Sutherland Shire Mayor Carol Provan has made her position on the culture and identity of the Sutherland Shire very clear.
Last November, when the Liberal Coalition Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, launched an unprecedented ideological racist attack upon Australians in the Hawkesbury and the Sutherland Shire, he denounced these places as “too monocultural” and “subject to an immigration pushed policy of ethnic cleansing”.
Mayor Provan joined right in. She said that the Shire had moved on since December 2005 (the time of the Civil Uprising) and chatted on about refugees, diversity and new immigrant groups.
Now Mayor Provan is developing her hatred of Australians into actual organization.
While the following document mentions a couple of Euro groups as part of multiculturalism (ultimately they will assimilate to Australian culture), the impress of this document is rather clear. We reproduce it.
Australia First Party will promote the genuine heritage and identity of the Sutherland Shire as part of its essential politics. Traitor Mayor Provan should understand that Australia First Party never forgets.
‘Exploring Cultural Diversity Forum 2012’
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 8:30am – 3:30pm at TAFE NSW, Loftus Campus
AGENDA
8.30 am Registration, visit Information stalls
9.00 am Welcome to country: Deanna Schreiber
Introduction/MC: Madeline Chapman/ Ramsay Jebeille
Opening: Carol Provan, Mayor of Sutherland Shire Council
Key Note Speaker: Ms Vivi Germanos-Koutsounadis People’s Ambassador, Executive Director Ethnic Childcare, Family and Community Services Co-Operative
WORKSHOPS
Session 1: 10am to 11am – Cultural Briefings 3×15 minutes
CS1 Chinese St George Migrant Resource Centre
CS2 Indian Sub Continent Resourceful Australian Indian Network
CS3 Russian Russian Union of the South
CS4 Aboriginal families Kurranulla Aboriginal Cooperation
CS5 Muslim families Affinity intercultural foundation
CS6 Elderly Muslims Al Zahra Muslim Women’s Association
CS7 Pakistani Pakistani Women’s Association
CS8 Spanish Spanish & Latin American Association
CS9 Macedonian St George Migrant Resource Centre
CS10 Egyptian Coptic To be confirmed
CS11 South Pacific Island and Maori Moana Maori Women
Session 2: 11:15am to 12:15pm
W1 Let’s get practical, Cultural inclusion in practice KU Inclusion Support Unit (Lisa Maybury)
W2 Culturally responsive services St George Migrant Resource Centre, Margherita
Briscas
W3 Complexity of the refugee experience
W4 Engaging Aboriginal families (Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation)
W5 Refugee Film Festival Screening
Session 3: 12:15pm to 1:15pm
W6 Overview of STARTTS services & building trust
W7 How to support people with mental health problems in the CALD community South
East Sydney Local Health District Ercilia Best Kali Ogle, Shanti Gupta
W8 Youth, working with diversity To be confirmed
W9 Growing up with more than one language Learning Links Michelle Lee
W10 Refugee film festival Screening
Lunch: 1:15pm to 2:00pm
Entertainment NGAMBO. The African drummers of Menai; Personal stories of ‘Restoring Hope’
Session 4: 2pm to 3pm
W11 Community cultural development with multicultural communities Paula Abood
W12 Organisational tools for cultural competency South East Sydney Local Health District
Astrid Perry & Cathy O’Callaghan
W13 Engaging with culturally diverse fathers To be confirmed
W14 Overview of STARTTS services & building trust Pt2 STARTTS
W15 Refugee Film Festival Screening
Closing Ceremony- 3.00-3.30
