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  • City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture

    Each year on the evening before the Award is presented, the Sydney Peace Prize recipient presents the City of Sydney Peace Lecture. On Wednesday 7 November Senator Sekai Holland, recipient of the 2012 Sydney Peace Prize, will deliver the City...

  • KONY 2012: Beyond the hype

    The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies invites you to attend: KONY 2012: Beyond the hype “The media have become the social space where power is decided.”  - Manuel Castells When: Thursday 22 March 2012 Time: 4 – 6 pm...

  • STEP – An inspiring documentary about hope, dance & Black Lives Matter

    Event Cinemas George Street 525 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    See STEP at the Sydney Film Festival on the 15 June, and support Black Lives Matter's #SydneyPeacePrize.

    STEP is an infectiously entertaining tribute to conviction and bravery. What does Black Lives Matter mean to young women from a low income community in Baltimore, where thriving is beyond tough? For Blessin, Cori and Tayla, who are determined to graduate from high school and be the first in their families to go to college? They seek out their Step team, and Black Lives Matter for solace and inspiration.

    $25
  • Ode to Syria: An Evening of Syrian Arts and Music with Award-Winning Composer Malek Jandali

    St Stephens Uniting Church 197 Macquarie Street,, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Inspired by his homeland, the Syrian people, and their quest for freedom and human rights, Malek Jandali’s music gives a voice to the resilience and hope of the children he met in refugee camps:

    “I believe that everyone has the tools to help, but each person’s tools are different. Mine happen to be music and art, and I feel very blessed and humbled to have the opportunity to use my music to help the children of Syria in this way.”

  • Sydney Women’s Poetry and Arts Festival

    NSW Parliament House Theatrette 6 Macquarie St, Sydney, Australia

    The Annual Sydney Women's Poetry and Arts Festival provides a political and poetic platform to foster cultural diversity, build networks for social justice and develop partnerships within the arts.   Taking place at the iconic NSW Parliament House, the event...

    $20
  • National Press Club, Canberra – Address by #Black Lives Matter Founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Rodney Diverlus & Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA

    National Press Club 16 National Circuit, Barton, Canberra, ACT

    Alicia and Patrisse are the creators of #BlackLivesMatter and Co-Founders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLM). With Rodney Diverlus, Co-Founder of #BLM Toronto and lead BLM Canada organisers, they will give the lunchtime address at the National Press...