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Naomi Klein wins 2016 Sydney Peace Prize

On Friday 11 November at Sydney Town Hall, Naomi Klein - Canadian award-winning author, journalist, and activist - will receive the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize. The 2016 Sydney Peace Prize Jury’s citation reads: Naomi Klein: For exposing the structural causes and responsibility for the climate crisis,

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

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

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

“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

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

Vandana Shiva speaking in Surry Hills – Friday 20 Feb!

Dr Vandana Shiva, who received the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize, will be speaking in Sydney on the evening of Friday 20 February 2015. Planet on Plate: Eating and Farming for Our Future INTRODUCTION BY JOEL SALATIN WHEN: Friday, 20 February 2015, 6 pm for

Nous Sommes Charlie

Nous Sommes Charlie We are seeing the killers whose balaclava eyes stared like bad breath shared with collaborators, each masturbating anger sufficient only to hear   the notes of their Kalashnikovs which they played in defence of their deities, their dogma and themselves.   We are mourning cartoonists murdered for laughter, their freedom stifled on the