SSI Member Spotlight: Launch of Multicultural LGBTI+ Support Directory
Advance Diversity Services, Kogarah Community Services and St George Youth Services have collaborated to launch the Multicultural LGBTI+ Support Directory in effort to provide relevant information to people from culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Refugees turn stories into song with the Human Sound Project
Refugees and other newly arrived community members are turning their stories into song with a global musical movement that empowers people from all backgrounds to express themselves through music.
SSI showcases innovative housing solutions at Cultural Shift
An SSI Housing presentation at Cultural Shift 2017 showcased projects offering affordable housing alternatives for vulnerable communities in NSW, including the Emergency Housing Accommodation (EHA) program and a modular home project.
From the CEO — 12,000 new community members
Samira Maksoud is a Syrian refugee who has been in Australia less than six months. But that hasn’t stopped her from finding a part-time job and enrolling to study in two tertiary qualifications.
What a Syrian refugee has accomplished after four months in Australia
Samira Maksoud has a talent for languages. Despite having been in Australia for only four months, Ms Maksoud has already found a job thanks to her language skills, which span Arabic, English, Turkish and Armenian.
Women find harmony in poetry, music and dance
Over 350 women from across Sydney and communities worldwide attended the second annual Women of Diversity Dinner in Bankstown on July 29 — over 50 of them having been in our community less than six months.
From the Acting CEO — An international lens on refugee resettlement
We live in a world where nearly 20 people are forcibly displaced every minute as a result of conflict or persecution. A record number of people having to flee their homes and everything they know in search of safety cannot be the responsibility of a few countries, let alone the world’s poorest; it’s a global emergency that warrants global action.
Cultural Shift conference creates real change for refugee and migrant families
Three years ago, the inaugural Cultural Shift symposium explored and shared the needs of recently arrived migrant and refugee families, and the most effective models and approaches for supporting these families through their settlement journey.
New Beginnings Festival for Refugee Week celebrates Sydney artists
Hundreds of people showed their support for refugees and an inclusive arts community last month by taking part in NSW’s leading celebration of refugee arts and culture.
Global refugee crisis inspires Community Kouzina artist
When Eleni Christou visited the Greek island of Kos in 2015, she had little idea that she would be heading into the epicentre of an unprecedented global refugee crisis.
Sydneysiders support refugee artists during New Beginnings Festival for Refugee Week
SSI kicked off the New Beginnings Festival for Refugee Week with the opening of an art exhibition featuring the work of up-and-coming refugee artists alongside more established names such as Alex Seton, Garry Trinh, Aroha Groves and Lindy Lee.
Festival gives refugee artists a new beginning
The New Beginnings Festival for Refugee Week brings together new and established communities for a program of visual arts, film, installations and workshops. The festival will include the Singular/Plural art exhibition, featuring established contemporary artists Lindy Lee, Aroha Groves, Alex Seton and Garry Trinh exhibiting alongside newly arrived artists from refugee backgrounds, including Sameer Dakhil — an expert engraver from Iraq.
City2Surf brings fitness, happiness and community pride
As a member of SSI’s team in the City2Surf and captain of a soccer team comprising members of western Sydney’s Rohingya community, Mohammad Younis knows well the benefits of participating in sporting activities.
From the CEO – Advancing towards a disability sector inclusive of CALD communities
Most of you are probably aware of the important work SSI does around refugee and asylum seeker assistance, but you may not know as much about our growing portfolio of work within the disability sector.
The Tapestry Couch: healing and new beginnings at heart of refugee arts project
Moments of healing and friendship amidst uncertainty about the future are at the heart of a community art work that will debut during SSI's New Beginnings Festival for Refugee Week 2017.
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Affordable housing - why is it so hard to find and how do we work together to fill the gap?
Vale – Louise Voigt, children’s advocate
SSI would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Louise Voigt, who passed away peacefully at her Sydney home on Friday 7 April 2017.
SSI Mosaic Gala
{loadposition gala-1} Download Sponsorship Prospectus The event The SSI Mosaic Gala will be held at the stylish Ivy Ballroom on Friday, September 14, 2018. An estimated 400 guests will attend. Purchase tickets/tables now! The concept of a mosaic is about bringing many different elements together to form a beautiful whole. In this way, it […]
From the CEO — Innovative employment approach supports refugees to find work
We all remember finding our first job. That initial leap into the workplace means navigating a new world with its own unique jargon and requirements like CVs, interview skills and position descriptions.
Are refugees contributing to housing stress?
Global polls consistently rate Sydney as one of the least affordable cities to find a home. The problem is universal, affecting buyers and renters of all ages and backgrounds. This ongoing issue has once again attracted significant media attention in 2017.