Subject: INFORM Friday 29 July 2011.
Kind regards,
Aileen Solowiej
Communications,
Media and Membership
HOMELESSNESS
AUSTRALIA
Homeless Persons Week 2011 1-7 August:
MY
Address: Diversity in Homelessness
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AWARDS Kookaburra Awards Honouring
the community groups, people, projects that changed the world for the better.
Nominate here. Nominations for the 2011 Human
Rights Award categories are open now. BOOK Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close
Encounters with Addiction, Dr. Gabor Maté By Dr J. Michael Davey Published by Ark House Press USA Homelessness Advocacy Manual CAMPAIGN Every
Australian Counts is the campaign for the introduction of a National
Disability Insurance Scheme. The NDIS will revolutionise the way people with
a disability, their families and carers are supported in this country. End Youth Homelessness Virgin Unite also has a national petition running on
their website http://endyouthhomelessness.com.au/
and we are encouraging as many people as possible to join. GRANTS The 'yes' Optus Connecting
Communities Grants Program Offering grants of between
$1000 and $5000 in all states and territories of Australia for projects aimed
at building social inclusion and supporting disengaged youth (closing August
12), click here. Heart & Soul Australia &
New Zealand: Apply Now The CTK Foundation is
partnering with Connecting Up Australia to offer major grants of funds and
technology to not for profits and voluntary organisations in Australia and
New Zealand. Grant website. Advanced Grant Writing Seminar Orange: September 23 and
coming up in Newcastle, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Armidale and
Melbourne, click here. HOTLINES Aged Care Australia Older Australians, their families, and carers will
find it easier to access valuable information about aged care with the
introduction of a single, national information line on 1800 200 422 from 1
July. Website. LISTEN Parental child abductions A key question emerging in the Senate inquiry into international
parental child abductions is: should it be a crime to take your child away
from the other parent, to another part of the world? The answer might seem obvious, but it's
not. Life Matters, 26 July. John Curtis: The Grey Man What did you
do on your holidays? Lie on a beach, take an overseas trip or visit your
family? How about
travelling to south-east Asia to rescue child sex workers, some of whom were
most likely trafficked by their parents? Indigenous Literacy Only one in
five children living in a remote indigenous community in the Northern
Territory can read at the basic minimum standard, and this has lasting
ramifications on their future education. Life Matters, 25 July. Parental control of Facebook The
Attorneys-General have been looking at tighter age limits on Facebook and
parental access to check the content of a child's page. Life Matters, 25 July. Membership renewal time Homelessness Australia invites you
to read our brochure and think about becoming a member. POSITIONS VACANT Housing & Homelessness
Services jobs in Australia CREATE Foundation Part-time GPs required (ongoing) Mobile GP is a non-government agency providing health services to the
homeless and marginalised. Work in a fully accredited mobile practice, be
supported by a nurse in a 1:1 ratio and also have the back-up of a mental
health nurse. If you are interested in the homeless, chronic disease,
Aboriginal medicine, mental health, youth health and patients with addiction,
Mobile GP would love to have you on their team. For further information,
please call Stephanie Dunstan on 0457 925 357 or email steph.dunstan@mobilegp.org.au QShelter: Reference Groups Reference group needed: Multiple
entry point project Reference group needed: Support
and wrap around services project SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGS Psych Central (USA) Homeless in Boston One Step Ahead of the Hustlers and
Thieves A Look at Female Veterans
Experiencing Homelessness Tune in Tune out (USA) Think Before You Ink,
on tatts and piercing. “No Box Blogs” Project – 30 Free
Blogs for Homeless (USA) YFoundations
(Youth homelessness AUS) The homelessness-advocate Daily
(INT) The Indigenous and Remote Daily
(Aus) The #ausyouth Daily (Aus) An International Effort to End
Homelessness National Alliance to End
Homelessness LINKED IN TWITTER Is your media release Twitter
ready? Twitter in Plain English From http://commoncraft.com a quick and plain English intro the
micro-blogging service Twitter on You Tube. WEBINAR Cloud Accounting for NonProfits
- A free online webinar Monday,
August 15, 2011 from 2:30 PM - 3:30pm. Website. The ARACY Early Years Learning
and Development Network Join them for
a FREE webinar on 11 August, register here. Social Media Webinars August 11: How Nonprofits Can Successfully
Use Facebook and Facebook Apps (2 Hours) Click here for more information. SURVEY Queensland Shelter A survey
about the ongoing impacts of the natural disasters that affected Queensland
at the start of this year. Click here for survey. The Social Policy Research
Centre A survey to
help the Australian Government understand the financial impact of any
decision by Fair Work Australia in the equal remuneration case applying to
workers employed in social, community, and disability services. Click for survey here. The Australian Youth Affairs
Coalition AYAC recently
conducted a survey on the Disability Standards for Education and these
results were shared with to the Government. Since then, the Federal
Government announced $200 million extra funding for school students with
disabilities. AYAC will be
meeting with the Minister for Youth and Schools Education on 11 August this
year. That's why we would like to hear your views on education and disability
so that we can present them to decision-makers so that they can better
support you. Your answers
will remain anonymous, so please take 5-10 minutes to complete the survey -
or pass it on to your friends and your networks. Survey here. VIDEO/FILM
Soften the fck up (AUS) No not a spelling error and sorry if you are offended, Aileen *New Australian Homelessness Clearinghouse 35 Websites For Free Ebooks
Download Hansard Aging Care (USA) THANKS to... The journalists and media who write and report on the
homelessness, housing and support sector. The National Tenant Support Network (National TSN) is an independent,
unincorporated not-for-profit initiative delivering a range of services to
social and affordable rental housing stakeholders throughout Australia and
New Zealand. Email to subscribe: TSN@thenexus.org.au
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NATIONAL Homeless Persons’ Week 1-7 August The
launch for this awareness week will take place in nine separate locations
around Australia. The nationwide calendar is here
and WA is here. Girraween High School: Hungry for Home Targeting
the eradication of youth homelessness. We are doing this under High Resolves,
a leadership initiative for our Community Action Project. This month, we are
aiming to reach and inform a target audience of 5,000-10,000 people. Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/hungryforahome Website http://www.wix.com/hungryforahome/girraween
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/hungryforahome Your
help would be greatly appreciated in spreading the message and create a
positive impact on youth homelessness. Happiness is anything but academic, study
finds Are
well-educated people happier? You might expect the benefits of education -
such as a higher income and better health - to translate into a happier life.
But older people with high academic qualifications are the least happy of all
their peers, a new study shows. SMH, 29 July. Census Collectors out in field The
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will be conducting the next Census of
Population and Housing on Tuesday 9 August 2011. Today, over 29,000 Census
Collectors will begin delivering Census forms to every household and
accommodation service in Australia. On Census night you can either fill out
the Census form delivered to their household or accommodation service, or
complete Census online using the eCensus. The
ABS has recognised that homeless Australians face a unique set of
circumstances and special procedures have been put in place to help address
the transient nature of homeless people and ensure they are included in the
Census. For more information ABS: 2011 Census - Homeless Australians. Ombudsman to probe detainees' psychological
welfare A
surge in suicide and self-harm cases in immigration detention centres has
prompted the Commonwealth Ombudsman to launch an inquiry into the mental
welfare of detainees. The Age, 29 July. Australians still nurture home ownership
dream despite massive hike in house values House
prices would have to remain flat into the 2020s to become affordable again,
yet Australians won't give up the dream of home ownership. The Australian, 28 July. Families weigh up work or benefits dilemma The
opaque and complex relationship between the tax system and government support
payments makes it too difficult for families to decide whether it is financially
sensible to be a two-income household, Wayne Swan's tax summit discussion
paper admits. The Australian, 29 July. New Poll Shows Australians
Support Mandatory Pre Commitment UnitingCare media release
response to ANU’s Public Opinion Poll on Gambling. Don’t let Australians fall through the
cracks Imagine
if there was a minority group in society that was less likely to finish school,
less likely to get a job, was paid less on average, and faced a level of
unthinking prejudice that meant they were not even able to enter some shops
and public buildings. The Punch, 25 July. Disability plan to free new workforce Australia
could afford a $7 billion national disability insurance scheme if it were
phased in over five to six years and it could free up a part-time workforce
of 500,000 carers, says Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten. The Australian, 25 July. Church to say sorry for forcing single
mothers to give up babies The
healthcare arm of the Catholic Church will today issue an apology to the
victims of forced adoption practices from the 1950s to 1970s and offer those
affected counselling and a pathway for complaints. The Australian, 25 July. Sending asylum seekers to Malaysia is not
the answer to addressing people smuggling The
Australian Human Rights Commission has again expressed its concerns about
sending people who claim asylum in Australia to Malaysia or other third
countries, and has urged that, in particular, the government not send
vulnerable individuals such as unaccompanied minors, families with children
and torture and trauma survivors under this agreement. AHRC, 25 July. Helping Indigenous communities to log on A
new study shows that very few households in remote Indigenous communities are
online, with potential consequences for education, health and employment. Swinburne University, 21 July. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP ACT ACT considers cross-border housing The ACT Government is considering a proposal for the Territory's first
cross-border housing development. ABC News, 26 July. Cafe puts charitable cause on the menu Nicole Damiani is offering Canberrans coffee with a social conscience.
As owner of Yarralumla cafe Farmers Daughter, she sources produce locally,
donates leftovers and as of today is the only local signed up for
fund-raising event CafeSmart. The Canberra Times, 21 July.
CafeSmart website. NSW Modern prescription for mental illness: go
directly to jail A comfortably-off, middle-class woman from a nice suburb suddenly finds
herself at the Silverwater metropolitan remand and reception centre. She's
been charged with a serious driving offence and is awaiting trial. SMH, 29 July. How it feels to be without a home There are homeless people sleeping in cars in the Clarence Valley and
many others are couch-hopping or bunking in with other families, Clarence
Valley development officer for housing Naydene Beaver said. The Daily Examiner, 26 July. On a mission to shelter the homeless Homelessness crusader Reverend Bill Crews is joining together with
Randwick Council to raise the plight of rough sleepers in the area. Southern Courier, 25 July. Social housing e-brief By Louise O'Flynn, NSW
Parliamentary Research Library NT Cafes, hairdressers and the NT intervention Sara Hudson, a research fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies,
recently wrote a comment piece on ABC’s Drum
Opinion that supported the Northern Territory intervention.
It also attacked public land title in remote Aboriginal communities. Green Left, 23 July. Home Improvement On a single sheet of paper, architect Paul Pholeros draws a diagram for
the group of Indigenous people huddled around him. He’s come to Santa Teresa,
a dust-blown desert community south-east of Alice Springs, where 600
residents have struggled for years to bathe, sleep and eat in houses that are
falling apart. By Victoria Laurie, The Monthly. Qld Long public housing wait People in need of long-term social housing are waiting up to a year to
find a home in Cairns. Cairns, 25 July. SA Desperate pensioners want Canberra
to take control of concession system CONTROL of pensioner
concessions should be given to the Federal Government, the Council on the
Ageing says. Adelaide Now, 29 July. Housing SA to invest $130 million
in The Square at Woodville West More than $130 million
will be spent over the next seven years on The Square at Woodville West. The
Housing SA-funded project will deliver 425 dwellings - apartments, villas and
townhouses - and is forecast to house as many as 1000 people. Adelaide Now, 29 July. TAS Bringing Housing Together Presentations from National Shelter, CHFA and lots
more! Presentations webpage. Vic Carer a despicable person with no morals, says judge A carer who dominated, abused and exploited an intellectually disabled
woman has been denounced by a Melbourne judge as a despicable person without
morals. The Age, 29 July. Rising Light chips in for homeless Bendigo’s young
philanthropists are being urged to get involved in this year’s Rising Light
competition which raises money for homeless youth. Bendigo Advertiser, 26 July. Clearance rate hovers below 60% Agents and buyer advocates
are reporting more inquiries and increasing attendance at Melbourne's
auctions but the clearance rate remains just below 60 per cent. The Age, 25 July. WA How can we save lives taken
away too early? The well
publicised recent death of a well-known and much-loved Aboriginal man
deserves more than a moment of reflection, especially from those who care
about our community. The West Australian, 25 July. INTERNATIONAL UK Tenants to have vital role in shaping new panels Tenants’ organisations will play an integral role in producing guidance
for new tenant panels. A programme agreed between the National Tenant Organisations and the
government will see tenants joining to produce a framework for local tenant
panels to hold landlords to account. Inside Housing, 28 July. USA American Children Receiving Less Money From Tooth Fairy: Report It looks like American businesses aren't the only ones hoarding cash
these days. According to a survey
recently released by Visa, so is the fabled Tooth Fairy. The Huffington Post, 28 July. For some families and individuals in Santa Cruz County, that's all that stands between a roof over
their heads and an uncertain existence -- a month couch-surfing with friends,
maybe a week in the car, then a shelter or camping out in some out-of-the-way
spot. Santa Cruz Sentinel, 28 July. What's Right: Woman sells everything to start apartment complex for
aging homeless A Houston woman sold her home and everything else she owned in order to
buy a rundown shell of an apartment complex to help a special class of
homeless people. KHOU, 27 July. Homeless to Housing Success Story: Meet Donny in His Apartment Donny has been homeless over twenty years. Watch the original
video I taped that night here. He had nothing but a blanket
and the heating vent from a local business to stay warm. I honestly don't
know how he survived. The Huffington Post, 18 July. Homelessness in The Huffington
Post |
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH ABS 4430.0 - Disability, Ageing and
Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2009 ACCAN Much more than infrastructure
needed to connect remote communities Peak consumer body ACCAN say the results of a
study released today shed a stark light on the challenges
involved in connecting up remote indigenous communities, where very few
residents have been online and many have never used a computer. Much more than infrastructure
needed to connect remote communities, 21 July. AIHW 2010 National Drug Strategy
Household Survey report Headline indicators for children's
health, development and wellbeing, 2011 AMP.NATSEM Report 29 - The Great Australian
Dream - Just a Dream? Australian house prices have moved from being
affordable to severely unaffordable in the last 10 years and it will take at
least another 10 years of flat house prices coupled with income growth for
houses to regain an affordable status. Download report. ANU Public Opinion Poll on Gambling Centre for Multicultural Youth Kulunga Research Network Start Stronger, Live Longer
Resource Manual Guide for Aboriginal Health Workers Australian Government NCPC Online Safety:
provides information and links on resources available for parents regarding
online safety for their children Reporting abuse and neglect: details state and territory departments
responsible for protecting children and provides contact details and links to
the relevant reporting authorities in each Australian state or territory. Parity The June "Preventing
Elderly Homelessness" Edition of Parity Two articles
from this issue: Better Services and Housing
Outcomes: A New Lease on Life for Older People Service Models for Older Homeless
Women Call for Contributions for October, Homelessness Research:
Improving Services, Improving Outcomes and Working to End Homelessness”. Parity, the national publication of the
Council to Homeless Persons, www.chp.org.au/parity Spring magazine from FEANTSA Shelter NSW The Homeless Hub (Canada) Hungry and Homeless in Greater
Victoria: Fitting the Pieces Together The Wall Street Journal Brain Shrinkage: It's Only Human UNICEF Women With Disabilities Australia TRAINING, SEMINARS,
FORUMS VCOSS Clearinghouse Rural &
Regional Training - Coming to a town near you in 2011! ANU Women’s Collective and the
ACT Women’s Services Network present a discussion forum: ‘Reclaim What? Equality
Rights Alliance, Wednesday 3 August, 6:30pm, Law Theatre, Fellows Road, ANU. Website. Adolescents & young people
with ASD - Transitioning to a meaningful life - AAACT Workshop This workshop
will explore the difficulties facing adolescents and young adults on the
autism spectrum as they transition to a new phase in their lives. Paying
particular attention to mental health and social development the workshop
will outline strategies to foster resilience and increase social connections
for young people. 25 August, ACT. Website. Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Course Information The
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid Course is
designed as a 14 hour course. The course is designed to be conducted in 6
modules; however, the delivery format is flexible. Website. DVRCV: Responding to the abuse
of older women 31 August,
Melbourne, “The training provided by DVRCV aims to improve services to women
and their children who experience family violence.” Training website. EVENTS Homeless Persons’ Week MY Address: Diversity in Homelessness Some events: Monday 1 August: AHI Supporting ex-prisoners in the
community, forum, Redfem, NSW Tuesday 2 August: NT Shelter, Raintree Park, Darwin,12-2pm,
contact: Peter Lindwell, hpo@ntshelter.org.au
mb 0428820944 Wednesday 3 August: WISHIN, Women's Car Sleepout,
Brunswick, Vic, click here for flyer Thursday 4 August: Workways
"Soup Kitchen" in Traralgon, 12-2pm, 3/24 Breed Street, Traralgon,
contact Jane 0427 322 009 Friday 5
August: CafeSmart has been well supported annd we now have
150 cafes around the country taking part.
They will be donating $1 for every coffee sold on the 5th August. Cairns Homeless Connect Staging
Cairns Homelessness Day in the Park from 11.00am to 3.00pm on the 5th of
August at Munro Martin Park, Sheridan Street, Cairns. Sunday 7
August: Todd Mall Markets awareness
stalls, Alice Springs, from NT Shelter Alice Springs The Brave Discussion Queensland Shelter Their
regional conference in Rockhampton on 3 August. Speaking at the event will be
representatives from Queensland Shelter, NRAS, Rent Connect, Queensland
Alliance Rockhampton Women’s Shelter and the National Retired Workers Union. Conference website. 2011 NESA National Conference Monday 8
August, Brisbane. Draft Program. Conference website. Race Discrimination
Commissioner, Graeme Innes In his
address to the National Press Club in Canberra, 9 August, NPC website. Music and Me - Kristina
Keneally Interviewed
by Emma Ayers (from Classic FM), Friday 8pm, 26 August, Sydney, event website. SEPTEMBER 64th Annual United Nations
DPI/NGO Conference: “Sustainable Societies;
Responsive Citizens” in Bonn, Germany, 3 - 5 September,
conference website. 2011 ACCAN National Conference Our Broadband
Future, 7-
8 September 2011 Aerial UTS
Function Centre, Sydney. Conference website. AHURI Improving housing
affordability through tax reform: Australia and the UK in comparison Thursday, 15
September, Sydney. Event website. European Research Conference Homelessness,
Migration and Demographic Change in Europe, Pisa, Italy, 16 September 2011, conference website. AIATSIS National Indigenous
Studies Conference 2011 Young and
old: connecting generations. 19 - 22
September, Canberra. Conference website. OCTOBER First Annual Convention of the
European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion The
Convention, to be organised on 17-18 October in Cracow, will review the
progress made towards the headline target of reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million by
2020 and the implementation of the European Platform against Poverty.
It will also debate suggestions for future actions. Convention website. European Conference, Luxembourg City, 21st October 2011 This year's
annual conference
focuses on Quality in social services from the perspective of services
working with homeless people. NOVEMBER Youth Health 2011: Its totally
important! Sydney, 9 - 11 November, Congress website. LSAC and LSIC Research
Conference Growing Up in
Australia and Footprints in time: The combined Longitudinal Study of
Australian Children (LSAC) and Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
(LSIC) Research Conference will be held at Rydges on Swanston, Melbourne on
Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 November, 2011. Conference website.
A call for papers is now
open. End Youth Homelessness 2011 YFoundations
conference, 22 - 24 November, Sydney, conference website Welfare in a growing economy The
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is proud to launch their flagship
report Australia's welfare 2011 at a national conference in Canberra on 24
November 2011. Conference website. WEEKS & DAYS MY Address Diversity
in homelessness 1 – 7 August 2011 Homelessness engages diverse people,
from diverse addresses for diverse reasons. HPW 2011. HPW WA website! Anti-Poverty Week This week was established in Australia as an
expansion of the UN's annual International Anti-Poverty Day on October 17. The main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to: *
strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and
hardship around the world and in Australia; *
encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems,
including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments. Click here for week website. Social Inclusion Week 19 - 27 November “We would love to see every school in AUS hold an
event during SIW2011!” |
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