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Please Help Recycling and Reducing Waste by Filling Out a Short Survey (请填写简短问卷帮助回收和减少浪费)

CultureVerse on behalf of Sustainability Victoria invites members from Victorian multicultural communities to share your thoughts on reducing waste and recycling by filling out this short survey (5-10 minutes) in English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese or Punjabi. 请填写简短问卷(仅需5-10分钟)帮助回收和减少浪费: https://cultureverse.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2f1VDLU0lGOfLIW Responses from the survey will be used to develop information and initiatives Read more…

By CCCAV, ago

Researchers at Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study Seeking Chinese Participants (澳大利亚帕金森病基因研究人员寻求华人志愿者的参与)

Researchers at the Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study (APGS) are calling for Chinese Australians to take part in ground-breaking nationwide research with the aim to crack genetic code of Parkinson’s Disease. Better understanding the genetic basis of Parkinson’s is essential to accelerate the discovery of new drug therapies to prevent, slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s Read more…

By CCCAV, ago

Information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum (关于原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民之声的全民公投)

Information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum At the forthcoming 2023 referendum, Australians will be asked to vote on the following question: “A proposed law to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you Read more…

By CCCAV, ago

Advocating Multiculturalism, Peace and Harmony: A Speech in Parliament by Sam Lim MP (林文清联邦议员在议会为多元文化、和平以及社会和谐发出呼吁)

Mr Sam Lim MP spoke in parliament on 29 March 2023 to advocate multiculturalism, peace and harmony. https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2F26435%2F0262%22 Mr LIM (Tangney) (19:35): Australia is a multicultural society. The contributions made by our multicultural communities shape our country for the better. It is the addition of colour, flavour, depth and dimension, in Read more…

By CCCAV, ago

ABC and SBS Reported on Chinese Australians’ Concerns about Racism (ABC和SBS报道澳洲华人对种族歧视的担忧)

ABC and SBS Reported on Chinese Australians’ Concerns about Racism The Conversation reported on 28 March 2023: ‘The media normalises war-mongering’: how Chinese Australians respond to talk of war in mainstream media (https://theconversation.com/the-media-normalises-war-mongering-how-chinese-australians-respond-to-talk-of-war-in-mainstream-media-202500) ABC reported on 24 March 2023: Chinese communities concerned about ‘spying‘ and ‘red alert’ report | 为什么“间谍”报道和《红色警戒》系列引发澳洲华人与媒体专家担忧？(https://www.abc.net.au/chinese/2023-03-24/chinese-communities-concerned-about-spying-red-alert-reports/102107214) SBS reported Read more…

By CCCAV, ago

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March (3月21日是国际消除种族歧视日)

21 March each year marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), sometimes referred to as ‘Harmony Day’ in Australia. ‘Harmony Week’ refers to the week within which this date falls. More info: https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/race-discrimination/publications/fact-sheet-international-day-elimination-racial What is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and why Read more…

By CCCAV, ago

Churchill Fellowship Award Welcomes Applicants from Multicultural Communities (丘吉尔奖学金欢迎来自多元文化社区的申请者)

Churchill Fellowship Award Welcomes Applicants from Multicultural Communities Would you like to travel overseas for four to eight weeks to explore a topic or issue that you’re passionate about, and come back and share your knowledge? You are welcome to apply for a Churchill Fellowship. A Churchill Fellowship is for Read more…

By CCCAV, ago