BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Raising Peace - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Raising Peace X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Raising Peace REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20210403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20211002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240804T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240804T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20240527T001959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T061243Z UID:55724-1722783600-1722798000@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Concert: Singing for peace around the world DESCRIPTION:The SINGING FOR PEACE AROUND THE WORLD concert is being held at the Gaelic Club\, Surry Hills on Sunday afternoon 4th August (3-7pm). \nCome and join in this opportunity to share uplifting\, healing\, challenging and participatory songs and poems about war and peace. \nMaurie Mulheron has been singing peace songs and protest songs since the 60s. He is a very engaging performer who unites audiences in song\, getting them to participate in the style of the immortal Pete Seeger. Maurie plays several instruments and is joined by friends Deanne Dale (vocals & percussion)\, Stafford Sanders (vocals\, guitar\, mandolin)\, Russell Neal (vocals\, bass)\, Christina Mimmocchi (vocals\, sax)\, and Margaret Walters (vocals). \nLarissa Kovalchuk is an enchanting singer\, accompanying herself on the multi-stringed bandura\, the Ukrainian national instrument \nMooncatchers is a Newtown-based women’s choir that sings songs in a variety of styles and to honour the experiences and stories of women including many empowering songs of peace and freedom. Christina Mimmocchi is the musical director. \nPerSisters is a duo of Margaret Walters and Christina Mimmocchi – both carriers of the folk tradition – choose strong songs about women\, social justice and peace. \n2 DIVAS: Darlene Proberts and Mary\, Queen of Sax will sing uplifting songs of hope. Darlene is a Wiradjuri woman from Dubbo. \nMiguel Heatwole and Sophie Moore are from the trio\, Song Brother. They’ll be singing thought-provoking songs with searing harmonies. Miguel is the director of environmental choir\, Ecopella\, recording engineer and composer. Sophie is a member of two of Miguel’s groups\, Song Brother\, Andsome Friends. She also sings with The Fossickers. \nOur MC\, Colin Hesse\, former Australian Greens Councillor on the Inner West Council\, was heavily involved in the local community for nearly 40 years\, campaigning for many progressive reforms. Colin is a volunteer presenter on Radio Skid Row 88.9FM\, is an active supporter of live music\, and a member of the Marrickville Peace Group. His strong interest in music and social justice makes him an ideal MC for this concert. \nThe concert is a fundraiser for the Raising Peace Festival occurring 14-22 September with mostly online workshops and panel discussions on a variety of topics. A highlight will be the conference “No War 2024”: Resisting the USA’s Military Empire held in collaboration with World Beyond War being held on the International UN Day of Peace on 21 September. This hybrid event is part of a global chain of four 4-hour sequential events\, broadcast from different countries that have USA bases\, Sydney being the first in the series. Conference registration. \nTickets: $25/$20.  https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1251574 \nRefreshments are available and you can bring food from elsewhere. \nAccess: The venue is close to public transport. There is a lift but wheelchair users should check with the Organisers so a ramp can be put in place. \nIf you are unable to attend the concert but would like to donate to the Raising Peace network\, please follow this link. \nAdditional information will be added to the Facebook event here in the leadup to the concert. The concert has been organised by Margaret Walters for the Raising Peace network. Enquiries: margaretwalters2@gmail.com  or phone 0427 958 788 \nWe are grateful to the many artists and volunteers who have freely donated their services and the Marrickville Peace Group and Songs on Stage for their invaluable support. \nVENUE\nGaelic Club64 Devonshire StSurry Hills\,NSW2010Australia+ Google Map URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peace-concert/ LOCATION:Gaelic Club\, Devonshire St\, Sydney\, 64 Devonshire St\, Surry Hills\, NSW\, 2010\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230924T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230924T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230903T235324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T233247Z UID:54891-1695574800-1695578400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:A Multifaith Meditation on Peace DESCRIPTION:The Faith Communities Council of Victoria\, the Victorian Council of Churches\, Humanists Australia\, Religions for Peace Australia and others have chosen reflections\, prayers\, meditations and songs that inspire a longing for peace from diverse faiths and other traditions. Peaceful relationships and peaceful communities are central in all faith traditions and these voices are important to hear to inspire us to work for peace. These contributions will affirm the peace in our body\, mind\, heart and soul that is the foundation for our outward work towards peace. Even if you are not “religious” or “spiritual” we hope this session will inspire you. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/a-multifaith-meditation-on-peace/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230923T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230923T173000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230819T104943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T001335Z UID:54846-1695484800-1695490200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Minors & Missiles DESCRIPTION:In 2022 Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) released a comprehensive report about the growing intrusion of multinational weapons companies into primary and secondary STEM education. Weapons companies seek to create positive brand association in minors and their families\, to promote and normalise careers in the development of lethal technology\, and generate social license for the trillion-dollar global trade in arms through their association with STEM education programs. \nIntrusion into children’s education is the beginning of a comprehensive pipeline that continues into the tertiary education sector\, where weapons companies are involved in bursaries\, research\, scholarships\, laboratories and more. \nThis session will illustrate the issue of harmful influence in education\, and show how we have successfully pushed back. By changing policies\, advocating to STEM programs\, promoting positive examples\, forging alliances\, and withdrawing social licence\, we can continue to make a difference. \nElise West from MAPW will present. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/minorsandmissiles/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230923T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230819T104825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T041523Z UID:54844-1695465000-1695470400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Unpacking the Statement from the Heart DESCRIPTION:‘Voice\, Treaty\, Truth’ is only the start. Wiradjuri priest\, writer and artist Glenn Loughrey has looked deeply at the Uluru Statement from the Heart and finds in it powerful potential for restorative justice in Australia – and more. In this session he will be in conversation with Emma Yates\, a lawyer and mediator with a keen interest in restorative principles and practice. \nGlen Loughrey \nGlenn is a Wiradjuri man. He is a leader at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s Educator and Advocate for the Voice. He is the chairperson of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council\, the vicar of St Oswald’s in Glen Iris and artist in residence at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne. Glenn is  the author of three books and is the author of Unpacking the Statement from the Heart A Personal Perspective from a Wiradjuri Man\, a paper written under the banner of the Crawford School of Public Policy. The views expressed in this perspective belong to Glenn alone are the fruit of deep reflection. It is vital that we listen and appreciate the different perspectives of First Nations people\, and understand the question confronting us as Australians. \nEmma Yates \nEmma Yates is a non-Indigenous Australian\, a mediator with a keen interest in restorative justice\, a recent Master of Peace and Conflict Studies graduate\, and passionate about relational peacebuilding. Emma first heard from Uncle Glenn Loughrey during the Initiatives of Change ‘Turruk’ program in 2021. She was deeply challenged by his call to non-Indigenous Australians to first acknowledge and reconcile inside ourselves our own place in colonisation\, before talking about (re)conciliation\, and feels privileged to engage in this conversation with Uncle Glenn. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/unpacking-the-statement-from-the-heart/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230922T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230922T171500 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230903T233134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230903T233137Z UID:54882-1695400200-1695402900@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:UNAA presentation: Women\, and Youth Peace and Security DESCRIPTION:This Session will describe the activities being undertaken by UNAA NSW to promote the UN WPS and YPS programs. It will include an introduction to the Peace and Security Pillar by the Vice President UNAA NSW\, Tim Ford AO\, followed by the launch of a new video describing progress of the Women Peace and Security Program in Australia and the Region\, including actions by DFAT and Defence to support the National Action Plan. \nThis Event will then also include an outline of a recent Youth Peace and Security workshop undertaken in coordination with UN Youth NSW and provide a summary of the actions that young Australians recommend to support international peace and security. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/unaa-presentation-women-and-youth-peace-and-security/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230922T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230922T153000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230819T104451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230819T105914Z UID:54840-1695391200-1695396600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Working for Peace around Australia DESCRIPTION:As Raising Peace has grown we have been excited to discover the diversity of peace action around Australia. In this session we will discover three of them\, in the story of the peace movement in Ballarat\, the work on mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in remote First Nations communities\, and in unleashing the power of older women in the nationwide Knitting Nanas movement. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/working-for-peace-around-australia/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230727T054259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T040949Z UID:54810-1695322800-1695328200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Road to the Referendum DESCRIPTION:The Raising Peace Festival for 2023 is launching with an event that updates us on Australia’s most significant peace event for 2023 – the referendum on the Voice to Parliament. \nJust before the final weeks of the campaign we will hear from Yes23\, the official Voice campaign\, on what we can all do to ensure the success of the referendum.This session will feature an Acknowledgement of Country from Uncle Shane Charles\, speakers Thomas Mayo\, Danny Gilbert from Gilbert + Tobin and Jade Ritchie from the Yes23 campaign and plenty of opportunities for you to ask questions. \nJade Ritchie – Yes23 Campaign Spokesperson \nJade is from the Bunda Clan of the Gooreng Gooreng Nation and grew up on her Grandmother’s country in Bundaberg\, QLD. She’s lived on Larrakia Country for the past 10 years and is an advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Jade has extended that advocacy to be a spokesperson for the Yes Campaign in the lead up to Referendum 2023. Jade continues to passionately advocate for social justice and for the First Peoples of Australia to be recognised in the Constitution by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. \n  \n  \nA second event during the festival will take a step back and look at the Statement from the Heart\, signed at Uluru\, in its entirety\, and consider what it means for all of us as a step in restorative justice for Australia. \nThe ‘Yes’ image used here is the copyright of the Northern Land Council (https://www.nlc.org.au/the-voice). URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/road-to-the-referendum/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230921T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230903T232600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T004400Z UID:54876-1695322800-1695326400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Brisbane Peace Lecture 2023 DESCRIPTION:UNAA Queensland & St John’s Cathedral Brisbane present:International Day of Peace Lecture 2023:Craig Foster AM Thursday 21 September\, 7.00pm Live and online\, St John’s Cathedral\, Brisbane \n2023 is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this milestone year\, UNAA Queensland and St John’s Cathedral Brisbane are proud to present International Day of Peace 2023\, an evening featuring messages of peace\, song\, and the presentation of the Local Agents of Peace Awards.Date: 21 September Time: 7.00-8.00pm AEST + supper Venue: St John’s Cathedral\, 373 Ann St\, BNE (and streamed online) Cost: Free\, registrations essential Info and register using QR code or at:https://events.humanitix.com/2023-international-day-ofpeace-lectureLecture: Craig Foster AM Human Rights Activist\, Agent for Peace\, Former Socceroo\, Broadcaster\, Adjunct Professor\, Author. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/brisbane-peace-lecture-2023/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230921T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230921T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230904T002044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T002047Z UID:54894-1695286800-1695321000@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Charter for Compassion - National Day of Compassion DESCRIPTION: \nTo support Australians in coming together with care and compassion – each year the Australian Compassion Council holds a National Day of Compassion that offers a meaningful opportunity for all Australians to participate in learning about and practicing compassion.   \nThe National Day is always held on 21 September\, which is also the International Day of Peace. This is the third year this National Day has been convened\, and the theme is Compassion and Deep Wisdom.  \nThe Day will start with a launch that includes Marilyn Turkovich\, CEO of the global Charter for Compassion; Australian Ambassador\, Hugh MacKay on the Deep Wisdom of Community; Tania Rossi\, the great grand-daughter of Aunty Marg Tucker who in 1932 establish one of the country’s first Aboriginal organisations\, the Victorian Aborigines League – Tania will reflect on Indigenous wisdom. Members of the Australian Compassion Council will also provide an outline of the inspiring events occurring throughout the rest of the Day. \nThen commencing at 9.00am and finishing at 6.30pm you are invited to attend as many those sessions of your choice. These sessions feature foremost international and Australian thinkers reflecting on a wide array of aspects of deep wisdom including as it applies to compassionate social infrastructure in our cities; to the strategic work of corporate boards; to the Indigenous insight into interdependence; to the Buddhist path to wisdom; to how it’s expressed across all age groups; in spiritual leadership in times of crisis; on how wisdom can guide political decision-making; in peaceful transformational change in society; and in creative and futurist thinking in the vital area of education. You can join these free online sessions to discuss the presentations (some live & some recorded) and contribute your own reflections on these thought-provoking issues. \nTake a day to pause and join the Australian Compassion Council in Deep Dreaming Australia A Continent for Compassion – commencing with our online launch at 8.00am (AEST)\, our sessions throughout the day and the final session at 6pm to ‘drop-in’ and reflect on what you will take away from the 2023 National Day of Compassion. \n Register for the launch event session 8am to 9am: https://old.charterforcompassion.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=319 \nRegister for the National Day Sessions – 9am – 6.30pm     https://old.charterforcompassion.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=309 \nMore information – Dr Lynne Reeder\, National Lead Australian Compassion Council Ph) 03 5327 6943 URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/charter-for-compassion-national-day-of-compassion/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230920T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230920T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230903T231541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T103654Z UID:54870-1695236400-1695241800@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Wage Peace: "Listening for Peace (repeat)" DESCRIPTION:Wage Peace will host the first of a series of ‘Listening Circles’ at the Raising Peace Festival 2023: Listening for Peace. These Listening Circles are interactive sessions of listening\, responding and imagining together\, based on Wage Peace’ new podcast\, Peace Pod. \nPeace Pod features some of the foremost academics\, journalists and activists for peace on this continent\, such as Michelle Fahey\, Mujib Abid and Aunty Sue Coleman Haseldine\, along with international luminaries such as Anthony Feinstein and Matthew Hoh. \nAt Listening for Peace we invite you to listen to several excerpts from Peace Pod and to engage in reflection and discussion together with the Podcast hosts. \nThose who would enjoy a deeper engagement with the material are welcome to listen to the full episodes\, wherever you normally listen to podcasts. Search the series title in your podcast search bar: Get Your Armies Off Our Bodies. \nThe full podcast can be found on Spotify here: Wage Peace on Spotify \nWe look forward to meeting you via Zoom on Wednesday 20 September during the Raising Peace Festival 2023 \nPlease note: This Zoom Link is different to the Raising Peace link… \nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84615428145?pwd=ZnB1N1l3RE9IdmxXNFkzWmR2dFMzUT09 \nMeeting ID: 846 1542 8145Passcode: peacepod \nZelda Grimshaw\, cohost of Peace Pod \nhttps://www.wagepeaceau.org/peacepod/ URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/wage-peace-listening-for-peace-repeat/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230920T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230920T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230903T230937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T104905Z UID:54865-1695214800-1695220200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Wage Peace: "Listening for Peace" DESCRIPTION:Wage Peace will host the first of a series of ‘Listening Circles’ at the Raising Peace Festival 2023: Listening for Peace. These Listening Circles are interactive sessions of listening\, responding and imagining together\, based on Wage Peace’ new podcast\, Peace Pod. \nPeace Pod features some of the foremost academics\, journalists and activists for peace on this continent\, such as Michelle Fahey\, Mujib Abid and Aunty Sue Coleman Haseldine\, along with international luminaries such as Anthony Feinstein and Matthew Hoh. \nAt Listening for Peace we invite you to listen to several excerpts from Peace Pod and to engage in reflection and discussion together with the Podcast hosts. \nThose who would enjoy a deeper engagement with the material are welcome to listen to the full episodes\, wherever you normally listen to podcasts. Search the series title in your podcast search bar: Get Your Armies Off Our Bodies. \nThe full podcast can be found on Spotify here: Wage Peace on Spotify \nWe look forward to meeting you via Zoom on Wednesday 20 September during the Raising Peace Festival 2023 \nZOOM LINK: Please note that the Zoom link for this session is different to the Raising Peace Sessions. \nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84615428145?pwd=ZnB1N1l3RE9IdmxXNFkzWmR2dFMzUT09 \nMeeting ID: 846 1542 8145Passcode: peacepod \nZelda Grimshaw\, cohost of Peace Pod \nhttps://www.wagepeaceau.org/peacepod/ URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/wage-peace-listening-for-peace/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230916T124500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230916T174500 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230903T230447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T081904Z UID:54861-1694868300-1694886300@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Rigpa Australia - Celebrating United Nations International Peace Day DESCRIPTION:Individuals create societies. Our society shapes us as individuals. There is a defining relationship between how we are and the world we live in. \nAt this free community event\, you will cultivate inner peace through the practice of meditation and reflect on how to engage peacefully with family\, colleagues\, community and society. \nThis event is part of Rigpa’s Buddhist Wisdom Now series\, which supports engaged Buddhism – applying the Buddha’s teachings to key current issues to bring about social change. It will include: \nOuter Peace – A keynote address and Q+A with the Institute for Economics and Peace’s founder\, Steve Killelea \nInner Peace – A talk and guided meditations by Rigpa Teacher Marianne Gizycki \nBuilding Peace – An interactive Pillars of Peace workshop facilitated by the IEP’s Patricia Garcia. Experience how to create ‘Positive Peace’ and strengthen peace in your own family and community \nEvent Facilitation by Vanessa Clayton \nWhen: 12.45 pm – 5.45 pm Saturday 16 September \nWhere: Rigpa’s National Centre in Sydney – 158 Australia St Newtown or online. \nWho: Everyone! This event is for anyone willing to cultivate peace within themselves\, their community and the world. Please share news of this event with your friends and family. Why not organise to come along with friends? \nCost: FREE \nRegister to attend in person at Rigpa’s National Centre in Sydney or online: \nIf you want to attend in person at Rigpa’s National Centre in Sydney register here: https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=1080 \n\n\nThis program is external to Raising Peace. https://rigpa.org.au/event/celebrating-international-peace-day/ URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/rigpa-australia-un-peace-day/ LOCATION:Rigpa Australia\, 158 Australia Street\, Newtown\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230723T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230723T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230620T050211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T050614Z UID:54516-1690128000-1690135200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Public Forum "How We Can Stop AUKUS" DESCRIPTION:How can we stop AUKUS? A public forum featuring Stuart Rees; Ethan Lyons\, Arthur Rorris; Alison Broinowski. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/public-forum-how-we-can-stop-aukus/ LOCATION:Redfern Town Hall\, 73 Pitt St\, Redfern\, NSW\, 2016\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230720T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230720T163000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230620T051233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T051319Z UID:54525-1689865200-1689870600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Finding Hope in the Climate - Peace - Disarmament Nexus DESCRIPTION:An inter-generational dialogue on how global governance solutions can tackle existential threats from nuclear weapons\, climate change and war.\nHosted by Citizens for Global Solutions\, Youth Fusion and World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy \nJuly 20. Timed for Asia/Pacific.\n7:00 – 8:30 Central Europe | 10:30-12:00 Delhi | 14:00-15:30 Tokyo | 17:00-18:30 Wellington | 19:00-20:30 Hawaii (on July 19)\nZoom Registration for Session II \nThis panel discussion (with Q&A) will consider how progress on environmental protection is hampered by armed conflict\, nuclear threats\, and the massive diversion of resources into weapons and war\, and how cooperation between the climate\, peace and disarmament movements can amplify our impact and success. We will explore the potential of common security and global governance to foster inter-governmental cooperation in order to more effectively address climate\, peace\, and disarmament issues. This inter-generational dialogue will bring together youthful energy and innovation with seasoned expertise and experience\, actively engaging our audience to build stronger pathways to a peaceful and sustainable future. \n\nTadashi Inuzuka (Japan).\nCo-President\, World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy. Executive Director\, 3+3 Coalition for a North-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone. Former Senator from Nagasaki.\nAugusto Lopez-Claros (Chile/Spain).\nExecutive Director\, Global Governance Forum. Senior Fellow at the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Former Director of the Global Indicators Group in DEC of the World Bank.\nNicole Ponce (Philippines)\nCo-Founder and Coordinator\, I am Climate Justice movement.Asia Front Coordinator\, World’s Youth for Climate Justice.\nDisha Ravi (India)\nCo-founder\, Fridays for Future India.\nJustin Sobion (Trinidad and Tobago)\nPhD Candidate (Environmental Law) and Teaching Assistant\, New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law\, University of Auckland. Coordinator\, Earth Trusteeship Working Group. Co-editor\, “Reflections on Earth Trusteeship: Mother Earth and a new 21st Century governance paradigm.”\n\nCosponsoring organizations\n3+3 Coalition for a North-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone\, Basel Peace Office\, Citizens for Global Solutions\, Climate Governance Commission\, Democracia Global\, Green Hope Foundation\, I Am Climate Justice\, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament\, UNFOLD ZERO\, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy\, World Future Council\, World Service Authority\, World’s Youth for Climate Justice\, Young World Federalists and Youth Fusion. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/54525/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230716T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230716T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230620T044748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T044748Z UID:54508-1689526800-1689534000@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:The Road to War - by David Bradbury DESCRIPTION:A screening of the latest film by renowned Australian filmmaker\, David Bradbury.\nEntitled “The Road to War” URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/the-road-to-war-by-david-bradbury/ LOCATION:Dendy Cinema\, Newtown\, 261-263 King St\, Newtown\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230708T230000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230709T230000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230620T044256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T004856Z UID:54506-1688857200-1688943600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Peace Wave 2023 DESCRIPTION:International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War are planning a second-annual 24-hour peacewave on July 8-9\, 2023. This is a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world\, moving around the globe with the sun. \nThis is just prior to an annual NATO meeting\, and we will take the opportunity to oppose all military alliances. \nJuly 9 is also the anniversary of the day in 1955 when Albert Einstein\, Bertrand Russell and seven other scientists warned that a choice must be made between war and human survival. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peace-wave-2023/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230705T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230705T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230620T051816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T051838Z UID:54528-1688558400-1688576400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Saving Humanity and Planet Earth DESCRIPTION:We extend a warm invitation to you\, your friends and colleagues to a very special webinar on the rising danger of war between the major centres of power in Asia-Pacific\, that is\, between China on the one hand and the United States and its allies on the other. \nAn Asia-Pacific NATO: Fanning the Flames of War \nTo help us think through the challenges ahead we are calling on the insights of four outstanding public intellectuals\, each of whom has had had a distinguished career in public service. Some might say a star-studded cast. \n \nFull details here \nWe greatly look forward to welcoming you and others in your networks to this vitally important conversation.   \nRichard Falk\, Joseph Camilleri and Chandra Muzaffar \nSHAPE Conveners URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/saving-humanity-and-planet-earth/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE)":MAILTO:savinghumanityandplanetearth@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230701T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230701T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230620T045745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T050455Z UID:54511-1688220000-1688223600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Rally & vigil: Stop dumping Japan's radioactive water in the Pacific DESCRIPTION:Catastrophically vast quantities of radioactive water have been pouring into the ocean from Fukushima continuously since the disaster in 2011. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/rally-vigil-stop-dumping-japans-radioactive-water-in-the-pacific/ LOCATION:Consulate General of Japan in Sydney\, 1 O'Connell St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Sydney Candlelight Action":MAILTO:sydneycandlelight0429@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230422T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230422T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084554 CREATED:20230407T013306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T060758Z UID:54342-1682157600-1682182800@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Building for Peace DESCRIPTION:Raising Peace ANZAC workshop 2023\n22 April 2023\nAs Australia positions itself for future conflicts\, many of us feel outraged and helpless. But this need not be so. The right language\, tools and actions can empower us\, get our leaders to listen and bring about change. \nOn the ANZAC weekend as we remember those who were killed in service of this country\, Raising Peace invites you to join us in person and on-line\, featuring the following events: \n\nSpeakers and small group discussions\nPracticing non-violent communication \nAction for peace\n\nOur speakers include: \nPastor Ray Minniecon presenting the acknowledgement of CountryEddie Synot on Makarrata and the Voice.Dr Keith Suter with an overview of Australia’s geopolitical contextProf Wanning Sun on challenging the media narrative \n \n Get Tickets via Eventbrite\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ray Minniecon is an Aboriginal pastor with roots in the Kabikabi and Gurang-Gurang tribes of Queensland. He lives in Sydney and has dedicated his life to supporting members of the Stolen Generations. Ray is pastor Scarred Tree Indigenous Ministries with St. John’s Anglican Church\, Glebe\, NSW\, Australia. He is a Board member with several Indigenous Ministries and organizations. He is Founder of the Coloured Digger Project and Consultant to both the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation and the Children of the Bomaderry Aboriginal Children’s Home where many Aboriginal children were taken and placed under the Native Welfare Act of NSW. Ray is a Vision Keeper for the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous Peoples. \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWanning Sun is a Professor of Media and Communication Studies at UTS. A fellow of Australian Academy of the Humanities since 2016\, she is currently a member of the ARC College of Experts (2020-2023). Wanning is actively engaged in public debate\, sharing her work with the broader community\, and regularly contributing to high-profile policy journals\, and media outlets such as the ABC and The Conversation. In 2016\, Wanning published a significant report titled Chinese-Language Media in Australia: Developments\, Challenges and Opportunities. She has also provided pro bono consultancy to think tanks and various government departments in Australia\, on issues related to Chinese-Australian communities and Chinese-language media. As an academic researcher\, Wanning is best known for her ethnography of rural-to-urban migration in China\, and for her study of transnational and diasporic Chinese media. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eddie Synot is a Wemba Wemba First Nations public lawyer and researcher. Eddie is a Lecturer at Griffith Law School\, Griffith University and a Research Fellow at the ILC UNSW. Eddie has worked with the Uluru Dialogue and the ILC UNSW since 2018. Eddie’s research focuses on Indigenous peoples and the law\, especially public and constitutional law. \n \n \n \n \n \n \nDr Keith Suter is considered to be one of Australia’s most influential Global futurists and media commentators in national and foreign affairs. He has been appointed to many prestigious roles throughout his career\, including Chairperson of the International Humanitarian Law Committee of Australian Red Cross (NSW)\, Chairperson of the International Commission of Jurists (NSW)\, Director of Studies at the International Law Association (Australian Branch) and Managing Director of the Global Directions think tank. Keith was the President of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (1991-1998) at the University of Sydney\, and was a Consultant on Social Policy with the Wesley Mission’s for 17 years. In addition\, he served as a consultant for a number of other organisations\, with a focus on local and international issues. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/buildingforpeace/ LOCATION:Quaker Meeting House\, 119 Devonshire St\, Surry Hills\, NSW\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230319T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230319T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20230313T043846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T043849Z UID:54318-1679243400-1679250600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Can war be avoided or will our peace be shattered DESCRIPTION:As 2023 begins\, there has been a lot of drum-beating recently about the supposed inevitability of a war with China. But this is not the only perspective on the present situation! Raising Peace members the Marrickville Peace Group and Independent and Peaceful Australia Network are hosting an event at Marrickville Town Hall (and on live stream) this Sunday: Can war be avoided or will our peace be shattered? \nHosted by Mary Kostakidis\, the forum will feature a diverse and distinguished panel: Prof Bob Carr\, Senator David Shoebridge\, Dr Alison Broinowski and from the US\, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday 19 March\, 4.30 PM\,Marrickville Town Hall \nCome in person or watch online at the Marrickville Peace Group’s Facebook page. Raising Peace will also share a recording of the event on our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe meet on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. In 2003\, before the War in Iraq began\, millions of people marched in protest. Despite this\, the invasion went ahead\, because of lies told by the two chief war protagonists: the USA and the UK. Those lies destroyed trust in political leadership and redefine the meaning of citizen responsibility.  \nLies succeeded in dragging us into the Iraq invasion. Is that pattern being repeated? Are we being led into a new war (against China) by new lies?  \nSince 2003\, a continual process of military expansion\, preparing the nation for war\, has taken place. Respected defence strategist\, Hugh White\, has suggested that Australia is sleepwalking into a war with China.  \nAs citizens\, we\, the people\, need to wake up and act! Political leadership must be challenged. It is our responsibility is to ensure that war is avoided.  \nWar creates terrible suffering\, the loss of countless lives\, the waste of untold resources. International co-operation\, so urgently needed in the face of the climate crisis\, becomes impossible. The costs of war are far too high\, while the benefits of PEACE are immeasurable.  \nIt is up to us to steer the nation in the direction of peace!  \nDuring March 2023 three reports to parliament\, of vital concern\, will be released:  \n\nThe Defence Strategic Review\, \nThe Report on War Powers Reform\, and \nThe Report of the Submarine Task Force and AUKUS agreement (due 18 months after September\, 2021). \n\nWe have a collective responsibility\, a duty\, even\, to counter the lies. We must get Australia off the path that leads to war. This is a job for every body! URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/can-war-be-avoided-or-will-our-peace-be-shattered/ LOCATION:Marrickville Town Hall\, 303 Marrickville Rd\, Marrickville\, NSW\, 2204\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221004T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221004T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220902T053130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T053322Z UID:54097-1664877600-1664888400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Peace Assembly to Disrupt Land Forces DESCRIPTION:Pro-planet\, anti-militarist\, life affirming assembly to disrupt the biggest weapons fair in the southern hemisphere. Tuesday October 4 is the opening day of Brisbane’s Land Forces Expo. All the arms dealers\, government reps and trade delegations will be there\, doing the deals and networking for dispossession and destruction of lives and ecosystems. Land Forces offers us an extraordinary opportunity to speak truth to power\, while the immensely rich and powerful are gathered under one roof working out whose lives to wreck next. \nStop war crimes where they start: in the corporate boardrooms and greasy schmooze fests of the Land Forces Expo. \nBring your banners\, drums\, trumpets\, costumes\, your anger and your hope.Our future can be much\, much better than this. \n \n Link to Facebook event URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peace-assembly-to-disrupt-land-forces/ LOCATION:Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre\, Cnr Merivale St and Glenelg St\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4101\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220924T131500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220924T153500 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220917T041041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T041041Z UID:54213-1664025300-1664033700@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:United Nations Day of Peace Australia. 2022 Theme: End racism. Build peace DESCRIPTION:Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world in September.\nThe UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace\, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.\nBut achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms.  It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally\, regardless of their race.\nAs UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said: “Racism continues to poison institutions\, social structures\, and everyday life in every society. It continues to be a driver of persistent inequality. And it continues to deny people their fundamental human rights. It destabilizes societies\, undermines democracies\, erodes the legitimacy of governments\, and … the linkages between racism and gender inequality are unmistakable.” \n \nWe invite you to join the efforts of the United Nations as we work towards a world free of racism and racial discrimination; a world where compassion and empathy overcome suspicion and hatred – a world that we can truly be proud of.\nOnline – 24 September 1:15 to 3:35 pm\nRegister Here\nUN Day of Peace 24 September 2022 – Full Program URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/united-nations-day-of-peace-australia-2022-theme-end-racism-build-peace/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220922T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220922T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T022545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T203415Z UID:53753-1663873200-1663878600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Religion\, Peace and the Moral Issues of Fully Autonomous Weapons DESCRIPTION:Please click on the image or here\, to register. \n  \n\nOur panel discussion follows up on the film Mothers of the Revolution.\nThe panelists were at the Greenham Common protest and will talk about their memories and the impact this momentous event had on them.\nThe film director Briar March\, from New Zealand will also join the panel. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/autonomous-weapons/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T210000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220902T014253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T002154Z UID:54080-1663786800-1663794000@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Bringing Peace to Ourselves and the World DESCRIPTION:Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The day is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. Achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. We all have a role to play in fostering peace. \nIn the face of yet another major war between countries\, the Global Peace Index continues to slip lower. Rigpa Australia invites you to join us to participate and contribute to this year’s International Day of Peace: exploring and reflecting on how we as individuals can help\, or deal with our feelings of helplessness. \nMoving from the global to the individual\, we can look at what the Buddha taught to help us to bring peace to ourselves and to others.  It is said that for a peaceful world we need a world of peaceful people.  Every one of us can bring more peace to ourselves and consequently contribute to a more peaceful world. Rigpa’s teachers will guide us in reflection\, meditation and compassion practices that you can take with you into your daily life. \nJoin us to understand more about peace\, both global and personal\, at Rigpa’s centre in Newtown. We will hear from the Institute for Economics and Peace\, delving into the Global Peace Index and what it tells us\, and importantly learning about the Pillars of Peace\, those attributes that are consistently shown to be the bases of peaceful communities\, large and small. \nThe 2022 theme for the International Day of Peace is “End racism. Build peace.” The United Nations are working towards a world free of racism and racial discrimination. A world where compassion and empathy overcome suspicion and hatred. In this light\, we have chosen to give the funds donated during the evening to the Uluru Statement from the Heart\, winner of the Sydney Peace Prize 2022. \nThis is an in person event being held at Temple on the Park\, Rigpa in Newtown. Access full details and registration information here: \nRegister Here URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/bringing-peace-to-ourselves-and-the-world/ LOCATION:Rigpa Australia\, 158 Australia Street\, Newtown\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T021843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220828T082812Z UID:53745-1663786800-1663792200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:International Day of Peace Brisbane Peace Lecture: Megan Davis DESCRIPTION:Register here for the lecture (external event) URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/annual-brisbane-peace-lecture-megan-davis/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T021703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T024703Z UID:53743-1663781400-1663786800@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:The 75th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping and the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As part of the 2022 Raising Peace Festival\, on the International Day of Peace 21st September\, former peacekeeper\, Major General Tim Ford\, AO (Retired)\, Vice President UNAA (NSW) will present on the 75th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping and the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial. \nTo mark the 75th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping on the 14th September\, a national commemorative service was held at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial in Canberra. \nThis presentation will review Australia’s peacekeeping record since 1947\, and how the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial built on Anzac Parade in Canberra appropriately acknowledges the service of Australian peacekeepers -past\, present\, and future. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tim Ford AO lives in Sydney and the NSW Central Coast.  He retired from the Australian Army in 2003\, following an extensive 40-year career in the Australian Defence Force and the United Nations. \nFrom 1998 until 2002\, Major General Ford served in a number of high-ranking United Nations peacekeeping appointments including as the Head of Mission of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in the Middle East\, and as the Chief Military Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at UN Headquarters\, New York. \nFollowing retirement from Defence\, Tim continued to support the UN and other regional organisations as an adviser on peace operations and as a mentor for the UN Senior Mission Leadership (SML) Course until 2010. \nTim was Chair of the of the US based Peace Operations Training Institute from 2010-2017 and is the author of their course “Leading Within UN Peace Operations”. \nFrom 2005 to 2018\, Tim was the Chair of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project. This national memorial on Anzac Parade\, Canberra was dedicated on 14th September 2017\, the 70th anniversary of Australian peacekeeping. \nTim is now the Vice President (Operations) of the United Nations Association of Australia (NSW Division).  He continues to write and present about the United Nations and peace operations in a range of forums. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/the-75th-anniversary-of-australian-peacekeeping-and-the-australian-peacekeeping-memorial/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T153000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T021506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T225805Z UID:53741-1663774200-1663779600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Museums for Peace - Learning Through Our Shared Contributions DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Through Our Shared Contributions \nOur embryonic Australian Network of Museums for Peace (ANMP) provides the prospect\, from various perspectives\, for people and groups to share their respective legacies – collective and personal – relative to peace endeavours\, and even for shared contributions beyond this most relevant field. \nDr Anne Noonan and Dr Sue Wareham OAM\, both of the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW – Australia)\, together with Eva Rodriguez Riestra of the ANMP Network and Lindsay Mell of ANMP and the United Nations Association of Australia (NSW)\, will consider some pivotal insights around these foregoing perspectives for this ‘Raising Peace’ Festival segment. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lindsay Mell has coordinated the United Nations Association of Australia (NSW) Community Engagement Project since 1995: is a former UNAA – NSW President (2003- 2007)\, before this was an Association Vice-President\, now on the Global Citizenship Team\, and was a Council Member of the former University of Sydney Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. \nLindsay’s Masters Degree is in Sociology (Policy/ Applied Social Research – Macquarie University)\, with an Honours Masters Thesis in process (Social Psychology)\, and has Post-Graduate Diplomas in Conflict Resolution and Public Administration. \nLindsay taught for six years\, was a journalist for six years (Arts Degree with Politics and Journalism Majors)\, was a Sydney-based National Bureau Chief (two years)\, then Executive Director/National Delegate of a volunteer-based agency. \nInvolved in various social justice endeavours\, Lindsay served as a Networks Portfolio Coordinator for Amnesty International Australia (AIA) (1990-1992)\, and an AIA Media Portfolio Coordinator (1993-1995).  He is a regular presenter at the Sydney Continental Philosophy Group and is active on the Australian Network of Museums for Peace (ANMP) Team. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eva Rodriguez Riestra is an arts administrator\, curator and researcher with a background in architecture and art history.  Eva is dedicated to spatial justice and interested in the role that art and creative practices can play in making cities inclusive and sustainable.  She is a founding member of Architects for Peace and part of the working group bringing together peace-focused collections\, galleries and trails to establish the Australian Network of Museums for Peace. Eva has curated several exhibitions\, presented academic papers at national and international conferences\, and taught and lectured in public art\, critical social practice\, architecture\, and landscape architecture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Sue Wareham OAM is President of the Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia). She has spoken and written widely on matters related to peace and disarmament over several decades\, with nuclear disarmament being a particular focus.  She has been on the board in Australia of ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.  Sue is also Secretary of Australians for War Powers Reform\, which campaigns to change the way in which a decision to send the ADF to war overseas can be made\, so that it must be a decision of the parliament\, not the PM (with or without Cabinet).  She worked in general practice in Canberra for over three decades. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/museums-for-peace/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T021356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220828T081931Z UID:53737-1663758000-1663765200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Multifaith Prayers for Peace DESCRIPTION:The 55th session of the General Assembly of theUnited Nations designated 21 September as the International Day of Peace. \nTo celebrate this day\, you are cordially invited to join an Interfaith Prayer Service. On Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 11am at Knox Cultural Centre\, Knox Grammar School\, 2 Borambil Street\, Wahroonga 2076 (a stone’s throw distance from Warrawee Train Station). \nDr Jan Fizzell\, Senior Medical Adviser for NSW Health will give the occasional address. \nReligious leaders from Aboriginal\, Bahai\, Brahmakumaris\, Buddhist\, Christian\, Hindu\, Islamic\, Jain\, Jewish\, Mandaean\, Sikh\, Sufi and Zoroastrian communities will offer prayers for peace.  School children will provide musical performances. There will be opportunity for lighting a candle for Peace during the service. A light lunch would be provided at the end of the service. Please RSVP by 10 September 2022. \nFor further information contact Rev. Dr. Manas Ghosh on 0429 892 548 or email: revmanasghosh@gmail.com URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/multifaith-prayers-for-peace/ LOCATION:Knox Grammar Aditorium\, 2 Borambil Street\, Wahroonga\, NSW\, 2074\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T080000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T090000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T022430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220904T024420Z UID:53751-1663747200-1663750800@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:National Day of Compassion DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL DAY OF COMPASSION \nLive Event – 21 September 2022\, 8-9 AM\, followed by other events through the day \nClick the ‘Listen Deeply’ image to download the full brochure for the Day of Compassion. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The theme for this year’s National Day for Compassion is Deep Listening \nOur Live Event will start the National Day from 8am to 9am Wednesday\, 21 September 2022 (AEST)This Live Event will feature national and international speakers including \n\nACC National Lead – Dr Lynne Reeder\nACC Ambassador – Hugh Mackay\nACC Indigenous Advisor – Al Harris\n\n \nOur Guest Global Speaker is Dr Rick Hanson\, a neuropsychologist\, New York Times Best Selling Author and Founder of the Global Compassion Coalition. This newly established Compassion Coalition will include global and Australian Charter representatives. Dr Hanson also cofounded the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and edits the Wise Brain Bulletin. \n \n Link to register (external event) URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/national-day-of-compassion/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220920T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220920T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20220826T020738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T234900Z UID:53735-1663700400-1663705800@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:People’s Forum on How to Avoid All Wars DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The war in Ukraine has woken the world up to the increasing threat of war. Violent conflict has never disappeared entirely\, but for decades it has been happening out of sight\, and the consequences have been remote. Today\, the Ukraine war has brought violence to Europe and the threat of war has never seemed more real. \nRaising Peace hosted a “People’s Forum on the Ukraine War” in July and now on the eve of the International Day of Peace\, we are widening our field of inquiry in this People’s Forum on How To Avoid All Wars. This may sound ambitious\, but as the world risks being drawn into conflict we need to boldly imagine a world in which a different way of doing things is possible. \nIn our discussion we bring together a distinguished panel with a broad range of backgrounds – diplomatic\, political\, theological and artistic – as the way to peace is one that must be forged by  people of all types. \nEach speaker will talk to a specific topic of their choosing under the theme before we go to discussion. \n\nDr Alison Broinowski (ex diplomat\, President Australians for War Powers Reform) on Can Australia avoid another war?\nRev Dr Thorwald Lorenzen (Theologian\, ethicist) on Peace must be waged!\nHellen Rose (Artist\, worked in Afghanistan) on ART POWER \nCosta Rica Ambassador Victor Vargas on Building a new global alliance for peace\n\nThe forum will be moderated by Margaret Reynolds\, national president of WILPF. \n \n \n \n \n \n His Excellency Mr Armando Vargas Araya is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Costa Rica to the Commonwealth of Australia\, since 7 August 2019. \n\nA writer and historian awarded with the National History Prize and a member of five national or foreign learned academies\, he is the author of 31 books on different aspects of communications\, culture and politics. \nHe has been a university professor and guest speaker at professional events and academic centres in some twenty countries of the Americas\, Asia and Europe. \nA former cabinet minister in the Communications Portfolio\, he has served as Ambassador on Special Missions to Argentina\, El Salvador and Cuba. Five Latin American and European countries have decorated him. \nWith a considerable international career in the private sector as a strategist on communications and IT\, he has been a vice-president or director in satellite communications corporations both in the UK and the US. (Source) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Alison Broinowski AM is a former Australian diplomat who has written and edited eleven books about the interface between Australia and Asia and Australia’s role in world affairs. She is President of Australians for War Powers Reform. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thorwald Lorenzen was the Senior Minister of the Canberra Baptist Church. Before that he was Professor of Systematic Theology and Social Ethics at the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Zurich\, Switzerland. He chaired the Human Rights Commission of the Baptist World Alliance\, was the Baptist representative at the United Nations in Geneva\, and participated in several ecumenical dialogues. At present he is Adjunct Professor at the School of Theology\, Charles Sturt University. He is the author of Yes! A Christian Vision of Life (1921). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hellen Rose \nCo-founder of The Yellow House Jalalabad 2012- with Artist/Film Maker George Gittoes. She is Assistant Director and Actor on 5 Pashtun Drama’s made in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hellen is the first European woman to appear in Pashtun Films. \n\nIn 2017 on International Women’s Day she was the first woman to sing to a mixed gender public audience in Afghanistan in 80 years at the Governors Palace Jalalabad. Assistant Director/Actor/Musician on ‘Love City Jalalabad’ and Music Director on the award winning and AFI finalist 2016\, ‘Snow Monkey’\, both films Directed by George Gittoes. Hellen was Co Producer and Music Director on ‘White Light’ screened on the ABC 2020. \nDirector – Haunted Burqa winner of over 11 International film awards\, screening at Event Cinema’s George St along with No Bad Guys filmed in South Side Chicago 2021 on  September 11th for the Sydney Underground Film Festival. \nCo Created ‘Victory ‘ exhibition Irpen Ukraine 2022. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margaret Reynolds began working for peace as a young Townsville mother in 1970 via her campaign to establish a branch of the anti-conscription organisation Save our Sons. Margaret has worked for peace as a Senator in the Australian Parliament\, the United Nations and the community. She is President of WILPF Australia. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peoples-forum-on-how-to-avoid-all-wars/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR