who: For bicultural, bilingual community workers from Indian, Vietnamese, Turkish and Russian communities

• Tuesday 9 March 2016             9.30 am to 4.00 pm
• Monday 16 March 2016             9.30 am to 4.00 pm

The training is FREE OF CHARGE l   Lunch will be provided

For more information or to book a place, please contact Seniors Project Officer Liz Alexander laexander@eccv.org.au  /  9359 9555

Note:  People from other cultural backgrounds who are interested in delivering community education on this topic should contact Liz Alexander laexander@eccv.org.au  /  9359 9555 to discuss

Join the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation and the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria to launch a new report from research investigating the inter-generational tensions of newly arrived migrant communities in Victoria.

This round table discussion poses questions around dual citizenship and the power of ministers regarding citizenship rights; to be held this Friday 19, June 2015 10.30am – 11.30am.  Details here.