Lectures & Transcripts

Click here for full transcripts of the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lectures

 

Militarising Australian History, by Professor Marilyn Lake

This significant project – to identify the human cost of war – is enthusiastically supported by the Sydney Peace Foundation.

Read the fact sheet : Militarising_Australian_History_M-Lake

Pablo Picasso, Noam Chomsky and their friends: Inspirations for Peace

On Wednesday 8 February 2012, Stuart Rees, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation gave the Art After Hours lecture at the Art Gallery of NSW.  Stuart’s lecture was titled, “Pablo Picasso, Noam Chomsky and their friends: Inspirations for Peace”.

Read the lecture : SPF_Picasso & Chomsky lecture

Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, announces Noam Chomsky as 2011 Sydney Peace Prize Recipient

On Wednesday 1 June 2011, at a cocktail reception in the Sydney Town Hall, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, announced Professor Noam Chomsky as the 2011 Sydney Peace Prize Recipient.

Read Her Excellency’s moving tribute to the Sydney Peace Foundation and its choice of Prof Chomsky : Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO Speech

Julian Assange Receives Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal, Frontline Club, London

On 10 May 2011, at London’s Frontline Club, Julian Assange was presented with the Sydney Peace Foundation’s Gold Medal for “exception courage in the pursuit of human rights”.

Read more on the Gold Medal award and the case for Julian Assange : Julian Assange Receives Gold Medal for Human Rights

Read Mary Kostakidis’ speech congratulating Julian Assange : Mary Kostakidis present Julian Assange with Gold Medal

Read Julian Assange’s acceptance speech : Julian Assange accepts SPF Gold Medal