September 2009

Introducing: Pacific Specific

Introducing: Pacific Specific

» Young people from Pacific Islander backgrounds are invited to tell their stories and explore their culture through music and film these school holidays. The free hip-hop music and film workshops will be run from October 6th to 16th, Tuesday to Friday at Auburn Community Development Network. More »

Chick Flicks: What's Your Story?

» This October ICE is running CHICK FLICKS: What’s Your Story? a mini-filmmaking project for young women between the ages of 12 – 25 who live in the Hawkesbury area. The workshops are free and will run for five days during the school holidays from October 6 – 10, 9:30am – 3:30pm at Hawkesbury Skills Inc, 23 Bosworth St, Richmond. More »

Vietnamese Storyexchange Launch

» Come and experience digital and visual stories as told by two generations of the Australian-Vietnamese community living in Australia. The launch of Vietnamese Storyexchange will be held on Saturday 26 September, 1-3pm at Cabravale Leisure Centre (Broomfield St, Cabramatta). More »

Business Card Giveaway for Artists listed on Artfiles

» Thanks to the new Artfiles website, Western Sydney’s artists can now establish a presence online for free. To celebrate the launch of the new site, Artfiles is giving away 100 sets of customised business cards featuring individual contact details and new website address. More »

Yallah! What's your story?

» ICE is calling for young people from Arabic-speaking backgrounds to participate in digital story-telling and hip-hop music workshops called Yallah! What’s your story?. The workshops, facilitated by ARIA nominated MC TREY and local award-winning filmmaker Fadia Abboud, will be run in Auburn starting from September 29. More »

YDC comes face to face with The Contender

In early September participants from ICE’s Youth Digital Cultures program were invited onto the set of the boxing reality TV show The Contender at Sydney Olympic Park. The group of nine participants enjoyed a meet and greet before getting a tour of the set and learning about the making of an international production. More »

Connecting IT in October

This October ICE is running IT and digital media training for non-profit organisations, educators, government and business. Topics include social networking for non-profits, blogging for your organisation, and podcasting, radio, video and photography skills-based workshops. More »

Making Links 2009: Draft Program Announced

The draft program has been announced for Making Links 2009: The Conference where Social Action and Technology Converge. This year’s theme – Sustaining Communities in Tough Times – will address the twin challenges of the global economic crisis and environmental sustainability. More »

Introducing: Digi Diaries

ICE’s latest digital storytelling project will engage young people from Muslim communities in Western Sydney. If your organisation, group or educational institution is interested in collaborating or developing a partnership with ICE on Digi Diaries we’d love for you to get in touch. More »

Women from Western Sydney at WOW

Young women from western Sydney are featured in the program at this year’s World of Women (WOW) Film Festival at Casula Powerhouse. On 19 September at 6pm, ICE is pleased to be presenting Digital Tales – two minute stories by Women from Western Sydney. More »