The Zonta Advancement Grant of $1000

The Zonta Club of North Brisbane is putting out a call woman living or working in Brisbane to apply to their Advancement Grant Program; three $1000 grants that are aimed to improve the staus of women in the Brisbane community. These grants have been awarded in the past to women for a variety of purposes, including:

• Educational courses
• Child minding to allow attendance at courses
• Books for study and/or research
• Transport assistance to allow access to development opportunities

For more information about applying for the Zonta Advancement Grant, click here. Below is some information about Zonta International; here is the link to the Zonta International website.

ABOUT ZONTA

Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. With more than 31,000 members belonging to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 66 countries and geographic areas, Zontians all over the world volunteer their time, talents and support to local and international service projects, as well as scholarship programs aimed at fulfilling Zonta’s mission and objectives.

OBJECTIVES

• To improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women at the global and local level through service and advocacy.
• To work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of executives in business and the professions.
• To promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• To be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, to implement service programs, and to provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations, and the world.

Chill Out coming round again!!

Chill Out is a Brisbane City Council Active and Healthy Lifestyle program that offers free and low-cost activities for young people aged 10 to 17 years. Chill Out activities include everything from kitesurfing to cooking and hip hop. Whatever your interest, there’s something for everyone.

Council values the well being of our city’s youth, so we deliver fun and interesting programs like Chill Out to encourage our young people to stay active and healthy, and connect with other people their own age.

We recognise parents and carers also need to feel comfortable about enrolling their children in these activities, so we conduct activities in a safe environment that is tailored to be of interest to young people.

Chill Out, an Active and Healthy Lifestyle program, is another way Council is achieving our vision for the city’s future.

For more information, click here to be taken to the Our Brisbane website, or click on the image below for a copy of the PDF brochure.

Young Endeavour in Brisbane this Weekend!

Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour is visiting Brisbane as part of her 2010 Voyage Program. Visit the ship, meet members of the youth crew and find out how to get onboard at the Brisbane Open Day on Sunday 12 September.

Since 1988 the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, in partnership with the Royal Australian Navy, has provided challenging training voyages for over 11,000 youth onboard tall ship STS Young Endeavour. Each eleven day voyage provides young Australians with a unique, challenging and inspirational experience that increases self awareness, develops teamwork and leadership skills and creates a strong sense of community responsibility.

Voyages onboard STS Young Endeavour are open to all Australians aged 16 to 23. Applications for voyages from January to May 2011 are open now.

Challenge yourself! Get onboard STS Young Endeavour for the voyage of a lifetime.

For more information go to www.youngendeavour.gov.au.

Creative Sparks Applications now open!

Creative Sparks Grants, a joint initiative between Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, are now open for applications from Brisbane artists, arts and cultural workers and organisations.

This grant is available to support the development of arts and cultural projects, skills development, professional development, professional exchange, arts and business partnerships and the development of new creative concepts for Brisbane.

Category 1: Creative Projects that enrich Brisbane communities.

Category 1 Creative Sparks Funding support projects that implement creative projects in any art form within a community context that enriches the creative life of Brisbane. Projects will need to consider Brisbane’s identity, people, environment values, history and future, particularly for those areas of the city where access to cultural resources may be limited.

Category 2: Professional Development.

Category 2 Creative Sparks Funding support opportunities for artists and arts workers – projects that seek to advance the career prospects of artists and arts workers will be a priority. This may include concept development and presentation of creative concepts.

Category 3: Arts/Business Partnerships.

Category 3 Creative Sparks Funding encourages artists and arts organisations to develop ongoing partnerships with businesses. Support may be available for new forms of collaboration between artists, arts workers, businesses and communities.

Category 4: Creative Laneway Activation

Category 4 Creative Sparks Funding grants support the activation of lane-ways, alleyways and small spaces to deliver a new dimension to Brisbane’s hidden backstreets. Support is offered to artists and arts workers who propose temporary artwork and cultural outcomes which draw inspiration from or provide a creative interpretation for the current use and future opportunities of the lane-way. Identified lane ways for Category 4 proposals are; Edison Lane, Eagle Lane(‘t’ section only – link between Eagle and Queen Streets), Gresham Lane & Hutton Lane

There is a maximum of $20,000 is available for each Creative Spark Grant and the applications close on 11 October 2010. To make life easier and the explore the application process further, the Brisbane City Council will be running grant application ‘bootcamps’, where Council officers will provide their professional expertise and support to ensure that your application is as solid as possible. These boot camps are occurring on;

Creative Sparks (General)

Tuesday, 17 August: 6pm – 9pm,        Visible Ink, 54 Berwick St, Fortitude Valley

Creative Sparks Category 2

Tuesday, 24 August: 2pm – 5pm,        Level ARI, Level one, 11 Stratton Street, Newstead

Creative Sparks Category 2

Tuesday, 31 August: 2pm – 5pm,        The Glasshouse, Creative Industries Precinct, QUT, Level 4, Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove

Creative Sparks Category 4

Thursday, 2 September: 2pm – 5pm,    Brisbane Square Library, City, 266 George Street, Brisbane

Creative Sparks Category 1

Tuesday, 7 September: 6pm – 9pm,    Visible Ink, 67 Dunsford Street, Zillmere

Creative Sparks Category 1

Thursday, 9 September: 2pm – 5pm,    Marymac Community Centre, 616 Ipswich Road, Annerley

Creative Sparks Category 3

Tuesday, 14 September: 2pm – 5pm,    Garden City Library meeting room, Cnr Logan & Kessels Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt

Creative Sparks Category 3

Thursday, 16 September: 6pm – 9pm,    Green Square meeting room, Level 2, 3A and B, Corner St Pauls Terrace and Constance Street, Fortitude Valley

For more information, visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/grants or call (07) 3403 8888 & ask about the Creative Sparks Grants.

Applications for The Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artists Fellowships now open!

The Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artists Fellowships awards up to $20,000 to support the development of young and emerging Brisbane artists and arts workers (17 – 30 years of age). You can apply to undertake professional development through study, travel or a secondment with a professional arts company, or through specialist tuition and professional development programs that support your career development. Here is the Lord Mayor speaking about this Fellowships.

There is a maximum of $20,000 is available for each Fellowship and the applications close on 11 October 2010. To make life easier and the explore the application process further, the Brisbane City Council will be running grant application ‘bootcamps’, where Council officers will provide their professional expertise and support to ensure that your application is as solid as possible. These boot camps are occurring on;

Thursday 19 August at 6pm till 9pm    Green Square, Level 2 meeting room 3A and B, 05 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley

Tuesday 24 August at 6pm till 9pm    ACPA, 1/27 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane

For more information go to  www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/grants or call (07) 3403 8888 & ask about the Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artists Fellowships. There is also an advertising postcard for the Fellowships. If you would like to have a read, click here.

STUDENTS INVITED TO CREATE TO EDUCATE

Room to Read is giving creative young Queenslanders the chance to put brush to canvas, and extend a helping hand to a child in the developing world.

The inaugural Create to Educate competition is now underway and artists from grade eight to age 30 are invited to submit their original work online at www.roomtoread.org/createtoeducate. All proceeds from the $10 entry fee go directly to support the work of Room to Read.

Competition winners will have their artwork displayed in Brisbane’s White Canvas Gallery for a week in November 2010. The will also receive tickets to attend a gala presentation to celebrate their win on Saturday 6 November 2010.

Create to Educate is an initiative of the Brisbane Chapter of Room to Read. All monies raised will go directly to supporting the work of Room to Read.

Create to Educate competition
Goals:

*  To support emerging artists

*  To give all children the opportunity to live their dreams.

Entries close on 8 October, 2010 and successful artists work will be exhibitied between 4 – 10 November 2010 at White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley with a gala presentation night on 6 November 2010.

For further information, please contact Jenny Geale by email at Room to Read or pbone 0438 725 259

About Room to Read.

Room to Read began in 2000, when founder (and former Microsoft executive) John Wood trekked through Nepal and visited local schools.  While amazed by the enthusiasm of students and teachers, he was shocked by the lack of resources. Driven to help, John quit his job and built a global team to work with rural villages to build sustainable solutions to their educational challenges.

Room to Read now operates in Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Laos, South Africa, Zambia and Bangladesh helping children gain the lifelong gift of education through four core programs:

* Setting up and stocking libraries

* Building schools

* Publishing children’s books in local languages

* Providing scholarships to enable girls to pursue and complete their education.

To date, Room to Read have built over 1,000 schools, established 10,000 libraries, distributed 7.4 million books and benefited over 4.1 million children.

Youth Music Conference Coming to Brisbane!

The Australian Youth Music Council (AYMC), formed in 2009, is committed to the development of young Australians in music across a diverse range of genres and fields. Working in tandem with the Music Council of Australia, AYMC members will form a common platform for any musical venture in which young people are active. The Council aims to enrich music education nationwide, and to support artists as well as organisers from every field in their pursuit of a career and in their enjoyment of music in all its forms.

The AYMC will hold our first Youth Music Conference in Brisbane on Saturday 25 September.  We’re looking for anyone interested in youth music and discussing issues relevant to young musicians.  This conference will also guide the AYMC’s direction and we value the input of others, particularly other young musicians.

All are welcome. We encourage young people and anyone with an interest in youth music. For registration, program and other information, click here. To keep up with what AMYC is doing, join us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, visit the website, ask us a question on Formspring or contact us by email for more information.

When: 10am to 5pm, Saturday 25 September

Where: Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane

Cost: $40

This event is the day before the MCA Annual Assembly, the only conference that looks at the full breadth of musical activity in Australia. There is a discount for attending both conferences.

Queensland Youth Forum – Own it, Change it.

Want the opportunity to represent the views and issues of young people and to help shape Queensland’s future?

Get involved in the first Queensland Youth Forum to be held in Brisbane from 26 to 30 September 2010.

The forum is an exciting new program focusing on young people’s contributions to their communities both now and into the future.

By taking part, you will discuss and prioritise youth issues that will be provided to the Queensland Government.

This is an opportunity to meet young people from across the state, and work together to develop policy submissions and youth-led projects.

You will also develop important skills and networks that will assist you in taking action to address priorities in your local community after the forum.

Shape your future and apply now to be part of the Queensland Youth Forum.

Applications are now open to all young Queenslanders aged 16 to 25 years old and close on 25 August 2010.

For more information or to download an application pack:
·       visit www.youth.qld.gov.au
·       email qyf@communities.qld.gov.au
·       phone (07) 3008 8627

Seeds of Change Forum!

“The Earth Charter +10 festival “Seeds of Change” educational forum is a signature event of the Department of Education and Training’s “Year of Environmental Sustainability” for all Queensland Schools. The event will celebrate whole of community approaches to sustainability by showcasing the efforts of schools, educational institutions and community organisations from across the Australia Pacific region.

Workshops will include presentations from students, educators and representatives of community organisations, describing how the values of the Earth Charter have been transformed into action for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.

When: Friday 17th September

Where: St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane

For more information, click here.

For more information on the Earth Charter, visit www.earthcharter.org.au

Youth Pariliament!

YPP is an initiative of the International Day of Peace Alliance Inc., a group of volunteers working to raise awareness of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, September 21 annually. It brings together secondary-school age youth to focus on issues of peace and justice in the dynamic atmosphere of parliament.

The 2010 Youth Peace Parliament will see a hundred high school students from across Queensland come together to examine the issues covered in the UN’s Earth Charter. The participants will form parliamentary committees to hear evidence from stakeholders and experts in the fields of; Respect & Care for the Community of Life, Ecological Integrity, Social & Economic Justice, Democracy, Nonviolence and Peace, before presenting a plan for action to the Youth Peace Parliament for debate.

Whether you’d like to be a parliamentarian examining witnesses in the committee, or a journalist reporting on the issues or interviewing stakeholders, come along to the 2010 YPP and help shape the future!

For more information, click here.

To email someone with questions, email peaceparliament@idpa.org.au

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