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- 13 - Community Action for a Multicultural Society network CAMS Update from Lalita Lakshmi Disaster and Recovery Management With CAMS workers situated in communities across the state from Cairns to Toowoomba, few have not been affected by the natural disasters we have experienced recently. Many CAMS workers and their organisations have worked directly with CALD communities assisting them to prepare for the emergency, and assisting with recovery. CAMS workers hope to work together to document this and provide feedback and advice around best ways to support CALD communities during and after disaster situations. Although we are only at the start of this process, it would seem that the lack of translated materials, availability of audio materials, and appropriate support in recovery centres have been some of the issues identified. CAMS Advocacy Priorities The CAMS network continues to work jointly on many advocacy priority areas. This work is being done through established statewide working groups including Queensland Accessing Interpreters Working Group, Employment Advocacy for Cultural Diversity and Queensland Pacific Islanders Workers Network. These working groups are all convened and actively supported by members of the CAMS network. CAMS workers have also made the following priority areas a focus of joint work: ESL and culturally inclusive education; cultural responsiveness working with the Department of Communities; Pacific Islander issues; and police and justice issues. ESL and culturally inclusive education: the CAMS network will continue to consult with local communities including teachers, schools and parents to ascertain what the situation is for CALD students and families and what increased support is needed. The CAMS working group’s first task of the year will be to respond to the Federal Government’s Review of Funding for Schooling. The working group hopes to use and build on work that CAMS and our organisations have undertaken. Cultural responsiveness: the working group is aiming to further evidence and support increased cultural responsiveness of local NGO’s funded by the Department of Communities. The working group continues to collect case studies and hopes to provide a thematic analysis of these. They also plan to research examples of how other state government communities and human service departments implement cultural responsiveness and write a report on best practice, practices in other jurisdictions and data analysis. A first draft has been completed. Working group members are also mapping the culturally inclusive aspects of the Community Standards, and how they are applied to an NGO. Pacific Islander issues: the working group is looking at undertaking some research and is designing a draft research template and format. They hope to include a regional perspective and examine the effect of the Trans-Tasman agreement. Police and Justice: the working group hopes to focus on improvements to interpreter access; internal QPS cultural competencies; and QPS and CALD community relationships. Keeping up to date with regional CAMS Several CAMS workers in local regions have recently commenced their own regional email newsletters which include news of local CALD communities. If you would like to be added to their email lists its best to contact them directly at: • Sunshine Coast: contact Naomi Wiley, Multicultural Coomunity Worker, Nambour Community Centre at mcw.ncc@flexinet.com.au • Logan: Feli Lacorte-Gayat, CAMS Officer, ACCES Services Inc at felig@asi.org.au • Caboolture: Nooreen Harris, CAMS Multicultural Worker, Neighbourhood Centre Caboolture at camsnhc@tpg.com.au Established CAMS newsletters are: • Toowoomba: David Barton, Multicultural Community Worker, Mercy Family Services at david.barton@mfsq.org.au • Gold Coast: Nao Hirano, Multicultural Community Development Officer, Multicultural Community Council, Gold Coast at naoh@mccgc.com.au For more information on the CAMS program visit www.camsqld.org.au or contact Lalita on 3844 9166 ext 109. Lalita Lakshmi is ECCQ’s Statewide Coordinator for the Community Action for a Multicultural Society Program which is funded by the Department of Communities Evoca: Issue 157 - February/March 2011
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