Latest National Events
Young, Powerful & Engaged: CYDA’s Federal Election forum
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is hosting a free, online forum for young people and our wider community to hear from Australia’s major parties what they are promising children and young people with disability in the Federal Election.
There will be a Q&A for young people to directly ask political leaders about the election issues that are important to them.
Panelists:
– Senator Hollie Hughes
– Hon Bill Shorten MP
– Senator Jordan Steele-John
Date: 18 May | Time: 7-8pm AEST
Location:
Organisation/host: Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)
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Melbourne march + rally against NDIS cuts & appeals
The NDIS exists to help people with disability and families to get the essential supports needed to live a decent life.
But over the last couple of years, people with disability, families and advocates are being increasingly forced to go to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to get back the supports that have been cut from their NDIS plans without explanation.
We will hear from NDIS participants, families, advocates about their experiences and why this is so important.
And we’ll take the 10 minute journey from the NDIA to the AAT – a journey that far too often takes more than 10 MONTHS.
We will have Auslan interpreters there, and we will livestream the event (with captions) on our Facebook page and YouTube channel for people who can’t be there with us in person.
Date: May 19 | Time: 11am - 12pm AEST (Melbourne time)
Location: 367 Collins Street Melbourne (NDIA Melbourne CBD head office) - then March to the AAT at 15 William Street Melbourne., Melbourne, Vic 3000, AU
Organisation/host: Every Australian Counts
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Reasonable and Necessary Election Special Series Watch Party
This is an Every Australian Counts partnership event with Dr George Taleporos’ special election series of Reasonable and Necessary.
You’ll hear what Australia’s NDIS politicians have planned for our NDIS. And what a lineup! Linda Reynolds, Bill Shorten and Jordan Steele-John.
And in our final episode we will bring together Australia’s leading disability advocates to analyse everything that’s been said.
The questions that I’m asking have come from you, sourced from advocacy organisations also including People with Disability Australia (PWDA), Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA), Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), and National Disability Services – who have partnered with me to bring you this very important series.
Date: 4 episodes being released on May 9, 11, 13 and 16. | Time: 6PM AEST
Location: https://www.facebook.com/everyaustraliancounts/
Organisation/host: Every Australian Counts in partnership with the Reasonable and Necessary podcast
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Defend Our NDIS Big Night In
Catch up with people from all over the country online, to hear about what everyone got up to after our efforts on the National Day of Action. And help us all keep up the energy and come up with ideas to keep the pressure on our pollies this election.
Date: 28 April | Time: 7 pm - 9 pm (AEST)
Location: Online
Organisation/host: Every Australian Counts, Teamwork Works
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Defend Early Childhood Intervention Through NDIS
Online meeting with the Team to reflect on the importance of NDIS for young children and families.
Date: 28th April | Time: 2.00
Location:
Organisation/host: EarlyEd
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Melbourne (Online): Defend Our NDIS Morning Tea
Join Melba Support Services CEO Hayley Dean at our online rally and be a part of the National Day of Action to stop the cuts! Learn how you can help make this campaign visible in communities and how to influence candidates ahead of the election. Set aside 20 minutes in your calendar – all are welcome. Bring friends and family along to show how much we care about a strong NDIS.
At 10am on Thursday 28 April, grab a coffee or tea and enter the zoom room here: https://zoom.us/j/99296897519
Date: 28 April | Time: 10:00 am (AEST)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Organisation/host: Melba Support Services
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Online: Defend Our NDIS SWAN Australia Event
Syndromes Without a Name (SWAN) Australia is hosting a virtual Defend Our NDIS event for the National Day of Action. If you cannot attend, we invite you to submit a video about your recent experience with the NDIS. You can also use our template letter to email your candidates with SWAN asks this election. Contact SWAN Australia CEO Heather Renton for more info or guidance.
Date: 28 April | Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Location: Online
Organisation/host: Syndromes Without A Name (SWAN) Australia
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You Need Us
I’ve written a new poem and I am going to explain what is happening to me re-NDIS on a zoom event at 12pm on that day 28th and put out the video of it on YouTube and my Website.
Date: April 28 2022 | Time: 12pm AEST
Location: Online
Organisation/host: Sam Petersen
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An Online Chat About Why ‘Defending Our “NDIS” is Important to Us on a Personal Level
This is an online event via ‘Messenger Rooms”, which can be accessed via “Facebook”, or via ‘Messenger App”.
Date: Saturday 7th May, 2022 | Time: 5.00pm (AEST)
Location:
Organisation/host: Tiffany Trudgeon
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#DefendOurNDIS Twitter Storm
In a galaxy not so far away, on the eve of Every Australian Counts #DefendOurNDIS National Day of Action there’s going to be a Twitter Storm … get your fingers or voice to text options warmed up..
Join for a fast-paced hour of all things #NDIS
– why it matters
– the difference it has made
– the missing tier
– research it has ignored
– the future & more
Let’s get it out there just what the pollies & everyone needs to know as we head to #Election2022 #AusVotes
Date: 27 April | Time: 8-9PM (AEST)
Location: Twitter
Organisation/host: Aine Hillbilly
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