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Programme Day 1, Saturday 14 November 2015 Speakers/Facilitators
11 am Powhiri
11.30 am Morning tea / Registration
Welcome Mayor’s welcome NZFMC President report
Vijendran Reddy, Tairawhiti Multicultural Council President
Alexis LewGor, National President
12 pm Collaboration: Regional Police Engagement; MBIE Relationship Manager; Update on International Student Strategy by Ministry of Education
Jason Chand & Brendon Gardner, MBIE
1 pm Lunch and networking
1.30 pm Introduction to the MSD Capacity Building Project – methodology, key findings, major issues
Heather Newell
2.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3 pm MNZ organisational structure and constitution – governance and management
Alexis LewGor
3.30 pm Organisational stories – addressing the challenges identified in the capacity building prject, major challenges
Regional Multicultural Councils & Observing Groups
5 pm Workshop adjourned
7 pm Diwali festival celebration
Multicultural New Zealand Upper North Island Regional Capacity Building Workshops (Pilot) 14 & 15 November, 2015
Agenda for the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils Upper North Island Regional Capacity Building Workshops Venue: Te Tini o Porou, 75 Huxley Roads, Gisborne 4010Facilitators: Vijendran Reddy & Tayo Agunlejika
see over for Programme Day 2
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Programme Day 2, Sunday 15 November 2015 Speakers/Facilitators
7.30 - 9 am Breakfast
9 am Capacity building project - where to from here? Agreement on what is required to move forward with capacity building.
Heather Newell
10.30 am Morning Tea
11 am Strategic agenda for multiculturalism and multilingualism: next steps on the cultural diversity project
1. Cultural diversity in education: Implementing the cultural diversity principle of Te Whariki and the NZ Curriculum
2. Cultural diversity in decision making: Promoting greater representation of ethnic communities on school boards of trustees, councils and area health boards – stories of existing members, expressions of interest, publicity, facilitated engagement with BOT’s, councils, health boards and communities prior to the 2016 BOT and local government elections (June and October)
3. Cultural diversity in public services: Promoting responsiveness of public agencies to ethnic communities
4. Strategic agenda for multiculturalism and multilingualism: Developing a national plan in response to “Our Multicultural Future”, through engagement with those who can facilitate change and further public consultation.
Joris de Bres
1 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Farewell
Multicultural New Zealand Upper North Island Regional Capacity Building Workshops (Pilot) 14 & 15 November, 2015
Agenda for the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils Upper North Island Regional Capacity Building Workshops Venue: Te Tini o Porou, 75 Huxley Roads, Gisborne 4010Facilitators: Vijendran Reddy & Tayo Agunlejika
Multicultural New Zealand I New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils
Suite 9, Level 3, Anvil House, 138 – 140 Wakefield St, Wellington I PO Box 1409, Wellington
6011 I [email protected] I 04 916 9177 I multiculturalnz.org.nz
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