https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab Welcome to our community. Education Opportunities in your Local Community ON & OFF Line.............................. (Group 4A) Ryan Vonhoff, Cathy Fabiani, Reyhan Adalar, Kimberely Dunt, Rosanna Clemson-Wallis ......................................................................................................................... Chairs: Cathy + Ryan en-us 2016-04-27 09:05:15 UTC 2025-11-17 00:17:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/110521353/8d431eae1ada62e6f810564a13e5ee7ad77dcbc4/9db228a5538b80dc067c23f4f01b5234.png cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/107984926  "MY CAMPUS."  EXHIBITION -Exhibiting all aspects of the initiative in order to canvass council and public support .

A tour of REALM LIBRARY and a display of modern libraries throughout Australia.

"MY CAMPUS" initiative is encouraging the use of local libraries as venues for on-line education. Libraries have the potential to act as an alternative learning and social campus' for refugees accessing free and fee-based University coursers on-line. Information on Free International University coursers will be available together with Australian scholarship opportunities.


Image of "my campus" logo (Fabiani 2016)]]> 2016-04-27 11:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/107984926 ryan_vonhoff https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108162742 Hi gang. I will be studying International Relations and Law. I'll be developing an educational part of the expo called something like "Melting Pot" or something more catchy. This is not intended to replace any other educational aspects of the expo such as Cathy's, but focuses purely on a Cultural Workshop.

Objectives of Activity:
To Educate Australians about middle-eastern culture (do's and dont's)
To educate refugees and recent migrants about Australian culture (do's and dont's)
To provide information which increases the safety, togetherness and wellbeing of all community members

What is involved:
-Prior to the expo, community leaders and elders from the middle-eastern community will be consulted and provide information about customary practice, its origins and importance to middle eastern people. This information will be collated and turned into educational material for the event.
-The local community will be consulted and their main concerns about refugee influx will be identified to be discussed during the training sessions.
-Police, sexual health practitioners, religious leaders and other industry experts will provide cultural training to the community.
-During the event, sessions under an hour will take place which involve roleplaying, audience participation, demonstrations and similar visual styles of teaching. 

Target Audience (dependant on which session):
Adults from the refugee or migrant community
Adults from the Australian community
Senior High School students

Specific Sessions: (preliminary ideas)
-How to interact with Australian Police and/or security personnel (what to do if you witness a crime or are arrested)
-How to interact in Australian workplaces
-How to prepare food safely in the workplace
-Gender in Australian culture
-Sexual health/dating workshop 
-How to respond to Racism in Australia
-Middle Eastern greetings, family structure and social culture 
-Preparation of resumes/CV's, how to conduct job interviews, how to enrol in study and where to seek employment in Australia
-What actually happens inside mosques? how can positive religious activity be used to benefit the wider community?

Final product for assessment:
-A programme which provides scheduling and an overview of each education session
-Detailed Consultation plan 
-Rationale and community benefit analysis (including research)


This is basically the main thing I will work on fam. remembering that we dont have to organise all the practical aspects of the expo, only those things which are relevant to our discipline which we decide upon individually. We are allowed to have administrative aspects of the event which are left completely untouched. 


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Discipline: Bachelor of Arts - Librarianship and Corporate Information Management

I'm studying a Librarianship and Corporate Information Management so I decided my role would be focused on arranging a Children's Literary Exhibition of the Info and Awareness Expo as a way of connecting the children new to Australia with their community.

Included in the children's section would be a guest speaker/author to conduct story time, a chance for kids to learn different languages, a colouring in competition, and an interactive area with videos teaching the children about the different cultures in the community as well as the different languages.

I would look to the local library to help with ideas for story time and to donate books to the expo. 
The council for any permits required.
I would reach out to the local arts community to help contribute their time and materials.
Local religious groups to help provide awareness and also for guidance to make sure any information is suitable for the children. ]]> 2016-04-28 10:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108215437 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108613269 It Takes a Village]]> 2016-05-01 01:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108613269 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108613397 A cultural connections booklet with information regarding diversity and cultural competency when working with Children, this article has great insight into ways to act around children who's english is not their first language as well as conducting story time.]]> 2016-05-01 01:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108613397 ryan_vonhoff https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108673613 2016-05-02 02:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108673613 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108898392 2016-05-03 04:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/108898392 ryan_vonhoff https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109117964 2016-05-04 01:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109117964 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109356455

• Activity 1. MY CAMPUS INITIATIVE. Exhibiting all aspects of the initiative in order to canvass support at the EXPO.
• The "My Campus" initiative is encouraging the use of local libraries as venues for on-line education. Libraries have the potential to act as an alternative learning and social campus for refugees accessing free and fee based  University coursers on-line.
•  Branding based on  "My Campus Logo".
• Activity 2. Exhibition of individual stories from the Refugee Council of Australia and live guest speakers.
• Bringing about awareness in regard to Refugees on Temporary Visa's living within the community.
• Guest speakers from established agencies who are working with Refugee's including; UNCHR, The Refugee Council of Australia, The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
• Activity 3. "A PUBLIC ROOM OF ONE'S OWN" "selfie photo"  Exhibition
• Encouraging members of  the public  to take "selfies" of themselves inhabiting a public space. A wall will be created of the photos.                                                  

]]> 2016-05-05 03:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109356455 reyhan_adalar https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109694986
Social media has become an essential tool in event promotion. Because so many people are active on numerous social media platforms, a social media presence will undoubtedly lead to increased exposure and interest for our event. The below article has some really helpful tips regarding the ways social media can be used to create "buzz-worthy" events.]]> 2016-05-07 03:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109694986 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109727925 Anh Do and Suzanne Do wrote the children's book The Little Refugee. Anh Do also wrote Children's Book of The Year for 2014: WeirDo and as an Australian Comedian Anh Do would make a great guest speaker for the Info and Awareness Expo, speaking and interacting in the Children's Literary section of the Expo.]]> 2016-05-08 03:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109727925 rosie_c_wallis https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109731855 I figured out padlet! Gosh that made me feel silly. Still not an expert but I'm getting there.




I'll be planning an information stall and would be looking to the stakeholders you guys would be engaging as well to provide a sort of 'one stop shop' for easy to understand resources on a range of topics relevant to both refugees and the rest of the community.]]> 2016-05-08 06:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/109731855 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112470859 2016-05-25 08:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112470859 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112665360 2016-05-26 10:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112665360 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112696258 2016-05-26 14:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112696258 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112698636 2016-05-26 14:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112698636 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112793295 Figure 8. (Guardian 2016) 
Figure 9. (ASCR 2016)]]> 2016-05-27 06:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112793295 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112801037
Image Cover Photo "Graduates from the Refugee Council from the Face to Face program, display their certificates which allows them to officially share their experience of surviving as a refugee and establishing themselves in a new country"  (Refugee Council of Australia 2016).
Figure 4. Refugee Council Of Australia 2016, 1]]> 2016-05-27 07:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112801037 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112801242
Figure 7. ( UNCHR 2016)]]> 2016-05-27 07:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112801242 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112814009


Figure1. Image of Maroondah Migrant and Refugee Handbook                                 (Maroondah City  Council 2014)]]> 2016-05-27 09:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112814009 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112823865
The exhibition will be part of Maroondah council's challenge $25,000 Art prize, a prize which is open to any  community group. 
The idea is for participants to contribute to a wall  of selfies taken in front of public spaces within the Maroondah Council zone. Invitations will be issued to all  schools, local businesses and  Refugee community groups . 

 If the prize is won , all proceeds will be  be donated to Libraries within Maroondah Council to assist Refugees accessing on-line education. 



Image of  Art Space at Realm Library (Maroondah Council 2016)]]> 2016-05-27 11:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112823865 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112824241   This venue was chosen because  it is within Maroondah City Council's Refugee Welcome Zone, and offers the Realm Library and the  Learning Cultural center. The center includes exhibition spaces, art spaces, facilities for speakers, and state of the art open spaces for meetings. The Marrondah City Council head offices are also situated within the center.
 
The center is directly opposite the Ringwood Railway station and bus depot. It is also within the Eastland Shopping center. Our  target audience are  all members of the community and refugees living in the area seeking to access government  services.

• Image of The Realm library  Learning and Cultural Center Ringwood (Maroondah Council   2016)

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An "Our stories" speaking event will be conducted, with speakers from the Refugee council of Australia. These speakers have obtained "face to face" certificates from the Refugee Council and have the skills necessary to communicate with  an audience.  Speakers from the Burmese community will also be asked to attend. Maroondah has the second largest population of refugees from Burma in Victoria

The aim of the event to is to establish that refugees are living within our community and have unique stories to share about their experiences.  The event will be held  in an intimate speakers forum within the Realm cultural and learning center. The space has a "lounge" atmosphere, providing the opportunity for a Q&A with the audience.


Abdul' s  story is common to Refugees living within the community on temporary visa's, who wish to  access higher education . These refugees are treated as international students and are therefore subject to international student fees
(Refugee council of Australia 2016).  

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The initiative  will emphasis the need for practical assistance.
 
Including the need for Computer facilities, and a  reference section on the resources available for students accessing  on-line education.  Community Refugee groups will be invited to  speak about  language barriers with a view of providing books and resources in different languages to local libraries.

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Award winning Katoomba Library NSW
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I will be hoping to study law . I will be contributing to all legal  research, and legal issues for the Expo.  

I will also display some of  the information within the  main Exhibition space, in  a series of provocative posters.

]]> 2016-05-28 03:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112905961 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907055 2016-05-28 04:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907055 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907150 As mentioned in my Oral Presentation Aunty Catie is an Australian author and illustrator who also has had proceed from her book go to the ASRC (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) and would make a wonderful guest speaker and contributor for the Children's Literary Exhibition.]]> 2016-05-28 04:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907150 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907254
Bachelor of Arts - Librarianship and Corporate Information Management.
I hope once I finish my discipline to work as a Librarian and have the opportunity to work with communities that are diverse.

Current Trends & Cultural Awareness
By engaging with children at their level will provide insight into what trends are emerging for children of today, it will also encourage further research around what is culturally accepted and what isn't. This will also involve keeping up to date with local policies and to shape the workplace to cater for patrons and the community alike.

Time Management
As there will be much to consider when organising a Children's Literary Exhibition to be able to manage my time will help as it would when organising different events the library may hold whilst maintaining business as usual and any unexpected events that may occur.

Being able to engage children at their level
An Info and Awareness Expo with a Childrens section will draw many different people of different ages and different languages, so to be able to engage children to participate in activities which will be required whether I work in a public library or an educational library will result in the flexibility to work with children at their level and in a way that works for them.

Thinking quick!
Children are unpredictable, and sometimes accidents occur, so to be able to be a creative problem solver and thinking quickly whilst maintaining story time will be a transferable skill from library to info and awareness expo.]]> 2016-05-28 04:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907254 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907579 This is a great summary on what Ringwood Library offers as well as what libraries offer in the way of Refugee support and support for migrant parents and their children. Just one great example of how a discipline such as mine would help provide assistance for the role of a coordinator of a Children's Literary Expo as part of the Refugee Info and Awareness Expo]]> 2016-05-28 05:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112907579 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112908769

Figure 6. (ABC News Site 2012)]]> 2016-05-28 06:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112908769 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112911272 2016-05-28 08:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112911272 reyhan_adalar https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112927268
Discipline: Internet Communications

Contribution to the event: As an Internet Communications student, I will be looking into the methods and processes behind  web design and event promotion via social media. I am aiming to develop a visually pleasing website whilst also ensuring that it is easy to navigate and understand. I will also set up and manage social media profiles that will successfully create a 'buzz' for our event and raise awareness for the refugees in Australia.

]]> 2016-05-28 16:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112927268 reyhan_adalar https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112927915
The first step in establishing social media profiles for any event is to identify which platforms would be best suited to your event. Instagram is very ‘in’ at the moment. In fact it is one of the fastest growing apps today with about 300 million active users as of 2014 (Statista 2014), so for that reason, it could be very advantageous in increasing event exposure and generally raising awareness for refugees in Australia. This blog post had some great information about using Instagram to promote a community event.

]]> 2016-05-28 17:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112927915 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112936570 Marroondah council is a member  of the Refugee Council of Australia' "Refugee welcome Zone,"  and  as such has information  on the exact profile of refugee's living within the Maroondah area. Karen Refugees have had one of the most difficult journeys in accessing refugee status  in Australia. Their religious background is Buddhist and Christian(Refugee Council of Australia 2016). 

Figure 2. (Refugee Council Of Australia 2016) 
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Welcome to Country Ceremony

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The colour scheme on refugee week.org.au is quite simple but very effective. It features one distinct shade of purple which contrasts really well against the white background. A colour as bright and bold as purple demands your attention and that is exactly what I want for our website. To contribute to the overall success of our event, we need people to be captivated by our website and the content featured on it.

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Our target group includes Australians and refugees so I think it’s important to note that language barriers might be prevalent and I hope to avoid that via our website. The humanservices.gov.au website has a language translation feature, which allows all the information they provide in English, to be translated into numerous different languages. This is something that would be an excellent addition to our website because it means our content will cater for our entire target group, leading to more website visits and exposure.

]]> 2016-05-29 04:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112941844 reyhan_adalar https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112942058 2016-05-29 05:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112942058 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112947948 2016-05-29 09:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112947948 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112947950 2016-05-29 09:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112947950 cfab6 https://padlet.com/cfab6/90uc0yv39aab/wish/112948393 The Refugee Info & Awareness Epxo is a celebration of  the rich and unique culture that makes Australia in the 21st century a dynamic and ground breaking melting pot of Innovation, Arts and Industry. It is our intention to bring communities together in a fun and safe environment, but  to also discuss some of the more difficult problems within our society. 

One of the primary themes of this event is to bring about awareness regarding the legal rights of Refugees. Australia is a member  and signatory to the United Nations convention of 1951 and the 1967 protocol. Under the convention a refugee is defined as  someone who is outside their country and cannot return due to a well founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion  or social group. 

Our project seeks to educate and empower the community and contribute to the knowledge and awareness required for all Australians to move forward and build a more prosperous life.By providing an environment where genuine encounters between cultures can take place organically. by celebrating diversity and identity together we hope to prove that we have more similarities than differences and that together we can step into the future as a united Australia. This movement towards harmony begins at a local level, which is why we have chosen this as our Community Arts Project.

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