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

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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 info@nzfmc.org.nz I 04 916 9177 I multiculturalnz.org.nz

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