Current Opportunities at MYAN!
Special Edition Newsletter
We have a lot of things happening at MYAN!
This is a special edition newsletter that highlights the work happening at MYAN this month, and opportunities for you to become involved.
Please be part of MYAN's important policy and advocacy work!.
National Sector Consultation tomorrow!
MYAN is hosting an online sector consultation to identify the work done so far to encourage vaccine uptake. The consultation will focus on how the sector and their members have worked towards stopping the spread of COVID-19 encouraging vaccine uptake within multicultural communities across Australia. We are particularly keen to hear about the different strategies and approached that have been used successfully.
Findings from this consultation will be shared with the Department of Health who will use this information to assist in informing their upcoming communication strategies regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
To know more and register, click on the link below.
For any queries, please email MYAN Communication and Engagement Officer, Dr Ali Saha.
Participate in the National Survey "Counting us in" on the settlement experiences of young LGBTQI+ aslum seekers & refugees
MYAN has launched a national survey on the settlement experiences of LGBTQI+ young adults from refugee & asylum seeker backgrounds living in Australia.
This survey is aimed to understand what particular challenges are faced by this group when accessing settlement support services. The results will contribute to an improved national evidence base and ensure their unique voices are heard within broader conversations about settlement.
Do you identify as LGBTQI+ people aged 18-30 who arrived in Australia as a person seeking asylum or as a refugee? We invite you to participate in this survey, or to share with interested individuals and organisations.
For more information click here or start the survey below.
*All responses are anonymous.
Fill in the survey before 4th October and win one of the 5x50 dollar gift vouchers. Please send through any queries at myanprojects@myan.org.au
Participate in Hear us Now: Lived Experience Consult
MYAN is now recruiting participants for the ‘Hear Us Now’, a lived experience consult, to be conducted online via zoom on 5th October at 6:30 pm (AEST/Melbourne time). ‘Hear Us Now’, is led by MYAN's Youth CaLD Disability Collective (YCDC).
About the consult:
A space to share your experiences: Whether that be what you had for breakfast or your journey as a refugee
Meet people with similar experiences
Connection-based activities in the form of a facilitated social space that will include things like ice-breaker style sharing and story-sharing
Consultation-based activities that will include sharing your experiences to inform our training package which will be delivered by YCDC to migrant and refugee organisations and disability organisations.
Online via Zoom
$30 gift card for participants
*Detailed agenda will be shared closer to the event.
Spots are limited, click on the link below to register.
Become a member of the Youth CaLD Disability Collective (YCDC)
MYAN's Youth CaLD Disability Collective (YCDC) is looking to expand and recruit!
The YCDC is a group of passionate young people with disability from CaLD backgrounds, led by lived experience, who come together online to discuss the strengths, challenges and concerns that come with living in this intersection. The group also identifies unique opportunities to create change within community.
We are looking to recruit 2-3 new YCDC members!
Are you:
· Aged between 18-30?
· Have lived experience of disability?
· From a Refugee or Migrant background?
· Able to commit up to 3hrs a fortnight?
· Available on Wednesday evenings (AEST)?
Then we want to hear from you!
*Please note, this is a grassroots volunteer group, however there may be some paid opportunities along the way.
If you have any questions about the application process or about the opportunity, please email or call (0436 617 955) Martika Shakoor, the Youth Leadership Officer at MYAN.
Express your views on Experiences and challenges in the use of media and communications
Monash University along with MYAN is conducting a survey to better understand your experiences and challenges in the use of media and communications. This survey focuses on important themes of digital rights & e-safety, as well as the media and communication habits of youth with multicultural identities. The findings of the survey will inform MYAN's advocacy and policy priorities in these areas.
If you are a young person aged 12-25, complete the survey before 3rd October and get a chance to win 50 dollar gift voucher!