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BEAUTIFUL AND STRANGE ART EXHIBITION
POSTED: 25th September 2018
Speech transcripts and photos from the opening event!
The Beautiful and Strange exhibition presents artworks by some of Macarthur's culturally and linguistically diverse residents. Their artworks explore their connection to Campbelltown and ties to their countries of birth.
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SBS ARABIC RADIO INTERVIEW - BEAUTIFUL AND STRANGE
POSTED: 18th September 2018 SOURCE: SBS Arabic Radio 14th September 2018
Sana Al-Ahmar discusses MDSI's upcoming exhibition of artworks by immigrant and refugee women.
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Program: SBS Arabic Radio Interviewer: Saleem Al-Fahad Interviewee: Sana Al-Ahmar Duration: 7:13
SBS ARABIC RADIO INTERVIEW - REFUGEE WEEK
POSTED: 10th July 2018 SOURCE: SBS Arabic Radio 22nd June 2018
plus more in this interview with Sana Al-Ahmar.
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Program: SBS Arabic Radio Interviewer: Australia Alyaom. Manal Al-Ani. Ghassan Nakhoul Interviewee: Sana Al-Ahmar Duration: 6:40
MY JOURNEY WITH HIPPY
POSTED: 08th June 2018
A reflection from a HIPPY Tutor
Written by Barunaya Shnan......
Last year I enrolled my daughter with the Hippy program. With every time I received Hippy books and attended Hippy groups. I became more interested and I enjoyed the Hippy program. When I make a new friend, share ideas with other mothers, enjoying playing with my daughter and knowing more about my community's activity's.
Although I had my own job as an educator I found a lot of ideas from Hippy. I used them in my day care and I saw with every time in Hippy groups a strong relationship between Ann and her team. To be honest I was wishing to be one of them one day.
In the beginning of this year I was surprised to find out that Ann offered me to join the Hippy team. After one-month training and working with the Hippy team I realised that I had some problems. Firstly, I had a weakness in English because English is not my first language. Secondly teaching kids is different from teaching parents to be their kids own tutor and sometimes I forget what I learn from Ann in group training, so I fell that my confidence goes down and I start thinking maybe my group doesn't like me and that I'm not suitable for this job. But I like this job and the Hippy team, so I have to do something about it.
I talked to my husband and he encouraged me and said, "you are a very quick learner, you can do it".
So, I have to have a plan.
I observed where my weakness area was, and I worked on it.
Firstly, I talked to Kerns one of the tutors with me and I told her "please if you see me doing any mistakes please let me know so I can improve" and I also talked with my coordinator Ann and I also asked her how she saw I was doing my job, she encouraged me because she saw that I liked to learn. With my English I started reading my books before going to the group training and I found some words that were difficult to find in the dictionary. So, I made my own little dictionary. Then I asked my husband to help me with practising to Hippy books with him and he can do that activity with our daughter, so I can understand how to pass the information on to the parents. Now I completely understand what my problems were, and I am more confident to do my work.
BLANKET DRIVE A GREAT SUCCESS
POSTED: 07th June 2018 SOURCE: Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser 06th June 2018
A variety of local community groups are prepared for winter thanks to generous donations from Macarthur residents.
LOCAL BUSINESS AWARDS FINALISTS
POSTED: 07th June 2018 SOURCE: Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser 11th October 2017
Cafe Kulcha would like to thank all of our loyal customers for nominating us for the 2018 Local Business Awards.
SBS ARABIC RADIO INTERVIEW - MDSI’S MULTICULTURAL WOMEN’S ART GROUP
POSTED: 19th April 2018 SOURCE: SBS Arabic Radio 18th April 2018
plus more in this interview with Sana Al-Ahmar.
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Program: SBS Arabic Radio Interviewer: Manal Al-Ani Interviewee: Sana Al-Ahmar Duration: 7:18
VALE ANNIE LIM LEE
POSTED: 28th March 2018
1946 - 2018
MDSI Board and staff were shocked and saddened by the passing away of Ms. Annie Lee on the Saturday morning of 10/03/2018.
Annie was a long standing member and supporter of MDSI and in the last 8 years was an active member of our Board of Directors.
Annie was involved in a number of other community organisations in Western Sydney in the course of her working life, she will be remembered as a strong advocate of people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
