Young Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Lobbying and Training opportunity in Canberra
We just got this email sent from the Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance. See below for a summary and check out the attached documents for more info! Details Application form ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “The Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance is seeking one young women of immigrant or refugee background from each State and Territory to attend a week of training and...
Read MoreBookquest – The Movie
Hi all Rebecca just sent us an email thanking for the publicity re. her bookquest. Apparently it resulted in a few donations! Good work guys! FYI, here is a bit of a doco on what exactly the program is about. It’s long (24 minutes), but it looks worthwhile (albeit I have only seen a bit). Click here to go to the original bookquest...
Read MoreNominations now open for the 2012 YMCA QLD Youth Parliament
As a bit of intro and sing-along while you read – here you go… The YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament (QYP) is a Queensland Studies Authority accredited education program for young people Queensland -wide. For 17 years QYP has been providing an apolitical environment where participants can engage with community issues as Youth Representatives of Parliament. As well as providing an important link for Youth to influence real levels of Government, QYP is a fantastic opportunity for...
Read MoreWitty Tees that Save Lives
Imagine wearing a T-Shirt knowing that it’s cost went, not to some clever entrepreneur, but to those in need. It wouldn’t be too bad a feeling would it? Well now this is possible. See below! Courtesy of Get Milkshake – follow them on facebook ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Let’s face it: we all strive to be the Good Guy in life (most of the time, anyway!) But sometimes, good deeds or random...
Read MoreSpark – but it’s not ours…
Spark is an American apprenticeship program for High School students which has been active for 6-7 years now. Unlike traditional work experience programs, it is not simply the case that students go to the local Hungry Jacks and work there for a week in return for… nothing. Rather, it aims to actually teach kids the practical reality of their dream job, put them in touch with people already in that position and help them make an informed decision about their future. See below for a bit of...
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