In the latest episode of the Build Beyond Bricks Podcast, Western Sydney Community Forums very own Catherine Madziva and Vikram Murthy, sit down in conversation with writer and director Ronnie S. Riskalla and producer Yolandi Franken, from the latest Australian feature film, "Streets of Colour", to discuss racism and cultural identity, investment into Western Sydney's art scene, and why a story told with passion and heart can capture a community.

More than 380,000 of Australia’s carers are young carers aged under 26, with about 150,000 aged under 18.  Western Sydney Community Forum's Catherine Madziva with Jenny and Mary from Little Dreamers explore what this means for young people who provide care while also juggling important activities such as attending school, university, or college and how teachers, coaches, or youth workers can connect young people with the right supports.

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

Jenny Nguyen
   Little Dreamers’ Young Carer


Mary Pilkinton
   Interim NSW State Manager
   Little Dreamers
   mary@littledreamers.org.au


#YCProject Short Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfOdL9f7-q4&t=4s

Western Sydney Community Forum's Catherine Madziva with Angelica Ojinnaka explores the way politics impacts the daily lives of young people and strategies that promote the voices of young people to influence decision-makers at all levels of government.   

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

Angelica Ojinnaka
Western Sydney Young Leader
angelica.ojinnaka@gmail.com

Western Sydney Community Forum's Catherine Madziva with Sandy Killick from Democracy Matters discusses the civic participation of young people, democracy, and voting in light of the 2022 Federal election.  

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

Sandy Killick
   Director and Lead Educator
   Democracy Matters
   sandy@democracymatters.com.au
   0409 204 100
Links Mentioned:

 -How to vote: https://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/How_to_vote/practice/

- Run for It: https://run4it.org/

- Youth Action: https://www.youthaction.org.au/

- Sydney Alliance: https://www.sydneyalliance.org.au/

- AEC Stop and Consider resource: https://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/electoral-communication.htm



Disclaimer:

This episode is non-partisan in nature and will explore democracy and voting as a civic responsibility/duty. 

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Western Sydney Community Forum's Sarah Bolger talks with Catherine Madziva, current ambassador for Miss Sahara and Dr Neil Hall from Western Sydney University in light of International Women's Day and Women's History Month around the role of a beauty queen, young men, and all genders can play as we strive for gender equity.  

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

  Catherine Madziva
      Current Miss Sahara Ambassador
      https://www.misssahara.com/wordpress/
      admin@misssahara.com

Dr Neil Hall                                                                                     
   Director of Academic Programs - Social Work 
   Western Sydney University                                                                                                                           
   N.Hall@westernsydney.edu.au                                                

Western Sydney Community Forum's Nadiana Albistur talks with Mina Zaki from Willyama Services, talks about International Women's Day and women #BreakingtheBias in male-dominated industries like cyber security. 

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

  Willyama Services
   https://willyama.com.au/

Mina Zaki                                                                                       
   National Partnerships Manager                                                
   Willyama Services                                                                            
   mina.zaki@willyama.com.au                                                 

Western Sydney Community Forum's Martin Silveira talks with Kelly Gee from Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) about what urban heating is, the challenges it brings to Western Sydney, and what can be done about it.

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC)
  https://wsroc.com.au/

Kelly Gee
   Policy and Projects Officer
   kelly@wsroc.com.au   

Upcoming Heat Smart workshop
   Register at: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartWSCF                                                 

Heat Smart resources:
   Heat Smart Guide for community orgs: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartOrgs
   Heat Smart parents community resource: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartParents
   Heat Smart over 65s community resource: https://bit.ly/HeatSmart65
   Heat Smart 10 tips for a cooler home: https://bit.ly/HSCoolHome


Heat Smart translations:
   Arabic: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartArabic
   Hindi: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartHindi
   Korean: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartKorean
   Simplified Chinese: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartSimpChinese
   Serbian: https://bit.ly/HeatsSmartSerbian
   Tamil: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartTamil
   Vietnamese: https://bit.ly/HeatSmartVietnamese

Western Sydney Community Forum's Nadiana Albistur talks with Lily and Nina from Dementia Australia, on all things Dementia particularly services and resources for CALD communities.

Western Sydney Community Forum
   www.wscf.org.au
   info@wscf.org.au
   02 9687 9669

Dementia Australia
   https://www.dementia.org.au/

Nina Catalano                                                                                        Lily Zdilar
   Dementia Care Navigator CALD                                               Dementia Counsellor
   Dementia Australia                                                                            Dementia Australia
   nina.catalano@dementia.org.au                                                 lily.zdilar@dementia.org.au