Your Voice, Your Community: Exploring Local Resources and Making a Difference

PACE: Participate, Advocate, Communicate, Engage

Migrant and refugee women's leadership and participation in our community matters. Through their participation, advocacy, communication and engagement at home, work, in the community, and at all levels of the government, they play a role in improving community health and wellbeing.

Multicultural Centre for Women's Health would like to invite you to connect with other migrant and refugee women, including non-binary, trans, and gender-diverse people, to support each other’s initiatives and expand your networks. You will gain knowledge and skills in navigating local resources and opportunities, learn how to engage in local council decision-making processes, and receive the "Set the PACE" Leadership Best Practice Guide resource.

What will you gain?

• Join, connect with the PACE Network, and build a supportive network with like-minded migrant and refugee women. 
• Improve knowledge of available local resources, such as grants, community activities, services, awards, and organisations. 
• Improved skills how to utilise local resources effectively.
• Improve confidence in engaging with local councils and advocating for issues that matter to you. 

Who should join?

• Already part of the PACE Network.
• Migrant and refugee women, including non-binary, trans, and gender-diverse people who want to improve knowledge in local activities and resources.
• If you want to start your own initiatives and want to learn how to navigate local council resources. 
• If you are passionate about advocating for local issues. 
• If you want to build network and collaborate.

We look forward to having the exciting panel story sharing and networking event with you - with great discussions, networking and delicious food at Into coffee.

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About PACE Leadership

This event is organised through the PACE (Participate, Advocate, Communicate and Engage) Leadership program. Since 2009, PACE Leadership has been supporting migrant and refugee women to take the lead in their work, community, local government and daily lives. The program strengthens migrant women's skills, knowledge and expertise to access informal and formal leadership opportunities. Using an intersectional feminist approach, it aims to advocate for a more equitable future for all. To learn more about our program, please visit our website and watch the video:

About MCWH

Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health is a national organisation that aims to improve the health and wellbeing through health education and information, training and advocacy. For more information, please visit our website.

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Acknowledgement of Country

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

Accessibility

We endeavour to make our events as inclusive and accessible as we can. If you have any accessibility requirements, or any concerns about accessing the venue, including travel, please email us or mention it at checkout.

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.

Contact information

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