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April 13, 2016 In 2008 Patrick Dodson, News, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates, Peace Blog

Patrick Dodson makes impassioned plea for ‘a smarter form of justice’

Australia's legal system has become a "feared and despised processing plant" for most Aboriginal people, propelling the most vulnerable and disadvantaged towards a "broken, bleak future", according to Patrick Dodson. Lamenting that the situation has deteriorated since the landmark royal commission

March 17, 2016 In 2002 Mary Robinson, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates, Peace Blog

2002 Laureate Mary Robinson: People First – working together for a strong, just and inclusive society

On 17 March 2016, 2002 Sydney Peace Prize Laureate visited Sydney to headline Sydney City Talks to talk about inclusive, sustainable and just cities. A forceful human rights advocate, Mrs Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice,

March 5, 2016 In 2008 Patrick Dodson, News, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates, Peace Blog

Aboriginal elder Pat Dodson: portrait of the senator as a young man

Paddy Dodson might have been just another scared kid on his first night at boarding school

February 3, 2016 In Events, Peace Blog

Sydney International Women’s Poetry and Arts Festival 2016

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

September 29, 2015 In 2014 Julan Burnside, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates, Peace Blog

Julian Burnside: What sort of country are we?

This piece is based on the 2015 Hamer Oration, delivered by 2014 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Julian Burnside on September 28, 2015. It was published in The Conversation on 28 September 2015. It was with some surprise that I found myself engaged

August 19, 2015 In Peace Blog

“Conversations in Peace”: let the 14 first Sydney Peace Prize lectures inspire you

The first 14 recipients of the Sydney Peace Prize (1998-2011) include Nobel Laureates Muhammad Yunus and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former leader of Amnesty International Irene Khan, the Indian novelist Arundhati Roy, environmental scientist Dr. Vandana Shiva, Aboriginal leader Patrick Dodson, and

July 22, 2015 In Peace Blog

Nominate an extraordinary woman for the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize!

Call for Nominations It’s time to honour an extraordinary woman with the Sydney Peace Prize. By employing the theme Women Building Peace the Sydney Peace Foundation seeks to recognise and celebrate the women who are advancing the cause of sustainable peace with justice, and to dedicate a year

July 22, 2015 In News

Internships available for 2015 Sydney Peace Prize events!

The Sydney Peace Foundation is urgently looking for one or two interns to join our small team for the next four months. This is an opportunity to gain substantial experience with organising and coordinating events, marketing, exposure to public relations, social

July 19, 2015 In Events, Peace Blog

“Conversations in Peace” Book Launch

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

June 9, 2015 In 2015 George Gittoes, Peace Blog

The Synthages – by George Gittoes

George Gittoes, the 2015 Sydney Peace Prize recipient, shares some of his latest work with you here. These synthages were created at Syracuse Light Work during his 2013 residency. In these Gittoes combines drawing with photographs from his work at Kibeho