Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma in Woolloongabba | Community organisation

Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma

Locality: Woolloongabba

Phone: +61 7 3391 6677

Address: 28 Dibley Street 4102 Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://qpastt.org.au

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25.01.2022 Eid Mubarak to those celebrating at this difficult time.

25.01.2022 Multicultural Youth and Family Film Festival invites you to take part in........ Short Film Competition 2020!... Contest Entry Requirements (all requirements must be met to be eligible for any prize) 1 Each video must be original and no longer than 4 minutes 2 Videos must be family-friendly and comply with all current COVID restrictions 3 Each video should fit into one of the four categories: Music Dance & Performance Cooking Storytelling & Conversation Prizes: Winner of each category receives $600 Officeworks gift Card. Other prizes to be won Submission Period: Submit your video by Friday June 19 at 11:59pm (midnight) For any questions please provide your contact details to [email protected].

25.01.2022 We are looking for Practitioners to join our Intake and Connect Team . We are looking for someone who has the ability to create a welcoming, culturally safe and engaging atmosphere to be able to build rapport and able to appropriately assess the client and their family’s recovery goals. You will be committed to providing brief assessment and intervention to re-engaged and new clients of QPASTT, identifying an appropriate intervention tailored to their presenting needs and goals. To find out more about the roles and the application process, please visit our website https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

24.01.2022 Employment Forum with Multicultural Australia & Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma will be held on Thursday 23rd July 2020 via Zoom 5.30pm - 7.30pm See flyer for more information!

23.01.2022 A good forum tonight with many community leaders who volunteer many hours of their time to keep all our communities safe. The forum gave these leaders an opport...unity to directly dialogue with qld chief medical officer Dr Jeanette Young. Qpastt was happy to support this forum hosted by the QLD refugee health Network. See more

23.01.2022 Multicultural Youth and Family Film Festival invites you to take part in....... Short Film Competition 2020!... Contest Entry Requirements (all requirements must be met to be eligible for any prize): 1 Each video must be original and no longer than 4 minutes 2 Videos must be family-friendly and comply with all current COVID restrictions 3 Each video should fit into one of the four categories: Music Dance & Performance Cooking Storytelling & Conversation Submission Period: Submit your video by Friday June 19 at 11:59pm (midnight) For any questions please provide your contact details to [email protected].

22.01.2022 Please share this opportunity with those young women you know working hard make positive change in their communities

20.01.2022 On this International Transgender day of visibility, we invite you to reflect on experiences of transgender people and how can we walk along our trans and gender diverse clients, colleagues, family and friends in their journeys to heal, belong and thrive. Turn around to that person you may know and hear from them about their experience, but with dignity, kindness and respect.

19.01.2022 We are looking for a Counsellor Advocate who is passionate about recovery from trauma for people from a refugee background. The primary purpose of this role is to provide recovery focused therapeutic intervention with predominately asylum seeker and involves assessment, counselling, psychoeducation, client focused advocacy and occasional therapeutic group work. To find out more about the role and application process please visit https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

19.01.2022 Today we acknowledge the International Day of Indigenous peoples around the world.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLtimjdkenc

18.01.2022 Do you want to work at the state wide refugee torture and trauma recovery specialist? We have two new positions at QPASTT that we are looking for the right candidate for. Maybe it is you? We are looking for a Chief Finance Officer, and an Intake Practitioner and Coordinator. Full descriptions of both roles are on our website here: https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

17.01.2022 Youth Voice is a finalist for the ABC Brisbane Community Spirit Award! We are so very very proud and excited of these courageous, compassionate and committed young people and the QPASTT staff that have supported this program for nine years! Check out the radio interview with current staff here: https://www.abc.net.au//brea/youth-voice-brisbane/12870530

17.01.2022 Fantastic opinion piece written by Nyadol Nyuon, lawyer and human rights advocate, published in the Age. Nyadol states "multiculturalism is not a matter of adhering to a public policy position. It is personal. It is an intuitive act of reciprocity and necessity.... The purpose of multiculturalism is to live with each other without the fear of each other. To know that beyond skin colour and all the new names we now use to hide racism, that as human beings our differences hurt us when they are weaponised to divide." https://www.theage.com.au//australia-on-the-brink-of-decid

16.01.2022 On this Harmony Day, let’s celebrate our cultural diversity and shared values of respect, dignity and inclusion. These are the things that help create healing, belonging and thriving for many people and communities. #everyonebelongs #harmonyday2021 #fightracism

15.01.2022 This Wear it Purple Day, were proud to introduce the Multicultural Australia LGBTIQ+ Working Group. This powerful video shares the moving and inspiring stories... from our staff who have created our LGBTIQ+ Working Group to support clients, communities and colleagues on issues affecting people who identify as LGBTIQ+ and for people who are deeply allied to equality, justice and celebrating our diversity. Wear It Purple Day was established a decade ago after several rainbow young people took their own lives following bullying and harassment resulting from the lack of acceptance of their sexuality or gender identity. Wear It Purple Day is celebrated every year on August 28th to raise awareness and build a movement of inclusion. #WeAreTheChange #WearItPurple

15.01.2022 We are Hiring! Youth Enterprise & Innovation Team Leader (Job Share) We are looking for a Team Leader who is passionate about recovery from trauma for young people from refugee backgrounds (aged 12-24), and able to work within a collaborative job share arrangement to ensure innovative and creative solutions. You will be compassionate and courageous in finding ways to engage and empower marginalised youth and their families. You will be able to work alongside team members and ...young people to support healing, belonging, thriving and justice, the goals that are part of the liberation framework that QPASTTs works with. To find out more about the role and application process, please visit our website https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

14.01.2022 Homework Club is now on-line Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays! You can get support from volunteer tutors for homework, classwork, study and assignments. Check the flyer for more details.

14.01.2022 We are so thrilled that the award for Multicultural Community Cohesion was awarded to Youth Voice Brisbane at this year's ABC Radio Brisbane Community Spirit Awards. Check out the radio interview of our current staff below and read on more information here - https://www.abc.net.au//abc-radio-brisbane-commu/12875660

13.01.2022 Urgent COVID-19 update for greater Brisbane, Ipswich and surrounds. In response to recent positive COVID-19 cases, a range of measures have been put in place ac...ross greater Brisbane, Ipswich and surrounds including the following Local Government Areas (LGAs): Brisbane Ipswich Logan Scenic Rim Somerset Lockyer Valley Moreton Bay Redlands Whats changed in these areas? Gatherings in private homes and public spaces will be restricted to a maximum of 10 people Venues and events following COVID Safe Industry Plans can continue operating. Residential aged care and disability accommodation facilities have been locked down Hospitals have been asked to restrict visitors as soon as possible Hospital emergency departments, aged care facilities and disability accommodation facilities will use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including face masks and gloves to treat all patients and residents. Urgent contact tracing is underway for the recently confirmed cases. Public contact tracing alerts will be issued as information becomes available. Any individuals who have been identified as close contacts will be contacted by the local Public Health Unit. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, stay home and get tested. More details here: https://www.qld.gov.au//current-sta/urgent-covid-19-update

13.01.2022 Multicultural Australia Toowoomba team have created the Toowoomba Youth Hub which has a range of activities on line like a job club, English conversation groups and wellbeing tips. Check it out https://www.facebook.com/ToowoombaYouthHub/

11.01.2022 We are looking for Research and Evaluation Officer to support the implementation of QPASTT Research, Evaluation and Advocacy Strategy and Action Plan. The Strategy and Action Plan aim to cultivate an organisational culture where research and evaluation improve practice and inform advocacy to assist people from refugee backgrounds to heal, belong and thrive in a just Australian community. To find out more about the role and application process please visit https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

11.01.2022 QPASTTs statement of solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter movement

09.01.2022 We are looking for a qualified and experienced Counsellor Advocate, based in Brisbane, 4 days a week until June 30 2021. If you are interested to know more the requirements for the role please contact Jo-Ann Cochran via [email protected] or mobile 0422 309 333 before 14 September 2020.

08.01.2022 Enjoy the creativity of this group

07.01.2022 WHERE THE HEART IS... || Have you noticed something new on the hoarding next to Lifeline? Next time you're at the Fair take time to stop and read the stories... and view the exhibition 'Where the heart is' brought to you by Adderton: house & heart of mercy. In ‘Where the heart is’ six people from refugee backgrounds share, through a photographic exhibition, their stories of survival, who they are now and how they want to be seen. Let us know if you've spotted the exhibition already! For more info > https://bit.ly/3kxG8T2 Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma Adderton Brisbane Images supplied as part of QPASTT’s ‘Where the heart is’ project: 'Jawad' photographed by Mark Crocker 'Naomi' photographed by Saya with Mark Crocker 'Night' photographed by Mark Crocker 'Sanyu' photographed by Meron with Mark Crocker 'Zina' photographed by Saya with Mark Crocker 'Faiza' photographed by Saya with Mark Crocker

07.01.2022 Are you passionate about trauma recovery for individuals (adults and young people), families and communities from refugee background and wanting to make a difference? Then, look no further! We are now recruiting for the following roles: Counsellor/Advocate - Children and Youth Counsellor Advocate - Adults Asylum Seeker Engagement and Connection Practitioner... To find out more about the roles and application process, please visit our website https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

07.01.2022 Today is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Childrens Day! We are celebrating the uniqueness and importance of the knowledge and wisdom of Aborigin...al and Torres Strait Islander peoples, starting in childhood. Hearing childrens voices today plays a crucial role in their development towards being influential Elders and leaders of the future. "We are the Elders of tomorrow, hear our voice." https://bit.ly/ChildrensDay2020Activities #StrongInCulture #EldersOfTomorrow SNAICC-National Voice for our Children

06.01.2022 We are looking for a Clinical Supervisor who is passionate about supporting staff who assist individuals, families and communities to recover from trauma. You will have a depth of understanding of the complexities of trauma recovery work in order to compassionately respond and foster a safe environment for staff to be supported. to find out more about the role and application process please visit https://qpastt.org.au/get-involved/jobs/

05.01.2022 Due to lock-down in Greater Brisbane, we are closing our Woolloongabba, Logan and Inala offices from 1 pm today until Thursday, 1 April. We are still working remotely and you can reach us on 07 3391 6677. Stay Safe and take care.

05.01.2022 We are #Allinthistogether and together, we can #UniteAgainstRacism. We are so proud and appreciative of the Queensland Government for developing this toolkit for individuals, communities and businesses and bringing us all together for a harmonious, welcoming and inclusive Queensland. Download the toolkit now and #StandUpSpeakOut. https://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au//o/unite-against-racism.html Multicultural Affairs, Queensland Government

04.01.2022 A special message from the COVID19 Community Leaders Peacebuilding Group made up of members from QPASTT, Multicultural Australia, RAILS and Community Leaders.

03.01.2022 Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Thirty-three years ago, on 26 June 1987, the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect. Although the Convention has been ratified by 162 countries, including Australia, torture is still prevalent across the world. The last decade has been characterised as the Decade of Displacement with at least 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide. Re...grettably, torture is not only a feature of forced displacement, it can be an ongoing feature of the journey in the search for protection and safety. This year, on the commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we need to hear the voices of young people. Children and young people are also victims and survivors of torture, and they are impacted by the trauma experienced by parents and relatives who have been tortured. The impact of torture is collective and intergenerational. One of QPASTTs aims is the prevention of the intergenerational transmission of trauma. We have a duty to denounce torture, to make torture visible so that survivors, their families and communities find healing, reparation and justice. Making torture visible also forces society and public policy responses. In our search for the eradication of torture, We need to make sure the next generation are survivors of the account, not victims. (D. Ndoye, African Centre for the Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts (CAPREC), Senegal). QPASTT, 26 June 2020

03.01.2022 QPASTT continues to work towards being part of story of creating places of belonging, connection and wellbeing for refugee background communities in QLD. Today we remember the many displaced refugees and asylum seekers around the world today on World Refugee Day

03.01.2022 QPASTT STATEMENT - COVID-19 media reporting and its impact on Queenslanders from African backgrounds 5th August 2020 The Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) is very concerned with the anxiety, fear and stigma caused to all Queenslanders from African backgrounds by the recent media reports, including the naming and shaming, of two African Australian young women accused of breaching COVID-19 restrictions in Queensland. ... Those who contravene restrictions should face the consequences of course. But the treatment of these young women in the media, which has been different from others who have been also caught breaching restrictions, has resulted in the otherisation of people of colour, fear-based racism and xenophobic behaviour. This has reinforced the sentiment that young people from African backgrounds need to continually prove their right to call Australia home, questioning their identity and their right to belong. Many who fled their country of origin due to violence and persecution, and have experienced trauma as a result, have been retriggered by this situation. Releasing the young womens personal information has not only had an impact on themselves, their families and communities, but has also undermined the effective public health advocacy and awareness efforts with new and emerging communities to understand the current COVID-19 situation, and the need for testing and community responsibility. The biased media coverage has hurt us all. QPASTT strongly condemns all forms of racism, cyberbullying, victimisation and mistreatment of people from all backgrounds. We stand in solidarity with all Queenslanders from African backgrounds who are an integral part of our diverse and vibrant Queensland community. Queensland African Communities Council

02.01.2022 It was lovely meeting with Assistant Health Minister Nikki Boyd MP this week and discuss with her the many ways we are supporting individuals and communities to cope with the stressors to mental health of Covid-19.

02.01.2022 QPASTT and Adderton Brisbane have come together to bring you the stories of eight people from refugee backgrounds through a photographic exhibition, Where the heart is ... Take time to stop and read the stories of these people - stories of survival, who they are now and how they want to be seen and view the exhibition at Brookside shopping centre until 28 September. For more details of where and when Where the heart is and other Adderton: house & heart of mercy exhibitions ...and workshops will be activated near you, visit https://adderton.org.au/where-the-heart-is/ #QPASTT #addertoneverywhere #AddertonBrisbane Image: Dah Bleh supplied as part of QPASTTs Where the heart is project. Photographed by Maellee with Mark Crocker

01.01.2022 A big shout out to Asha, her friends, family and supporters for generously supporting QPASTT through Ashas birthday fundraiser. Thank you, Shukriya!