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Justice for Bradley Manning or the Culture of Revenge?

By Professor Stuart Rees, Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation On August 2nd in the theatrette of the NSW parliament, the Australian support group Sydney Solidarity for Bradley Manning will take a major step in their campaign for justice for...

Professor Noam Chomsky Announced as 2011 Sydney Peace Prize Recipient

‘In a time of violence and abuses of human rights, a brilliant, inspiring choice’ On Wednesday June 1, at the Sydney Town Hall, the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, announced distinguished American linguist, social scientist...

Stuart Rees in The Conversation: Peace medal to Wikileaks founder was controversial, but warranted

By Professor Stuart Rees, Sydney Peace Foundation Director First Published in The Conversation, 18 May 2011 In a ceremony at London’s Frontline Club on Tuesday, May 10, before an array of television crews from around the world, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian...

A Public Forum: Breaking Australia’s Silence – Wikileaks and Freedom

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/22376952] Sydney Town Hall Public Forum, March 16th 2011 On March 16, a massive public forum in Sydney Town Hall was called to break Australia’s silence on these critical issues: The denigration of basic liberties, such as freedom of...