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Domestic Violence Groups
South Sydney Community Aid- Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre (SSCA-MNC) support and provided opportunities for awareness and education of issues and concerns related to Domestic Violence and other abuse in our community.
We are an active member of the Inner Sydney Domestic Violence Action Group and support all those initiatives and activities sanctioned by the group to assist in educating our community about Domestic Violence and other abuses and work collaboratively with other local services and the community to “Break the Silence of Abuse”.
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The Women’s Art Expression and Empowerment Group
The Women's Art, Expression and Empowerment Group offers women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse an opportunity to make art and express their feelings through the art making process in a safe and supported environment. We hold local exhibitions of the participant’s artworks. Through the process of exhibiting the artworks, the community is engaged to reflect on and assist in the process of ‘breaking the silence’ around domestic violence and abuse, and by validating the participant’s experiences which are shared through their artworks and stories of abuse.
The launch of this years Art, Expression and Empowerment Group’s Art Exhibition coincided with the "What’s With Domestic Violence Forum" being sponsored by the Executive of the Inner Sydney Domestic Violence Action Group and was held at Redfern Town Hall. We had 12 group participants including women living in the residential treatment program at Phoebe House. The Art Exhibition was opened by Cr Marcelle Hoff from the City of Sydney Council who spoke passionately about the benefits of this group and she also shared some insights into work she’s done in similar areas with women in the community.
We’d like to thank the City of Sydney Council who funds this project.
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Phoebe House “Empowerment through Art”
Phoebe House works in collaboration with our service in the provision of Art and Empowerment Programmes for women from Domestic Violence and who have experienced other abuse.
Phoebe House creates an opportunity for women in our community who are recovering from substance abuse to participate in this therapeutic program.
As a result of our collaboration in 2007 with Phoebe House we launched the “Empowerment Through Art” Calendar. This calendar showcases the artworks of Phoebe House women, survivors of domestic violence and other abuse.
Proudly sponsored by Phoebe House and the City of Sydney Council.
The "Empowerment Through Art" Calendar 2007
is available for all at $10 for fundraising.
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Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
“The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Mothers Art, Health and Wellness Group” assists in identifying some of the parenting and health needs of CALD mothers. Through the art making process this group proposes to encourage self-determination and self-identity by promoting the celebration of the individual multicultural mother’s cultural identity.
The concept was developed around the notion of the hospital health professionals developing outreach work in the community. The cross-collaboration between the Royal Hospital for Women and our Neighbourhood Centre has resulted in our aim to break down social isolation and to look at some of the local health concerns for CALD mothers and educate them about health and wellness issues. We also incorporate risk of harm legislation as it relates to the Children and Young Person’s Care and Protection Act as required by the Department of Community Services.
The use of art as a medium for expression has been used widely in the healing professions. Making art is usually a non-threatening activity that encourages communication and offers other health benefits such as breaking down isolation for individuals, enhancing positive self esteem, sharing of ideas and information and learning new skills.
This art based program was written and facilitated by Jhan Leach Coordinator of SSCA-MNC.
An Exhibition of Artworks celebrating Multicultural Mothers was held on the 29th June - 2nd July. It was held at the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick and officially opened by Noreen Hay, on Sunday: 1st July. For more information please contact us.
Auspiced by South Sydney Community Aid - Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre.
Proudly sponsored by the Royal Hospital for Women.
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Kidspeak Group
SSCA-MNC supports Kidspeak, which is an endeavour of Barnardo’s Family and Children’s Service Redfern, meets with families between 3 - 6pm on Fridays on Waterloo Green in the Waterloo Department of Housing Estate. This project targets children and their parents living in our area and is promoted to local schools in the area.
Children are provided with sporting activities, art and craft activities and a family BBQ. This project enables us to talk to parents and children and to provide them with information about our Neighbourhood Centre.
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The Walking Together Program
SSCA-MNC supports The Department of Corrective Services Probation and Parole in providing the "Walking Together Program" and is held during the year at SSCA-MNC. This program works with Aboriginal women and gives them an opportunity to engage with art and craft activities and culturally specific programs to enhance education learning and self esteem for the participants from our community.
Proudly sponsored by the Department of Corrective Services,
Probation and Parole.
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Methadone Anonymous Meeting
Methadone Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who are current or past methadone patients and who together have formed a 12 step recovery organisation to help themselves.
Methadone Anonymous chapter meetings are open (unless otherwise designated) to all those who wish to learn how to achieve and maintain sobriety over opiates and other drugs including alcohol.
Have you ever attended a 12 step meeting and were not allowed to “share” because you are a methadone patient? Have you ever gone to one of these meetings and felt like you could not be honest about being a methadone patient because there were things you needed to talk about? If so, Methadone Anonymous may be for you.
We meet every Friday afternoon from 2pm at South Sydney Community Aid- Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre.
Sponsored by A.F.I.R.M (www.afirmfwc.org) Advocates for the Integration of Recovery and Methadone.
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