Multicultural Arts Victoria: bringing their Emerge Cultural Hubs Consultation 2012 to Ballarat

Dear Friends,

You are invited to attend a Ballarat Arts community consultation session with Multicultural Arts Victoria on Tuesday 28^th August from 6pm – 8pm at the Ballarat Town Hall.

MAV will be seeking community feedback on the following:

1. What are the barriers to participation in the arts for refugee and emerging CALD artists and communities in Ballarat?

2. What can we do to increase opportunities and access for refugee and emerging CALD artists and communities in Ballarat?

EMERGE CULTURAL HUBS CONSULTATIONS 2012

Multicultural Arts Victoria will undertake a series of 6 consultations over a 2 week period in August to review and inform the development of its Emerge Cultural Hubs program. Emerge Cultural Hubs is a unique model for arts development, programming and capacity building of emerging refugee artists and communities in regional Victoria. Through a partnership approach and ongoing consultation with communities and stakeholders, the program identifies local needs and develops locally based, sustainable arts initiatives that are aimed at increasing refugee and CALD communities’ participation in the arts.

Regards,

Elizabeth Hardiman | Cultural Partnerships Officer

City of Ballarat | PO Box 655, Ballarat, Victoria, 3353

P: 03 5320 5831 | M: 0438 205 620 | http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au

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On Thursday, a group of Ballarat People travelled to Melbourne for the Rally to save TAFEs in Victoria.  A number of us are on the Save TAFE Ballarat Committee - and that includes Miss Eagle.  We massed outside the State Library in Swanston Street, moved along Swanston Street and up Bourke Street to Spring Street which brought us out directly in front of Parliament House.

For those who don't do rallies and demos in Melbourne, I must tell you what a wonderful venue Parliament House is for such events.  It has tiers of broad steps.  Sometimes people are on the steps, sometimes - especially when there are thousands as ours were - the whole intersection is closed off.  The design of the steps gives our friendly police somewhere to line themselves to prevent enthusiasts from dashing up the remaining steps to storm Parliament itself.  Conversely, the steps are great because friendly, supportive pollies can come out to greet us and support us.  You will see photos of them carrying their placards at the very top of the steps ... where the rest of us weren't.  I think perhaps a parliamentary venue being designed at this point in history might not be designed in such an accommodating way for protest!

TAFE staff and students rally in protest of Baillieu Government funding cuts

Two comments on this report - 

1. it ignores that community people such as me were present; people who have no connection with TAFE except that we are supporters and don't want them destroyed.
2. It puts the numbers at hundreds.  This is a vast underestimation.  I believe there were in excess of 1,000 people with a possibility of getting on or close to 2,000. Some have estimated 4,000 which could be possible.  And some enthusiasts have said 6,000 - but I suspect not.  

Angry protests as Baillieu defends TAFE cuts in times of uncertainty

Baillieu risks backlash on TAFE cuts 

TAKE IT TO TED - FIGHT THE TAFE CUTS

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Campaign continues....

On September 6, the Victorian Parliament is spreading itself around Central Victoria.  It is not just visiting but actually holding sittings in Bendigo and Ballarat.  Bendigo is playing host to the Upper House - the Legislative Council of Victoria.  Meanwhile, the Legislative Assembly is coming to Ballarat. 

The Ballarat SAVE TAFE committee intends to ensure a warm, warm welcome for our State legislators and defunders of youth and further education.  Details of the Ballarat Sittings are on the link above - including bus timetables from Ballarat Railway Station to the Mount Helen campus of the University of Ballarat.  The rally is scheduled for Thursday 6 September at 1pm at the Mount Helen campus.  

To be confirmed:

Could Networkers please provide advice of what is planned for Bendigo?

We had people at a wonderful public meeting held recently in Geelong. If Networkers in Geelong see this post, could you please advise what is happening in your area?

I believe, but have yet to re-confirm, that two Save TAFE campaign shuttle buses will be running a continuous loop to and from the Ballarat city centre.  There will be two locations for departure from the city.

Any information you may have on meetings, actions, protests in regional Victoria could Networkers please email misseaglesnetwork(at)gmail(dot)com 

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 REMEMBER -

TAKE IT TO TED!!!

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