Dr Cynthia Maung
founder of Mae Tao Clinic, has been selected to receive the 2013 Sydney Peace Prize…
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Sydney Peace Prize Recipients
2013 Dr Cynthia Maung
2012 Senator Sekai Holland
2011 Professor Noam Chomsky
2010 Dr Vandana Shiva
2009 John Pilger
2008 Patrick Dodson
2007 Hans Blix
2006 Irene Khan
2005 Olara Otunnu
2004 Arundhati Roy
2003 Dr Hanan Ashrawi
2002 Mary Robinson
2001 Sir William Deane AC KBE
2000 Xanana Gusmão
1999 Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Sydney Peace Foundation
The Sydney Peace Foundation was founded in 1998 in order promote public discussion about peace with justice and universal human rights so as to influence public interest. It is a not-for-profit organisation at the University of Sydney and is supported by the City of Sydney.
Peace with Justice
Peace with justice is a way of thinking and acting which promotes nonviolent solutions to everyday problems and thereby contributes to a civil society
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Poetry for Peace
Across countries and cultures over the centuries, the most powerful pleas for peace and the most significant protests against violence have come through poets. The Sydney Peace Foundation continues this tradition. Read the latest poetic snapshots from Stuart Rees, poet, scholar and Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation.
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14
Nov
Dr Cynthia’s Visit: Photos, Media & Making a Difference
Burma’s most famous medical doctor, Dr Cynthia Maung, travelled to Australia to receive the 2013 Sydney Peace Prize and tell her story in the first week of November. During that week, thousands of Australians listened to Dr Cynthia Maung speak about the important work of the Mae Tao Clinic, which helps over 150,000 refugees and […]
24
Oct
Burmese refugees the forgotten victims of AusAID cuts
With AusAID withdrawing its funding from a clinic serving Burmese refugees, where will they go now to get the treatment they need? PhD scholar at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy at ANU College of Asia & the Pacific Belinda Thompson reports. They are the refugees Australia has forgotten. Displaced by years of bloody conflict, […]
17
Oct
His Holiness commends the Sydney Peace Foundation’s work
“Your work is really wonderful. This is really building the foundation of happy society. So I appreciate.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Following the conversation His Holiness said a few more words about the values of human rights, dignity, well-being, nonviolence and compassion, and how promoting these values can help bring about a more […]
15
Oct
Big Ideas in 2013: Arab Women, Richard Falk & His Holiness the Dalai Lama
ABC’s Big Ideas have recorded many of the Sydney Peace Foundation’s events this year. These have been broadcasted across Australia, the Pacific, and the world wide web… Here are the links: Richard Falk on the Palestinian Struggle Published 14 October 2013. Watch the full web version here: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2013/10/14/3866503.htm Richard Falk is Emeritus Professor of International […]
13
Oct
Film screening this Friday: The Ghosts of Jeju
You are invited to a screening of: THE GHOSTS OF JEJU Friday 18 October 6pm Room 114, Mackie Building Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies The University of Sydney Arundel Street (near footbridge) A moving film about the determined resistance by the fishermen and farmers of Gangjeong (pop. 1800), a village on Jeju Island in […]
26
Sep
Announcing Jane Singleton AM, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation
MEDIA RELEASE 26 September 2013 Announcing Jane Singleton AM, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation Inaugural presenter and senior reporter for ABC TV’s 7.30 Report, Jane Singleton AM, will take over from Stuart Rees as the Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation. Jane has had long and diverse media career nationally and internationally, from The […]
17
Sep
UN’s Richard Falk to speak on Palestinian Struggle
Professor Richard Falk United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights speaking in Sydney, Thursday 19 September, 6.30 pm Footbridge Theatre, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus The Palestinian Struggle for Self Determination and the Ordeal of Occupation Richard Falk, Emeritus Professor of International Law at Princeton University, is one of the world’s great authorities on […]
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09NovPatrick Dodson presents Prof Noam Chomsky with the 2011 Sydney Peace Prize On Thursday 3rd November, Australia’s Father of Reconciliation and 2008 Recipient of the Sydney Peace ...
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14NovDr Cynthia’s Visit: Photos, Media & Making a Difference Burma’s most famous medical doctor, Dr Cynthia Maung, travelled to Australia to receive the 2013 ...
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24OctBurmese refugees the forgotten victims of AusAID cuts With AusAID withdrawing its funding from a clinic serving Burmese refugees, where will they go ...
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17OctHis Holiness commends the Sydney Peace Foundation’s work “Your work is really wonderful. This is really building the foundation of happy society. So ...
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