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
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
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
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
“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,
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
You are invited to a screening of: THE GHOSTS OF JEJU Friday 18 October 6pm Room 114, Mackie Building Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies The University of Sydney Arundel Street (near footbridge) A moving film about the determined resistance by the fishermen and farmers of Gangjeong