CMCF
Canberra Multicultural Community Forum (CMCF) Inc
Multicultural News
Courtesy of the ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs
ACT Multicultural Community News – Edition 33/2008
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Invitation to the 2008 Multicultural
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Contact
details
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African
Drumming Workshops
·
Course
in Advanced Workplace English
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Friday
prayers in Spence
·
Ramadan
Radio Broadcast 2008
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Professional year in Computer Sciences Program
·
Upcoming
events at the National Gallery of
Click here for program
Click here for registration form
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Message from the ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs
Help us shape a multicultural Canberra 2009-2012
Saturday 30 August 2008
Rydges Lakeside Hotel
Registration form is attached.
Please complete one per person and return to the Office of Multicultural
Affairs.
The
Contact: Alicia Aguilera, Phone:
(02) 6207 6275, Email:
alicia.aguilera@act.gov.au
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Message from ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs
Contact details
ACT Multicultural Community News
bulletins are published each Wednesday.
Contributions are welcome and
should be forwarded to Alicia Aguilera at
Alicia.Aguilera@act.gov.au
no later than 4pm on Tuesdays.
Enquiries on 6207 6275
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Message from Drum Effect
AFRICAN
DRUMMING WORKSHOPS with THE WORLD'S PREMIER DJEMBE PLAYER - MAMADY KEITA FROM
GUINEA, WEST AFRICA
A truly unique opportunity to
attend workshops with the living legend - Mamady Keita - here in
When: 6-9pm Wednesday 1st October (Beginner-Intermediate Workshop)
6-9pm Wednesday 1st October (Intermediate-Advanced Workshop)
Where:
Cost: $90 per workshop or $170 for both (Drum hire is available for $5.00)
Enquiries: Please call Kate on 0414 236 323 or email kate@drumeffect.com.au
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Message from CIT Vocational College
Course in Advanced Workplace
English (Written)
Would you like to improve your
written skills?
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is offering a short 6-week advanced
English course designed to help you improve your written English in the
workplace. This course is for people whose first language is not English.
Whether you’re looking for a promotion, need a new career or simply wanting to
improve your confidence, we can help you improve your writing. The course will
cover grammar and language for advanced writing tasks such as: reports, formal
and informal emails, formal letters, applications for employment and promotion.
Six Thursdays, 2-5pm, 18 September
to 23 October 2008, at Reid Campus, Constitution Avenue, Cost $450.00 (GST
exempt)
For further information please call our office on 6207 4800
To enrol go to
www.citace.com.au or call 6207 4441.
CIT also has tailored workshops available for delivery at your workplace. Please
contact us to find out more
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Message from
Pakistan
Australia
Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations
will be organised on
5.00 PM Sharp
(Strictly On time start)
Dickson college Hall
(corner Majura &
A colourful night of of fun and entertainment
Drama skits,
Children Tablo's
Comedy
Pakhtun Attan dance (Frontier Sword dance)
Poetry
Music
Gala dinner
and much more...
on a night full of fun and joy....
Prizes to be Won
Click here for more details
http://www.pafa.org.au/PID61.html
Hurry Limited tickets left
Advance Booking: $15 per person ($45 for family of Four)
Tickets can be bought either online or
from the
PAFA executive committee
Tickets are also be available at
Bharat International Belconnen
Exotic Spice centre Belconnen
Contact
PAFA executive committee for tickets:
Tickets can also be bought through
Online Bank Transfers
or through PayPal
You can use Online Banking and transfer the Admission fee of $15 for per person or $45.00 for a family of four persons.
Please book in advance and save, as the gate admission fee on the day will be $20.00 per person, no family discount available)
Send us your Online receipt and
application form via email or via normal post. Please give 48 hours for bank
transfer transactions to go through.
All receipts and enquiries must be
sent to
PID@pafa.org.au
PAFA BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
Account Name:
Bank:
Commonwealth Bank
BSB:
062900 .. Account Number:
28031448
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Message from the Islamic Society of
Belconnen
Friday Prayers – Spence
The Islamic Society of Belconnen
and the Muslim community in
Venue: Spence Musallah
Address:
Prayer begins at: 1:00pm EST
Contact: Osman 0400 767 705
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Message from Australian Muslim
Voice Inc (AMV)
Australian Muslim Voice Inc. (AMV)
Bringing you the world of Islam
Ramadan Radio Broadcast 2008
FM 103.1
24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Broadcasting from 31 August to 5 October 2008
Programs include:
 |
Athan (call to prayer) five times a day |
|
Children's interactive live program in the
afternoons |
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Youth interactive live program in the
evening |
|
Morning show with Irfan Yusuf - news,
politics and comedy |
|
The Life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) |
|
Famous women in Islam |
|
Rights of men and women in marriage - an
Islamic perspective |
|
Music from the Muslim world
|
And so much more………….
The Executive of AMV would like to wish you and your family a Happy Ramadan.
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Message from CIT
CIT will offer a Professional
Year in Computer Sciences program commencing September 2008 and concluding in
August 2009.
The program aims to give recent
graduates holding a Skilled Graduate 485 visa or Bridging visa a competitive
edge in gaining employment in the Australian ICT industry. The program offers
practical training in Australian workplace culture and communication, and a
professional internship with an Australian business or government organisation
in the field of ICT.
The program components are:
·
Commencing Boot camp
with the ACS and CIT
(2 days - scheduled for 15 September 2008)
·
Australian Workplace
Culture (130 hours)
·
Business and
Professional Communications (130 hours)
·
Professional Work
Experience Internship (220 hours over 12 weeks)
·
IT Governance, Ethics
and Strategic Business Frameworks (ACS online program)
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Concluding boot camp
and graduation (2 days)
·
The program also includes
membership of the Australian Computer Society.
The cost of the Program is $12,000,
payable in advance.
Additional information can be
obtained from our website at
http://www.cit.act.edu.au/news/professional_year_programs/ . “
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Message from National Gallery of
Australia
Upcoming Asia- Pacific Films
at the National Gallery of
In association with the exhibition Picture Paradise
FREE
James O Fairfax Theatre
National Gallery of
Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935)
Saturday 30 August 1.30 pm
35 mm, 18 +, 65 mins.
A tragic tale of love denied,
filmed in
Shadow Magic (2001)
Saturday 30 August 3 pm
DVD, PG, 115 mins. Ann Hu’s
debut film tells the story of the culture clash in
Print courtesy of the NFSA
In the Land of the War Canoes (1914)
Sunday 31 August 1.30 pm
16 mm, 18 +, 47 mins, b. & w.
A tribal story of love and
revenge among the Kwakiutls of the Pacific NW coast, filmed by pioneer
photographer Edward S Curtis
Pather Panchali (Song of the little road) (1956)
Sunday 31 August 3 pm
16 mm, G, 111 mins, b. & w.,
Bengali with English subtitles. Satyajit Ray’s film about a young boy
growing up in rural
Print courtesy of the NFSA