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NewsletterNewsletterNewsletter October 2011 Edition 8

ABN 76432600317

Leichhardt & One Mile Community Centre Corner Old Toowoomba Road & Denman

St, Leichhardt

Free English Lessons

available for all migrants and

refugees as well as for visiting

overseas students or workers who

need extra help.

Mondays at 10:00 - 11:30am:

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Tuesdays at 10:00 - 11:30am:

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Wednesday class cancelled until further notice.

Thursdays at 10:00 - 11:30am

Ipswich Library, South St, Ipswich.

Thursdays at 9:00 - 11:00am:

Goodna Neighbourhood House,

33 Queens St, Goodna

For further information please

contact Stella Gibbs 0408 816 856

or Colleen Marsh 0408 003 028.

Support Links AGENDA

Monday’s 12pm - 2pm

03 Oct - BBQ 10 Oct - Guest Speaker 17 Oct Community Garden 24 Oct - Stella's house 31 Oct - Guest Speaker 7 Nov - Swim and Picnic

Motivational Comment

Contribution to Newsletter:

If you would like to advertise a

function, festival, workshop, Art Ex-

hibition, CD, book or you would

like to share some

interesting anecdotes, stories,

poems, jokes and news items, please

contact:

Editor: Pooja Singh, Rita Goebel

Email: poojaritaSL@gmail.com

To view archived Newsletters, visit:

www.issuu.com/poojaritaSL

For Enquiries contact:

Co-ordinator: Stella Gibbs

Ph: (07) 3281 6852

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Women of all ages should be familiar with the normal look and feel of their

breasts. If you notice any of the following changes please see your doctor

immediately.

• A lump, lumpiness or thickening • Changes in the skin of a breast, such as puckering, dimpling or a rash • Persistent or unusual pain • A change in the shape or size of a breast • Discharge from a nipple, a nipple rash or a change in its shape

Mammographic screening every two years is recommended for women aged

50-70 years, though it is available to women from 40 years of age. Younger

women in high risk groups may be screened by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

There are also some simple steps you can take to minimise your cancer risk. Eat for health

Maintain a healthy body weight

Be physically active, on most, preferably all days

Limit your alcohol intake

Get checked - women/ Men For more info please visit: http://www.pinkribbonday.com.au/content/be-breast-aware

Mistakes are painful when

they happen.

But years later collection of

mistakes is called experience,

which leads to success.

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Page 2 Education, concerts, festivals, Workshops ,counselling

Calendar of Concerts, Festivals & Markets

October 15 Saturday 3.30pm – 10:00pm

BRISBANE MULTICULTURAL WOMEN’S

DANCE 2011

Brisbane Multicultural Centre 28 Dibley Street,

Woolloongabba QLD, 4102

Please RSVP by Friday 7th October 2011: to

Grace Samuel email: gracesamuel@qpastt.org.au or

Mandy Cox refugee@communify.org.au

October 18 to 6 December 9.30am to 12.00 noon.

ACT MINDFULLY

Ipswich Women's Health Centre, Level 2, Ipswich

City Square, Nicholas Street.

October 22 Saturday 11:00am – 3:00pm

MULTICULTURAL FOOD FESTIVAL!

Orleigh Park West End, Brisbane

December 10 Saturday

SUPPORT LINKS MULTICULTURAL GROUP

CHRISTMAS PARTY

at Leichhardt Community Centre

Corner Old Toowoomba Road & Denman St.

Leichhardt

More details to come later…

When: 15th October 2011

Venue: Brisbane Multicultural Centre 28 Dibley Street,

Woolloongabba QLD, 4102 (Near PA Hospital)

Time: 3.30 pm – 10:00 pm

Who is the Dance for? - Any woman who is interested

meeting new people, dancing and learning new dances from different cultures is invited to attend. Up to 100 women are welcome. A light meal will be provided. Gold coin donation is appreciated.

Dance objectives:

Share dance traditions from around the world.

Enjoy the wisdom and richness from women across

Brisbane

Recognise dance and movement can contribute to

women’s mental and physical health

Have fun and dance to the music

Can you teach us a dance?-

Please contact Grace Samuel or Mandy Cox if you are able to bring music and simple instructions to demonstrate a dance

Please RSVP by Friday 7th October 2011: to Grace Samuel email: gracesamuel@qpastt.org.au or Mandy Cox refugee@communify.org.au

Brisbane Multicultural Women’s

Dance 2011

Act Mindfully

Women's Health is commencing an „ACT

Mindfully Group' - an 8 week group program on

Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). The

aim of ACT is to enrich life, make it meaningful,

and get the most out of it by:

engaging fully in whatever you are doing;

willingly making room for whatever

thoughts and feelings show up; and

acting in line with your values

If you are interested in participating in this next

group, please phone 3812 0138 to reserve your place

now.

Cook your dish at home and bring your fantastic creation

for everyone to taste. To win cook the healthiest and

tastiest dish out of all entrants!

(To enter you must fill out a Registration Form.

To obtain a form and details of competition

email: Williams@eccq.com.au or call 32551540)

Where: Orleigh Park West End

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Page 3 Workshops, Counselling, poem, knowledge

QUEENS PARK

Milford Street, Ipswich

PARKS OF IPSWICH

It is amazing to think that the first park to be

established in Queensland is still growing more

beautiful every day. We‟re adding new activities all

the time that encourage a healthy, relaxed way of

life. Sport and social pursuits are balanced with

nature, education and the arts. At Queens Park you

can look back to the proud history of our city and

look forward to a greener future at our new

Environmental Education Centre. Queens Park is

fun, interactive and inspirational. And it‟s one of

our favourite spots.

Queens Park is the perfect location for a day out

with the family. Queens Park is home to theatre

groups, scout troops and croquet hoops.

Queens Park is full of possibilities for kids on the

move. Located in the heart of Ipswich, Queens

Park boasts a wide range of activities to keep even

the most energetic occupied.

For more information:

Email: info@discoveripswich.com.au

Phone: 07 3810 6666

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Regular features:)

Healthy LivingHealthy LivingHealthy Living (Cleaning Hint)(Cleaning Hint)(Cleaning Hint)

BLANKETSBLANKETSBLANKETS

Now that winter is coming to an end, it is time to think about

laundering our blankets before storing them away until next year.

There are several kinds of blankets available these days.

Wash them every 6 months or when they become dirty.

Air and shake them weekly.

Wool blankets and mink blankets should be washed with cheap

shampoo in blood-heat water and rinsed with cheap hair conditioner

in blood-heat water.

Polar fleece blankets are made from recycled plastic bags and are

best cleaned with washing powder or liquid.

Acrylic and cotton blankets can be cleaned with washing powder or

liquid.

Dry them on the washing line.

Speed Cleaning by Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming.

EMMA’S SAMOAN

GREEN BANANAS

Ingredients:

Green bananas – peeled

Coconut Milk

Onion - chopped

Salt

Method:

Cut bananas into large chunks

and place in a saucepan and

cover with water.

Boil until the bananas are soft.

Test with a fork.

Pour water out of saucepan.

In a bowl mix 1 x tin coconut

milk, salt and onion.

Pour this mixture over the

bananas and heat until the sauce

boils.

Serve as main dish with meat,

fish or chicken.

FILM REVIEW

The contrived fear of “boat people” coming to Australia has generated some dramatic media coverage in recent years. In many instances, the refugee debate has divided the nation. Asylum seekers have been dehumanised with terms such as “boat people,” “undesirables”, 'queue jumpers" and “illegal immigrants”. The current government policy sees asylum seekers preferably “processed” outside of Australia. Refugee advocates here have called for the human rights of these „vulnerable‟ people to be respected. But who are these “boat people”? Is it true that they are all desperate, illegal & undesira-ble? Why have they chosen to pay hundreds of dollars, and travel thousands of miles in overcrowded leaky fishing boats, to come to Australia? What do they know and think about Australia? What happens to them when they first arrive? Who are the “people smug-glers” who have brought them here? Who is the boarder patrol officers tasked with track-ing them down? Lucky Miles, based on a collection of true stories, is a film which, through comedy & light heartedness, provides some of the answers to these often contentious questions. It is beautifully filmed, and contains an interesting mix of colourful quirky characters, whose interaction is at times hilarious. Slap stick comedy abounds. Set on the vast Western Australian coastline between Perth and Broome, Lucky Miles begins with 12 Iraqi and Cambodian men making their way from a small Indonesian fishing boat toward a desolate beach. Upon landing they are told that a bus awaits them over the sand dunes. Of course there is no bus, and so abandoned, their naivety and vulnerability exposed, they are forced to set off on foot to find the Australia they are looking for. Soon after, we see the Indonesian fishing boat destroyed and the “people smugglers” also washed up on the Australian coastline.

Whilst most of these men are quickly rounded up by officials, three, with nothing in common but their misfortune, find themselves together. Wandering lost, in a beautiful but also devastatingly cruel Australian bush, our heroes are pursued by an almost farcical army reservist unit. Their journey takes lots of humorous twists and turns as they each search with determination and hope for a way home, to find family or democracy, with only a hand drawn map, a few biscuits and a couple of bottles of water between them. As the film unfolds our stereotypical view of “boat people”, “people smugglers”,

border patrol & Australian society, begins to be challenged. Overall this is a funny, entertaining and gently thought-provoking film which I would recommend to anyone who is interested in finding out a little more about the plight of refugees arriving in Australia. It is a film which treats the sensitive issues of boat people and boarder control with warmth and humour without attempting to judge their actions. http://www.caritas.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Lucky_Miles_film&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=2969

Lucky Miles