May

4
02
May 2016 Australia Samoa Newspaper
Media Release April 2016
Samoan Community Services
Awareness Day
The aim of the Services Awareness Day
is to inform the Samoan Community
about the services available in government
and non-government organisations.
The expectation is that after the forum, the
participants will be more aware of the services
available and how to access them.
Often families of Samoan background have
difficulty coping with different social values
in Australia. The significant support of extended
family and community that exist back
home in Samoa is not often available in Sydney.
The Samoan people brings with them
many strengths, but as one of an emerging
and minority communities, families face significant
challenges that especially affects
children and young people.
The Samoan Council Sydney Inc. recognised
the importance of strengthening the capacity
of the Samoan community; church and
community leaders, parents, young people
and community based organisations to connect
families of
Samoan background
to the
appropriate services.
KEY MESSAGE
Change only
happens when a
person is properly
referred to
the appropriate
services.
The Samoan
Community Services Awareness Day is organised
by the Samoan Council Sydney Incorporated
(SCSI)
The event will be held on Tuesday 10th May
2016 at the Samoan Presbyterian Church,
1003 Canterbury Road, Lakemba, 10am to
1pm.
Targeted services are the Immigration and
vited to attend.
Settlement Services,
Centrelink,
Police, Education
and Training,
Early Childhood
Education,
NSW Ability Link
- Lifestart, Family
Referral Services.
Pacific Islands
community
based organisations
are also in-
Event: Samoan Community Services Awareness
Day
Date: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Time: 10am-1pm
Venue: Lakemba, Presbyterian Hall, 1003
Canterbury Rd, Lakemba NSW 2195
Message of Tupua Ban Ki-moon for
International Mother Earth Day
The Secretary-General Message on international mother earth day
About the Samoan Council Sydney Inc. (SCSI)
The SCSI is a non-profitable organisation was
established in 1986 by the Samoan church
leaders and members of the Samoan community
in Sydney to serve all members of the
Samoan community settling in metropolitan
areas in the State of New South Wales Australia.
The main objects of the SCSI are to serve the
people of Samoa living in the metropolitan
areas. To promote the well-being and advocate
on behalf of members of the Samoan
community with any organisation both in
Australia and internationally, government
and non-government for their support in any
legitimate form. To provide welfare, counselling
and referral services to members of the
Samoan community to organisations which
will provide services that would improve the
quality of life and well-being of the Samoan
community who have migrated to Australia.
International Mother Earth Day is
an opportunity to highlight the interdependence
between people
and the astonishing variety of species
with which we share this planet. This
year’s observance brings hope of a better
future for all.
On this day, representatives of more
than 170 countries are gathering at UN
Headquarters in New York to sign the
Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
This landmark pact, in conjunction with
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
holds the power to transform
our world. The momentum achieved by
so many signatures on one day sends
a clear signal of solidarity and resolve.
Now we must unleash the full force of
human ingenuity and ensure low-emission
growth and improved climate resilience.
Leadership from the top is crucial.
But each of us has a role to play. We
can make energy-efficient choices, stop
wasting food, reduce our carbon footprints
and increase our sustainable
investments. Small actions, multiplied
by billions, will bring about dramatic
change, bolstering the Paris Agreement
and setting us on a trajectory to achieve
the Sustainable Development Goals.
The theme of Earth Day 2016 — Trees
for the Earth — highlights this perfectly.
One tree on its own may not seem much,
but the Earth Day Network plans to
plant 7.8 billion trees over the next five
years—each one absorbing harmful CO2
from the atmosphere, storing water and
filtering pollutants for the benefit of all
humanity.
As each tree plays its part in the biosphere,
so should we as individuals who
care about our planet and every living
creature on it. A new future can be ours
if we respect and invest in Mother Earth.