Fairfield Multicultural Festival - 28th November 2010
Drums, Dancing, Music and Football welcomed people from around the world to celebrate an explosion of cultural diversity on Sunday 28th of November when NSW Spanish and Latin American Association for Social Assistance hosted the Fairfield Multicultural Festival at Club Marconi Stadium.
The Festival stage in Club Marconi Stadium came alive with continuous free entertainment from 11am - 6pm on featuring a range of multicultural performances, singers and dancers from Asia, Africa, North America South America, Europe and Oceania. The festival also included a multicultural parade and held information stalls, cultural food stalls, cooking demonstrations, a children’s activity corner, a scouts activity corner, rides, and a spectacular multicultural soccer tournament throughout the day.
The event is proudly sponsored by Club Marconi and support by Community First Steps, 1st Canley Heights Scouts, the Assyrian Resource Centre, Multicultural Community Care Services, STARTTS, Centrelink, Fairfield Migrant Resource Centre and the Food Security Project.
Proudly funded by the Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Citizenship through the Diversity and Social Cohesion Program. The Diverse and Social Cohesion Program aims to promote respect, fairness, inclusion and a sense of belonging for everyone. More information can be found at www.harmony.gov.au
Some of our Information Sessions
-November 30 and December 07 2011. Workers Rights and Responsibilities.
Guest Speaker: Neil McGarvie / NSW Industrial Relations. Interpreter: Sandra Loyola-Sandoval
- October 13 2010. “Family Migration”.
Guest Speaker: Melany Ramos. Registered Migration Agent (MARA).
- September 21 2010. “Tax Return Information session”
Guest Speaker: Eva Jolly. Australian Taxation Office.
- September 15 2010. “Tax and ABN information session”.
Guest Speaker: Eva Jolly. Australian Taxation Office.
- August 17 2010. “How to vote Information Session”.
Guest Speaker: Alexander Chidzey. Australian Electoral Commission.
Open Day, New Office in Waterloo- City of Sydney
NEW SERVICES FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN WATERLOO!
On Thursday 02 September 2010, community members and colleagues from the community sector, government and no-non government services joined us to celebrate the opening of our new service in the inner Sydney area at Waterloo (NSW Ethnic Communities Council building). The occasion was a perfect networking opportunity where NSW SLASA staff , volunteers and representatives from more than 35 Organisations learned more about services available to the community in the City of Sydney area and opportunities to work together were discussed.
The open day was a really special; attendees enjoyed a tasty Latin-American light lunch while listening to the great musician Antonio Gomez performing Latin-American tunes.
NSW SLASA decided to open this office to support our increasing Spanish Speaking Community due the high number of new arrivals from Spanish Speaking countries settling here.
It has been really satisfying to see the great response of the community to this new service. New arrivals are day by day seeking assistance at the waterloo office as well as members from our community who have been here for long time but it has not been easy. There have been a lot of challenges that the waterloo team had to face in order to maximise our resources and support our community in an effective way.
Launch of our new booklets “medimate” y “Cultural Briefing Kit,” developed under the program for elderly people.
The cultural briefing kit has been finalised and the official launch of the resource was held at Cabra-Vale Digger Club on the 18th of August 2010. The launch was a success; we had 89 attendees from Spanish speaking leaders to Aged Care service providers. The cultural briefing kit is the profile of the Spanish Speaking communities and it has been developed as a resource tool to support staff in the aged care service sector to provide for the cultural and linguistic needs for their Spanish speaking clients. The booklet contains information on key topic areas such as migration history, family life, religion, language, and attitudes towards aged care services, attitudes towards illness and death and general history.
The information contained in the booklet includes many generalisations about the Spanish speaking communities as distinct from current Spanish speaking cultures. The booklet is intended to be of general guidance only. Therefore, it is important to understand that not every individual from Spanish speaking communities will necessarily reflect these descriptions. Each individual will have different points of view, history, experiences and idiosyncrasies.
AFRO LATINO FESTIVAL 2010
CELEBRATING OUR COMMON CULTURAL HERITAGE
The Afro-Latino Festival 2010 was a major success due to the generous sponsorship by the Community Relations Commission of NSW.
The Festival was held on Saturday 29th May at Fairfield High School and was supported by Fairfield Police, Fairfield Migrant Resource Centre, City Care, Burundian Community Care, Fairfield City Council and the Congolese Community of Australia. Panavision Asia, Dante Rivera and the CuriousWorks Crew showed their kind support through the documentation and promotion of the Festival.
As a result of the overwhelming success of Afro Latino Festival 2010, the advisory committee, both Latin American and African communities and other parties have expressed the need to make the Afro-Latino Festival an annual event. The Festival’s concept brings together both African and Latin American communities to celebrate a common heritage, rich in cultural and artistic expressions, thereby providing an endless platform to express and share this with the wider Australian community, as well as developing and increasing community participation, cultural awareness and knowledge.
Visit to Jamberoo, Aquatic Park, Wollongong
November, 2008
On last Saturday 15 of November, took place the visit to the Jamberoo Aquatic Center in Wollongong, with the youth group, whom enjoyed a wonderful day of playing and entertainment. The entrance tickets were kindly donated by one of the parents, we recognize and thank to those who made this trip possible. To see more photos you can click the next link: Excursión Jamberoo, Wollongong, 2008
Visit to Canberra Tulips Festival
On last Saturday 27 of September, took place the visit to the Canberra Tulips Farm.
Floriade is a flower and entertainment festival held annually in Canberra's Commonwealth Park featuring extensive displays of flowering bulbs with integrated sculptures and other artistic features. The festival attracts tourists from around Australia and overseas in spring from mid September to mid October each year, and is considered the most important regular event for tourism in the Australian Capital Territory. It is also called "Australia's Celebration of Spring". After some controversy regarding an entry charge, admission to Floriade has been free for a number of years.
For to see more photos, please clic in the next link: Visit to Canberra Tulips, 2008
Cruiser, Sydney Bay
On February 16 SLASA organized a Dance Cruise for Sydney's Bay.
For to see more photos of our celebration, please clic in the next link: Cruiser, Sydney Bay, 2008 | 
