Organisation: Ross House Association
Event: Effective Action for Environmental and Social Justice: Training Day
Event link and registration: http://www.rosshouse.org.au/just_us
Date: Saturday June 30th, 2012
Time: 10am to 6:00pm
Location: Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Cost and RSVP: Each 90min session is $10 with all proceeds going back into the program. Registrations are essential as places are limited
Contact: You can book online at http://www.rosshouse.org.au/just_us or call 9650 1599. You can keep up to date with Ross House via facebook or signing up to the Ross House e-bulletin on www.rosshouse.org.au
About the Event: You’ve got the passion, but have you got the power? On Saturday 30 June, get skilled up for maximum effect at the Ross House all day training day with back to back workshops. Each 90 minute workshop is $10 with all proceeds going back into the program. There are three workshops to choose from in each time period, plus discussions and opportunities to promote your campaign.
For full program details and registration, head to the event page: http://www.rosshouse.org.au/just_us
Organisation: Palms Australia
Event: Adelaide Information Session
Event link: http://www.palms.org.au/about/events/
Date: Thursday 31 May
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Hutt St Library Conference Room, 235 Hutt St, Adelaide
Cost and RSVP: This is a free event. No RSVP is required.
Contact: Please contact Sarah Torcasio at sarah@palms.org.au or on 02 9518 9551 for further information.
About: Palms Australia has been sending volunteers to developing countries for 50+years. Palms global volunteers are vehicles for development and social change through mentoring and exchange of skills.
Countless studies and our own experience over 50 years confirm, that when communities are supported and empowered through building capacity and skills, the whole society benefits. Families are healthier, more children go to school, agricultural productivity improves and earnings increase. In essence, communities become more resilient.
The requests we receive from overseas communities are far greater than what we can currently fill. Palms Australia is seeking volunteers willing to participate in an authentic cross-cultural mission in countries across Asia, Africa or the Pacific. Positions exist in education, health, administration, agriculture/farming, trades and other skilled areas.
Learn more at our info session and get prepared for a 2013 placement. See Palms website for more information on Palms’ work: http://www.palms.org.au/
Organisation: Palms Australia
Event: Perth Information Session
Event link: http://www.palms.org.au/about/events/
Date: Thursday 17 May
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate, Perth
Cost and RSVP: This is a free event. No RSVP is required.
Contact: Please contact Sarah Torcasio at sarah@palms.org.au or on 02 9518 9551 for further information.
About: Palms Australia has been sending volunteers to developing countries for 50+years. Palms global volunteers are vehicles for development and social change through mentoring and exchange of skills. Countless studies and our own experience over 50 years confirm, that when communities are supported and empowered through building capacity and skills, the whole society benefits. Families are healthier, more children go to school, agricultural productivity improves and earnings increase. In essence, communities become more resilient.The requests we receive from overseas communities are far greater than what we can currently fill. Palms Australia is seeking volunteers willing to participate in an authentic cross-cultural mission in countries across Asia, Africa or the Pacific. Positions exist in education, health, administration, agriculture/farming, trades and other skilled areas.
Learn more at our info session and get prepared for a 2013 placement. See Palms website for more information on Palms’ work: http://www.palms.org.au/
Organisation: Ross House Association
Event: THE BIG PICTURE screening: The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Event link: http://www.rosshouse.org.au/node/162
Date: Thursday June 7th, 2012
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Cost and RSVP: Entry by donation – popcorn and mulled wine available too! Proceeds go towards environmental action.
Contact: rosshouse@rosshouse.org.au. You can keep up to date via facebook or signing up to the Ross House e-bulletin on www.rosshouse.org.au
About the Event: The epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. Castigated as a pariah in his community, Farmer John bravely transforms his farm amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and arson. He succeeds in creating a bastion of free expression and a revolutionary form of agriculture in rural America. See the trailor for The Real Dirt on Farmer John on the website.
Entry by donation. All proceeds go to environmental campaigns.
Organisation: Empower Projects
Event: Sydney Half Marathon Campaign
Date: now until May 20th
About: We’re running to raise funds to setup a community-owned bank in rural Malawi that would give entrepreneurs and committees in 22 villages in the region access to affordable capital and a secure place to deposit savings. Every contribution counts and we encourage those who are already taking part to consider joining our team!
Fundraising page: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/teamempower
Website: www.empowerprojects.org
Buy a T-shirt on their Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/empowerprojects
Organisation: Familia Moja Children’s Home
Event: 31 Pillows - http://31pillows.wordpress.com/
Date: Opening night 6pm-9pm Thursday 14th of June 2012.
Exhibition runs from the 14 – 16th June 2012, 11am to 6pm
Where: Damien Minton Gallery, Annex Space.
583 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, NSW Sydney
Cost and RSVP: Exhibition Entry Free, artwork prices as listed.
Contact: info@familiamoja.org
About the Event: ’31 Pillows’ is an exhibition of art made by children from the Familia Moja Children’s home in January and February this year during its first artist in residency program with Australian artists Lottie Consalvo and James Drinkwater. Works created by both Lottie and James will also be exhibited. 100% of proceeds from the exhibition go direct to funding the continuation of the building of our permanent home at Familia Moja Children’s Home in Kenya.
Title of event: Fair Trade Market Stall @ Old Bus Depot Markets
Organisation: The ACT Fair Trade Collective and The Oxfam ACT Committee
Date: Sunday 6 May 10am – 4pm
Venue Name/Address: Old Bus Depot Building, Wentworth Avenue, Kingston
Town/City: Canberra
Region: ACT Australia
Cost: Free
About: The ACT Fair Trade Collective and the Oxfam ACT Committee will be hosting a joint stall at the Old Bus Depot Markets to coincide with Fair Trade Fortnight. Feel free to drop by and learn more about the role Fair Trade is playing in improving the lives of producers in developing countries, and purchase some ethically produced gifts that will be on sale on behalf of local businesses such as the Oxfam Shop and Khmer Creations.
Contact: actfairtrade@gmail.com
Website: http://www.fta.org.au/node/766
Organisation: Connecting Hands
Event: Connecting Hands Trivia Night
When: Friday 11th May
Time: 7pm onwards
Where: Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges St, Elsternwick 3185
Cost: $25. Bar Available, Raffles, Silent Auctions, a great night out!
Contact and RSVP: Email to book your ticket admin@connectinghands.com.au
Website: www.connectinghands.com.au
About: Grab a table of friends, meet Tom Oliver (Lou Carpenter) from TV series Neighbours and enjoy a great night out. Funds raised going to support our Rescue & Rehabilitation Programs in
Cambodia for women and children affected by sexual slavery
ONE: Beauty Salon
Imagine a world where no mother worried about her children going to bed hungry,
Imagine a world where every woman felt important, respected and valued in her community,
Imagine a world where every woman had a chance to achieve her dreams.
Now stop imagining, and help us make this a reality!
It takes one to start a chain reaction, today it’s starting with you!
ONE: Beauty Salon + Training Centre is the newest project by local charity the Cambodian Kids Foundation (CKF)
Next week it will open it’s doors for the first time in the bustling city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
ONE is open to the public as a commercial beauty salon that allows customers to be pampered and indulged in a peaceful environment.
The specialist beauty services ONE offers includes Massage, Manicures, Pedicures, Nail Art, Waxing, Eyelash tinting, Hair Styling, Hair colouring and more.
All of the staff employed are women who have either come from the slum communities in Phnom Penh or women from rural villages.
Many of these women have never attended school, and are unable to attend university, or have no interest in attending university.
They all have dreams of working in the beauty industry and for the past year Cambodian Kids Foundation has been assisting these women in attending training schools and skill workshops so they could build up their knowledge and practice.
As well as operating as a beauty salon, the centre has upstairs training rooms where our already trained women will take on students and apprentices and teach them the skills needed to start working in the salon also.
Our hopes are that one day these women will be able to leave the ONE: beauty salon with the skills and knowledge to be able to open and manage their own businesses.
If you are ever in Phnom Penh, Cambodia please pay us a visit and take an opportunity to treat yourself knowing very well that you are helping to provide, a job, a living and a dream to these wonderful women who have worked incredibly hard to get to the position they are at today.
CKF are also currently seeking people who work in the beauty industry to come and volunteer in our ONE project, expressions of interest can be sent to Sam on the email below.
More info on ONE on our facebook page www.facebook.com/onecambodia
The Cambodian Kids Foundation are also still looking for fun, hardworking & dedicated volunteers to join us on our 2012 Mission: Cambodia Volunteer Trips, please email sam@cambodiankidsfoundation.com for more information on our ONE: beauty salon and training centre or additional information on our 2012 volunteer trips.
Organisation: Palms Australia
Event: Ballarat Information Session
Event link: http://www.palms.org.au/about/events/
Date: Saturday April 28th
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: St Alipius Parish Hall, 84 Victoria St, Ballarat East
Cost and RSVP: This is a free event. No RSVP is required.
Contact: Please contact Sarah Torcasio at sarah@palms.org.au or on 02 9518 9551 for further information.
About: Palms Australia has been sending volunteers to developing countries for 50+years. Palms global volunteers are vehicles for development and social change through mentoring and exchange of skills.
Countless studies and our own experience over 50 years confirm, that when communities are supported and empowered through building capacity and skills, the whole society benefits. Families are healthier, more children go to school, agricultural productivity improves and earnings increase. In essence, communities become more resilient. The requests we receive from overseas communities are far greater than what we can currently fill. Palms Australia is seeking volunteers willing to participate in an authentic cross-cultural mission in countries across Asia, Africa or the Pacific. Positions exist in education, health, administration, agriculture/farming, trades and other skilled areas.
Learn more at our info session and get prepared for a 2013 placement. See Palms website for more information on Palms’ work: http://www.palms.org.au/
