| NEWSLETTER: Footscray campus (July 2008) | ||
NEWSLETTER: Footscray campus (June 2008) The 'let us know' list Community Talks & SAIL Senior Programs Last month, SAIL Senior students were fortunate to have Martin from the Footscray Community Legal Centre come speak to them about financial planning and budgeting. It was a highly informative session and SAILors were given the opportunity to discuss important financial issues. Our next Community Talk is scheduled for Saturday, 14 June. We ask that tutors and drivers please remind both SAILors and their parents that they are always welcome to join our talks and Senior Programs, both of which are very beneficial to parents and children. The Queen’s representative in Victoria came, saw, and by all accounts had a fabulous time with us at SAIL. Thanks to everyone for making the visit such a great occasion and for generally making SAIL a great place to spend a Saturday morning. SAIL Xtend Update Big Thanks for cleaning up! Can’t Come Form online WholeSAIL News SAIL in the Press As you may already know, the SAIL Program only engages with media opportunities of its own in very limited circumstances. We have this policy to ensure that the Sudanese community are portrayed on their own terms, rather than through the SAIL Program. On Saturday 17 May 2008, The Saturday Age newspaper published two stories that mentioned the SAIL Program, including photos of SAILors. The first we knew of these references was when we saw the paper on 17 May. The photos had been taken with our knowledge but without reference to publication in the Saturday Age and without knowing the content with which they would be linked. The articles were written by Farah Farouque without contacting us at all. Needless to say, we were upset that this went ahead without our knowledge because it was in breach of our own policy but it also linked the SAIL Program to a political debate in which we, as a service provider rather than a lobbying body, wanted no part. We were concerned also that the articles told a SAILor’s story with reference to the assistance of the SAIL Program, where the SAIL Program had only a token role in the SAILor's story. We made our disquiet known to The Age on the same day these articles were published. The editor, Michael Gordon, called Matthew, the SAIL Founder on 19 May 2008 and apologised that he had not ensured that the SAIL Program was contacted to check that the For the record, if you are approached to undertake any media about your involvement at SAIL, please be sure to check with us before having any further contact. This will ensure that no further stories are released that portray the Sudanese community as being dependant on the SAIL Program. The community should be portrayed on their own terms whenever such opportunities arise. Refugee Week 2008 Don't forget that Refugee Week 2008 is just a month away. And the national theme is "A Place to Call Home". To keep up to date with plans for Refugee Week as it draws closer, see http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/newsevents/refugeeweek.html SAIL Total Trivia Sudan borders 9 countries and an important sea. Can you name them all? ANSWER: Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Red Sea…whew! Thank you for SAILing into Winter 2008 |
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