SL_Newsletter.Ed 4.1005

Printed with compliments of Cr Charlie Pisasale‟s Electorate Office

Agenda, Feature Story, Photo Gallery, Contributions & Enq.

May 2010 - Edition 4

For Enquiries contact:

Co-ordinator: Stella Gibbs

Ph: (07) 3281 6852

Mobile: 0408 816 856

Contribution to Newsletter:

If you would like to advertise a

function, festival, workshop, Art

Exhibition, CD, book or you

would like to share some interest-

ing anecdotes, stories, poems,

jokes, news items, please contact:

Editor: Astrid Tholens

Ph: (07) 3202 2291

Email: [email protected]

Support Links Multicultural Group

Support Links Group offers opportunities

for you to meet people from different

cultures, help support those that are new

to the country and provide social

interaction for all.

Do you have any skills to share?

Would you like to learn more?

Come and join us!

Monday‟s 12pm till 2pm Leichhardt Community Centre (Youth Centre)

Cnr Old Toowoomba Rd & Denman St

Leichhardt Ph (07) 3812 1270

Support Links Multicultural Group - NEWSLETTER

Support Links AGENDA

Monday‟s 12pm - 2pm

3 May: Labour Day

Session cancelled

10 May: Visiting Speaker

17 May: Cooking simple

Indian vegetarian meal, by

Sanat & Roopa

24 May: Cooking non-

vegetarian Indian meal, by

Sanat

31 May: Heritage trail to

Rosewood by train, lunch

at Rosewood Hotel.

Global Fiesta by Stella Gibbs The Global Fiesta took on a different look this year as Support Links

did not have a stall. There were many reasons for this but as it

happened we were all able to take part in some of the workshops

which were very enjoyable, informative and fun.

Some have asked - can we have a stall next year? It will be up to

you. We have time to think how we would like to run a stall. We

can make things and sell them or we can have an information stall

to let the public know what we are about and how much fun we

have. It is also a good opportunity to talk to prospective new tutors

or English students.

Let‟s plan ahead so we can really have something we are proud of.

If you are interested in joining us, come and have a chat!

When my heart

is at peace,

my world is

at peace...

Chinese proverb

Leichhardt

One Mile

Community

Centre

ABN 76432600317

G l o b a l F i e s t a 2 0 1 0

Ipswich 150 years birthday

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Printed with compliments of Cr Charlie Pisasale‟s Electorate Office 2

Calendar of Concerts & Festivals - May 2010

5 May, Wednesday - 10am start Vietnamese Cultural Awareness Workshop

at Phat Da Buddist Temple, 36 Deodar St, Inala

Facilitator Dr Bui and Qi. Cost $20 per person,

includes traditional Vietnamese lunch.

Enq: ph (07) 3723 6633 or [email protected]

15 May, Saturday- 6pm start AUTUMN DREAMING - The Ipswich Charity

Fashion Parade at the Metro Hotel Ipswich, 43

South St, Ipswich.

Booking required: tickets can be purchased at:

[email protected] or call Boutique

Tres Chic on 0432 702 286. (RSVP 1 May)

22 May, Saturday - 10am to 3pm 3rd Aladdin‟s Bazaar at St Pauls Church Hall,

Limestone & Ellenborough St, Ipswich. More

stallholders are needed, please contact Hedy on

0414 703 842

26 May, Wednesday - 6pm start National Sorry Day: „Stolen Generation‟ Film at

Barry Jones Auditorium, Ipswich Library, South St,

Ipswich. FREE screening.

Festivals & Concerts, Markets, Music, Song & Dance

WORKSHOPS - Exercise, Music & Dancing

Circle Dancing at Humanities Building,

Cnr South & Nicholas Sts, Ipswich Saturday, every fortnight from 10 - 12am

Join University of 3rd Age (U3A), Ph (07) 3282 7484

[email protected]

Gentle Exercise Classes at IMP Office, St Pauls,

Limestone & Ellenborough St, Ipswich Thursday 3 to 4pm - $5 per session.

Enq: Ph 0414 703 842

Drum & Dance Classes at IMP Office, St Pauls,

Limestone & Ellenborough St, Ipswich Thursday 7 to 8pm - $10 per session

Enq: Ph 0414 703 842

AUTUMN DREAMING The I p sw i c h G a l a

Ch ar i t y F ash i o n Par a de

15 May at 6pm

Metro Hote l Ipswich Internat ional

43 South St, Ipswich

Samuel’s House, THAILAND

This Charity event is a fundraiser for Samuel’s House in Thailand and is approved by the Thai Government. Children who are abandoned by parents or have been orphaned due to murder, suicide, imprisonment or illness (such as AIDS and malaria) of parents, are adopted by the Centre. The Centre provides for a safe and loving environment, nutritious food, clean and comfortable accommodation, clothing, educa-tion including opportunity to access private scholarship and the teaching of the word of God. Would you like to help? WE need beautiful quality pre-loved fashion garments across the classes of categories: Daywear, Evening wear, Corporate, New Generation, Resort Wear, Street Wear, Swim-wear, Race/Cup Wear

Garments can be delivered to Caroline Cavanagh

@ 10 Hawthorne St, Woodend on Mondays

Enq: Ph 0432 702 286

Support Links PARTY Saturday 19 June 5 - 9pm

Leichhardt One Mile Community Centre

(Youth Centre)

Samoan Umu (hangi) & drinks provided

Invite your family and friends!!

COST: $10 per ticket, $20 per family

RSVP by 12 June: contact members of Support

Links, or Leichhardt Community Centre

Ph (07) 3812 1270

Samuel’s House-PROJECTS since 2007

-Essential infrastructure and facilities to give

the children safe and proper housing

-seeding of micro-economic business to promote

sustainability

-purchasing water tanks to provide clean drinking water

-build veranda for Sunday School

-upgrade existing children‟s sleeping quarters

-purchase bunk beds/pillows/sheets for all children

-seed micro-economic business-making greeting cards

-seed micro-economic business - mushroom farming-pilot

stage

-upgrade Samuel‟s House pick-up truck to ferry the

children

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Artworks, Exhibitions, Workshops, Celebrations

Three Questions: Advice from a friend Mitch Ditkoff

www.ideachampion.com

Imagine yourself as a sword in a stone. It's stuck and won't come out.

You pull to the left. You pull to the right. You pull to the left, again.

Back and forth, back and forth you go between the extremes:

good and bad, up and down, black and white, rich and poor, this and that.

With each movement between the extremes, the sword gets looser and looser

until it gets loose enough for you to pull from the stone.

That's how it works some times -- all this going back and forth,

until we're finally free!

Artist Wonderland Ipswich Art Council Workshop-Series 2010

For further information on how to book, visit:

www.artisanwonderland.blogspot.com

Enq: Donna -Ph (07) 2194 1210

PAPIER MACHE at IMP Office St Paul‟s Hall

We are making

5 papier mache

figures

so come and learn

the new technique

of this ancient

art form

Workshops

Tuesday‟s Thursday‟s

1 - 3pm

Facilitators

Anthony Edwards &

Hedy Keogh

0414 703 842

SORRY DAY 2010 „Stolen Generation‟

Ipswich Library - Wed 26 May at 6pm Film Synopsis: In this film , three Aboriginal people share their stories of

removal. Bobby Randall a singer; songwriter Cleonie Quayle, a mother of four; and Daisy Howards, a Kimberley woman, separated from her half-sister May 50 years ago. The stories are combined with interviews with two well-known Australian historians, Marcia Langton and Henry Reynolds who described the racist assumptions behind these policies. Removing children was a deliberate government policy and the end aimed for was the eventual disappearance of Aborigines as a people. Archival footage adds strik-ing illustration throughout the film. The film ends with the recent debate in Australia - how the previous Prime Minister John Howard, while recognizing past wrongs and expressing his ‟regret‟, refused to make an official apology and say ‟sorry‟ on behalf of the Australian nation. www.ipswich.qld.gov.au Ph (07) 3810 6655

SILK HIBISCUS FLOWER The commemorative silk flower Has been created as a national

emblem of the Stolen Generation.

The flower was adopted because it

is found widely across Australia

and it is a survivor. Its colour

denotes compassion and spiritual

healing.

They can be purchased at $2 per

flower (no postage) or $80 per box

of 48 flowers (plus $8 postage).

Enq. Ph (08) 9193 6502

Email: [email protected]

Silk Hibiscus

flowers

Vietnamese Cultural Awareness Workshop Wed 5 May -10am start

This workshop will be a progress event commencing at the Phat Da Buddhist Temple for a personal meeting and greeting from the Monk. We will then move onto Que Huong Restaurant where the official workshop will commence and a traditional Vietnamese lunch will be served. Topics to be presented are: -Vietnamese history, values, beliefs, traditions and family structures, politics, war and refugee migration issues, important information workers in the community sector should know.

Registration required 5 days before workshops

Spiritus Early Parent Centre : Ph (07) 3723 6633 or [email protected]

Sculptures of

Joseph & Mary

Presented to the Anglican

Church Ipswich.

Various IMP artists

contributed to this project.

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New Leaf Project by Jhonny Araneda

Reach the unreachable. Touch the untouchable

Change the unchangeable

I am a youth worker/youth mentor and

freelance program facilitator from New Leaf Projects. Working in our

community, whether it‟s in your School

or organisation, these programs are

built to empower young people and

help them better understand that education can be fun

and that they do have a say and we are here to listen. I

have some exciting programs for young people for 2010.

* HOPE (Hip-hop Offers Personal Empowerment)

program, aimed at introducing healthier ways to deal with

anger & stress and allowing young people to get in touch with

their feelings and concerns.

* The Reconciliation Program - aimed at reducing tensions

between cultures.

* NAIDOC Pride program - aimed at building pride

within our community.

*Speak your Art out program - is aimed at raising

awareness within our community regarding issues and

giving young people a chance to express themselves

through Murals/Banners that reflect a positive message. Enq. Ph 0406 051 281

[email protected]

www.myspace.com/newleafprojects

Education,Tutoring, Workshops, Language

Inner Peace ...this is so true!

If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time

If you can take criticism and blame with-out resentment,

If you can conquer tension without medi-cal help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

Then You Are Probably The Family Dog!!!

Free English Lessons

Free English Lessons are available for all migrants and refugees who reside in Australia as well as visiting students or workers who need extra help. Monday’s 10 till 11.30am: Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich

Tuesday’s 10 till 11.30am: Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich

Thursday 10 till 11.30am: Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich

Thursday’s 9 till 11am: Goodna Neighbourhood House,

33 Queen St, Goodna

Please note that Lessons will be cancelled for all Public Holidays.

PUNCTUATION IS IMPORTANT

An English professor wrote the words:

“A woman without her man is nothing” on

the chalkboard and asked his students to

punctuate it correctly.

All the males in the class wrote:

“A woman, without her man, is nothing.” All the females in the class wrote:

“A woman; without her, man is nothing.” P u n c t u a t i o n i s p o w e r f u l ! ! !

AFRICAN WOMEN‟S GROUP

Social computer practice sessions......

When: Every Friday

Time: 9.30am to 12am

Where: Goodna Neighbourhood House,

33 Queen St, Goodna

Cost: $2 per person

Funded by Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Enq. Call Natasha on (07) 3202 1180 or 0448 101 562

LET

SLEEP-

ING

DOGS

LIE!!!

Tutors & Students

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WORDS of PEACE television series

The award winning series ‘Words of

Peace’ presents a unique and inspiring

perspective on the quest for personal

peace.

It is broadcast free to air across the

region. The series features highlights of

addresses given by Prem Rawat around

the world. Tuesday 1.30pm

Thursday 1.30pm

Thursday 5.30pm www.31.com.au

www.wordsofpeace.org.au

D R U M B E A T Discovering Relationships Using

Music, Beliefs, Emotions, Attitudes and Thoughts

16 -18 June & 12-14 October, 2010

Brisbane: Venue to be announced

Drumbeat Training is delivered by Simon Faulkner from Holyoake in Western Australia. He is the developer of the Drumbeat early intervention program and has worked as an addictions counsellor specialis-ing in group work with adolescents and Aboriginal men. Holyoake is committed to making the Drumbeat program accessible across Australia, delivering the program to schools, prisons, drug & alcohol facilities, mental health services and youth centres.

To register, contact (02) 4921 7743

www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac

The hunger for peace Comes from within you

It is not an intellectual idea It is the desire of the heart As simple as the coming And going of the breath

-Prem Rawat-

http://theypi.net/quotes.php

Workshops, TV Series, Poems, Photo Gallery

Goodna Homework Club for children with refugee

background

Thursday Afternoons 3 - 4:30pm

St Alban‟s Hall 69-71 Alice St, Goodna

Volunteers assist children with their homework Afternoon tea (fruit) provided

Natasha Blucher, Settlement Caseworker

St Vincent de Paul Society, QLD

Ph: 07 3202 1180

[email protected]

Presented by the Sudanese Community Association of Qld

& St Vincent de Paul Society Settlement Services.

Justice of the Peace This service is available for people with

Multicultural background Frail & Aged

Disabled Anyone who cares for a family member

and their families

Ph Sami on 07 3281 4611 or 0457 700 138

West Moreton/Ipswich Area

A gigantic effort to create a masterpiece in felt...by members of the Ipswich Arts Council and the public, to the sound of the

Morris Dancers/Musicians who accompanied the patting, rolling, stomping and throwing of the felt mat. The „Faces‟ felt-

tapestry will be auctioned later in the year to make a donation to the Ipswich Hospice. A true expression of the Global Fiesta!

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Environment, Eco-Community Gardens, Recipes

Quotes by Thomas Berry www.earth-community.org

“Without the soaring birds, without the great

forests, the free-flowing streams, the sight of the

clouds by day, and the stars by night, we become

impoverished in all that makes us human.”

“Well, the first thing to recognize in human-earth

relationships is the Earth is primary and humans are

derivative. Humans are for the perfection of the Earth

rather than the Earth is here for the perfection of

humans.”

“We might summarize our present human situation by

the simple statement: that in the 20th century, the

glory of the human has become the desolation of the

Earth and now the desolation of the Earth is

becoming the destiny of the human.”

Leichhardt Community Gardens Would you like to help prepare a fruit garden?

Would you like to donate a fruit tree to the centre and add your name to the tree?

The trees when matured will provide cover for our vegetable gardens as well as provide fresh fruit to local residents. All the trees will be cared for by volunteers and in time the fruit can be used by local residents.

For more information, contact Phil Ormsby

Leichhardt Community Centre Ph (07) 3812 1270

Pickled Chillies by Sanat Jarasindera

Boil water and pinch of salt in a saucepan.

Place washed chillies (whole) in boiling water for 1 mins. Then place into into cold water. In a glass jar add: *1/2 jar vinegar * 2 tbsp salt * 1 tbsp of citric acid (from Woolworths or add sliced limes or lemons for 2 secs) * 1 tbsp sugar * Optional: add ginger and spices Add the pickling mix to the jar and fill to the top. Close lid and let it season for 2 weeks or so. You do not have to refrigerate after opening.

Diary from Footsteps for Peace, by Cassie Mc Mahon

“I am writing from Iluka, a place I feel is

very special. This evening I was touched by

the music, the singing and story telling shared

by the people of Iluka. The choices we make

at each moment will affect the choices we will

need to make in the future. Sometimes these

choices are not the easiest, but in the long

term will create an abundance of positivity.

We have been blessed by people who by

chance find us and are touched by our efforts.

People have spontaneously assisted us when

we are lost, run out of energy, offered us a

caffeine fix ahhh..., as well as spread the word.

This walk is bigger than just the five of

us, bigger than the five walks happening

globally. This walk is mega and for that I am

grateful.”

Visit: http://brisbane.foe.org.au/blog/12

Visit You Tube, and listen to the Peace Choir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I-MrCy1obE

Footprints for

Peace

welcoming party

at

ILUKA

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Harmony Support Links presents

The Journey of Hope for Children An evening of vegetarian

& non-vegetarian food & entertainment for Charity

GUEST speaker:

H.E. Fauzia Nasreen, High Commissioner for Pakistan in Australia

Saturday 29 May at 7pm

(dinner served at 7.30pm) Helensvale Community Centre,

South Main Hall, 31 Discovery Drive, Helensvale

Cost: $35 ($30 pensioners) per person

Concession rates for children

Your contribution will help educate thousands of children, especially girls. The fund will be sent directly to the Central Asian Institute, founded by Mr Greg Mortenson.

For bookings contact:

Sandra Kovac 0411 015 991

[email protected]

Charities, Books, Stories

Symptoms of Inner Peace June.Norman, Wed 21 Apr 2010 http://brisbane.foe.org.au/content/

symptoms-inner-peace

These symptoms of inner peace were provided to Footprints for Peace walkers by Pam and Peter Clarke in Kempsey. We thought this wisdom would be useful to share...

Be on the lookout for symptoms of

inner peace. The hearts of a great

many have already been exposed

and it is possible that people every-

where could come down with it in

epidemic proportions.

This could pose a serious threat to

what has, up to now, been a fairly

stable condition of conflict and

violence in our world.

Here are some signs and symptoms

of inner peace:

- a tendency to act and think

spontaneously, not on fears based on

past experiences

- an unmistakable ability to enjoy

each moment

- a loss of interest in judging other

people

- a loss of interest in judging self

- a loss of interest in interpreting the

actions of others

- a loss of the ability to worry.

(This is a very serious symptom.)

- frequent, overwhelming episodes of

appreciation

- contented feelings of connected-

ness with others and with nature

- frequent attacks of smiling and

increased susceptibility to the love

extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

Greg Mortenson has

worked to promote peace

through education by

establishing 130 schools,

most of them for girls, in

remote regions of Pakistan

and Afghanistan.

His books ‘Three Cups of

Tea’ & ‘Stone into Schools’

trace the story of his

struggles and achievements.

‘Stone into Schools’ brings

to life the heroic efforts of

the CAI’s fixers on the

ground and renegade men

who were inspired by the

importance of girl’s

education, and the triumphs

of the young women who are

now graduating from the

Schools.

www.stoneintoschools.com

“ Mortenson‟s story serves as a

reminder of the power of a good idea

and the strength inherent in one

person‟s passionate determination

to persevere against enormous

obstacles.” Marilyn Gardner,

The Christian Science Monitor

CHARITY BREAKFAST for HSL Inc. Mother Action

Thursday 3 June from 9am

Ipswich City Council Cafeteria Fun Activities Sing-a-long

Circle Dancing HSL Inc morning tea & art fun

Special Guests:

Goodna Youth Services

Gamming & Jamming Band

Buy a Raffle ticket for donation of gauzes

and bandages Prize for best Sari /Kurta!

Sandra Kovac 0411 015 991 Roy Smart 0439 767 150

Promoting Peace One School,

One Child At A Time

For information on scheduling

Greg Mortenson please email

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Stories, Poems, Artwork

HEART OF THE CITY by Marilyn Scott

My Mum loved the inner city she loved the community spirit she thought the suburbs were isolated and boring who could deny it? She was the daughter of an Irish Gypsy the seventh of seven children Her life was cut short prematurely she could no longer endure the suffering A woman of that generation many pains they carried They didn’t have the option then to walk away from the agony She was a person of great spirit colourful and so loving With an extra sense that could pierce the skin you couldn’t hide anything from her Dreadfully lacking in self confidence as were many then She thought she wasn’t talented or smart My god! Such a tragedy She had so many gifts to choose from many bestowed from her ancestors

I sensed in her an unhappiness that was with her wherever she walked She got on and did her best at the expense of herself It hasn’t been easy but I’ve managed to take those extra steps she couldn’t manage All of this expression Is from the both of us Mum I finally did it for us three cheers, bottoms up and thanks for all the encouragement

„Heart of the City‟ Wall-hanging by Marilyn Scott

To the Goddess by Astrid Tholens

I am the hand that directs life I am the pot that receives my bones

I am the circle that never ends I am woman born again

I celebrate these mysteries and am delivered to

the Goddess of existence.

A Special Mother’s Day

to all women

around the world!

Young Girl - by Astrid Tholens

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