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December 18, 2020
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Presentation of Gold Medal for Human Rights to Midnight Oil
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
October 14, 2020
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Midnight Oil win Sydney Peace Foundation’s gold medal for human rights
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
June 24, 2020
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2017 Black Lives Matter, News, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates
Black Lives Matter Network: Interview with Rodney Diverlus
In 2017, the Black Lives Matter Global Network received the Sydney Peace Prize for building a powerful movement for racial equality and courageously reigniting a global conversation. We recently caught up with Rodney Diverlus who accepted the Prize in 2017
March 13, 2020
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Presentation of the Gold Medal for Human Rights to Christiana Figueres
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
March 12, 2020
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Climate action is the most pressing peace work of our time
What a difference four years make. December 12, 2019: Scott Morrison was having a so-so day. He had faced international criticism of the Government’s response to climate change. Bushfires were raging up and down the coast of NSW, and Sydney had
March 5, 2020
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2019 The Me Too movement, General Coverage of SPF, News, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize
Podcast: TARANA BURKE ON ME TOO & BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
During her time in Australia to accept the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize on behalf of the Me Too movement, Tarana Burke spoke with Vogue Australia's Clare Press about the origins of Me Too, the viral hashtag, and how work to
February 27, 2020
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World’s top climate negotiator condemns Australian response to climate change
The leader of the Paris Climate Agreement talks says she is "deeply pained" by the attitude of the Australian Government to climate change in the wake of this summer's unprecedented bushfires. Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres became the United Nations' top
February 26, 2020
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Joseph Stiglitz: “The climate crisis is our third world war. It needs a bold response.”
Advocates of the Green New Deal say there is great urgency in dealing with the climate crisis and highlight the scale and scope of what is required to combat it. They are right. They use the term “New Deal” to
February 25, 2020
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10 Things You Can Do About Climate Change, According To The Shepherds Of The Paris Agreement
Christiana Figueres once credited the Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh with helping her shepherd 192 countries from blaming to collaborating, from paralysis to empowerment in the Paris Agreement. Now Figueres and her strategic advisor, former Buddhist monk Tom Rivett-Carnac, have penned a book
February 25, 2020
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Climate Champion Christiana Figueres to be awarded Gold Medal for Human Rights
The effects of climate change represent the single biggest threat to peace with justice. The Sydney Peace Foundation has chosen to honor the leadership of Christiana Figueres with the presentation of the 2020 Gold Medal for Human Rights because of her
February 1, 2020
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Climate change and peace: the Sydney Peace Foundation to focus on climate change in 2020
Peace is much more than the absence of violence. Peace requires the presence of justice, institutions and structures preventing violence. ‘The risks associated with climate-related disasters do not represent a scenario of some distant future. They are already a reality for
October 23, 2019
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2019 The Me Too movement, News, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize
‘A phenomenal leap’: Tarana Burke on #MeToo’s success so far and next steps
If it’s possible to galvanise people starting with a hashtag, then so much more is possible, the Sydney Peace prize winner says After being named among a group of prominent activists against sexual violence known as “the silence breakers” in Time
October 23, 2019
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#MeToo founder says Australia’s defamation laws silence victims
The founder of the #MeToo movement says Australia’s defamation laws work to silence victims of sexual violence and misconduct, and she “absolutely” believes allegations of sexual assault made against President Donald Trump and US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagh. Tarana Burke
October 16, 2019
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2019 The Me Too movement, News, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize
The way forward for Me Too, according to founder Tarana Burke
It’s been two years since #MeToo became part of the zeitgeist. There have been many stories, personal and in the media, that have motivated the public to confront workplace dynamics between men and women, consent, and the nature of sex itself. While these often-devastating narratives
September 23, 2019
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Greta Thunberg condemns world leaders in emotional speech at UN
Greta Thunberg has excoriated world leaders for their “betrayal” of young people through their inertia over the climate crisis at a United Nations summit that failed to deliver ambitious new commitments to address dangerous global heating. In a stinging speech on
September 19, 2019
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Women’s bodies in firing line, Iceland PM says at first #MeToo summit.
Women's bodies are being politicised again in countries where the debate over women's bodily autonomy should have been concluded decades ago, says Katrin Jakobsdottir Women are losing control of their own bodies as "aggressive nationalism" sweeps the world, Iceland's prime minister
September 13, 2019
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‘Stop jailing 10-year-olds’: 12-year-old Dujuan Hoosan addresses UN on Australia’s youth detention laws
A 12-year-old Indigenous boy from Australia's Northern Territory is believed to be the youngest to address the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Twelve-year-old Indigenous boy Dujuan Hoosan has appealed to members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to
August 21, 2019
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2019 The Me Too movement, News, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize
Honouring the Me Too movement with the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize
Starting with two words, ‘me too’, women around the world have united in solidarity to share personal experiences about sexual harassment. This global call for change - the Me Too movement - has played a game-changing role in destigmatising the
July 22, 2019
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INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2019 SYDNEY PEACE PRIZE EVENTS!
Are you passionate about peace and justice? Great news! We are looking for two interns to join our small team to assist with the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize events honouring the Me Too movement. You will be an important member of a
June 22, 2019
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Hong Kong’s struggle is ours too. It’s a wake-up call to defend all basic human rights, no matter where in the world violations may occur.
The young activists’ aspirations – to assemble peacefully, to speak freely, to not be persecuted – are a universal cause. Why do the Hong Kong activists matter to us? Because their cause is universal. Aerial images of vast crowds flooding the streets of the skyscraper-studded island are
May 14, 2019
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2019 The Me Too movement, News, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize
#MeToo movement leaders win Sydney Peace Prize
#MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke and advocate of the Australian anti-harassment drive Tracey Spicer have been awarded the Sydney Peace Prize. Founder of the global #MeToo movement Tarana Burke and one of the leading faces of the Australian movement, Tracey Spicer,
May 1, 2019
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2019 Sydney Peace Prize Announcement Breakfast
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
May 1, 2019
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#MeToo Movement wins 2019 Sydney Peace Prize
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has announced the MeToo Movement as the winner of the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize. Ms Jenkins said the global movement, which has had local and international impact in its call to action on sexual assault and
May 1, 2019
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2019 The Me Too movement, News, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize
Tarana Burke and Tracey Spicer win Sydney Peace prize for #MeToo work
Tarana Burke, the US-based founder of the #MeToo movement, has been awarded the annual prize alongside Spicer, who helped spearhead award-winning investigations into sexual harassment in media workplaces in Australia. The author and broadcaster was part of a Walkley award-winning team behind