By Dr Ken Macnab Dr Ken Macnab is an historian and President of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS) at the University of Sydney. John Stuart Mill argued in On Liberty (1859) that it was 'imperative that human beings should
By Jeff Sparrow. Jeff Sparrow is the editor of Overland literary journal and the author of Killing: Misadventures In Violence. If there was nothing wrong about how David Hicks was treated, why won't they let him talk about it? Whenever a government
Friday 5 August 2011 by: Noam Chomsky, Truthout | Op-Ed “It is a common theme” that the United States, which “only a few years ago was hailed to stride the world as a colossus with unparalleled power and unmatched appeal is
By Professor Stuart Rees, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation Current political debate and radio talkback exchanges - about asylum seekers, about the carbon tax or the influence of the Greens - is characterised by abuse. Similar habits have been adopted
As the US obsesses over how to avoid a default on its loans, deep divisions within the ethos of the American society are becoming apparent. There are those who are intent on maintaining military spending at a record high and
By Professor Stuart Rees, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation On August 2nd in the theatrette of the NSW parliament, the Australian support group Sydney Solidarity for Bradley Manning will take a major step in their campaign for justice for this
Tickets for the 2011 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture will go on sale AUGUST 1, through TICKETEK. The lecture will be held Wednesday 2 November in the Sydney Town Hall. Tickets for the Sydney Peace Prize Gala Dinner are now on
How sad that a country concerned with understanding and freedom should be sending commandos to stop the current Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. Not only are the boats being hindered from leaving Greek ports, but the skipper of the American boat Audacity of
Watch the interview with Johan Galtung and US Congressman Dennis Kucinich as they discuss the proposal for a Department for Peace. Watch PART II here Watch PART II here To he who has a hammer, all problems looks like a nail
Stuart Rees, Director of The Sydney Peace Foundation, writes for the ABC's The Drum Unleashed. It is disappointing that Mr. Lapkin, billed as a research fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, churns out articles in The Drum and the Daily
Dr Vandana Shiva was the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize Recipient. She an international voice for sustainable development and social justice. She's a physicist, scholar, social activist, and feminist. She is director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource
SPEECH AT 2011 SYDNEY PEACE PRIZE SYDNEY TOWN HALL SYDNEY Wednesday, 1 June 2011 HER EXCELLENCY PROFESSOR MARIE BASHIR AC CVO,ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH PROFESSOR STUART REES, Director, Sydney Peace Prize Foundation MS BETH JACKSON, Foundation Chair MR JOE SKRZYNSKI, Chair, SBS Television PROFESSOR
A far better explanation for the award to Professor Chomsky is given by Stephen Matchett, "Ideologue on a peace pedestal". June 03, 2011 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/ideologue-on-a-peace-pedestal/story-e6frg6z6-1226068205671
Matthew Miller From: The Australian June 03, 2011 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/chomsky-peace-award-blasted/story-fn59niix-1226068256064 The Sydney Peace Foundation was established fourteen years ago, not eight. Windschuttle as usual gets his facts wrong. a) Chomsky is a consistent supporter of non-violence b) Chomsky compared the publicity surrounding Pol Pot with silence
'In a time of violence and abuses of human rights, a brilliant, inspiring choice' On Wednesday June 1, at the Sydney Town Hall, the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, announced distinguished American linguist, social scientist and
Professor Stuart Rees was interviewed by radio personality Derry Hynch on Melbourne's 3AW Drive programme, Wednesday May 25, 2011. Click here to read Hynch's editorialising which sparked the fiery exchange between Rees and Hynch. Click here to listen to the podcast- Rees
Ted Lapkin (SMH May 24th) uses his bully boy style to demonize David Hicks and to ridicule the thousands who support him, including the brave human rights activist Donna Mulhearn who chaired Hicks appearance at the Sydney Writers Festival. Lapkin seems
Sydney Morning Herald Opinion, May 25, 2011 Mary Kostakidis Sitting in the last row of the dress circle, I had a bird's eye view of the Sydney Writers' Festival event where David Hicks spoke publicly about his experiences for the first time.
The Sydney Peace Foundation’s (SPF) position on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is that ‘Justice for the Palestinians means Security for Israel’. That’s also our response to President Obama’s address on the Middle East and we’re echoing the crystal clear observations made
By Professor Stuart Rees, Sydney Peace Foundation Director First Published in The Conversation, 18 May 2011 In a ceremony at London’s Frontline Club on Tuesday, May 10, before an array of television crews from around the world, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange received the
Professor Noam Chomsky, the “greatest intellectual influence in the Western world for the past forty years”, has paid tribute to Julian Assange in stating, "I thank you profusely for the way in which you have exercised your responsibilities as a citizen
Wednesday 11 May Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been awarded the Sydney Peace Foundation’s Gold Medal at a ceremony overnight in London’s Frontline Club for “exceptional courage in the pursuit of human rights”. Presented by veteran Australian broadcaster Mary Kostakidis, The
"Justice has been done " - It's hard to hear anything else about the killing of Osama bin Laden. But what kind of justice is this, asks Stuart Rees, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation, and for whom has it been done? Bin Laden
Welcome to the Sydney Peace Foundation's new blog! As part of the Foundation's goal to promote understanding of, and active participation in the promotion of peace with justice, our blog site will feature regular commentaries on news and current affairs with
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/22376952] Sydney Town Hall Public Forum, March 16th 2011 On March 16, a massive public forum in Sydney Town Hall was called to break Australia’s silence on these critical issues: The denigration of basic liberties, such as freedom of speech and the