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The book provides the reader with a deep insight into the history of Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) that for four decades has undertaken and celebrated cultural diversity in the arts in Australia. http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2011/givingvoice.shtml

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What makes a community a desirable place to live? What draws people to stake their future in it? Are communities with more attached residents better off? A United States study has found that three main qualities attach people to place: social offerings, such as entertainment venues and places to meet, openness (how welcoming a place is) and the area’s aesthetics (its physical beauty and green spaces).

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Social innovation for urban sustainability and participatory governance. At its simplest, The Enabling City is a new way of thinking about communities and change. Guided by principles such as collaboration, innovation and participation, the pioneering initiatives featured in The Enabling City attest to the power of community in stimulating the kind of innovative thinking needed to tackle complex issues ranging from participatory citizenship to urban livability.

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In Rediscovering the Wealth of Places: a municipal cultural planning handbook for Canadian communities, Greg Baeker provides a practical introduction to core planning concepts and tools for municipal cultural planning and includes an exceptional methodology for cultural mapping and cultural planning. A strong focus is placed on the effective integration of culture in planning across municipal departments, and with a look at some leading practices from Canada and around the world.

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 IBIS is a new resource showcasing international good practice around migrant and refugee social inclusion and related multicultural community relations. IBIS is an international on-line community of practitioners, government policy makers and administrators and academics.

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The second issue of Journal of Applied Arts & Health. This issue continues to expand on the important work many are doing to advance research related to arts and health. Articles in this issue examine the need for best practice in participatory arts in health care, and for participants to understand and consent to the level of risk involved in arts based experiences. Other articles explore the benefits of singing as a group activity, of using theatre as a way of raising school students’ aspirations towards higher education, and of using drama in arts and health.

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A new online peer-reviewed international journal addressing theory, practice and research in relation to art therapy has been developed in collaboration between a consortium of art therapists, art therapy educators and Goldsmiths, University of London. Art Therapy Online (ATOL) is an open access, index linked journal which will explore the relationships between art, therapy, politics and culture. It publishes contributions by practitioners who engage with different kinds of therapeutically-oriented, art-based work in health and disability services and social, educational and criminal justice systems in different countries.

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Australia’s evocative Mallee region is rich with histories, impressions and geographical complexities. It is also a microcosm of a world in turmoil. Ground Truthing allows the Mallee to speak: to show it’s nurturing and renewable self. In searching for the principles that bring the Mallee into being, Carter digs, plots and weaves a creative passage. A Wotjobaluk man, ‘Jowley’, the poet John Shaw Neilson and pastoralist William Stanbridge are among characters that give access to the place. Their voices mingle with those of vanished peoples and an ecological future crying out for renegotiation. Through this spatial history of the Mallee, we see that there are regions within regions and that this is the poetic key to the production and sustenance of all places. Information: www.materialthinking.com.au

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Supporting clients to enjoy participating in the arts

ASSID Conference for Disability Support workers Melbourne, November 2009
Kim Dunphy, Program Manager, Cultural Development Network.

Handout: resource and ideas list for disability support workers

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Raw Law is a new initiative from Arts Access Victoria that protects the legal rights of artists with a disability including artists with mental health issues. Raw Law gives artists with a disability access to important legal information communicated in a way never before seen in Australia. Raw Law is primarily aimed at visual artists, performers, musicians, film and video makers and writers, showing you how to go about taking action, how to enact your rights, and who you can approach when you find yourself in a difficult situation. The Raw Law resource comprises a 50-page booklet/ DVD package. The pack is free to artists with a disability, $30 for individuals without a disability and $50 for organisations. The Raw Law booklet and DVD package can be ordered from the Arts Access Victoria website at http://artsaccess.com.au/rawlaw/order-the-raw-law-booklet/ The Raw Law content is also available on the website at www.artsaccess.com.au/rawlaw  If you have any queries call 03 8640 6008.

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