The
Seminar aims to:
- Provide
and assist service providers to develop culturally and religiously
appropriate services and programs that meet the diverse needs
of its clients.
-
Increase staff awareness of Islamic beliefs & practices and
their importance to the Muslim way of life.
-
Correct myths and misconceptions held about the role and position
of Muslim Women within the Islamic and general community.
- Identify
barriers to access & equity issues for Muslim women and strategies
for addressing these barriers.
-
Highlight good practice models undertaken by the Muslim community
in partnership with government and non-government based agencies.
-
Strengthen links between the Muslim community and other service
providers in order to provide timely religiously appropriate services.
Who should
attend this seminar?
- This
seminar targets service providers from local, state and federal
agencies whose clients include women of the Islamic Faith.
-
Any individual or organisation working with people of culturally
and
religiously diverse backgrounds.
Date:
Please
choose ONE of the following two sessions:
Session
1: 24th September 2002
OR
Session
2: 4th November 2002
Time:
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Venue:
Session 1: Canterbury/ Bankstown Migrant
Resource Centre, Level 2, 59 Evaline Street, Campsie 2194 (all day
parking facilities are available at Campsie Mall shopping centre).
Session
2: Muslim Women Association, 47 Wangee Rd Lakemba.
Cost of
Attending:
$50.00 (includes morning and afternoon tea, and lunch).
Topics to
be covered include:
For further enquiries and to reserve your
seat, please contact:
The United Muslim Women Association Inc. on: (02) 9750 6916
This
project is funded by Bankstown City Council under the Community
Grants Program
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