blackstone volunteering handbook 2012

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InTRODUCTION

WHY VOLUNTEER

The year of 2011 was momentous in the world ofvolunteering, with international celebration ofthe UN Year of Volunteering. During this year

Blackstone launched its very own volunteering

program and laid the foundations for the diverseand rewarding Volunteering experience

planned for 2012.This year Blackstone Volunteering will be

continuing and building upon pre-existingrelationships while exploring and creating new

partnerships and pilot programs. We havedeveloped a diverse range of volunteering

opportunities for law students to engage in,

encapsulated in our motto for 2012:

INNOVATE. ENGAGE. SUPPORT.Blackstone Volunteering has even more excitingopportunities in its second year in 2012. We have avariety of legal and non-legal volunteering

partners from diverse backgrounds so there issomething for everyone.

Volunteering is a fantastic way to meet new

people in and outside law school. It gives you theopportunity to use your skills in a practical way tobenefit the community. Volunteering also givesyou an edge with employers as it can develop

your inter-personal skills, networking skills, writingskills and shows you are proactive. From myexperience the most exciting experiences I have

had, the most interesting people I have met andsome of the best memories of uni have come fromvolunteering. You are missing out to not be

involved with so many benefits.

We look forward to having you on board in 2012!

Rachel Lee

Equity and Social Justice VPBlackstone Law Society

The best way to find yourself is to lose

yourself in the service of others

- Mahatma Gandhi

Blackstone Volunteering Opportunities can be found on:

The Blackstone Volunteering facebook page

Blackstones Whats Up In The Courtyard e-newsletter

Our Website:http://www.blackstone.asn.au/equity/volunteering/

To apply to volunteer email Alice Tormey at [email protected]
http://www.blackstone.asn.au/equity/volunteering/http://www.blackstone.asn.au/equity/volunteering/http://www.blackstone.asn.au/equity/volunteering/http://www.blackstone.asn.au/equity/volunteering/


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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE VOLUNTEERINGSince opening in November 1990, Ronald McDonald House

Perth has provided a home away from home to more than

3000 rural families with a child undergoing treatment forcancer or other serious illnesses at Princess Margaret Hospital.

Blackstone Volunteering will support RMH by:

Participating in the Make a meal program on Thursday, 5 th April 2012.

Volunteers will cook meals for the families staying at RMH (usually for 25-35 people).Families often spend all day at the hospital and when they return to the House they

have very little energy left to prepare dinner. The Make a Meal program allows

volunteers to give families time off by preparing and sharing a meal and cleaning upafterward. The children love meeting new people and the parents appreciate the

chance to relax and enjoy a home-cooked dinner.

Helping out at a Corporate Volunteering Day, Thursday, 30th August 2012This day involves volunteers putting some elbow grease into general House-

housekeeping, gardening and spring clean-up duties. An example of the cleaningduties is sanitizing toys so the children, who may have fragile immune systems due to

illness, can play in a sterile environment.

Aspire UWA works with schools,

communities and educationalorganisations to raise aspirations among

high school students in communities

under-represented in higher education.

Aspire is partnered with six schools in the

Pilbara and 19 in outer metropolitan

Perth that have a significant Indigenous

student population or groups of

students from new and emerging

communities. Aspire begins targetingstudents in Year 9 and continues to

support them through to transition to

university.

Blackstone Volunteering students conduct

workshops with Aspire schools by posing legal

problems to students and asking questions to

generate ideas and discussion about thelaw. This year Blackstone will participate in 11

Aspire visits and three Camps. The dates of

school visits are released throughout the

year. The three Year 9 camps are:

Pilbara schools 2527 July

Mid West / Kimberly school 57 December

Mid West / Kimberly schools 1214 December

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SUDANESEAUSTRALIANINTERGRATEDLEARNINGPROGRAM

WYNN CARR HOUSE REFUGE CENTRE DRIVEWynn Carr House provides crisis accommodation and support to women seeking

refuge from domestic or family violence.

Blackstone Volunteering in partnership with the WILMS/Womens Officer, will assist inpreparing and packaging refuge hampers for women seeking refuge at Wynn CarrHouse. Donations for hampers will be collected and it will be our role to compile the

hampers and deliver them to the centre

UWA FAIRWAYFairway UWA offers an alternative pathway for eligible students to study at UWA byfocusing on performance in year 12. The program recognises that students who

face financial hardship and other difficult circumstances are often prevented fromachieving their true academic potential.

Blackstone Volunteers will participate in the Bite Size Uni Taster program:

The Program is targeted at Year 11 students who are disadvantaged financially orby another means (i.e they are a carer). Blackstone Volunteers will run one hour

workshops featuring a moral dilemma with these students to develop their

understanding of the legal system and promote the study of the law and thepathways to gain entry into university.

Dates are:

April 2nd

, 3rd

, 4th

July 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

September 3rd, 4th, 5th

SAIL Sa I LThe SAIL Program is a volunteer-run, non-profit, secular

organization which provides English and community support

to the Australian Sudanese refugee community. SAIL iscurrently seeking new tutors to allow the Perth campus to

grow. The 2012 SAIL program commences on the 18th of

February, running at the Balga community centre. Volunteers

are expected to commit on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

If you would like to become involved, or would simply like

more information about the program, please visit our website

www.sailprogram.org.au

Or contact Jo [email protected]
http://www.sailprogram.org.au/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.sailprogram.org.au/


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Pilot ProgramsASSeTS VOLUNTEERINGASeTTS is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation which provides treatment and support

to people who have been tortured or traumatised by violent conflicts. Many of ASSeTS clientsare recent arrivals to Australia, although their services are available to all survivors whatever

the length of their residence has been in Australia.Blackstone Volunteers can Volunteer at ASSeTS as:

To apply for Project Connect or to be a Client Advocate, email the Asetts Volunteer

Coordinator: Jim Sharp at [email protected].

Email any queries about the position to [email protected] or phone 9227 2700.See the Asetts website for further information:http://www.asetts.org.au/referralservices/project-connect-volunteer-program/

UNIDISCOVERY HOMEWORK CLUBUniDiscovery conducts programs to engage students from the following groups: low socio-

economic backgrounds, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, rural and isolatedregions, Indigenous communities and new and emerging communities. Homework Club

gives students the opportunity to seek tutoring and mentoring assistance from Universitystudents.

Blackstone Volunteersparticipating in UniDiscoverys homework club will assist students with

homework, assignments and mentor their students about higher education studies.


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REDCrOS

Legal OpportunitiesETHNIC DISABILITY ADVOCACY CENTREEDAC is the peak advocacy organisation for people with disabilities from culturally andlinguistically diverse backgrounds in WA. EDAC provides individual and systemic advocacy

services for people with all types of disability including physical, sensory, intellectual and

psychiatric conditions in areas such as the justice system, health-care, education, child-care,employment, housing, transport and others.

Blackstone Volunteering students carry out specialised research, based on topics providedby EDAC, utilising the legal resources available to them. The research is conducted over asemester and compiled into reports, usually 2 -5 pages in length.

Blackstone Volunteering will organise an induction day for students to attend an EDAC staff

meeting to meet the team and acquire an understanding of the role EDAC plays in thecommunity and the importance of their research papers

If you are interested in Volunteering for EDAC please email

[email protected]

Friends of International Humanitarian Law

FoIHL is a formal volunteer group tasked with supporting the Red Cross IHL Officerand IHL Committee, as well as independently promoting IHL issues within WA.

This is a great opportunity for those seeking to develop leadership and promote

something from the ground up, as well as for anyone interested in IHL.

An information evening will be held on Wednesday, 7 March at 6.30-8.00PM at the

Red Cross offices, 110 Goderich St East Perth.

Students wishing to refresh or extend their IHL knowledge may be interested in an

introductory session being held at the Red Cross from 9am to 3pm on 17 March

and an intermediate seminar from 9am to 3pm on 21 April
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.clcvolunteers.net.au/mailto:[email protected]


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EXTRA VOLUNTEERINGOPPORTUNITIES

The below opportunities are not official Blackstone Volunteering partners but they are good

organisations to volunteer with if you are after something different to what our official partners

offer.

Oaktree's Live Below

the Line Campaign

May 7th-11thTake up the challenge

to live on less than $2

of food a day for 5days with 10000 other

Australians to fundeducation

opportunities and buildschools in Papua New

Guinea.http://theoaktree.org/

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a

worldwide movement of peoplecampaigning to protect human

rights. We have a vision of a world

in which every person enjoys all ofthe rights stated in the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights andother international human rights

standards.http://www.amnesty.org.au/wa/

ST

BARTHOLOMEWS

Volunteer at thehomeless refuge

centre through

their Befriender

program

Visit:

http://stbarts.or

g.au/
http://theoaktree.org/http://theoaktree.org/http://www.amnesty.org.au/wa/http://www.amnesty.org.au/wa/http://stbarts.org.au/http://stbarts.org.au/http://stbarts.org.au/http://stbarts.org.au/http://stbarts.org.au/http://www.amnesty.org.au/wa/http://www.waaids.com/mailto:[email protected]://theoaktree.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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http://www.volunteering.guild.uwa.edu.au/http://www.volunteering.guild.uwa.edu.au/http://www.vinnies.org.au/home-wahttp://www.streetsoccer.org.au/http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/support/volunteerhttp://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/support/volunteerhttp://www.swanrivertrust.wa.gov.au/action/community/Content/events.aspxhttp://www.swanrivertrust.wa.gov.au/action/community/Content/events.aspxhttp://www.swanrivertrust.wa.gov.au/action/community/Content/events.aspx

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