We Stand Together – Resilience Against Racism Workshops

Here are some upcoming programs that may be of interest to you and your members.

Resilience Against Racism Workshops (flyer attached)

We are launching a series of workshops for the Monash community which will provide the opportunity for community members to learn skills in how to respond if affected by racism and racist behaviour.  The sessions provide the opportunity to empower the participants and build their skills and confidence to speak up by being an active bystander and support others.

The idea for these workshops and the We Stand Together campaign was generated by the Monash Multicultural Advisory Committee, and the growing need to support members of Monash’s culturally diverse community that are experiencing racism, and to support the whole of our community to take a stand and speak up against it.

Five in-person workshops will take place at our Clayton Community Centre, Cooke Street, Clayton. The workshops are free, but bookings are essential. You can choose to attend one, some or all sessions.

All workshops run from 6.30-8.30pm on the below dates.

• Thursday 27 July: Experiencing Racism – How to deal with my emotions?
• Thursday 29 August: Resilience Against Racism – Reframe and empower
• Thursday 28 September: Resilience Against Racism – Speak up with confidence
• Thursday 31 October: Resilience Against Racism – Rebuilding your strong cultural identity
• Thursday 30 November: Intersectionality – Racism and sexism at work and study

More Information visit: https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/Community/Diversity-Inclusion-and-Equal-Access/We-Stand-Together or contact Kate Wijeyesinghe, Cultural Diversity Community Development Officer on 9518 3241.

Together Tuesdays at Cabena – Inviting Seniors to Join Us

Together Tuesdays are held at Cabena Child & Family Centre – 22 Cabena Crescent, Chadstone, and are run by Council’s Social Inclusion Team.

This program brings together older adults, parents, children and grandchildren to meet, play games, sing or just have a coffee and chat in order to establish genuine friendships.

Come along to meet some of the young families in our local community.  Some families don’t have grandparents for their children to interact with and would love for their children to meet some seniors.

Date: Every Tuesday (closed on public holidays)
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Cabena Child and Family Centre,
Address:22 Cabena Crescent, Chadstone
Cost: FREE, free tea/coffee provided

For more information about this program, please contact the Playgroup Team Leader Barbi Kenny on 0466 026 290 or via email playgroups@monash.vic.gov.au or the Social Inclusion Team on 9518 3247 or via email at socialinclusion@monash.vic.gov.au.

Kind regards,

Monash Grants team

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Next date: Thursday, 27 July 2023 | 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM

Have you experienced or witnessed racism and don’t know what to do about it?
Do you feel guilty about not doing more at the time? This is very common for people who have experienced or witnessed racism.

If you have experienced any of these things, join our Resilience Against Racism workshops to learn practical tools to empower yourself,

so you can deal with racism with confidence and support others dealing with racism.

27 July – 30 November 2023
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Clayton Community Centre

These FREE Resilience Against Racism Workshops are presented by Cultural Intelligence. You can choose to attend one, some or all sessions.

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