The World Peace Flame is a symbol of peace, unity, freedom and celebration. The World Peace Flame Initiative aims to inspire people everywhere that the individual plays a crucial role in creating peace at every level.Their dream is as simple
On Wednesday 5 November 2014, the Hon Professor Marie Bashir, former Governor of NSW, presented Julian Burnside with the 2014 Sydney Peace Prize, Australia's only international prize for peace. At numerous events surrounding this ceremony, the community of Sydney celebrated
By David Hirsch It's a good thing peace prizes are not given for results; hardly anyone would qualify. Since 1901 the Nobel committee in Oslo has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to 128 peace laureates. The award recognises those who have tried,
STOP THE POLITICS OF FEAR Public meeting, 3-5pm, Sunday November 9, UTS An important public meeting, “Communities United against Racism – Stop the Politics of Fear”, will be held on the afternoon of Sunday November 9 at the University of Technology,
"Why It's So Hard to Talk About Peace in Sri Lanka" GILBERTO ALGAR-FARIA Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney and PhD Candidate at the University of Bristol Broadcasts: ABC - 11am Monday 27th October ABC News24 - Saturday November 2nd ABC Big Ideas
Vale Gough Whitlam understood the meaning of peace with justice and moved to achieve it. Tony Stephen’s obituary says much of it. Here is a list of just some of the changes he introduced at breakneck speed in a couple of
Inspired by and with the support of Ela Gandhi, Gandhi Development Trust and ICON (International Centre of Non-violence) Durban, the International Centre of Non-violence (ICON) Australia was launched on 2 October 2012, when celebrating UN International Day of Non-violence and
We are on the brink of military action in Iraq and close to signing off on Syria as well, led by Field Marshall Abbott, all aquiver with the thought of the political possibilities. We have just had the UN International Day
Sunday 21 September is International Day of Peace! David Hirsch, Chair of the Sydney Peace Foundation, will be one of a number of inspiring speakers joining musicians and peace lovers to celebrate Sydney Peace Day Festival at Bondi Pavilion. David will
The Australian South Africa Alliance (ASAA), in collaboration with Customs House. At Customs House, Circular Quay Ground Floor, Level 1 and Level 2 15 September - 26 October 2014. An exhibition documenting Australia’s involvement in the anti-apartheid movement from 1960 to 1994 celebrates 20 years of democracy in South Africa. A
In reflecting on the United Nations International Day of Peace, Sydney Peace Foundation and the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies invite you to a Sydney Ideas forum: "Why It's So Hard to Talk About Peace in Sri Lanka" GILBERTO ALGAR-FARIA Visiting Scholar
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 1999 Sydney Peace Prize recipient, calls for a global boycott of Israel and urges Israelis and Palestinians to look beyond their leaders for a sustainable solution to the crisis in the Holy Land—in an exclusive article
New York, 3 August 2014 - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack outside UNRWA shelter The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killing today of at least 10 Palestinian civilians in shelling outside of an UNRWA school in Rafah providing shelter to
What do The Beatles, Bono, Bob Geldof, Billy Bragg, Billie Holiday, Ben Harper, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, and Barenboim all have in common—in addition to being musicians and starting with “B”? They have each contributed to peace with justice, and
"The situation in Sri Lanka today poses grave risks to human rights and human security. [
“The Art of Peace”: It’s time for an artist to win the Sydney Peace Prize Sun Tzu’s ancient Chinese military treatise “The Art of War”has been a manual for war makers for centuries. With the centenary of the First World War upon us,
An interactive discussion hosted by the The West Papua Project at CPACS Venue: Education Building, Seminar Room 325 Time: 5:15 for 5:30 to 6:00 pm Date: Monday, 30 June 2014 Octovianus Mote will be speaking with us about contemporary human rights issues in West
Yesterday the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) released their annual ranking of 162 countries' in terms of their peacefulness—the Global Peace Index (GPI). The GPI is in its eighth year running, and for the seventh year running they have
MEDIA RELEASE For Tuesday 27 May 2014 Julian Burnside wins 2014 Sydney Peace Prize Australian barrister, human rights advocate and author, Julian Burnside AO QC has been selected to receive the 2014 Sydney Peace Prize. The Prize will be awarded at the 2014
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
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
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
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
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