MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 14 September The Sydney Peace Foundation condemns in the strongest possible terms the spiralling violence at the hands of Myanmar’s security forces in its northern Rakhine state. The whole world is watching a humanitarian catastrophe unfold, as hundreds of
The Black Lives Matter Global Network has landed in Australia for the 2017 Sydney Peace Prize. They've hit the ground running, and in this past week they have been meeting and building with the Indigenous Australians in Mildura, the Change
The Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLM) will be awarded the 2017 Sydney Peace Prize in November. The Movement for Black Lives, of which BLM is part, has galvanised the globe from California to London to Australia, and #BlackLivesMatter has
Black Lives Matter is a network of over 40 Chapter organisations across the US and internationally. Nurturing local leadership and action, its members call attention to white supremacy and significantly reduce it. But protests are just one tool in a
Australia’s frontier had cruelty to rival the US south. That’s why a racialised insult against Adam Goodes has more power than a comment on Andrew Bolt’s blog n the US, the Black Lives Matter campaign is forcing a long-overdue reckoning with that country’s
Black Lives Matter leader Cazembe Jackson was in conversation with Speaking Out's Larissa Behrendt to discuss the importance of Black Lives Matter Global Network, how it resonates in Australia, and what winning the 2017 Sydney Peace Prize means to Black Lives Matter. "Black
Jandali composes symphonies which integrate ancient folk melodies from Aleppo and the Silk Road to preserve the musical heritage of Syria. "I'm trying to integrate these ancient melodies that Aleppo embraced into my symphonic, classic and chamber works in an effort
Awarding the founding members the Sydney Peace Prize affirms the goals and the work accomplished by BLM so far have been crucial to any modern peace-building initiative. The founders of The Black Lives Matter Movement — Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and
For the Guardian Australia's 'Behind the Lines' podcast, Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter speaks with Aboriginal activist Latoya Aroha Rule. As the Sydney Peace Prize is awarded to the Black Lives Matters movement, Cullors discusses the formation and philosophy of
The organisers of the Sydney Peace Prize have announced that this year’s recipient is the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. It’s the first time a movement, rather than an individual, has been awarded the prize. The Sydney Peace
New York: Black Lives Matter, the movement against racial inequality and police violence in the US which began as a powerful hashtag and became a global rallying cry, will be the 2017 recipient of the Sydney Peace Prize - the first time
The human rights movement Black Lives Matter has won this year’s Sydney peace prize. The movement, which was founded in the US by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi in 2012 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder
The Sydney Peace Foundation enjoys the support of qualified professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help us support global leaders for peace and justice. We are very pleased to announce that three new appointments to our Executive Council were made
The challenges we face can divide or unite us, but it is up to us to choose how we respond. When we celebrate and support solutions that encourage empathy, advocate nonviolence and demand justice for everyone - we can set a new
Next month 2016 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Naomi Klein is releasing her new publication No is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need! We already know that the Trump administration plans to deregulate markets, wage all-out war on
This week Professor Muhammad Yunus visits Australia. Professor Yunus received the first-ever Sydney Peace Prize in 1998, eight years before winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Events and lectures are sold out, but Professor Yunus will appear on ABC Q&A on Monday 3 April.
In the wake of President Trump's travel ban, and the subsequent uncertainty surrounding Australia's refugee deal with the US, 2014 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Julian Burnside joined Radio Adelaide to weigh in on the rise of nationalism and the growing
2011 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Professor Noam Chomsky has been incredibly vocal about the dangers posed by a Trump presidency, well before the primaries and certainly after the inauguration. The below two interviews illustrate Chomsky's view on how the United States' unique
Human rights are for everyone, equally, universally, and forever. Unfortunately in today's world, many people are denied a life in dignity. The challenges to peace and justice are daunting, but now is not the time to falter. 2017 will mark the
Naomi Klein has written a two powerful pieces analysing the flurry of executive orders which have been trucked through by President Trump since his inauguration last month. Klein urges us to see beyond the policies to the administration’s motivation: to create
"If we are to have any hope of making any constructive progress in 2017, all responsible politicians, civil society and business leaders must stand firm and reassert our basic, common values of dignity for all." Writing in the Financial Times as
Most people begin every new year with a sense of hope and and excitement. With recent events throughout the world, many of us also enter this new year with a sense of trepidation. As we move forward to challenges this
On 4 December, 2016, 2016 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Naomi Klein was at Standing Rock in North Dakota when news broke that an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline had been denied. Naomi writes about the joy and relief felt
On 1 December, 2014 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Julian Burnside AO QC gave a stirring speech calling for Australia to uphold it's climate responsibilities. "I have long considered climate change the principal issue facing the world. It is a first-order issue.
2016 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture by Naomi Klein, Delivered on 11 November 2016 at Sydney Town Hall. Naomi Klein's Lecture starts at 25:15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20T46qub4VI&t=126s I would like to pay my respects to the elders both past and present of the Gadigal people