The Religious Leaders and Civics Media Training has been a success
The Religious Leaders and Civics Media Training has been delivered by the Australian Multicultural Foundation for Imams across Australia to further build their skills, confidence and networks in relation to working with media and understanding Australian governance.
National Dementia Campaigns
Memory loss: Disrupting daily life. A national dementia campaign & A National Radio Dementia Awareness Program – in Community Languages
6th Diversity Matters Singapore 2010 Forum Proceedings
The 6th Diversity Matters forum was held on 23-25 September 2010 at the campus of LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. The forum explored the role that the arts can play in helping to bridge gaps, build social capital and strengthen social cohesion, and featured a range of distinguished international presenters from the Commonwealth who shared their experience and expertise in the area of social cohesion and the arts.
Building Trust Report
The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, Griffith University, conducted an independent review of the Community Policing Partnership Program which provides us with the learnings, challenges, limitations and successes. It clearly outlines the benefits of community policing programs such as the Community Policing Partnership Project.
Freedom of Religion and Belief Report
The Freedom of Religion and Belief Report was launched on Monday 21 March 2011 by Graeme Innes AM, Disability and Race Discrimination Commissioner.
Muslim Women's Leadership Program
The Muslim Women's Leadership Program is a seven-week course for participants living, studying, or working in the City of Brimbank. It will run for one night per week from March to April 2011 at Brimbank Council Offices.
The Many Voices of Young Australians
During the past three years, much was learnt by the service providers who delivered the projects and by the Scanlon Foundation. The projects have produced useful resources based on these learnings, which we are now sharing in the belief that the information might help.
Mapping Social Cohesion 2010
This report presents the findings of the third Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion Survey conducted in June 2010. It builds on the knowledge gained in the two earlier Scanlon Foundation surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009 to provide a broad insight into Australian attitudes at a time of widespread discussion of population issues. It includes new modules to explore attitudes to future population growth and asylum issues.
AMF UPDATE Spring 2010
The team has had a busy year commencing new projects and events as well as continuing our ongoing work
6th Diversity Matters, Singapore, 23-25 September 2010
The Australian Multicultural Foundation in partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, Monash University, LASALLE College of the Arts, and The Statesman (India) organised the 6th Diversity Matters forum on 23-25 September, 2010.
Vietnamese Leadership Training Program
The Vietnamese Leadership Training Program is an intensive, practical based leadership training course for those living, working or studying in the City of Brimbank.
Something to Declare: The Memoirs of Sir James Gobbo launched June 2010
Shining through his account is Sir James's profound gratitude to the people who made his journey so rewarding and gave him the chance to succeed. His unswerving belief in Australia's capacity to go on providing newcomers with opportunities is a consistent theme of this timely and inspiring book.
Metropolis Asia - New forum focusing on migration in Asia
This new important conference is organised by Metropolis International, Monash University, the Australian Multicultural Foundation, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and is hosted by the Monash University Sunway Campus in Kuala Lumpur.
Mapping Social Cohesion 2009
Conducted in 2009 by the Scanlon Foundation in partnership with the Australian Multicultural Foundation
Bridging the Gap Online Photo Exhibition
This photographic exhibition stemmed from the Bridging the Gap project, an initiative of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, and is proudly supported by the Australian Government's National Action Plan funding program.
Our Community: Journeys to Australia
The Oxford Literacy Journeys titles feature the stories of children, their families and their belongings as they journey from all parts of the world to make their new home in Australia. They also include traditional tales from the families’ respective homelands.
NMFC / AMF Learning and Life Centre Program
The aim of the project is to create a unique and rewarding community/sports club relationship which will include access to meeting rooms, a theatrette, an indoor sports stadium and a modern, open educational facility known as the 'Learning Centre'. It is expected that construction of the redevelopment will be finalised by early 2010.
Providing Culturally Appropriate and Inclusive Aged Care
The Australian Multicultural Foundation in partnership with UnitingCare Ageing NSW has recently developed a manual titled Providing Culturally Appropriate and Inclusive Aged Care. The manual provides increased understanding through information, practical activities and case study analysis.
Mapping Social Cohesion - The Scanlon Foundation Survey Summary Report
The Full summary report can be viewed or downloaded. The report is available to download as an 5.6mB Acrobat (pdf) file.