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VCOD Email News for 29th July 2002 ·
VCOD Trivia Night Friday 30th
August 2002 ·
National Week of Deaf People ·
Deaf Arts Photography Course (places
available) ·
Annual Deaf Party organised by John Pierce
Centre ·
Multi Sports
night organised by VDBA ·
International Film
Festival with Subtitles movies July 23rd-11th
Aug · Cochlear articles in the media and other media news
VCOD NEWS VCOD
Trivia Night Friday
August 30th is the night for Trivia Night where all the
questions will be related to Deafness i.e. people sports building
events and much more. Prizes
to be won and get a table of ten now or let VCOD put you on a table.
MC for the night is Simon Andersson and the John Hunt will be
writing the questions. Cost
is Under
15 free, Doors
open 6 30pm and starts at 7pm.
You can BYO drinks and snacks (alcohol too) and VCOD will
provide light food. To
book your table or to come just email to Melanie at admin@vcod.com.au
or ring 9650 6786 tty. National
Week of Deaf People Is
from Saturday 12th October to Friday 18th
October 2002. More
details will come to hand soon.
If you would like to volunteer or your organization would
like to be involved, then please contact Melanie at VCOD on admin@vcod.com.au
Arts
News Photography
Course organise by Deaf Arts network 2 places available If
you are thinking about doing this course then you better hurry as
own two places available and they are going quick. Contact
Ross on TTY 9699 7636 or Fax 9699 8868if you still want to join the course Hi
5 coming to Melbourne. Hi 5 will be interpreted again this year on October 3rd.
Times not confirmed as yet so please contact Art Access for
more information on 9699 7636 Melbourne
Film Festival http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/programme/screening_schedule_films.asp If
you are interested in seeing foreign films with subtitles there is a
host of films you may enjoy watching.
At VCOD we have gone through the list and there is over 25
films with subtitles. They
are Dark Water, Baran, Mostly Martha, Dog Days, Roberto Succo,
Secret Ballot, Borders, Fausto 5.0, Deep breath, One day in August,
Swing, Delbaran, To the left of the Father, Night Shift, Pauline and
Paulette, Maya, Red Satin, Wedding in Ramallah, Beyond the Royal
Veil, Shadow Play Indonesia Years of Living dangerously, Chihwaseon,
Unknown Pleasures, Chicken Heat, Mon Rak Transistor, Cry Women, A
one and a two, Millennium Mambo, Looking for Bruce Lee, What time is
it there all about Lily Chou Chou, Happy Times and much more. You
can access the program by going to www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
however the programs do not seems to have subtitled added to inform
people if it is subtitled. However
the book program clearly outlines whether films have subtitles and
they can be picked up from any city cinema Wizard
of Oz Tickets
at Arts Access is the place to ring to book your tickets on 9699
7636. Wizard of Oz is
showing on Sunday September 15th at 5pm. Deaf
Arts Network Forthcoming
Events John
Pierce Centre Annual Deaf Party Friday
30th September 2002 from 7pm at San Souci Reception Centre (854
Nepean hwy Moorabbin). There will be Latin dancing, Sports
memorabilia, lucky door prizes, Trivia Quiz and Pierre Magic show.
3 course meal BYO Wine and buy at Bar
Multi
Sports night organised by VDBA
Saturday
10 August 2002 Action
Indoor Sports 90 Gordon Street, Footscray (Car
parking available at back) Be
there @ 6.30pm SHARP for 7pm start! $15
student or under 18 Includes
Team Entry in all sports and supper afterwards. Drinks at bar price. ***
Closing date 3 August 2002 ***
Other
News Cochlear
Articles The
recent newspapers have covered a lot of discussion about the
cochlear and VCOD has gathered a number of these articles and are
available on the VCOD website at www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/media Man
to stand trial Man
ordered to stand trial for murdering a man who he believed has
stolen his hearing aids. Article can be found in www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/media Therese
Pierce talks about SMS and her recent experience.
Article can be found at www.vcod.com.au/whatsnews/media Are
there any university’s or TAFE who are having open days with
interpreters available? If you are or know of a university or TAFE
having one can they pls contact VCOD with details so I can be passed
on to people interested in attending those open days. Website
to visit Chat
Pals.
Would you like to chat with Deaf pen pals then go to www.deafchat.com.au Deafway
is over however you can have a look at video clips and photos by
clicking on http://www.deafway.org That’s
all for this week. Til next time have a safe and enjoyable week
Grant
Roberts and Melanie Wells VCOD
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