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The 'let us know' list
1. If any of your contact details have changed, please let us know.
2. If you are planning to have contact with your student outside of SAIL hours you must let us know first and complete the contact request form.
3. If you intend to bring a friend to SAIL please direct them to the website first and direct them to apply online or just let us know beforehand.
4. Let us know if you are going to miss a Saturday via the online "Can't Come Sheet".
5. Please check and read your emails each week - if possible, Friday is best!
6. Please let us know before you speak publicly or publish an article about SAIL. Ongoing offers
1. Photocopying- for any SAIL related photocopying, simply mark the
pages from the books you want copied and give the book to the
co-ordinators on Saturday- it will be ready for you the following week!
2. The Tutor Resources section of
the website is available at all times to provide tutors with ideas,
games, work-sheets and support. We strongly suggest that if you are
experiencing difficulties of any kind when working with your student,
you post a request for advice on the SAIL Panel of Experts Bulletin Board.
Diary dates
1. The week 5 tutor talks for 2006 occur on 7 October, 11 November, 16 December (Christmas)
2. If you are interested in attending any upcoming African Australian events click here for the details. Please read this newsletter in the following week, it gives updates on SAIL past, present and future!
SAIL is turning five!!! This Saturday the 26th
of August marks five years since the beginning of SAIL. Starting with
four students and one tutor, the Program now has four campuses,
approximately 350 students and 250 tutors! To
celebrate SAIL’s birthday, all four campuses are meeting together this
Saturday to take in music performances, an award ceremony and a great
big lunch. Please ensure you are at SAIL Dandy at 10:15am sharp this
Saturday, as we will be traveling all together by bus to join the other
SAIL campuses at the party venue. Current Theme: ‘Sudan’ Our
theme in the lead-up to the SAIL birthday has been ‘Sudan’. We have
seen some amazing Sudanese flags, and a great flag cake, and some
excellent student work on their home country. Featured
topics have included Sudan’s population and geography, Sudanese NBA
star Manute Bol, the animals of Sudan, and Sudanese female soccer
player Sara Edwards. Resources
for the current theme are available from the front desk, and please
don’t forget to let Nik know if you have a great resource other SAIL
students could use. Also, we are looking for creative ideas for the next theme, so please let us know if you have any inspiration. The first ever SAIL Formal! Date: Saturday 2nd September Time: 6pm - 11pm Address: Footscray YMCA Hall, Cnr Essex and Market Streets, Footscray West (Melways 41 J3) Dress code: Formal of course! The
invitation is open to ALL tutors and all students who are aged 13 and
over - this includes SAILors Senior. This will be an ideal opportunity
to mingle with other tutors and students as we strut our stuff on the
dance floor! Venue,
DJ and soft drinks will all be organized by SAIL. All we ask is that
you bring a plate of food to share. Our campus has been asked to bring
something sweet so bring on the cakes, biscuits and lollies! Please
RSVP with Nik by Monday 28 August 2006. If your student falls within
the 13+ age group, please encourage them to also RSVP by then. Tutor and Community Talks Because of the birthday, there will be no tutor or community talks this cycle. SAIL Dandy Students out of their trees Two
of our families took part in the Yarrilinks Tree-planting Camp at Brim
in North-west Victoria from August 4-6, joining families from the other
SAIL campuses. After a busy weekend of work in beautiful weather, we
managed to plant a grand total of 11,000 trees. But
the weekend was not all hard work, as SAILors enjoyed the hospitality
of local folk, and played football, with frisbees and took part in a
soccer game en masse on the Brim football oval. We were also treated to a delicious Saturday night dinner courtesy of the guys from Lentil as Anything.
Another highlight of the weekend was 12-year old Ajal Akuol performing
‘Old MacDonald’ in front of everyone by way of Saturday night
entertainment. SAIL Star – Calling for contributions! We are still on the hunt for submissions to SAIL’s own student newspaper, the SAIL Star. Please pop any contributions into the bright, yellow SAIL Star box on the stage. Hall Clean Up: Thank-you! It is a magnificent sight to see so many willing and able SAILors pitching in to ensure the hall is spick and span at the end of each week. Our sincere thanks to all those who make the extra effort to keep SAIL Dandy looking sublime. Thank you very much for stacking chairs, folding tables and sweeping the floor - your efforts are hugely appreciated! And Another Big Thank You to our Kitchen Team Each and every week, SAILors enjoy freshly cut fruit, healthy, delicious salad rolls, and delectable delicacies that somehow appear from the kitchen. A huge thanks to Jo, Joy, Fiona and Louise who somehow put on a feast each and every week. We encourage you to pop into the kitchen and pass on your thanks. Arriving on Time With winter at its freezing worst, the temptation to stay in that cosy bed is strong, however we would encourage all tutors to set a hideously loud alarm so that we can all kick off on time every week. We only have a short hour and a half each week, and students appreciate the chance to maximise their SAIL time. So we really encourage everyone making a big effort to arrive before 11:00am so that the students are ready to go at 11:00am sharp. WholeSAIL News The Institute for Community Engagement and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA)
and the Sudanese Online Research Association (SORA) invite you to a
public lecture on:
*GENOCIDE IN DARFUR: EVIDENCE, ACTION AND EDUCATION*
*BY DR SAMUEL TOTTEN*
Distinguished Academic and former investigator, US State Department's
Darfur Atrocities Documentation Team
*WHEN: *Tuesday 5 September
*TIME:* 4:30 - 6:00pm
*WHERE:* Room 915, Level 9, Victoria University, 300 Flinders St,
Melbourne (City)
Melways Ref: 2F, E6
In July/August 2004, Dr Samuel Totten served as one of the 24
investigators with the U.S. State Department's Darfur Atrocities
Documentation Team, which interviewed refugees from Darfur, Sudan, for
the express purpose of collecting data in order to ascertain whether
genocide had been perpetrated in Darfur. On September 9, 2004, using the
data collected by the ADT, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell declared
that Government of Sudan troops and the Janjaweed (Arab militia) had
perpetrated genocide in Darfur and was possibly still doing so.
Dr Samuel Totten is a genocide scholar based at the University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is the co-editor of Genocide Studies and
Prevention: An International Journal. He has published widely in the
field and his recent books include: Century of Genocide: Critical Essays
and Eyewitness Accounts (New York: Routledge, 2004) and Genocide in
Darfur: Investigating Atrocities in the Sudan (New York: Routledge,
forthcoming).
During the lecture Dr Totten will be joined by Mr Gatwech Puoch, a
refugee from Sudan who will speak about genocide in Sudan. Darfur Australia Network Benefit Dinner Sunday 27th August | 5pm till late | Montsalvat “Great Hall” 7 Hillcrest Ave Eltham (Melway Ref 22 A8) The Darfur Australia Network,
a newly formed organization dedicated to spreading awareness of the
humanitarian crisis in Sudan, will be hosting a unique fundraising
banquet for its cause. Half the proceeds will go to Oxfam Australia aid programs in the region, the other half to the Network to be invested in related advocacy events in the coming year. The banquet program includes informational
and inspirational speakers, African drumming performances, a
light-hearted auction and of course, a wide range of Sudanese
delicacies. And after the banquet, you can settle down and watch the
screening of All About Darfur (2005), a documentary created by Sudanese-British director Taghreed Elsanhouri. Tickets
are $65, please RSVP by 16th August. So come along for a cup of famous
Sudanese “Guhwah” coffee, some Salata Aswad (for those who didn’t know,
this is a killer eggplant, peanut butter and garlic dip) and meet other
individuals who want to make a difference! SAIL Photos: Here’s the link! Jump
onto our new and improved website to check out photos from the recent
tree-planting camp, as well as photos from each and every SAIL campus: http://sailprogram.org.au/SAILPhotos/ Total trivia Did you know Sudan has the second biggest camel population in the world, with an estimated 2,903,000 heads. Somalia ranks as the nation with the highest camel population on the globe! Thank you for all your time and effort, and for making SAIL Dandy the best SAIL campus on the planet! Matthew, Matt and Nik. |