FECCA (Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia)

🎉 What was your favourite part of FECCA Conference 2024? #feccaconference2024 #fecca2024 #fecca #eccq #meanjin #brisbane

The Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission has published their latest complaints report: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 – 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 (𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯-𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰). Read the report in the post below and download the 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝘁 with a range of material that we ask you to please consider sharing, including copy for newsletter and web articles, and social media: https://lnkd.in/gTHTVHwM

🥳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 (𝗢𝗙𝗪) 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 of advancing the rights of women and girls in Australia and driving transformational social reforms! To mark the occasion, the Government has released a 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 for the Working for Women strategy to provide a comprehensive picture of the current state of gender equality in Australia. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: https://lnkd.in/gDt-7GdF 📸 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱: FECCA - CEO, Mary Ann Baquero Geronimo with fellow members of the new National Women's Alliances (NWA), Padma Raman PSM, Executive Director of the Office for Women (pic 1), and The Hon. Katy Gallagher, Minister for Women and Minister for Finance (pic 2) at this morning's celebration. #50yearanniversary #officeforwomen #workingforwomen #genderequality

🦠 The Commonwealth Government's 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝘆 has delivered its final report examining the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 900-page report includes 9 guiding recommendations and pillars, and identifies 19 immediate actions for the next 12-18 months, with a further 7 medium-term actions prior to the next national health emergency - 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! ✍🏽 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝘆, representing the experiences of multicultural communities through a series of submissions and interviews, and was noted in the acknowledgment. We shared deep insights across many areas, including policy, service, and community engagement, gained through the implementation of our CALD COVID-19 Small Grants Project over the past two years. 📖 FECCA looks forward to diving deeper into the reports findings in the coming days, and working with Government to implement the recommendations and better equip our community organisations and leaders in preparation for potential disasters and emergencies in the future! 👉 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gpPcuFih #covid19inquiry #multiculturalaustralia 📸 Photo credit: Inquiry Panel Members L-R: Dr Angela Jackson, Ms Robyn Kruk AO (Chair) and Professor Catherine Bennett

👏🏽 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗! The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) is proud to announce the appointment of its new board, following the 2024 FECCA Conference earlier this month. The newly appointed board, which will guide FECCA’s work over the coming years, is led by Peter Doukas OAM, who has taken on the role of Chair. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲: - Peter Doukas OAM, Chair & ECCNSW Chair - Elijah Buol OAM, MAICD OAM, Senior Deputy Chair & ECCQ Chair - Jill Morgan AM, Senior Deputy Chair – Women - Dr Edwin Joseph, Hon. Secretary & MCNT President - Emanuel Valageorgiou, Hon. Treasurer - Akesa Kei, Regional Chair - Miriam Cocking, MCCSA Chair - Eddie Micallef, ECCV Chair - Andrew Ng, ACTMC President - Dr Sadhana Bose, ECCWA President - Jade Li, MCOT Chair 🔎 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gqcNF793 #announcement #news #mediarelease #fecca #boardannouncement

📢 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘: 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 The Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA) will form a new Migrant and Refugee and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women’s Alliance (the Alliance) as part of the Government’s National Women’s Alliances (NWA) to help improve the lives of women and progress gender equality in Australia. Working with a network of more than 1,500 organisations nationwide, including small ethnic associations in new and emerging communities, FECCA will ensure a diverse range women's voices and lived experiences inform the development of policies and implementation of the Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality (the Strategy). 👉🏽 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, including quotes from the FECCA Chair, Senior Deputy Chair - Women and CEO: https://bit.ly/FECCA-NWA #breakingnews #mediarelease #fecca #workingforwomen #genderequality #refugeewomen #migrantwomen #multiculturalwomen #equality #equity #humanrights Peter Doukas OAM Jill Morgan AM Mary Ann Baquero Geronimo

📢 Shout out to the best Conference co-host we could have asked for - Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland - ECCQ! Thank you for sharing our vision and passion for the future of Multiculturalism in Australia, for working tirelessly alongside us over several months to plan and prepare every detail of the Conference, and for making us all feel so welcome on your home ground. 🤩 It's been a wonderfully successful partnership and collaboration, and we look forward to doing it all again - one day! --- 📸: 1 - FECCA Chair & CEO, with The Hon. Julian Hill MP, and ECCQ Chair & CEO 2 & 3 - FECCA Chair, with Her Excellency The Honourable Governor General Sam Mostyn Ac, and ECCQ Chair 4 - The ECCQ team at their booth in the Exhibition Hall #eccq #meanjin #brisbane #feccaconference2024 #fecca2024 #feccaconference #partnership #cohost #thankyou #teamwork #collaboration

😍 It’s been a week since the FECCA Conference 2024 and we’re still savouring every speech, presentation, discussion, conversation and connection - what an incredible and impactful experience! The Conference certainly exceeded our expectations both in turn-out (over 700 registered attendees!) and the rich content, experiences and insights we all shared. In coming months, we'll put together a detailed Conference Summary Report, including our next steps and areas of focus - so stay tuned! 👉 In the meantime, make sure you check out our Anti-Racism Framework report which we launched at the Conference. Download a copy here: https://lnkd.in/gyy-XpKG We also have a newly elected Chair and Board who we’ll introduce you to very soon! 🙏 From the bottom of our hearts, thank you once again to everyone who joined us in Meanjin, Brisbane and to anyone who supported us from afar via our social media and email updates. We’re feeling inspired, energised and optimistic, and hope you are too! #feccaconference2024 #feccaconference #fecca2024 #thankyou

IN THE NEWS: Canberra Times Heartbreaking accounts have convinced the human rights watchdog racism is entrenched in the Australian community, with a society-wide response needed to stop the marginalisation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gdVyCQg6

National consultations show widespread, systemic racism damaging lives: https://lnkd.in/gMGJk4Wh