Setting the PACE: Migrant and refugee women's leadership in Australia

Multicultural Centre for Women's Health (MCWH) warmly invites you to attend 'Setting the PACE: Migrant and refugee women's leadership in Australia', an exciting event bringing together migrant women leaders across Victoria.

'Setting the PACE' will be opened by the Hon. Gabrielle Williams, Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Minister for Women and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and will be followed by a panel discussion featuring our very own PACE (Participate, Advocate, Communicate, Engage) Leadership participants.

About PACE Leadership

Since 2009, PACE Leadership has been supporting migrant and refugee women to take the lead in their work, community and lives. The program aims to strengthen migrant women's skills, knowledge and expertise to access leadership opportunities, and to collectively advocate for better conditions for migrant women to be leaders. This event is a PACE Network activity, offered to all migrant and refugee women (program participants and community members).

Speakers

We are excited to host an all-migrant-woman panel, exploring migrant women's leadership and collaboration. The panel will feature:

• Facilitator: Eman Al-Dasuqi (She/her, PACE graduate 2018) is a training officer at the Centre for Culture Ethnicity & Health, delivering creative, engaging and practical learning experiences with clients. She is also a certified Bilingual Health Educator and a Financial Literacy Peer Educator who facilitates in-language culturally appropriate workshops to migrant and refugee women. In addition to being a journalism graduate and an audio production and radio enthusiast, Eman has first-hand experience and insights into the Arabic speaking community's migration experience and their needs.
• Smita Pimputkar (she/her PACE graduate 2022) migrated from India 11 years ago. She has postgraduate studies in Public Health, and is a certified Yoga Trainer and Weight Management consultant. Smita is passionate about health promotion and believes that health education is a powerful tool to address health inequalities. 
• Alisha Mahlstedt (She/her, PACE graduate 2022) migrated to Australia in 2005 from Thailand. She passionate about gender equality and preventing violence against women, particular among migrant and refugee women. Alisha is currently volunteering where she enjoys engaging with people and their communities. She completed a graduate certificate in Family Violence (Prevention and Practice) and is completing a Master in Social Work. 
• Lynne Lin (she/her, PACE graduate 2021) came to Melbourne from Hokkien, China, in 2015 to study a Master of Professional Accounting. She is now an accountant and co-founder of Share Some Journey. During the course of exploring her identity and finding belonging, she built strong connections with people and developed a great passion for championing the communities she represents: international students and migrant women, through the art of filmmaking.

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Parking

We will cover the costs of parking at the Melbourne Museum, and will provide parking passes on the day. Please indicate in your booking whether you need a pass.

COVID Safety

You must be double vaccinated and have received the booster shot (or have an exemption). We will ask you to show your vaccination record on the day. If you are feeling unwell, are a close contact or have a current positive COVID diagnosis we ask you to rest at home and not attend. We encourage you to take a RAT test before attending, if possible.

Children and other guests

Your children and other guests, such as friends and family, are welcome to attend. Please make sure that you book a ticket for them, so that we can organise catering.

Acknowledgement of Country

MCWH acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on whose land we are meeting. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Contact information

For further information, please contact Mi or Feifei at paceleadership@mcwh.com.au or on (03) 9418 0953.

This event is supported by the Victorian Government.