MCWH NEWS

• MCWH Launches National Program at 2012 FECCA Conference
  The Multicultural Women's Health Australia (MWHA) Program was launched earlier this month at the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) Conference. Honorary FECCA President Ms Voula Messimeri generously and with proud words launched the program, which was greeted with much excitement and interest by the 200-strong conference audience. To view the Photostory and read the launch speeches, click here.
   
• MCWH Executive Director Joins Panel at Amnesty International Stop Violence Against Women Film Festival
  Our Executive Director Dr Adele Murdolo joined human rights activist Samah Hadid for a Q&A following the screening of the film My Tehran for Sale. Responding to the scenes in the film when the main character is detained in an Australian detention centre, Adele spoke about the adverse impacts on women of mandatory detention and provided data about the number of women in detention, including community detention. For more information about My Tehran for Sale and the Amnesty International Stop Violence Against Women Film Festival Stop Violence Against Women Fim Festival a great success, vic, Amnesty International Australia - Working to Protect Human Rights.
   
• MCWH Launches National Program - Multicultural Women's Health Australia (MWHA): National Leadership in Immigrant and Refugee Women's Health
  Over the next two years the MWHA Program will improve the capacity of immigrant and refugee women across Australia to make informed choices about sexual and reproductive health. For more information about MWHA click here.
   
• MCWH Launches 1800 Number
  The Multicultural Women's Health Australia Program has a national free call 1800 number. Call 1800 656 421 if you would like information on immigrant and refugee women's wellbeing including sexual and reproductive health. We look forward to hearing from you.
   
• MCWH Welcomes New Project Workers
  MCWH welcomes three new project workers Nigisti Mulholland, Maria Hach and Megan Wong. Visit the Women of MCWH section of our website to learn more about them and what they are doing at MCWH.
   
• MCWH Welcomes New Bilingual Health Educators
  MCWH's Bilingual Health Educator Team is always responding to the needs of immigrant and refugee women in our community. We have recruited new Bilingual Health Educators (BHEs) to join our team to meet the needs of new and emerging communities. In this way we have built our capacity to reach immigrant and refugee women in their preferred languages and sensitive to their cultural needs.
   

LIBRARY AND RESOURCES NEWS

• MCWH Launches Online Catalogue
  You can now access MCWH's Multilingual Resource Catalogue online. That's over 5000 quality resources and over 40 languages on women's health and wellbeing. Search the catalogue from your own computer and email us a request for multilingual resources. The online catalogue is part of Multicultural Women's Health Australia MCWH's new national program to improve the health and wellbeing of immigrant and refugee women across Australia.
   

MCWH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING NEWS

• The 2012 MCWH Seminar Calendar has arrived
  Get ready to open your diary and open your mind too! Join us in 2012 and enhance your work with immigrant and refugee women. Our 2012 Seminar Series will provide participants with the opportunity to learn and engage about human rights, sexual and reproductive health, mental health and wellbeing, and immigrant and refugee women.
  Click here to view.
   
• Getting to Know Your Rights: MCWH February 2012 Seminar
  Our first seminar for 2012 is about sharing experiences for developing human rights education programs tailored to immigrant and refugee women.
  Click here For more information or to register.
   
• MCWH's Final Seminar for 2011 - a major success
  On Thursday 24 November 2011 MCWH ran its last seminar for the year on Mental Health and Wellbeing for Immigrant and Refugee Women. The seminar was so popular that it was booked out in the first two weeks of promotion. In view of such demand MCWH will run another seminar on the topic of mental health and wellbeing in 2012.
  Click here to view Seminar Page.