https://wellington.gen.nz/multicultural-services-centre-of-wellington Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington newsitems http://msc.wellington.net.nz/site/?p=96 New in Wellington?  Want to make friends?  A Newcomers Network has started in Wellington with plenty of opportunities to meet people from around the world. Join them on Facebook or see their website for the latest events. Wellington Newcomers Network communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/site/?p=96 Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/site/?p=55 Local Food Network holds a produce swap at the Hill Street Farmers’ Market in Thorndon the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Bring your excess produce, seeds and seedlings to swap with other people. When: Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month Where: Hill Street Farmers’ Market, Cathedral Carpark, Hill Street, Thorndon Times: […] thorndon places communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/site/?p=55 Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2014-01-22T00:00:00Z -41.2745396 174.7756309 Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://msc.wellington.net.nz/booking-room-access/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/booking-room-access/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2013-01-24T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-celebrate-christmas-with-special-festive-story-times-for-children/ Bring your 3-8 year old children in their pyjamas or favourite Christmas costume, and get lost in stories of holidays, Christmas and the festive season. Free festive storytimes for 3-8 year olds at participating Wellington City Libraries, 6.30pm, 17-21 December. For more information visit www.wcl.govt.nz communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-celebrate-christmas-with-special-festive-story-times-for-children/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-israeli-films-in-the-botanic-gardens/ Enjoy Israel’s best cinematic achievements for free! From 17-19 December there will be Israeli films shown in “The Dell/Sound Shell” in the Botanic Gardens. The movies start at 8.30pm so bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy these movies under the stars. 17 December: The Matchmaker  18 December: Je T’aime, I love you Terminal  19 December: Lost Islands communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-israeli-films-in-the-botanic-gardens/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/jobs-census-2013/ Statistics New Zealand has advertised approximately 7,000 Census Collector positions for the 2013 Census. communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/jobs-census-2013/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-census-2013-workbook-and-teachers-notes/ English Language Partners New Zeland (ELPNZ) has collaborated with Statistics New Zealand to produce a workbook to help non-English speaking communities participate in the 2013 census. communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-census-2013-workbook-and-teachers-notes/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-05T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/event-launch-of-samson-saheles-book-6-dec/ Refugees Link of Aotearoa New Zealand, in partnership with Multicultural Council of Wellington, will launch of a new book by Samson Sahele, entitled, “Journey With My Shadow”. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/event-launch-of-samson-saheles-book-6-dec/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-02T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-produce-swop-1st-3rd-saturdays/ Local Food Network holds a produce swap at the Hill Street Farmers’ Market in Thorndon the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. thorndon places communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-produce-swop-1st-3rd-saturdays/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-02T00:00:00Z -41.2745396 174.7756309 Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-hutt-settlement-support-morning-tea-14-dec/ Hutt Settlement Support would like to invite you to our End-of-year morning tea on 14 December. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-hutt-settlement-support-morning-tea-14-dec/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-02T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/event-shakti-fundraising-dinner-5-dec/ Shakti Ethnic Women’s Support Group is holding a fundraising dinner on 5 December in Wellington. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/event-shakti-fundraising-dinner-5-dec/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-12-02T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/workshop-theatre-for-social-change/ An opportunity exists for two refugee community members to attend a workshop on theatre for social change. communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/workshop-theatre-for-social-change/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-29T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-workshop-understanding-ante-post-natal-depression-4-nov/ Well Health presents a FREE workshops on ‘Understanding Perinatal Distress/Depression’ – how this may affect the families in your care & useful things to do to help. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-workshop-understanding-ante-post-natal-depression-4-nov/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-18T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-seminar-kiwisaver-nz-pensions-22-nov/ Setttlement Support presents a FREE seminar on KiwiSaver and NZ pensions for new migrants in Lower Hutt. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-seminar-kiwisaver-nz-pensions-22-nov/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-18T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/changemakers-community-forums-24-26-nov/ ChangeMakers Refugee Forum invites you to its Community Forums on ‘Healthy relationships, safe families’. communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/changemakers-community-forums-24-26-nov/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-15T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-for-affordable-technology-for-run-your-organisation/ Not for Profit Tech is a website which helps you identify free or affordable technology to run your organisation. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-for-affordable-technology-for-run-your-organisation/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-04T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-legal-advice/ LawSpot is a free online legal service that will allow anyone to ask a legal question and have it answered by a qualified lawyer. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-legal-advice/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-04T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/event-wellington-ethnic-forum-19-nov/ Twice each year (May and November) the Mayor hosts a forum for people from the diverse communities of Wellington. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/event-wellington-ethnic-forum-19-nov/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-04T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/jobs-wellington-interpreters-needed/ Interpreting New Zealand is recruiting now for the next Wellington and Christchurch introductory interpreting courses starting in February 2013. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/jobs-wellington-interpreters-needed/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-04T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/refugee-trauma-recovery-angel-network/ Would you like to join the Angel Network for Refugee Trauma Recovery and assist refugees in need? The Angel Network is a group of people who are willing to be called upon as a last resort to support refugees who are in urgent need and are clients of Refugee Trauma Recovery. communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/refugee-trauma-recovery-angel-network/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-04T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/workshop-social-enterprise-training/ The Office of Ethnic Affairs (OEA) invites you to submit an expression of interest to attend the Social Enterprise training workshops. communitygroups wcnhosted Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/workshop-social-enterprise-training/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-11-02T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-law-seminars-every-wednesday-in-october/ Free lunchtime law seminars in Wellington every Wednesday in October. events law communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/free-law-seminars-every-wednesday-in-october/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/changemakers-newsletter-junejuly-2012/ Here is ChangeMakers’ newsletter for June-August 2012: ChangeMakers Newsletter June-August 2012 Your feedback and suggestions are welcome and important to ChangeMakers. You can email your comments to carina@crf.org.nz communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:08:36 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/changemakers-newsletter-junejuly-2012/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-09-19T23:08:36Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/course-sleep-well-for-women/ This course will help you understand the facts about sleeping problems, and discover practical and workable solutions to help you sleep better. events communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/course-sleep-well-for-women/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/changemakers-annual-general-meeting-3-october/ You are invited to attend ChangeMakers Refugee Forum’s AGM. Wednesday 3rd October 2012 5.00pm – 7.00pm Level 1 Multicultural Service Centre 39 Webb St, Wellington Guest Speaker: Mayor Celia Wade-Brown Food and refreshments will be provided. events communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/changemakers-annual-general-meeting-3-october/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/new-research-on-adult-refugee-learners/ English Language Partners New Zealand has launched new research titled “Adult refugee learners with limited literacy: Needs and effective responses” by Dr John Benseman from Critical Insight. You can download the report HERE. For more information, you can contact Dorothy Thwaite HERE. For a hard copy of the research summary featuring the main teaching strategies, [...] communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:06:17 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/new-research-on-adult-refugee-learners/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-09-17T00:06:17Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/creative-writing-refugee-background-youth/ Wellington Refugees As Survivors (RAS) Trust are currently holding workshops on creative writing for refugee background youth in Wellington. Free workshops 3-hour weekly sessions held over a period of 20 weeks. The aim of the workshop is to provide refugee background youth with an opportunity to learn creative writing skills,  to write short stories and [...] communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:35:57 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/creative-writing-refugee-background-youth/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-08-01T04:35:57Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/marae-visit-wellington/ Living in Wellington less than 5 years? Want to know more about the Maori way of life? Settlement Support Wellington  warmly invites new migrants and their families to join us for a special event at Pipitea Marae to make them feel welcome to New Zealand. events communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/marae-visit-wellington/ Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-07-02T00:00:00Z -41.2763653 174.7813074 55 Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand http://msc.wellington.net.nz/?p=810 You are invited to a 3-day free workshop on public speaking skills. Refugee-background community members who want to share their stories with New Zealand audi-ences are all welcome. When: 16, 17 and 23 June Time: 10am – 3pm Where: Level 1, 39 Webb St, MSC Building, Wellington Please contact Carina for more information: carina@crf.org.nz events communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/?p=810 Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z http://msc.wellington.net.nz/?p=803 Do you want to start a new business? You are invited to a FREE workshop to learn about: Be Your Own Boss and Refugees into Business (RiB) programmes Who to ask for help, including initial capital, business advice and mentoring support Are you still entitled to a benefit if you start your own business? There will be time for questions and answers. events business communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://msc.wellington.net.nz/?p=803 Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z