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April 28, 2014 In 2010 Vandana Shiva, News, News from Sydney Peace Prize Laureates, Peace Blog

Vandana Shiva: protecting seeds, farmers and food from corporate monopolies

The important and inspiring work of the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Vandana Shiva continues in her fight to save seeds, farmers and food from corporate monopolies. Activist Vandanda Shiva calls for ‘satyagraha’ against federal Bill C-18 Renowned environmental and agricultural activist Vandana

April 1, 2014 In Events, Peace Blog

April Talks with CPACS

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), sister organisation to the Sydney Peace Foundation, invites you to the following talks in April: Kwibuka 20: remember-unite-renew 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. CPACS will join

February 28, 2014 In Articles by Founder Em. Prof. Stuart Rees, Peace Blog

Manus and Asylum Seekers: The Case for a Nonviolent Response

The death of a 23 year old asylum seeker and injuries to over sixty others on Manus Island are the inevitable consequences of a policy of violence based on bullying and brute force to arrest, detain and humiliate vulnerable and

February 28, 2014 In Events

‘Celebrating Women, Inspiring Girls’

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies supported by the Global Social Justice Network invite you to: 'Celebrating Women, Inspiring Girls' Panel Discussion with Q & A International Women's Day (IWD) is not only a time to recognise the role of women as

January 16, 2014 In Articles by Founder Em. Prof. Stuart Rees, News, Peace Blog

Middle East peace: combative Sydney academic speaks up for Palestine

An Australian professor is at the heart of a Middle East peace conference that has gone largely unreported in the west, writes Nikki Barrowclough. One evening in Doha, in December: Sydney University’s Professor Stuart Rees is standing in the middle of

January 14, 2014 In 2009 John Pilger, Peace Blog

UTOPIA: free premiere of John Pilger’s new film

Utopia, from the Bafta and Emmy Award winning director and recipient of the 2009 Sydney Peace Prize, John Pilger, draws on his long association with the first people of his homeland Australia. The film is both an epic portrayal of the oldest

December 10, 2013 In Articles by SPF Staff, Council & Community, Gold Medal for Human Rights, News

Memories of Mandela – A Life Well Lived

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and Sydney Peace Foundation remember and honour the life and contribution of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, who died peacefully at his home on 5 December 2013. We join South Africans everywhere

November 14, 2013 In 2013 Cynthia Maung, Media, News, Peace Blog, Sydney Peace Prize

Dr Cynthia Maung’s 2013 Sydney Peace Prize: Photos, Media Coverage & Making a Difference

Burma's most famous medical doctor, Dr Cynthia Maung, travelled to Australia to receive the 2013 Sydney Peace Prize and tell her story in the first week of November. Thousands of Australians listened to Dr Cynthia Maung speak about the important

October 17, 2013 In Events, Gold Medal for Human Rights, Peace Blog

His Holiness commends the Sydney Peace Foundation’s work

“Your work is really wonderful. This is really building the foundation of happy society. So I appreciate.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqmHN5tq1Zk[/youtube] Following the conversation His Holiness said a few more words about the values of human rights, dignity, well-being,

October 15, 2013 In Events, Gold Medal for Human Rights, Peace Blog

Big Ideas in 2013: Arab Women, Richard Falk & His Holiness the Dalai Lama

ABC's Big Ideas have recorded many of the Sydney Peace Foundation's events this year. These have been broadcasted across Australia, the Pacific, and the world wide web