Promoting Harmony
- Premier’s Multifaith Leaders Forums for Victoria’s faith leaders to develope opportunities for interfaith activities and multifaith dialogue. Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forums for young Victorians to share their views about key issues affecting young people and create project ideas to address these.
- Multifaith Advisory Group to ensure ongoing dialogue between the Government and Victoria’s faith leaders.
- Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network (MMYN) to provide advice to the Victorian Government on multifaith, multicultural youth issues and initiatives for young Victorians.
- A $400,000 Multifaith/Interfaith grants program to support interfaith networks and multifaith projects.
- Women creating Harmony Grants program to fund women-led community based projects that build respect and understanding for cultural and religious diversity.
Victoria has a multifaceted approach to multicultural and multifaith diversity, based on encouraging greater understanding and dialogue between all cultural and religious groups. Under the Promoting Harmony Initiative, the Victorian Government has allocated a total of $4.1 million from 2006-2010 to strengthen and promote Victoria’s multifaith and multicultural diversity.
This initiative aims to foster formal dialogue between community leaders, young people and the Government and support a wide range of community-led initiaitives such as:
Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network
The Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network (MMYN) was established in 2007 to focus on issues relevant to young people of diverse faiths and cultures.
The MMYN is comprised of 20 young people representing different faiths, cultures and life experience.
Through the Victorian Multicultural Commission(VMC) and the Office for Youth (OFY) the MMYN provides advice to the Victorian Government on a range of multifaith, multicultural youth issues and initiatives.
So, if you are between 16-25, enthusiastic and looking to contribute send us an application form. It's an opportunity for you to participate, lead and make a difference.
All applicants are encouraged to read the Additional Information for Applicants (PDF 80kb) before applying.
To apply, simply complete the MMYN Application Form 2008 (Word 407kb) and submit to the VMC before Friday 29 August.
If you know anyone else who may be interested in applying, please circulate the MMYN Flyer (PDF 296kb).
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