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SUMMARY:Sunday Happy Hour 26th September
DESCRIPTION:We’d love you to drop in to mingle and chat with other Festival attendees. Share your stories and hopes for a peaceful future and yarn about what you have experienced in the Festival so far. \nGet a ticket now or just drop in – we will share the links to all Festival attendees. \n \n  \nThere are four catch-up sessions over the course of the Festival: \n– Sunday 19th: straight after Ecopella at 4.30 \n– Tuesday 21st: 3 PM \n– Thursday 23rd: 2.30 PM \n– Sunday 26th: straight after the Forum at 4.15PM
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/sunday-happy-hour-26th-september/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T140000
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SUMMARY:The Future of the Peace Movement in Australia
DESCRIPTION:At a time of escalating global crises\, a peaceful world has never seemed more important\, or felt so far away. But as the Raising Peace festival has shown\, Australians are doing so much good work in the cause of peace\, from First Nations justice to anti-nuclear advocacy to environmental activism and countless acts of grassroots peacebuilding.  Our final forum brings together champions of peace from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives as\, campaigners\, practitioners and researchers to reflect on what we have raised this week and suggest priorities for the Australian peace movement in addressing a challenging future. \n \n  \n  \n  \nModerator: Dr Susan Banki \nSusan Banki is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney. She is the Director of the Master of Social Justice at the university and is on the Board of the Sydney Peace Foundation. Susan’s research focuses on refugees from Myanmar and Bhutan. She writes on the ways that refugees engage in homeland activism from regions proximate to\, and distant from\, their homes. She has won numerous awards for her teaching. \nPanellists –  \n \nDr Marty Branagan \nDr Marty Branagan is a long-term activist\, artist and a Senior Lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of New England. Marty researches nonviolence developments\, WW2 nonviolence\, artistic activism\, and women in environmental movements. His most recent publication is the cli-fi novel ‘Locked On!’ \n \nProfessor Clinton Fernandes\, UNSW \nClinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies. He has published on the relationship between science\, diplomacy and international law\, intelligence operations in foreign policy\, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia’s external relations more generally. He is the author of several publications including Island off the Coast of Asia: Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy (Monash University Publishing\, 2018). \n \nOongi Barb Flick (Oongi is my totem\, Proper name for the Paddemelon Wallaby) \nI am a 70 year old Elder of the Yawallyi/Gamillaraay/Bigambul Nations. I have been a member of the Alice Springs Peace Group; been affiliated with MAPW in Adelaide; served on the federal government’s National Consultative Committee on Peace and Disarmament. \n \nDr Anne Noonan \nAnne Noonan is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She works in Sydney and in remote communities in Central Australia and has been involved in anti-war movements for many years. Anne’s current commitments include the promotion of international humanitarian law as the Medical Association for Prevention of War’s representative with the International Committee of the Red Cross and participation in the Australia West Papua Association. \n \nEva Rodriguez Riestra  \nEva Rodriguez Riestra is an arts administrator\, curator and researcher with a background in architecture\, urban design and art history. Eva is dedicated to spatial justice and interested in the role that art\, culture and creative practices can play in making cities inclusive\, liveable\, accessible and sustainable.  Eva is one of the founding members of Architects for Peace\, a humanitarian not-for-profit organization established in 2003.  More recently Eva has been part of the working group bringing together peace-focused collections\, galleries and trails to establish the Australian Network of Museums for Peace. \n \nCarl Suen\, Young Men’s Leader\, Soka Gakkai International Australia (SGI-A) \nI’m a member of SGIA\, a Lay Buddhist Organisation dedicated to promoting Peace through Culture and Education. I’ve been part of Australians for Nuclear Disarmament (A.N.D) who organises the annual Hiroshima Day event in Melbourne. I’m also part of the organising committee for Intercultural Youth Dialogue Victoria (IYD) in Melbourne. I’ve attached Facebook links for both the Melbourne and Sydney IYD page. \nOrganisations:   \n\nIndependent & Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN)\nDepartment of Peace and Conflict Studies\, University of Sydney\nPeacifica\nAustralian Network of Museums for Peace (ANMP)\n\n  \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/forun-what-is-the-future-of-the-peace-movement/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T123000
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SUMMARY:RISE UP SINGING! Songs for peace – participation encouraged
DESCRIPTION:Marlene Cummins: Musician / Artist / Actor / Broadcaster / Story Teller and a Proud Guguyelandji and Woppaburra Woman.  Marlene was born in the southwest Queensland town of Cunnamulla\, and spent her formative years in Winton growing up under the cloud of the Aboriginal Protection Act of the 1950s and 60s. Marlene had a ‘grassroots’ upbringing in a very politically aware family. Her life is the story of her people and she tells it through her art\, her lyrics\, her on-stage performance as both an actress and singer and more recently through documentary film making. Marlene refined her skills as a blues saxophonist and songwriter at the Berklee College of Music Boston in the mid-90s and has been performing live for as long as she can remember.  Website      Videos:   The Blues\, It Knows Your Name    Interview \nChristina Mimmocchi is an inspiring singer who has been sharing her love of the natural voice with many choirs for 20 years. She is also a songwriter and musician with a solo album “Rumours of Summer”;  she writes for many social history projects such as “Strike 1917!” Christina performs in collaboration with trio Strawberry Thieves and with composer/guitarist Greg White.  Her song “Let There Be Peace” has been sung by choirs everywhere and has been translated into Tetum and performed in East Timor.  Website   Videos: One More Parade   Rumours of Summer    New Ways \nMargaret & Bob Fagan are two of Australia’s most respected folk musicians\, with a long involvement in the scene\, both as a duo and as members of their family band The Fagans. Their broad repertoire is firmly rooted in the Anglo-Irish-Australian tradition\, and festival audiences love them for their striking harmonies\, stage warmth and political integrity. They sing work songs\, traditional ballads\, great chorus songs and contemporary stories\, related to social justice issues whenever possible.  Margaret’s beautiful voice and Bob’s superb finger-picked guitar are hallmarks of their trade.  They live in the Blue Mountains.\nEnquiries about their many albums may be forwarded to: fagansmusic@gmail.com   Biography      Videos: Migrant’s Lullaby       Winding Gear \nMargaret Walters has been active for over 40 years\, singing folk songs\, ballads\, sea shanties\, songs for peace\, social justice\, workers\, and the environment. She is passionate about getting people to sing along\, agreeing with Pete Seeger who said: ”Participation. That’s what’s going to save the human race”.  Margaret’s love for unaccompanied song and harmony has her performing with various groups\, primarily Forty Degrees South. She has released several recordings as a soloist\, with the Forties and with renowned songwriter John Warner.   Website 2  Website 1   Videos: My Life She Go This Way      Landpulse \n \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/rise-up-singing-songs-for-peace-participation-encouraged/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T153000
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SUMMARY:Youth for Peace
DESCRIPTION:How can young people work for peace in their everyday life?  \n ‘Peace’ can seem a daunting and intangible concept located in the realm of academia and global policies\, with little practical relevance to our daily lives. Yet\, young people across Australia are finding ways to incorporate peace into their daily lives\, their social relationships and activism. \nThe aim of this panel is to challenge the misconceptions that the practice of peace is limited to those in high level international policy positions. This session seeks to offer practical guidance to young people wishing to participate in peace work in Australia and beyond\, through a dialogue with other like-minded individuals. \nThis session will feature a panel of young people engaged in peacework and peace activism\, who will bring together their experiences in practising peace in their everyday lives. The panel will be followed by a breakout session featuring group discussions with participants on how they are working for peace in their communities and how you can get involved.  \nThe panellists for the session are:  \nNengzheng Shi\, a leading member of SGI \nNengzheng is a first-year PhD candidate at the University of Queensland whose research revolves around dialogue\, nonviolent resistance\, and discipline. He arrived on Australian shores in 2019 to pursue a Master’s of Peace and Conflict Studies\, and proceeded to turn one of his essays into the PhD project that he now undertakes. As a member of the Soka Gakkai International Australia\, a lay Buddhist organisation that promotes peace\, culture\, and education based on the humanistic philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism\, he believes that a fundamental transformation within individuals themselves can lead through interpersonal dialogue to a profound transformation of human society. \nSakshi Sethi\, a pioneer and driver of Intercultural Youth Dialogue in NSW \nSakshi Sethi is the pioneer and driver of Intercultural Youth Dialogue in NSW\, a dialogue-based event with the purpose of promoting peace and friendship in the community. She is very passionate about connecting with different cultures and people of all backgrounds and experiences. As a member of the Soka Gakkai International Australia\, a lay Buddhist organisation that promotes peace\, culture\, and education based on the humanistic philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism\, she has a deep appreciation for the interconnectedness of humanity and therefore believe dialogue is the key to achieving a peaceful world. \nNoah Bedford\, leading member of the Uluru Statement Youth Dialogue \nNoah is a Wiradjuri man with strong connections to the Gumbaynggirr Nation where he was raised and continues to live. Currently\, Noah is a grant manager in the Criminal Justice division of the Paul Ramsay Foundation\, working to empower community-based organisations to address systemic injustice. Noah has previous experience in a number of public and private sector roles\, including at the Australian Law Reform Commission\, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre\, Herbert Smith Freehills and McKinsey & Company. A founding member of the NSW Uluru Youth Network\, Noah is soon to complete his Law Honours Thesis focusing on self-determination and a constitutionally enshrined voice to parliament\, the first reform called for by the Uluru Statement from the Heart. \nKishaya Delaney\, leading member of the Uluru Statement Youth Dialogue \nKishaya is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Orange\, New South Wales. She holds a Bachelor of Communication and Bachelor of Law with First Class Honours from the University of Newcastle. Kishaya is passionate about strengthening First Nations influence in policy and decision-making. Kishaya is a member of the NSW Uluru Youth Dialogues and attended the 2019 Youth Summit. Kishaya is currently working as a graduate at Herbert Smith Freehills and recently worked as a Project Officer at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre\, working on the Towards Truth project to build a database of historical laws and policies affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to support truth-telling processes called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. \nModerated by:  \nShay Pacetti\, Masters student of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney \nShay holds a Masters degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney and is currently undertaking a second degree in counselling. Passionate about understanding humans\, human and ecological trauma and new methodologies for healing\, Shay is currently developing a peace building model that utilises plant medicine and psychedelic therapies to access and repair fragmentation. Working under the supervision and guidance of many leading organisations and experts in the psychedelic medicine sector\, Shay’s research could join other successful models of bringing peace to both individuals and communities. \nThis event is hosted by Soka Gakkai International Australia (SGI)\, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies\, University of Sydney and the Uluru Statement Youth Dialogue. \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/youth-for-peace/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T150000
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SUMMARY:Peace and Nonviolence Education in Schools
DESCRIPTION:In response to the growing awareness of the need for more widespread peace education at all levels\, we started with a vision\, within our own immediate context\, ‘that students and educators in all Christian schools in Australia and New Zealand\, of any denomination\, will be able to learn about\, experience and be invited to live a Christ-shaped theology and practice of peace and nonviolence’.  Building on this vision\, our intention is to grow a network of Peace Educators in the region. This session will outline the work that we have been involved in thus far\, focusing on: \n\ninspiration for our initial vision;\ncreating a dream-sharing group;\ndeveloping and trialling prototype curriculum units within our existing ‘circles of influence’;\nrecruiting educators to trial the units;\nproviding professional learning programs;\ncollating student and teacher feedback;\nexpanding and sustaining our network.\n\n  \nThis session will be hosted by  \nBrendan McKeague and Michael Wood  \nfrom Peace and Nonviolence Education Australasia \nand https://www.paceebene.org.au/ \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peace-and-nonviolence-education-in-schools/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T103000
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SUMMARY:Creating Paths to Peace (An Alternative to Military Service)
DESCRIPTION:International Volunteers for Peace presents a short film of interviews with returned volunteers showing how the experience opened their eyes and hearts. \nIVP is a member of two International Voluntary Service networks\, a movement that began after the first world war in an effort to avert another such catastrophe ever happening again.  Our founder\, Pierre Ceresole\, believed that by working side by side with people very different to ourselves\, we would learn to collaborate across difference\, to understand other cultures and approaches to life.  He envisioned this as an alternative to military service\, forming friendships across boundaries rather than training to kill the ‘other’. \nSince 1920 our networks\, across 60 countries\, have been creating opportunities for people to engage in community projects with grassroots organisation who are striving for peace\, whether through permaculture\, social justice\, environmental protection\, working with vulnerable people\, or directly with supporting peace efforts. \nThe impact of our work is recognised by UNESCO.  Our work is transformative\, creating bonds across international and ideological borders\, giving volunteers an opportunity to broaden their perspectives\, to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges facing communities and be a part of their efforts to create better outcomes.  Our volunteers are empowered by the experience\, gain skills and knowledge\, and very often become change-makers themselves. \nThis short film features interviews with returned volunteers who speak of their challenging and rewarding experiences in Nepal\, USA\, Vanuatu\, Africa\, Europe and Australia and spanning from 1960s to the present time. \nMore about the interviewed volunteers. \n\nLyn Casey\n\nFor Lyn\, kindness and respect are the keys. When young\, she was involved in a number of causes and keen for adventure\, but these days\, family is her primary focus. \n\nRuth Freed\n\nRuth is the mother of two children aged 19 and 16 years. She works full time as a project manager for a not-for-profit medical research institute dedicated to improving the health of millions of people worldwide\, which has enabled her to realise her love of travelling to places far and wide like China and Brazil. A keen reader and tennis player\, & lover of good wine and spicy food\, Ruth is looking forward to spending more of her time engaging in these activities with her partner Matt at their house on NSW South Coast and becoming a part of the local community. \n\nStephen Horn\n\nStephen\, since retirement as a statistician\, has been dividing time between home in Canberra and a second home at Richlands\, an historic homestead on the southern tablelands. Stephen is on the committee of Kanangra to Wyangula Link Incorporated\, part of the Great Eastern Ranges alliance for landscape connectivity and the restoration of conservation corridors. His ambition is to share with fellow Australians the rich pre-history\, contact and settlement history\, geography\, industry and ecology of the tablelands. He co-chairs IVP\, is an independent scholar and treasures the Statistical Society of Australia. \n\nDavid Hessey\n\nDavid is a registered nurse who is currently working in general practice. When not working\, he’s travelling far and wide\, usually by motorbike. In 2020\, on a trip down from Queensland to Victoria\, he met up with Rita after many years\, and stayed on to participate in the Goulburn Show workcamp. Currently offering some assistance with Raising Peace\, he is enjoying a quiet life in the beautiful township of Boonah\, with his two dogs and cat! \n\nInez Jessurun\n\nInez is an active member of The Feisty Women of Oz (Theatre group for 60+)\, performing issues related to older people. She loves travelling around the world and is interested in other cultures\, volunteering\, nature conservation\, theatre and singing. \n\nNicole Malla\n\nNicole Malla is an urban planner and researcher. She is a mother of four and lives in Sydney’s inner west with her husband of more than 20 years\, Raju. \n\nAndrew Malloch\n\nAndrew has worked in urban\, regional and remote locations including collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in projects across employment\, training and education\, often with a focus on youth. Andrew has formal qualifications in Psychology\, Education and Training-Assessing. He has worked in the disability sector\, been a teacher in Primary\, Secondary and Tertiary education settings. The experience of participating in workcamps contributed greatly to Andrew’s direction in life. Andrew lives in Newcastle with his wife and two daughters. The house is usually filled with music\, funny stories and visitors who enjoy good food and company. \n\nEleanor Putnam\n\nEleanor spent three years in Europe in the early 60s\, then 10 years in New Hampshire\, USA\,  where she and her husband were active in the anti-Vietnam War campaign\, and where they adopted two children. Back in Australia\, Eleanor worked first in Aboriginal Health as a Health Education Officer and then taught ESL with the Adult Migrant Education Scheme. Her other main interest has been as a member of the local Uniting Church and Inter-Church Council. \n\nAnnette Schneider\n\nAnnette is an educator and has worked in both formal and non-formal education for the past twenty years. She has worked leading human rights education programs for the Council of Europe and Amnesty International\, globally\, and has recently returned to classroom teaching in Sydney. She is also a volunteer for Amnesty International Australia and human rights activist. \n\nRita Warleigh\n\nRita Warleigh is the founder of International Volunteers for Peace\, SCI in Australia. Organising workcamps has been a big part of her life since she first encountered one in Italy in 1987. She was a member of the International Executive of SCI from 2015 to 2019. Rita is also a singer\, director of community choirs\, shiatsu therapist\, mother\, grandmother and great-grandmother. \n\nMary Willcox\n\nMary is a keen traveller\, an avid reader and a cryptic crossword fan who believes that stepping outside your comfort zone and taking on life’s challenges is one of the things that gives life meaning. She sings in a choir and spends time volunteering in a community of street people in inner Sydney. \nSee also: SCI and NVDA \nTickets from: Eventbrite \nThe Famous Flying Penguin!
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/non-violence/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Peacebuilding in Practice: Africa and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively\, interactive discussion on what can be learned from successful grassroots peacebuilding strategies in the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond. The panel will base their discussion on “The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World” by Séverine Autesserre. This book was launched in Australia on September 22\, as part of the Raising Peace Festival. To view a recording of the launch and hear from the author\, please go to the Festival website. The book is available at Gleebooks and online. \n \nThe panellists\, who have experience around the globe\, will welcome questions and insights from the audience. Please scroll down for background on these fabulous women! \n \nDr Vera Sistenich \nI am a specialist in emergency medicine working with HandUp Congo\, a small NGO\, to build an emergency medicine education project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The aim is to insert emergency medicine into the national curriculum of medical training and to develop a medical system better equipped to service the population during individual or public health crises. From the inception of the project\, we have striven to make it a grassroots project. We asked the local population what it needs\, and sought Congolese doctors and nurses locally and from the international diaspora\, to participate and lead the initiative. At the same time\, we have worked to connect the Congolese emergency medicine community with each other\, with national academic and governmental entities\, and to the international community. Please see: SBS Radio  \n \nDr Nadine Shema \nI am the co-founder of the Great Lakes Agency for Peace and Development International (GLAPD www.glapd.org.au) and serve as the agency‘s Settlement Operations Manager and Public Relations Officer. I lived for many years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\, and was trained as a medical doctor in Rwanda. I am a public health professional and a refugee advocate. I hold a double Master‘s degree in Public Health and Health Management (UNSW). Since my 2011 arrival in Australia\, I have devoted myself to the welfare of refugees and migrants from the troubled Great Lakes region of Africa (mainly Burundi\, Rwanda\, Uganda and the D.R. Congo) by promoting peace\, harmony and development among those people\, both in Australia and internationally.  \n \nDr Megan Cox \nI’m a senior Emergency Specialist who has been working internationally for 25 years. I had the privilege of living and working for over 8 years in Africa\, working alongside incredibly humble\, intelligent and kind colleagues developing the first locally trained doctors and medical specialists for Botswana. My position there also led me to supervise many high-income country healthcare professionals coming to Botswana as medical volunteers. Now back in Sydney I help train and teach students interested in becoming global health practitioners\, as well as working clinically for NSW Health and Ambulance. \n \nModerator:  Dr Lydia Wanja Gitau \nI am a Postdoctoral Fellow (Psychosocial Practice) in the University of New South Wales’ fEEL Lab (felt Experience & Empathy Lab)\, School of Art and Design. I am  also an Honorary Associate in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies\, School of Social and Political Sciences\, University of Sydney\, where I completed my PhD in 2016. My research was published by Springer in a monograph entitled Trauma-sensitivity and Peacebuilding: Considering the Case of South Sudanese Refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp.  I have previously worked as a counsellor in Kenya\, and as a trainer and trauma counsellor with NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). My research is focused on examining and engaging in post-conflict interventions that have potential to support long-lasting peace for survivors of conflict and mass violence. \n  \nThis event includes performances by The Omari Sisters and Rojé Ndayambaje\, refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who now call Australia home. \n \nMiriam and Gemimah\, The Omari Sisters \nWatch “Introducing The Omari Sisters Music” here \n \nRojé Ndayambaje\, spoken word poet \nWatch “Mural of a Refugee Child” here \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peace-building-in-practice-africa/
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: The Climate Crisis\, Peace and Security
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Tim Costello AO\, this panel will explore how new approaches are required to address the climate crisis\, and the challenges it creates to peace and security.  \nThe discussion should cover the impact of the climate crisis; the military’s contribution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions; the military response to the crisis\, and the implications of these for our future peace and security. \nFeaturing:- \n \nProfessor Lesley Hughes: Distinguished Professor of Biology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity & Development) at Macquarie University. \nHer principal research interest has been the impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems and the implications for conservation. She is a former Lead Author in the IPCC’s 4th and 5th Assessment Report\, a former federal Climate Commissioner and now a Councillor with the Climate Council of Australia. She is also a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists\, a Director of WWF-Australia and climate change science advisor for Pollination. \nTopic: Lesley Hughes will briefly summarise the key messages of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and consider the implications for global security\, including the displacement of people. \n \nWendy Flannery: WILPF & Friends of the Earth Climate Frontlines Program. \nInvolved 20+ years in education and development programs in Papua New Guinea and the wider Pacific region.  Her first involvement in climate justice was in conjunction with a World Council of Churches program of “Justice\, Peace and the Integrity of Creation” in the 1990s.  Since 2009\, Wendy has coordinated the Climate Frontlines program of Friends of the Earth Australia\, collaborating with the Pacific Islands Council of Queensland and in dialogue with the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN).  The program has also provided opportunities for Torres Strait Islander advocates to publicise the climate change impacts on their homelands.  Since 2013\, Wendy has been a member of WILPF’s Queensland branch and was recently elected national vice-president. \nTopic: Climate change and conflict\, with special reference to Australia and the Pacific.  After a broad sweep of the potential for conflict in the escalating climate change impacts globally\, the presentation will focus on challenges faced by Pacific communities in the face of increasingly extreme weather events\, other changing environmental conditions\, and forced displacement & migration. \n  \nCheryl Durrant: Executive Member of the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group\, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales\, and a Climate Councillor. \nCheryl has over 30 years’ experience in the national security sector\, including specialist Army intelligence and Defence capability roles. In her former role as Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation\, Australian Department of Defence\, Cheryl led major initiatives into climate change and energy sustainability. Since leaving Defence in 2020 Cheryl has undertaken research and public advocacy on climate change and security. \nTopic: Cheryl will cover how the emergence of “symbiotic realism” offers a way forward for peace and security in the Anthropocene. Symbiotic realism is a new framing of international relations merging the practice  of  symbiotic mutualism  in nature with  the dominant “pragmatic realist “ tradition from international security thinking. This will require a rethink about how traditional military and diplomatic signalling needs to adapt in the face of the  global risk of climate change. \n  \nEmeritus Professor Ian Lowe: Griffith University \nFormally educated in physics\, Ian Lowe has been working for the last forty years on aspects of energy supply and use\, especially environmental consequences such as climate change\, as well as the broader issue of sustainable futures.  His principal research interests are in the broad area of policy decisions influencing use of science and technology\, especially in the fields of energy and environment. \n \nNick Deane  \nNick Deane is an ex-public servant with a degree in Sociology. He is a member of the national co-ordinating committee of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) and convenor of the Marrickville Peace Group. \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/panel-discussion-the-climate-crisis-peace-and-security/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T160000
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SUMMARY:Peacebuilding in Practice: Asia and the Pacific
DESCRIPTION:Peacebuilding takes many forms. Across the Pacific and Asia\, thousands of people and organisations dedicate themselves to preventing violence\, negotiating peace and confronting the physical and human legacies of past conflict. In this session\, hosted by Peacifica\, we will hear from people working in the region and in Australia to build peace in both familiar and unexpected contexts. We will survey work being done in Afghanistan\, Myanmar\, West Papua\, Papua New Guinea\, Mindanao (Philippines)\, the Pacific and Australia\, encompassing the latest\, hottest conflicts and those from the past whose effects are still very real. \nJoin us on Friday 24 September at 2PM on this challenging yet hopeful journey across our region. \nPanellists: \nAfghanistan: Dr Susanne Schmeidl \nSusanne is a critical peace scholar-practitioner with nearly three decades of experience working at the intersection of conflict\, peace and development in South Asia\, the Horn of Africa and Latin America. Her research focuses on generating new insights and critical interventions in three intersecting areas: 1) understanding drivers of conflict & forced migration to inform early warning and conflict prevention; 2) inclusive and locally-led peace formation; & 3) conflict-sensitive practice; with cross-cutting focus on intersectionality.   She started working on Afghanistan in the early 1990s\, visited first in 2000 and lived in the country between 2002 and 2014 working with two grass-roots organisations she co-founded on civilian peacebuilding and targeted research to inform development\, humanitarian and peacebuilding actors.  Currently she is Project Director of the Afghanistan Conflict Sensitive Mechanism (a collaboration between Saferworld\, swisspeace\, and two Afghan organisations) providing research and advisory to the UK Foreign Office. Susanne also an honorary academic with the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)\, sits on the board of the Research for Development Impact (RDI) Network\, Peacifica\, and is a member of Interpeace’s Peace Responsiveness Expert Roster\, and a thematic editor for Development in Practice. \nMyanmar: Dr Emma Leslie\, Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (based in Phnom Penh) \nEmma Leslie\, an Australian – Cambodian\, is the founder director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies\, supporting peace processes and conflict transformation in Asia. She developed the MA and Ph.D. programs in Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS)\, launched the Cambodia Peace Museum and for a decade has served the Philippine Government – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks as a member of the International Contact Group (ICG). Emma has been actively engaged in Myanmar  for 25 years\, made several peace missions to North Korea\, and accompanies many non-state actors in their negotiations strategies.  Emma teaches mediation annually at the Swedish government’s Folke Bernadotte Academy to United Nations personnel . Emma is an active member of the South East Asia Women Mediators and Peace Negotiators and the Women Mediators Across the Commonwealth (WMC) and on the board of the Centre for Peacebuilding at the University of Melbourne. She holds an MA in International Development\, an honorary Ph.D. in Education\, and an Order of Australia. \nPacific: SafeGround (Elyse Cunningham & Jeanne Wills) \nElyse and Jeanne are filling in for Mette Eliseussen today. Elyse is in her final semester of her International Studies Degree at RMIT University in Melbourne. Jeanne has recently graduated from RMIT with an International Studies Degree. They have both been working with SafeGround for almost a year. Mette Eliseussen began work in mine action in 1989. She co-founded and was part of the Afghan Campaign to Ban Landmines when she was a member of the 1997 ICBL Nobel Peace Prize winning team. In 1997 she received the ‘Barn av Jorden’ award for her work with children in Kabul during war. She was the director of Ban Bus\, and ran speaking tours across USA and more than 20 countries in Europe to lobby national govern­ments and civil society on the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions. Mette was the Program Manager with Save the Children in Afghanistan for 3 years from 1995 until 1997\, designing\, managing and eval­u­ating projects regarding landmine awareness\, early childhood devel­op­ment\, public health\, women’s literacy programs and micro credit for women. She also worked as Project manager for Norwegian Peoples Aid\, in Western Sahara/Algeria. She is a campaign consultant\, having worked for the Cluster Munitions Coalition to assist an array of some hundred different national campaigns. \nPacific – Australian South Sea Islands: (Waskam) Emelda Davis ASSI-PJ \n(Waskam ) Emelda Davis is founding chairwoman for Australian South Sea Islanders (Port Jackson) (ASSIPJ) a social justice and community development not-for-profit. Emelda has extensive working experience in capacity building for Indigenous\, ASSI\, Pacific and CALD communities. Her expertise covers media\, education\, training\, arts entertainment having worked for federal and state government agencies as well as grassroots organisations. More recently in 2020 Emelda was awarded the NSW Premiers Medal – Settlement Services International Human Rights Award\, completed a Masters by Research in ASSI oral history ‘Children of the Sugar Slaves – Black and Resilient’ with University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and is a 2021 candidate for Team Clover City of Sydney Council elections. Research: Children of the Sugar Slaves; Black & Resilient. https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/143969 \n\nAustralian South Sea Islanders – Port Jackson represent the descendants of the Blackbirding trade that saw some 62\,500 Pacific Islanders trafficked from the eighty islands of Vanuatu and Solomon’s to established sugar\, maritime\, pastoral\, cotton and railways industries.\n\nPapua New Guinea: Dr Michael Mel (Peacifica – based in Mount Hagen\, PNG) \nMichael A. Mel (Ph.D) recently completed a stint with the Australian Museum as manager of the Pacific and International Collection. The Museum has one of the largest Collections of cultural material from the Pacific region. He gained the skills and knowledge of the Mbo Wamp (Mogei) of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) with a focus on their world view and performance arts of storytelling and dance. He has worked with a range of scholars in higher education\, curators and artists in PNG and the Pacific region with a focus on cultural heritage and change. Michael has worked with a variety of Museums\, tertiary institutions and supports research organisations including CABAH in an advisory capacity\, NGOs including Peacifica and RCF as a member of the Boards. For his work in celebrating and safeguarding culture in the region\, the Royal Dutch family and the Government of the Netherlands recognized him with a Prince Claus Foundation Award. Currently\, he is serving as advisor on matters relating to history and heritage and advocacy on Indigenous knowledge and ways to Museums and researchers. He is also an advocate for REAL ways to sustain and maintain a future for the Mogei and communities in PNG. For a recent engagement in this see Moana Oceania Tok Stories – Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi \nPhilippines (Mindanao): Christine Bernadette Almoite \nChristine Bernadette Almoite is a 2019 Australia Awards Scholarship Recipient who earned her master’s degree in International Development Practice at Monash University. She is currently working full-time as the Executive Assistant to the Cabinet Secretary of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines and a part-time Gender Consultant for various ministries in BARMM Government\, Westminster Foundation for Democracy\, and a Research Associate at the Ateneo School of Government. She is also the co-creator of her passion project called WOMAD Media (a portmanteau of ‘Women’ and the acronym ‘Making A Difference’)\, a media platform that aims to inspire a generation of learners through smart and engaging educational content. \nWest Papua: Australian West Papua Association – Ronny Kareni \nRonny Kareni is a Canberra-based West Papuan youth leader\, musician and trained diplomat who lived several years as a refugee in Papua New Guinea. He has a master degree in diplomacy from Australian National University and is the co-founder of the Rize of the Morning Star\, a musical and cultural movement. He provides indigenous perspective for the West Papua Project at the University of Wollongong and consults on the Pacific mission for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. \nDomestic implications: Anne Noonan \nA practising psychiatrist working in central Australia with a particular interest in forensic Indigenous mental health. Member of of WILPF \, MAPW and  AWPA \, NFIP. \n  \nOrganisations:  \n\nPeacifica (www.peacifica.org)\n\nin association with  \n\nCentre for Peace & Conflict Studies (www.centrepeaceconflictstudies.org)\nSafeGround (www.safeground.org.au) – Eighty years after the Second World War (WW2)\, explosive remnants of war continue to threaten lives\, livelihoods\, and development in several Pacific countries and communities. SafeGround is connecting with groups whose interests\, actions and support might make a difference to this weapon contamination in the Pacific.\nAustralian West Papua Association  \n\n  \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/peace-building-in-practice-asia-pacific/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T133000
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SUMMARY:Give Peace a Dance
DESCRIPTION:Knitting Nannas presents ‘Give Peace a Dance‘ \nThe Knitting Nannas is a non-violent activist group\, involved in revealing truths to motivate Australian citizens and politicians to take action resolving climate change. \nYou don’t need to be a nanna or knit to get involved in uplifting activities towards a positive solution. \nJoin us to learn how creativity and fun can increase engagement in making the world a healthier environment. \n \n“Just look at the smiles on those faces! I’m looking forward to this event!” – Dave\nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/give-peace-a-dance/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210825T122624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T125124Z
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SUMMARY:Permaculture for Peace and Refugees in War Zones
DESCRIPTION:Permaculture is a wholistic approach and\ncan be an influence on creating community\nand recovering from trauma.\nFor years Blue Mountains Permaculture\nInstitute has been teaching its course in\nwar-torn or recovering countries – as a\npeace tool towards a culture of Peace. The\nresults from Viet Nam\, Cambodia and more\nrecently Afghanistan (until this week) have\nshown how it brings different ethnicities into\ncommon goals and strategies that over-ride\ntraditional animosities. \nThis session will given an outline of how\npermaculture works as a peace tool to\nrecreate Arts of Peace\, and will involve\nparticipants with key questions and also\nsome photos of impacts and outcomes. \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/permaculture-for-peace-and-refugees-in-war-zones/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210814T043339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T125206Z
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SUMMARY:"Get To Know Your Neighbour"
DESCRIPTION:‘Rosemary’s Way’ of Connection \nHear the background story of the film ‘Rosemary’s Way’ …how for two decades\, Rosemary Kariuki has helped refugee women in Sydney’s west\, escape domestic violence\, financial distress\, isolation and integration into Australian life. \nRosemary\, the 2021 Australian Local Hero of the Year\, is the centre of this emotional and intimate documentary that shines a light on Sydney’s migrant community. \nHear how this vibrant\, full-of-life\, big-hearted and charismatic woman from Kenya\, escaped abuse and violence in her homeland to relocate in Australia.   Recognizing many of the same tell-tale signs of domestic and societal violence in other women in her new community\, not to mention the isolation and loneliness that the marginalized can feel\, she went on to become an advocate for migrant and refugee women devoting herself to tearing down cultural silos for women of colour. \nYou’ll be touched and inspired by how Rosemary is creating Peace in Sydney’s west. \nFollowed by a Q & A\, Rosemary will warm your heart\, and bring a smile to your face. \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/film-rosemarys-way/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T180000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210824T101248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T125309Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of a “Creators of Peace Circle”
DESCRIPTION:Launched in 1991\, Creators of Peace is just one of several transformational programs of Initiatives of Change www.au.iofc.org/creators-of-peace\, a global network of men and women from many different nations\, cultures and religions active across more than 50 countries\, all working for a peaceful\, just and sustainable world\, based on the principle that ‘Change starts with me’. \nThe Creators of Peace Circle is a women’s initiative challenging women everywhere to:\n• Engage in the creation of peace at every level of society\n• Share responsibility for their part in conflict and in its resolution\n• Build networks of forgiveness and friendship across racial and social divides\n• Create opportunities for healing’ ourselves\, our relationships and our communities \nA Creators of Peace Circle brings together small groups of women to engage in guided reflection about several facets of peace-building – inner peace\, hindrances to peace\, what makes peace grow? The program has been used widely in Australia and in several strife-torn situations around the world bringing about remarkable transformations. \n \nOur ongoing activities keep us connected as a community of practice\, to maintain our peace-building skills and stay engaged with civil society issues\, addressing the personal\, moral\, and spiritual values needed for ethical and sustainable action. \n \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/the-power-of-a-creators-of-peace-circle/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
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SUMMARY:Informal Festival Meetup
DESCRIPTION:We’d love you to drop in to mingle and chat with other Festival attendees. Share your stories and hopes for a peaceful future and yarn about what you have experienced in the Festival so far. \nGet a ticket now or just drop in – we will share the links to all Festival attendees. \n \n  \nThere are four catch-up sessions over the course of the Festival: \n– Sunday 19th: straight after Ecopella at 4.30 \n– Tuesday 21st: 3 PM \n– Thursday 23rd: 2.30 PM \n– Sunday 26th: straight after the Forum at 4.15PM \n 
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/informal-festival-meetup-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210719T054800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210919T004104Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation on Women\, Peace and Security
DESCRIPTION:WILPF is presenting a conversation about the value of the National Action Plans that meet the UN Resolution 1325+. These Action Plans are calling for attention to help women have a voice and the security they need to be able to flourish in their community.   \nPanel speakers:  \nBarbara O’Dwyer\, WILPF Canberra \nBarbara O’Dwyer has a Masters in Peace Studies.  She spent many years working in the Australian Government aid agency\, AusAID (now part of the Dept of Foreign Affairs) working in the Pacific\, on Humanitarian  Assistance and United Nations programs and finally as the Gender Adviser. She is a long time member of WILPF Australia and was President for eight years.  She was a member of the Steering Group of the Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women Peace and Security which organized and hosted the Annual Civil Society Dialogue on Women\, Peace and Security bringing together government and civil society representatives to report on the  implementation of the National Action Plan on Women\, Peace and Security\, 2012-2018. \nMargot Pearson\, WILPF Australia \n“I have been a member of WILPF Australia both in Canberra and in Sydney\, and was on the WILPF Australia Board\, for sometime with the last 5 years held the position of Vice President. I am currently on the Management committee of WILPF NSW as Treasurer. As well I have been involved in various campaigns with other groups such as ICAN\, and worked on WILPF Australia’s campaign to address militarisation in Australia. This includes a research initiative funded by WILPF International and now concluding with our report ‘Militarisation in Australia: Normalisation and Mythology’.” \nLudmilla Kwitko\, WILPF Canberra \nDr Ludmilla Kwitko has worked on women\, peace and security and gender\, international aid and development issues over the last 30 years\, with donors\, governments\, multilateral organisations\, and civil society\, as a practitioner\, educator\, policy analyst and researcher. Ludmilla is currently Associate Professor (Honorary) at the Gender Institute\, College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University\, and is convening the Women\, Peace and Security 2021 Webinar Series. \nShe also participates in civil society activities and is a member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Australia (and is currently WILPF Australia Asia-Pacific Liaison); member of the Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women\, Peace and Security\, and was previously on the NATO Civil Society Advisory Panel on Women\, Peace and Security. Ludmilla has participated as a civil society representative on the Australian Government’s Inter-Departmental Committee on Australia’s First National Action Plan on Women\, Peace and Security on behalf of the WPS Coalition. \nVisit the following link for more information: WILPF Australia – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/women-rights-peace-and-security/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T081359Z
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SUMMARY:PEN Sydney International: Freedom to write freedom to read
DESCRIPTION:We take for granted the right to publish and say whatever we want but that’s not a given in so many places. \nAround the world writers are persecuted for courageously pursuing their craft. \nPEN International works to protect them and to free them from prison. In this lively conversation you’ll learn about and hear the work of Uyghur poets being held in Chinese detention camps\, Iranian writers currently in prison\, young women under threat in Afghanistan and the work that PEN Sydney is doing to support them. \nCases we have taken on include Australians Yang Hengjun\, Kylie Moore Gilbert and internationally Afghan journalists and writers in Myanmar. \nSpeakers –  \nFatimah Abdulghafur – Uyghur poet \nMansour Razaghi – Kurdish journalist \nMark Isaacs – author of The Kabul Peace House \nDragana Zivancevic – Translation and Linguistic Rights \nHost – Claudia Taranto – ABC journalist \nVisit the following link for more information:\nPEN Sydney – Freedom to Read. Freedom to Write. – PEN International Sydney\nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/freedom-to-write-freedom-to-read-pen-sydney-international/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210824T100103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T042425Z
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SUMMARY:Afghanistan: Prospects for peace
DESCRIPTION:What sort of a future dare we imagine for Afghanistan and its people? If we step beyond the confines of the Western democratic project\, of political Islam or other similar totalising ideological projects\, what could Afghanistan become? Join our all-Afghan panel as we ask one of the most pressing questions of the day. \n \nThe initially relatively peaceful transition of power to Taliban in August 2021 has deeply ambiguous consequences for both the Afghan state and the Afghan people. Western responses to the unfolding situation are often framed through militarised and geostrategic lenses\, while an Islamist knowledge perspective struggles to overcome its own limitations by re-creating the very hegemony that it seeks to undo. Both perspectives risk reproducing a sort of ‘fundamentalism.’  \nRegardless of the framing\, the Afghan people and the Taliban must grapple with the cultural and material consequences of Afghanistan’s traumatising encounters with different visions of the world. The visions have taken different articulations\, including Soviet socialism\, European humanism\, transnational ‘fundamentalist’ Islam and two decades of Western statebuilding. These encounters have contaminated local perspectives\, leaving a lasting impression on Afghan perspectives about what is possible and what is not. A legacy of these encounters is the continuation of violent conflict\, as exemplified by the war in the Panjshir valley. \nWith a focus on a critique of both the Western occupation and Taliban ‘fundamentalism’\, this wholly Afghan panel aims to transcend the usual discourse for a more productive engagement: imagining achievable\, grounded and alternative pathways towards a peaceful future for Afghanistan. \nModerated by Senator Mehreen Faruqi. \nDr Mehreen Faruqi is the Greens’ senator for New South Wales. She is a civil and environmental engineer and life-long activist for social and environmental justice and against racism and misogyny. In 2018\, Mehreen became Australia’s first Muslim senator. She is the Greens’ representative on aid and development. \nThe panel: \nMujib Abid\nMujib Abid\, University of Sydney alumnus (Master of Peace and Conflict Studies) and PhD candidate at the School of Political Science & International Studies at University of Queensland. His research focuses on histories of encounters with modernity in Afghanistan\, with a particular focus on modernist enactments of power and embodied subaltern experiences\, resistance and tradition. Mujib brings in (and critiques) a postcolonial/decolonial sensibility to his work. He currently teaches as a Sessional Academic at the University of Melbourne. \nSalma Abid\nSalma Abid is studying a Masters in International Relations at İstanbul Kultur University after completing her undergraduate studies in political science in Kabul. She is the founder of Bahaar – New Spring For The Female Voice\, an online platform which publishes Afghan female voices and that offers feminist social commentary. She is also a writer\, and is particularly interested in exploring the intersection between feminism and Islam. \nMohib Iqbal\nMohib Iqbal is an economist on the World Bank programs in Afghanistan. He has previously worked with the Institute for Economics and Peace as Senior Research Fellow. Mohib’s research focuses on the economic impacts of war and the dynamics of the war economies including the role of foreign aid. Mohib holds a master degree in development economics from Australian National University.  \nZarlasht Sarwari\nZarlasht Sarwari is a PhD candidate and researcher in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University (WSU). Her research examines how long distance nationalism plays out in the Afghan diaspora in Australia\, particularly how it impacts upon identity construction and notions of belonging. Emerging themes in her work highlight the impact of geopolitical forces on the trajectories and narratives of individuals\, generational differences in the construction of an imagined homeland and the simultaneity in connection and belonging to Australia and Afghanistan. Zarlasht holds a double degree in Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University and an Honours degree in Politics and International Relations from University of Western Australia. She has formerly worked with the Department of Premier & Cabinet (WA)\, the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at UWA and University of New South Wales. Zarlasht currently works with the Challenging Racism Project at WSU\, developing Bystander Anti-Racism training for organisations across Australia. \nJawed Nader\nJawed is a Scientia PhD Candidate at UNSW Sydney since 2019\, where he researches the impact of social media on societies in conflict. Previously he worked with the Government of Afghanistan and civil society organisations in Afghanistan and the UK. He served as Director of the Afghanistan Land Authority (2009–11) and the Director of the British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (2012–19). \nFarkhondeh Akbari\nFarkhondeh Akbari is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on diplomatic actors and peace settlements with non-state armed actors\, looking at the cases of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. She obtained a bachelors and masters in International Relations from La Trobe and the University of Melbourne and an advanced masters in Diplomacy from the Australian National University. Farkhondeh has worked at Afghanistan’s Independent Directorate of Local Governance\, the United Nations Headquarters and Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. Profile link: http://bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/experts/farkhondeh-faroo-akbari
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/afghanistan-prospects-for-peace/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210719T054210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T125708Z
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SUMMARY:Law\, Justice and Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by the Sydney Peace & Justice Coalition which emerged during the 2002-03 campaign against the invasion of Iraq; and Australians for War Powers Reform which is also a response to the Iraq Invasion. \n \nPanellists include former Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon\, Peter Murphy\, Alison Broinowski \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/law-justice-and-diplomacy/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T113000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210824T100604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T100654Z
UID:52248-1632304800-1632310200@www.raisingpeace.org.au
SUMMARY:Reconnecting Communities in Conflict
DESCRIPTION:The project is aimed at building trust and mutual understanding between the Sydney communities from the Great Lakes region\, which were damaged by years of conflicts in the region. Reconnecting and re-establishing the cultural and social values of good neighbourhood that existed between the Great Lakes of Africa communities.   \nThis presentation is to provide information about the workshops both content\, process and outcomes. \nOrganisation: GLAPD \n \nThis event is hosted by the Great Lakes of Africa for Peace and Development – Sydney \nPanel: Patricia Garcia and Abe Quadan \n \nVictoria Sharp\, World Peace Flame Global Ambassador\, will light the Peace Flame and talk about the significance of the Peace Flame in generating peace discussion youth peace education program. \n\n\n\nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/facing-the-wrong-enemy-reconnecting-communities-in-conflict/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210922T090000
DTSTAMP:20260416T165500
CREATED:20210831T084654Z
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SUMMARY:Australian book launch of The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World\, with author Séverine Autessere
DESCRIPTION:Séverine Autesserre is an award-winning author\, peacebuilder\, and researcher\, as well as a Professor of Political Science at Barnard College\, Columbia University. She is the author of The Trouble with the Congo\, Peaceland\, and The Frontlines of Peace\, in addition to articles for publications such as Foreign Affairs\, International Organization\, and The New York Times. She will share how the book came about\, and what her key findings are\, followed by Q&A with the audience. Watch Séverine’s TED Talk “To solve mass violence\, look to locals” here You can also find her author talk on “The Frontlines of Peace” with Oxford University Press here.  For more information about the author go to https://severineautesserre.com/ \n \nDr Wendy Lambourne\, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies\, University of Sydney\, will deliver the Acknowledgment of Country and welcome participants on behalf of the organisers\, HandUp Congo\, University of Sydney and the Great Lakes Agency for Peace and Development. Wendy has spent around 25 years researching transitional justice\, peacebuilding\, trauma healing and reconciliation from the perspective of local communities recovering from mass violence\, including in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa and those from a refugee background who have settled in Australia. \n \nOur moderator\, Dr Michael Nest\, is the award-winning author of four non-fiction books\, all of which have themes of conflict and mining. The third book\, Still a Pygmy\, is a collaboration with Congolese activist Isaac Bacirongo\, the first Indigenous Twa (Pygmy) to ever publish his memoir. His most recent book\, Cold Case North: the search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett (2020)\, investigates the disappearance and presumed murder of two Indigenous activists in Canada. Michael’s ‘day job’ is improving accountability and transparency\, and preventing corruption\, in government and the mining sector.  \nThe word “peacebuilding” evokes a story we’ve all heard over and over: Violence breaks out\, foreign nations are scandalized\, peacekeepers and million-dollar donors come rushing in\, warring parties sign a peace agreement and\, sadly\, within months the situation is back to where it started—sometimes worse. But what strategies have worked to build lasting peace in conflict zones\, particularly for ordinary citizens on the ground? And why should other ordinary citizens\, thousands of miles away\, care? \nIn The Frontlines of Peace\, Séverine Autesserre\, award-winning researcher and peacebuilder\, examines the well-intentioned but inherently flawed peace industry. With examples drawn from across the globe\, she reveals that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances. Contrary to what most politicians preach\, building peace doesn’t require billions in aid or massive international interventions. Real\, lasting peace requires giving power to local citizens. \n \nThe Frontlines of Peace tells the stories of the ordinary yet extraordinary individuals and organizations that are confronting violence in their communities effectively. One thing is clear: Successful examples of peacebuilding around the world\, in countries at war or at peace\, have involved innovative grassroots initiatives led by local people\, at times supported by foreigners\, often employing methods shunned by the international elite. By narrating success stories of this kind\, Autesserre shows the radical changes we must take in our approach if we hope to build lasting peace around us—whether we live in Congo\, the United States\, or elsewhere. \nGet Your Copy of The Frontlines of Peace\, 30% Off with Promo Code: ASFLYQ6 here or through Gleebooks in Sydney. \nThere will be a follow-up event as part of Raising Peace on Sat 25 Sep from 8.30-10am\, Peacebuilding in Practice: Africa and Beyond\, where a panel of expert commentators will review the lessons from Severine’s book and respond to audience questions.  \nBoth events will provide an opportunity for participants to make connections for future actions to support peacebuilding in the Congo\, including becoming directly involved in supporting HandUp Congo or other like-minded organisations such as the Great Lakes Agency for Peace and Development (GLAPD). \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/australian-book-launch-of-the-frontlines-of-peace-an-insiders-guide-to-changing-the-world-with-author-severine-autessere/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T180000
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SUMMARY:United Nations Peace Action Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Association of Australia (NSW) brings you a webinar on the United Nations’ role in maintaining international peace and security. \nIt will cover a range of topics\, including: \n\nThe UN Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights\nUnited Nations principal organs\nThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\nDepartment of Peace Operations\nAction for Peacekeeping (A4P)\nDepartment of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs\nHow can young people can contribute to peacekeeping?\nAnd more!\n\nAbout the Speaker… \nTim Ford 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. He continued to assist 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\, 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 currently the Vice President (Operations) of the United Nations Association of Australia (NSW Division). He continues to write and present about UN peace operations in a range of forums. \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/united-nations-peace-action-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T160000
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SUMMARY:Informal Festival Meetup
DESCRIPTION:We’d love you to drop in to mingle and chat with other Festival attendees. Share your stories and hopes for a peaceful future and yarn about what you have experienced in the Festival so far. \nGet a ticket now or just drop in – we will share the links to all Festival attendees. \n \n  \nThere are four catch-up sessions over the course of the Festival: \n– Sunday 19th: straight after Ecopella at 4.30 \n– Tuesday 21st: 3 PM \n– Thursday 23rd: 2.30 PM \n– Sunday 26th: straight after the Forum at 4.15PM
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/informal-festival-meetup/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T131500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T143000
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on the UN Day of Peace Theme
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Association of Australia (NSW) will be conducting a panel discussion on the International Day of Peace focused on the official UN theme for the Day: \nRecovering better for an equitable and sustainable world \nAs we heal from the COVID-19 pandemic\, we are inspired to think creatively and collectively about how to help everyone recover better\, how to build resilience\, and how to transform our world into one that is more equal\, more just\, equitable\, inclusive\, sustainable\, and healthier. In the UN Secretary General’s message for the Day\, Mr Antonio Guterres said: “Peace is the foundation of that recovery. The global vaccination effort cannot advance amidst armed conflict. Nor can we build a sustainable\, resilient\, peaceful world while we are at war with nature. Recovery efforts offer an opportunity to transform our relationship with our planet and our environment.” \nFurther information about the UN theme is shown here. \nOur multidisciplinary panel features (click the link for bios): \n– Steve Killelea AM\, Founder & Executive Chairman\, Institute for Economics and Peace \n– Professor Joel Negin\, Head of School\, Sydney School of Public Health \n– Leanne Smith\, Director\, Whitlam Institute & Former Chief of Policy and Best Practice for the United Nations Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support \n– Louise Tarrant\, Chair\, Australia reMADE & Board Member\, Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Climate Action Network \nThe panel will be moderated by Geraldine Doogue AO\, journalist and radio and television presenter\, ABC Radio National \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/international-day-of-peace/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210921T124500
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SUMMARY:Opening address: Ambassador Vargas from Costa Rica - the Peaceful Strategy
DESCRIPTION:The keynote address for Raising Peace will be delivered by His Excellency\, Mr. Armando Vargas Araya\, Ambassador for Costa Rica. \nAmbassador Vargas will be introduced by Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees AO.  \nStuart Rees is Professor Emeritus of the University of Sydney\, founder\, inaugural Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation\, awarded the Order of Australia ‘for service to international relations’\, recipient of the Jerusalem ( Al Quds ) Peace Prize and author of the recent Policy Press book ‘Cruelty or Humanity’ nominated for the British Academy’s ‘book of the year for contributions to multiculturalism and world peace.’  \nCosta Rica has managed for 72 years without a standing army\, instead operating on principles of trust\, peace and non-violence. Ambassador Vargas will elaborate on how Costa Rica has developed its peaceful strategy overtime\, how this strategy is dealt with at the International level and the desire of Costa Rica for maintaining and improving this strategy in the future. \nThis talk will be followed by a short Q and A\, an opportunity for you to ask questions. \nSee The Canberra Times Costa Rica abolished its military. Other countries can too | The Canberra Times | Canberra\, ACT \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/ambassador-vargas-from-costa-rica/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210920T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210920T203000
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SUMMARY:The Urgent Need for a “Killer Robot” Ban
DESCRIPTION:The Urgent Need for a “Killer Robot” Ban \nSafeGround\, as lead organisation of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots – Australia\, hosts this session on the dangers of fully autonomous weapons\, or ‘killer robots’ the international efforts to introduce a new treaty to address the weaponization of AI and the Australian context. Join us for presentations and discussions with various voices calling for an urgent ban to stop humanity crossing a red line.  \nIncreasingly autonomous weapons are being developed in arsenals around the globe. The use of AI in weapons introduces moral\, ethical\, legal and security concerns. There is an urgent need for regulation in this area and specific prohibitions on fully autonomous weapons or “killer robots”\, also referred to as lethal autonomous weapons systems. Weapons which use AI and would delegate decisions of life and death to a machine are recognised as morally irreprehensible.  \n \nThis session will look at the dangers but also provide an update on the international momentum towards effective regulation in this area\, and a new treaty – including the civil society movement and the UN process which is reaching a critical moment. This session will also highlight the Australian context – as a major developer of weapons in this area it is imperative to rule out what is unacceptable and yet the Australian government is showing no such initiative. The position asserted globally seeks to minimise regulation along with just a handful of countries.  \nLearn about the issue of autonomous weapons\, what is happening globally\, the role Australia is playing and what needs to be done to ensure humanity doesn’t cross a threshold to an even more dangerous future. There will be presentations and time for questions/discussion.  \nFor more information on the issue and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots – Australia visit: \nhttps://safeground.org.au/what-we-do/campaign-to-stop-killer-robots/ \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/ending-threats-to-humanity-nuclear-weapons-and-killer-robots-how-to-guide/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210920T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210920T183000
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SUMMARY:The Road to a Nuclear Free Future
DESCRIPTION:Part of ICAN’s Ban School\, this session will focus on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons\, zooming in on the campaign in Australia and looking ahead to map the movement that wins. \nWe’ll talk political advocacy\, local government\, superannuation funds\, education and more. \nVisit the following link for more information:\nhttps://icanw.org.au/banschool \nYou can also register directly HERE! \nMARGARET PERIL\, Quit Nukes: Nuclear Weapon Free Finance. Hear about how you probably have superannuation invested in nuclear weapons\, and how to change that. \nDARYL LE CORNU\, lecturer\, curriculum consultant and textbook writer. He’ll talk to us about how education is key to future free of nuclear weapons. \nJEMILA RUSHTON\, Campaigner and leader of our work to bring cities and towns on board. Now with 37 councils on board\, we aren’t waiting for the federal government. \nGEM ROMULD\, Director and leader of our work to bring parliamentarians on board. We’ll hear an update on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and how we will get Australia to join the ban. \nFacilitation: DR MARGARET BEAVIS\, ICAN Australia Co-Chair. \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/the-road-to-a-nuclear-free-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210920T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210920T160000
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SUMMARY:Militarism and its Consequences
DESCRIPTION:Anti-militarism activists and an academic will explain how they feel about Australia’s military posture\, its engagement in warfare\, and the costs and consequences of its alliance with the USA. They will discuss the militarisation and ‘securitisation’ of society\, and consider whether these take the nation towards a peaceful future\, internally and internationally. Nuclear risks\, risk reduction and ‘no first use’ will also be covered.  \nIPAN is a network of groups that came into being soon after the announcement that US marines were to be stationed in Darwin. It seeks a truly independent foreign policy for Australia and has been conducting a people’s inquiry into the Australia/US alliance. \nAABCC has demonstrated long-standing opposition to the presence of all foreign bases (particularly US bases) on Australian territory. \nWILPF(NSW) is one of the oldest peace groups in Australia\, its opposition to war dating back to 1920. It brings a feminist perspective to the analysis of root causes of war and conflict\, and emphasises the gendered impacts of conflict and war. \nPND  is an organization dedicated to eliminating the threat of nuclear war. As a group it has been active since 1960 and has a significant presence in the world’s disarmament movement. \nThe Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks. Based in Canberra\, we conduct high impact research that combines rigorous fact-driven material with cutting-edge communication strategies. \nFeaturing:- \n\nAllan Behm (Australia Institute)\nDenis Doherty (Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition)\nBevan Ramsden (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network)\nMargot Pearson (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) –“I have been a longstanding member of WILPF Australia both in Canberra and in Sydney.  I was a member for some years on the WILPF Australia Board as Vice-President and am currently on the Management committee of WILPF NSW as Treasurer. I have also worked with members of WILPF Australia on WILPF’s campaign to address militarisation in Australia. This includes a research initiative funded by WILPF International and now concluding with our report ‘Militarisation in Australia: Normalisation and Mythology’.”\nJohn Hallam (People for Nuclear Disarmament)\n\nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/disarmament/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210919T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210919T173000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Happy Hour 19th September
DESCRIPTION:We’d love you to drop in to mingle and chat with other Festival attendees. Share your stories and hopes for a peaceful future and yarn about what you have experienced in the Festival so far. \nGet a ticket now or just drop in – we will share the links to all Festival attendees. \n \n  \nThere are four catch-up sessions over the course of the Festival: \n– Sunday 19th: straight after Ecopella at 4.30 \n– Tuesday 21st: 3 PM \n– Thursday 23rd: 2.30 PM \n– Sunday 26th: straight after the Forum at 4.15PM
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/sunday-happy-hour-19th-september/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210919T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210919T163000
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SUMMARY:Ecopella: Songs for environment\, peace and protest.
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy listening to a selection of songs from Ecopella\, a NSW based choir of people passionate about the environment\, peace\, social justice.   \nFor information:   miguel@ecopella.org \n \nVisit the following link for more information:  https://miguelheatwole.bandcamp.com/ \nSee Raising Peace YouTube here! \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/ecopella-songs-for-environment-peace-and-protest/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210919T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210919T153000
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SUMMARY:Faith and Peace:  How faith inspires to work for peace
DESCRIPTION:People of faith from the Christian tradition and from other faith traditions will speak about how their faith inspires them to work for peace. After short talks\, there will be breakout rooms to talk further with a faith leader about their and others’ faith journeys. \nSpeakers on the panel: \nRev Dr Chris Walker is a Uniting Church Minister who served in a range of roles from local church Minister\, to being principal of the theological college in SA\, to serving as national consultant for theology and discipleship for the Assembly of the UCA. Among the books he has written is Peace Like A Diamond: facets of peace (Spectrum\, 2009). This book is out of print\, however\, Amazon has a kindle edition for just $3.99. He represented the UCA at the WCC international ecumenical peace convocation in Jamaica in 2011. He has a long standing concern for peace expressed in writing and activism. www.revdrchriswalker.wordpress.com \n \nVenerable Thubten Chokyi is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition and Senior Resident Teacher at Chenrezig Institute\, in the Sunshine Coast\, QLD. She is also the International Director of Liberation Prison Project supporting men and women in prisons worldwide on their spiritual journey to transform their minds and lives through Buddhist practice and study.  Ven Chokyi is a longterm member of the Womens Interfaith Network and Interfaith forums on the Sunshine Coast. She is the Chair of the Australian Sangha Association serving Buddhist monks and nuns nationally. \n \nGill Burrows\, see photo above\, Born in England\, mother of four adult children and grandmother of ten\, Gill and her husband live in Sydney.  Gill has a deep interest in learning how to live the nonviolence taught by Jesus who said Love one another and Love your enemies.  In this time of endless wars and increasing militarism\, when will be see that violence does not bring lasting peace? Trained as a scientist\, Gill understands the urgency of our intergenerational responsibility to care for the earth\, our common home\, so eloquently described by Pope Francis in his 2015 writings ‘Laudato Si’.  Gill was one of the founding members of Pace e Bene Australia an organisations seeking to foster the spirituality and practice of active nonviolence https://www.paceebene.org.au/.  Gill is also a member of Pax Christi NSW\, ARRCC – Australian Religious Response to Climate Change\, IPAN – Independent and Peaceful Australia Network and Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends against gas and greed. \n\nMr Zia Ahmad is the Editor-in-Chief of the Australasian Muslim Times (AMUST) and a Trustee of Islamic Foundation for Education and Welfare (IFEW) as well as Australian MEFF Consortium (organisers of Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair\, MEFF). Zia is professionally a Biochemist\, BAppSc (Biomedical Science)\, MAppSc (UTS) having retired in mid 2013 after more than 40 years of active service at the School of Molecular Bioscience\, University of Sydney. Ziaul Islam Ahmad\, originally from Azamgarh\, UP\, lived in Aligarh\, Delhi and mostly in Kashmir\, arriving in Australia from India at the age of 18 in 1971 together with his parents and 5 siblings. While trying to settle as new migrants in a new country\, he and his family\, led by his father Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad\, were closely associated with pioneering efforts to establish Muslim Community and Islamic educational and daawah activities in Australia as well as interfaith dialogues and multiculturalism promoting understanding and harmony in the Australian society. \nPeter Griffin\, born 1950  in Queensland. He grew up in Sydney in a Roman Catholic family. Standard middleclass education and after one year as a seminarian (1969)\, took to a wide variety jobs and occupations until marrying in 1981.Working life since then as a cleaner/storeman and for the last twenty years as a Community Support Worker (Disability and Aged Care.). Since the early 80’s Peter has taken an increasing interest in Peace and Social Justice\, mainly under the banner of Pax Christi\, an international peace movement founded in Europe in 1945 as a reconciliation movement bringing together French and Germans after World War II. \nMargaret Parker grew up in Ireland\, in the Catholic Faith and trained in England as a nurse and midwife. On her arrival in Australia\, she became a member of the Paulian Association and went to Papua New Guinea as a Lay Missionary volunteer. Margaret was introduced to the Brahma Kumaris at a retreat in the Southern Highlands and adopted their philosophy and lifestyle. She has been active in their meditation centres in Wollongong and the National Headquarters in Sydney. She was a member of the Illawarra Women’s Interfaith Network in Wollongong and has participated in Prayer Vigils and Prayer Services for the UN International Day of Peace for several years. \n \nWies Schuiringa\, see photo above\, has been a member of the Religious Society of Friends\, Quakers in Sydney for more than 30 years. She grew up in the Netherlands in a Mennonite family\, a liberal Christian church that is one the “peace churches”. Wies is a retired social worker. She worked in several organisations in front line positions and in the latter half of her career in management positions. She now holds voluntary positions with the Quakers\, the NSW Ecumenical Council and with other organisations. Pacifism and peace have been part of Wies’s thinking her whole life\, especially growing up in the aftermath of WW2 and then the threat of the cold war with nuclear weapons. “There is no way to peace – peace is the way.” \nTickets from: Eventbrite
URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/faith-and-peace-how-faith-inspires-to-work-for-peace/
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