pakistanis in australia vol 2issue 5 2012

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PAWANEWS

PAKISTAN GETS FIRST OSCARFinally Sharmeen has claimed first Oscar for her documentary

Saving face as the Best Short Documentary. Dr. Mohammad

Jawad, a Plastic Surgeon who is part of her project team practices in

Great Britain and is a Dow Alumnus so rightfully medical community

in Pakistan and overseas is equally thrilled. As Pakistan makes its

impact in the world of media, another hit BOL movie is part of South

East Asian Film festival in Canberra.

Here in Perth we will be screening Pakistani movies at regular intervals this year starting with

Ramchand Pakistani on Perth mega screen. The movies to follow will be BOL, Shah Rukh ki

Mout etc.

Pakistan Day Meet and Greet on 23rd

March

2012

This is the time when first semester has just started at universities

and international students are settling in. From this year onwards

there will be two events annually to welcome new migrants and

students, one in each semester. The timing perfectly coincides

with Pakistan Day and Independence Day celebrations.

The first event is therefore organised on 23rd

March, 2012 to allow the new arrivals in Perth to

meet each other on the eve of 73rd

Pakistan Day. If you have arrived/migrated during last year,

or know anyone, please let us know so an invitation can be sent. It is a free event for families

and places are limited. Timings 6.30 pm onwards. Venue to be confirmed.

Urdu books available in Nedlands library

From next week onwards you can borrow Urdu novels from City of Nedlands

Library. To mark the International Women Day we have picked the best of

best women authors. At this moment it is a trial and if it is successful more

libraries can be requested to include Urdu books in their collection. A list of

novels held at the library will be included in next newsletter.

PAKISTANIS IN AUSTRALIAA N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E C O M M U N I T Y , F O R T H E C O M M U N I T Y A N D B Y T H E C O M M U N I T Y

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Dr. Zarrin S Siddiqui, 46 Kanangra Crs. Greenwood, WA 6024, Australia Ph: 0434841705, Email:[email protected]
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Vibrant March

March in Perth is all about events. There are events to celebrate International Womens Day

followed by a series of Harmony day events. Indian community will be celebrating a grand holi

event soon so keep an eye on the local newspapers.

On 18th March Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Pride of Asia will be performing at Perth

Convention Centre while Pakistan will be facing India in Asia Cup Series starting 4.30 pm (WA

time). OZ Concert is another big event taking place at the same time at Government House.

Additionally State Library of Western Australia is arranging the 3rd

Annual Write Now

workshop on 18th

March as well.

The Multicultural Association of Western Australia would like to

invite you to the

Perth Multicultural Festival

Sunday 18th

March 2012

11am to 4pm

Being Held at Lake Vasto, Ozone Reserve on the corner of

Adelaide Terrace and Plain Street

Free family Entertainment, cultural performances, food stalls & international products.

APMA is the organisation representing Pakistani Doctors in Australia

and their current newsletter is now available. Rizwan Azhar as an

editor has done an excellent job in creating a well-designed

professional publication informative to both Pakistani and Australian

community members. The issue also includes an article about Dr.

Nurjehan Hussain, the first female Pakistani psychiatrist. www.apma-med.com.au

Basant Kite Festival

We are in negotiation with a funding organisation to arrange a Kite festival. To make it

successful we need at least thirty community members. To date we have 20 members

acknowledging that they will attend such an event. As soon as we get 30 an application for

funding will be made.
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CONFERENCE NEWS

CALL for PAPERS

EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS IN MENTAL HEALTH

Health, Recovery and Wellbeing

Richmond Fellowship Asia Pacific Conference on Mental Health

Perth Conference and Exhibition CentrePerth, Western Australia

June 11 13, 2012

Recovery, healing and transformation: people, organisations and systems.This conference reflects on the individual journey of recovery, the organisations which are part of that journey, the overall mental

health system and the changes needed to enhance that journey. We invite you to explore these relationships. We celebrate the

recovery, healing and transformation of people, organisations and systems which are taking place now and into the future.

Richmond Fellowship of Western Australia has great pleasure inviting consumers, carers, students and mental health workers in

government, NGO and private provider settings and other stakeholders to submit an abstract to the ASPAC 2012 Conference

based on one of our 4 streams. This conference will bring together significant contributors in mental health such as:

Professor Richard WarnerRachel Perkins OBEProfessor Patrick McGorry AO Steve Onken (PhD)Mark BrownandProfessor Allen Frances (DSM IV Chair and DSM V critic) Mental Health Commissioner Eddie Bartnikand

many others

including facilitators such as Gregor Henderson and the ABCs Dr Norman Swan

RFWA is proud to be holding this milestone event and we are cognisant that it will not only spur discussion around many critical

matters, it will provide a space for both international and domestic speakers through a platform designed to engender and

promote open and honest debate and discussion.

For registrations, scholarships and more information go to http://www.rfwa.org.au/aspac2012/

Further Informationhttp://www.rfwa.org.au/aspac2012/
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This is a fortnightly newsletter to keep community informed of whats happening in Australia with a special focus on

Western Australia at this time. We also acknowledge that this newsletter is disseminated from Noongar land. Feel

free to contribute any news that may be of interest to community or to disseminate it among your networks. Theearlier issues can be accessed through our Facebook page

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