Photo courtesy of Peter Dowson, Digital Storytellers. We were delighted to award the Gold Medal for Human Rights to Midnight Oil on 26 November via a digital event. This award was in recognition of their relentless focus on human rights, and
This article first appeared in the The Guardian on 14 October. Tickets for the November events in Sydney are available via http://tix.yt/midnight-oil-gold-medal Australian band Midnight Oil will be awarded the gold medal for human rights by the Sydney Peace Foundation for its “commitment
We were so honoured to award the Gold Medal for Human Rights to Christiana Figueres on 12 March in the Lord Mayor's Reception Room at the Sydney Town Hall. Christiana gave an impassioned speech about the need for urgent action
We were so pleased to offer a sneak peak unveiling of the Me Too movement as the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize recipient on 30 April before the news broke publicly. Thank you to everyone who woke up so early to
The Sydney Peace Foundation calls on the UK Government to refuse to extradite Julian Assange to the USA, where he is likely to face serious human rights violations in pre-trial detention. The allegations of rape and other sexual violence against Julian
Join us for a special Sydney Peace Foundation screening of 2014 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Julian Burnside's new documentary Border Politics, including a live Q&A with Burnside himself! Border Politics follows Burnside as he travels the globe examining the harsh treatment of refugees at
Black on Black talks on Tuesday 31 October hosted by Australian South Sea Islanders (Port Jackson) will include a meaningful discussion with Black Lives Matter Global Network leaders and the families of 'Black Murders in Custody'. Supported by Australian South Sea Islanders
Jandali composes symphonies which integrate ancient folk melodies from Aleppo and the Silk Road to preserve the musical heritage of Syria. "I'm trying to integrate these ancient melodies that Aleppo embraced into my symphonic, classic and chamber works in an effort
2016 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture by Naomi Klein, Delivered on 11 November 2016 at Sydney Town Hall. Naomi Klein's Lecture starts at 25:15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20T46qub4VI&t=126s I would like to pay my respects to the elders both past and present of the Gadigal people
At the precise moment that Donald Trump was giving his acceptance speech live, I was in a room packed with a thousand people in Sydney, listening to Maria Tiimon Chi-Fang, a leading activist from the island state of Kiribati. All day I
Did you miss out tickets for Naomi Klein's Sydney Peace Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony. No sweat, a full HD recording of the event is available here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20T46qub4VI
Sydney Peace Foundation, along with a number of other academic, human rights and feminist organisations, invite you to: Sydney International Women's Poetry and Arts Festival 2016 NSW Parliament House Wednesday 16 March 2016, 5:30pm - 9:30pm Sydney International Women's Poetry and Arts Festival joins
Announcing the book launch of "Conversations in Peace" to be launched by Dame Marie Bashir plus film of 'Conversations in Peace' introduced by philanthropist Steve Killelea and music by renowned Kurdish artist Veli Toprak When: Tuesday 11th August 2015, 6pm for 6:30pm Where: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Entry: Free Celebrating
Dr Ela Gandhi (Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi) will be in Sydney 30th and 31st January 2015 with courtesy of University of New South Wales who have invited and hosted her to deliver their annual Gandhi Oration on 30 January 2015. International
Dr Vandana Shiva, who received the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize, will be speaking in Sydney on the evening of Friday 20 February 2015. Planet on Plate: Eating and Farming for Our Future INTRODUCTION BY JOEL SALATIN WHEN: Friday, 20 February 2015, 6 pm for
"Why It's So Hard to Talk About Peace in Sri Lanka" GILBERTO ALGAR-FARIA Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney and PhD Candidate at the University of Bristol Broadcasts: ABC - 11am Monday 27th October ABC News24 - Saturday November 2nd ABC Big Ideas
Inspired by and with the support of Ela Gandhi, Gandhi Development Trust and ICON (International Centre of Non-violence) Durban, the International Centre of Non-violence (ICON) Australia was launched on 2 October 2012, when celebrating UN International Day of Non-violence and
In reflecting on the United Nations International Day of Peace, Sydney Peace Foundation and the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies invite you to a Sydney Ideas forum: "Why It's So Hard to Talk About Peace in Sri Lanka" GILBERTO ALGAR-FARIA Visiting Scholar
An interactive discussion hosted by the The West Papua Project at CPACS Venue: Education Building, Seminar Room 325 Time: 5:15 for 5:30 to 6:00 pm Date: Monday, 30 June 2014 Octovianus Mote will be speaking with us about contemporary human rights issues in West
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), sister organisation to the Sydney Peace Foundation, invites you to the following talks in April: Kwibuka 20: remember-unite-renew 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. CPACS will join
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies supported by the Global Social Justice Network invite you to: 'Celebrating Women, Inspiring Girls' Panel Discussion with Q & A International Women's Day (IWD) is not only a time to recognise the role of women as
“Your work is really wonderful. This is really building the foundation of happy society. So I appreciate.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqmHN5tq1Zk[/youtube] Following the conversation His Holiness said a few more words about the values of human rights, dignity, well-being,
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
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
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