Artist Jill Carter-Hansen designed the image PEACE IS IN YOUR HANDS in New Zealand in a small version in 1983 to assist fundraising in New Zealand at the time of the Cold War. Jill Carter-Hansen has been involved with both environmental
MEDIA RELEASE 17 August 2013, Sydney Humanitarian doctor to receive 2013 Sydney Peace Prize Dr Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burmese border, will be the recipient of the 2013 Sydney Peace Prize to be awarded in Sydney on
On Monday 19 August 2013, The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), Jews against the Occupation (JAO) and the Global Social Justice Network (GloSo) held a seminar to show the new and inspiring documentary, Within the Eye of the
For the music lover and theatre enthusiast alike, the Kinetic Energy Theatre Company's coming season of EMPIRE offers an engaging night out. Hot off the creative drawing board, this latest and updated generation of our acclaimed play will hit the stage
Refugees who are thankful for small mercies have a lot they can teach to those in a lucky country who might regard them as a threat to their well being, writes Professor Stuart Rees. In spite of the Rudd resurrection, the
This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited by the Sydney Peace Foundation to participate in discussions of Ethics for a Whole World at the New South Wales Parliament House attended by more than 170 students and others. A
On Thursday 21 March 2013, in partnership with the Australian Arab Women’s Dialogue and the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Sydney Peace Foundation staged a panel discussion to discuss the role of women in building and sustaining democratic
The Australian government should consider re-imposing sanctions on Myanmar, according to the Sydney Peace Foundation (SPF). A new report from the US-based Human Rights Watch has shown how the central Thein Sein government is complicit in appalling human rights abuses in
Australian Ambassador presents Sydney Peace Foundation’s posthumous award to a hero of the French Republic In the Australian Embassy in Paris, on May 2nd , the Australian Ambassador to France awarded the Sydney Peace Foundation’s human rights gold medal to the
There appears to be a tension between economic interests and freedom of speech. We see it in the daily influence of corporations' ownership of the media. In early April, we saw it on our own home ground: the internationally renowned
Sydney Peace Foundation is to award a posthumous Gold Medal to Stéphane Hessel On 2 May, at the Australian Embassy in Paris, the Sydney Peace Foundation will award a posthumous Gold Medal for Human Rights to Stéphane Hessel for his life-long contribution
Joint statement from Senator Sekai Holland, 2012 Sydney Peace Prize recipient and Co Minister for Reconciliation, Healing & Integration in the Government of Zimbabwe, and Professor Stuart Rees AM Chair of the Sydney Peace Foundation. We make this statement in terms
In November 2011, the cognitive scientist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky arrived in Australia to receive the Sydney Peace Prize. He delivered lectures and answered questions about economics, history, international relations, linguistics, philosophy, justice and much more: What is
By Professor Stuart Rees Two campaigns are being waged over Gaza. One concerns the rockets from Gaza and the use of excessive force to try to eradicate the Hamas government. Such violence leads not only to loss of life and numerous
A big thank you to our photographer Gobie Rajalingam, who graduated from his Master of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney in 2009. Since then, he worked as Program Coordinator at Pacific Friends of the Global Fund
The UN theme, "Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future", emphasises that everyone is responsible for achieving environmental sustainability and social justice. At 8am on Friday 21st September, 2012 the Sydney Peace Foundation, with the United Nations Information Centre, hosted a unique Breakfast
Sekai Holland has played a pivotal role in Zimbabwe's long struggle with racism and instability, but few people realise what an impact she had on race relations in Australia, writes Meredith Burgmann. By now most Australians know that Senator Sekai Holland
In Zimbabwe, can murder and terror ever be replaced by healing and reconciliation? Nikki Barrowclough meets Sekai Holland, the woman charged with the herculean task of bringing peace to her homeland. Late one afternoon, Sekai Holland is in the back seat
The Sydney Peace Foundation is extremely proud to announce that this coming Tuesday, 2nd October, SBS's Dateline will feature the incredible and inspiring story of the 2012 Sydney Peace Prize Recipient, Zimbabwean Senator Sekai Holland. In May 2012, Dateline's Walkley award-winning journalist,
Tickets are now on sale for the Sydney Peace Prize 2012 events This year, the Sydney Peace Prize will be awarded to Senator Sekai Holland, Co Minister for Reconciliation Healing and Integration in the Cabinet of President Robert Mugabe and Prime
Peace Foundation Condemns Violence in Sydney "Learn Another Way To Protest" From Chair of the Sydney Peace Foundation The violence of protesters in Sydney is counterproductive, and dangerous. Yet a simple lesson should be learned: Peaceful protest can be highly productive but depends
The tragedy of courageous Australian soldiers being murdered by Afghan 'allies' demonstrates not only the futility of war but also the absurdity of politicians repeating cliches about 'staying the course', and ' completing our mission'. The media participates in this
The Sydney Peace Foundation thanks the government of Ecuador for giving asylum to Julian Assange. Professor Stuart Rees, chair of the Foundation says, ' Ecuador understands the nature of justice, but it seems that in failing to give assurances about Assange's
By Professor Stuart Rees In international relations, exceptionalism refers to a flouting of the treaties and resolutions to which all countries are expected to adhere. The contagious political disease - exceptionalism - infects many countries, in particular Israel when faced with UN