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:20200404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20201003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220921T210000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 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:20260416T232303 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:20260416T232303 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:20260416T232303 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:20260416T232303 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:20260416T232303 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:20260416T232303 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220920T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220920T133000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T020604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T070636Z UID:53733-1663675200-1663680600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Pacific peacebuilders in conversation DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n The Pacific islands face an increasing number of challenges in today’s world\, but Pacific people are not helpless. Climate change\, geopolitics\, increasingly authoritarian governments\,  the legacy of past war and the ongoing work of decolonisation are just some of the threats that Pacific people face – but they are standing up. In the climate crisis they say ‘we’re not drowning\, we’re fighting! And in facing up to the other challenges Pacific people are not pawns – they are bishops. \nThis session will present the views of a diverse group of Pacific islander peace champions\, and some of their friends. We will present diverse perspectives on how Pacific people frame their work around peace. \nShaping and inspired by the Pacific community’s new Blue Pacific 2050 strategy\, this conversation will address ecological peace and a non-securitised approach and bring in grassroots\, faith and other perspectives\, celebrating action from the village to the global stage. \nModerator:  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. \nSpeakers: \nJeanne Wills is a researcher and campaigner passionate about international development and disarmament issues. She studied a Bachelor of International Studies at RMIT where she became interested in the role of non-for-profits in the global arena. While interning at SafeGround\, she conducted research into the health of military drone operators. And subsequently worked on the Pacific Campaign to Stop Killer Robots conducting outreach and advocacy to Pacific governments and civil society. With a developing career in this space\, she is always keen to network and develop new relationships with peacebuilders in the Pacific and beyond. \n.Yauka Liria: Institute of National Affairs\, Port Moresby\, PNG: Yauka is a former PNG military officer who has a BA from UPNG. Has worked in Waigani (the center of PNG government administration) for over 20 years as ministerial staff to several prime ministers and several ministers and also had short stints in several government departments. Has also worked with diplomatic missions in Port Moresby; in 1999 he was a visiting fellow at ANU under the Pacific Islander Leadership Program. \nCurrently with a local think tank in Port Moresby. Yauka has published few books including ‘Bougainville Campaign Diary’ about his experiences during the civil war on Bougainville. Between 1999-2000 he was involved in the Bougainville peace process as a member of the national government’s working committee which aided the national leadership in addressing the peace process. More recently\, being involved with law & justice sectoral program\, he has conducted basic research into conflict prevention in local communities and has compiled a training curriculum to be used for short training courses aimed at providing basic knowledge & skills for conflict prevention and management to frontline officers in the local communities at the sub-national levels. \n  URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/pacific-peacebuilders-in-conversation/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220919T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220919T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T020316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T024926Z UID:53731-1663615800-1663619400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:AUKUS - perspectives from USA\, UK & Australia DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n When AUKUS was announced in 2021\, its stated intent was the protection and preservation of the existing order. However\, many experts have called this into question. It is now viewed by many as a challenge to stability and peace for Australia and the region. Today’s discussion brings together proponents of peace from the three nations involved in AUKUS – Australia\, the USA and the UK. \nOur panel\, moderated by Dr Keith Suter\, features Bruce Haigh (Australia)\, Kate Hudson (UK) and Bruce Gagnon (USA). \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 Bruce Haigh is a retired diplomat\, political commentator and author. He is active within ‘Australians for War Powers Reform’ and has been outspoken in his views on the AUKUS pact. His work has been widely published in Australia. His blog can be found at https://brucehaigh.com.au/. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kate Hudson is General Secretary of the UK’s Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). CND was first formed in 1958 and is Britain’s Most Enduring Mass Movement. In 1982 Kate took part in the famous Greenham Common campaign. She has been CND’s GS since September 2010\, having previously been Chair since 2003. By profession a historian\, Kate was Head of Social and Policy Studies at London South Bank University prior to working for CND. She is a leading anti-nuclear\, anti-war campaigner and author of a number of books. See https://cnduk.org/60-faces-kate-hudson/. \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 Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space and was its co-founder\, when it was created in 1992. Originating in a military family\, Bruce is a Vietnam-era Air Force veteran and became a peace activist while in the military. As a well-known\, long-time peace activist\, he has travelled to and spoken in about 25 different countries\, including Australia. He is the author of a huge number of articles (routinely appearing as ‘Organising Notes’ at http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ ). He has also featured in several documentary films. Read his full bio here: https://space4peace.org/bruce-gagnon/. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/aukus-perspectives-from-usa-uk-australia/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220919T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220919T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T020131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220911T083209Z UID:53729-1663608600-1663612200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:ICAN – the Vienna conference and next steps DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n The next steps towards the abolition of nuclear weapons. \nThe Labor Party agreed to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) while in opposition but has not yet done so. What is ICAN doing and what can we do to make this happen? \nAustralian ICAN delegates were at recent global conferences: in Vienna in June about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and in New York in August at the UN conference on the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Different conferences with different outcomes: what is next? \nThe speakers are: Professor Tilman Ruff AO is an infectious diseases and public health expert who has focused his efforts on the prohibition of nuclear weapons for decades. He is one of the co-founders of ICAN. \nJemila Rushton is the acting director for ICAN Australia. She is leading several ICAN campaigns in Australia and overseas. \nThere will be time for questions. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/ican-the-vienna-conference-and-next-steps/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220918T143000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220918T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T015919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T073737Z UID:53727-1663511400-1663520400@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Workshop: New Narratives for peace DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This is an interactive workshop to gain insights into how narratives can disrupt or contribute to peace building. \nAs individuals\, as communities and as cultures we are impacted by the stories we tell ourselves and each other\, and we pass on to future generations. These accumulate to become the global narratives in which we all share\, and from which we often suffer or can choose to transform. \nIn this workshop you will be invited in small breakout groups to reflect on the personal and global narratives/stories that have shaped you and to explore possible new narratives to enable actions and collaborations for peace. \nYou will be invited to choose a breakout room with one of the following themes to focus on –  Religion and Peace; Environment/Mother Earth; Colonialism; National Security or Unthemed. \nThe session will be introduced by Jean Brown\, creator of ‘Advocating for a New Story for our Shared Humanity’ – a guide to a 5-session conversation circle. \nThis workshop is being offered by Creators of Peace/Initiatives of Change\, International Volunteers for Peace\, Pace e Bene\, and Australian Network of Museums for Peace. \n  URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/new-narratives-for-peace/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220918T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220918T133000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T010640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T030025Z UID:53725-1663504200-1663507800@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Practicing Peace: Theology\, Contemplation and Action 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 Practicing Peace: Theology\, Contemplation\, and Action \nHow do we integrate head\, heart and hands in our  practice of peace in the everyday life of family\, workplace\, and community? This is a question which Michael Wood\, an Anglican Priest\, coach and facilitator\, explores in his book\, “Practicing Peace: Theology\, Contemplation and Action”. Although Michael has written primarily from a Christian perspective\, with churches and Christian leaders in mind\, the conversation may be of interest to anyone who is thinking about how to take an integrated approach to peacemaking and nonviolent leadership in everyday life. Michael was a founding member of the Peace and Nonviolence Education Australasia Network www.peaceandnveducation.org and has led an online Contemplative Prayer community. He was Anglican Chaplain to the University of fifteen years and currently works as Community Chaplain with an Anglican Church in Melbourne. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/practicing-peace-theology-contemplation-and-action/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T201500 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T010258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T095940Z UID:53723-1663441200-1663445700@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Panel discussion ‘Mothers of the Revolution’ film & The Songs of Greenham Common DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our panel discussion follows up on the film Mothers of the Revolution. The panelists were at the Greenham Common protest and will talk about their memories and the impact this momentous event had on them. The Director will also join us. \nWe encourage you to watch the film at home before this session. See below for how to do this. \nThe film Mothers of the Revolution\, released in 2021\, tells the true story of the unsung heroes behind one of the longest protests in history. In 1981 a group of 36 women set off on a 120 mile march from Cardiff to Berkshire to protest against the planned arrival of American nuclear missiles on UK soil. In doing so they started something extraordinary\, galvanizing over 70\,000 women into action to protect their children and future generations. Between 1981 and 2000\, thousands of women from around the world came together at Greenham Common to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation. \nMinimised by the media\, the film reveals the women as the Cold War heroes they were\, who persisted in the face of arrests\, condemnation and scorn\, took on a superpower\, and changed the world. \nFeaturing some of the women who stood together on Greenham Common\, this session will be a chance to discuss the film and the legacy of the Greenham Common protests. We will then have a chance to sing together some of the songs of the protests! \nA review of the film: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/13/mothers-of-the-revolution-review \nAfter discussing the film we will celebrate the women of Greenham Common with a guided singalong through some of their many songs of protest. \nHow to watch the film \nTo get the most out of this session you will need to watch the film yourself beforehand. It is available for online rent and viewing via the New Zealand Film Commission website\, and also through Apple TV\, Google TV and Amazon Prime. \nRental via the NZ Film Commission is A$7.99\, and similar through the other services. Full instructions will be included in your confirmation email once you have registered for this session and can also be seen at this webpage. \nTo go directly to the NZ Film Commission\, click on the button below. \n \n Click here to go to the NZ Film Commission website to rent the film URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/panel-discussion-mothers-of-the-revolution-film-the-songs-of-greenham-common/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220917T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T005822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T035513Z UID:53721-1663426800-1663434000@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:First Nations Yarning: Reaching Out To Australia DESCRIPTION:Register via Eventbrite now!\n \n \n \n \n \n \nOver many years Australian First Nations people have worked tirelessly for recognition and justice. In 2022 their hopes have taken a huge step forward as the new Federal Government has committed to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full\, starting with enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. \nThis is an opportunity for all Australians and through this session we hope help people take up this opportunity – and in so doing help to give energy to all First Nations people who have struggled for so long. \nOur hope is that this session\, Reaching out to Australia\, will help to reframe the question of the justice called for in the Uluru Statement by placing the responsibility for change on the 97% of Australians who are non Indigenous. We want to help change the narrative. This Yarning seeks to bring energy into Indigenous communities\, by motivating others to act. This energy may encompass both the process of acting on the Uluru Statement\, and in the change that will come after. \nFeaturing a panel of respected First Nations people from around the country (the final list of speakers may change slightly). Aunty Ali Golding will give the Acknowledgement of Country: \n\n\n\nDes Rogers\nAunty Ali Golding\n\n\nEddie Synot\nPastor Ray Minniecon\n\n\nGeoff Scott\nMargaret Hepworth\n\n\n\n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Aunty Ali Golding is a grassroots Indigenous leader recognised as a valued elder who demonstrates compassion\, humility and justice. A proud Bripi woman\, Ali grew up on the Taree Mission in New South Wales. Aunty Ali was 2010 Female Elder of the Year \n\n\n\nIn the 1980s she became one of the first Aboriginal education assistants at Cleveland High School in Queensland\, and in 2004 she graduated from Nungaliya College in Darwin with a Diploma of Theology. \nAli has made important contributions to many national and international forums\, including the World Spirit Healing Conference in Canada\, International Women’s Day events in parliament\, the Women’s Reconciliation Network\, the New South Wales Reconciliation Council and AnTAR. Ali has convened with many dignitaries including Nelson Mandela\, Queen Elizabeth the second and Gough Whitlam\, just to name a few. \nIn all that she shares so generously\, Auntie Ali Golding reminds us how to stay connected and strong. \nMargaret Hepworth is the Executive Officer of Initiatives of Change Australia\, having been a long-term member and contributor to the work of IofC in Australia as well as internationally. Margaret has a background of over 30 years in Education\, a Thought Leader and Founder of the peace-education initiative\, ‘The Gandhi Experiment’\, teaching non-violence as a conscious choice to students and teachers. Margaret is former Head of Campus / Assistant Principal at Preshil School\, Berry Street School and Head of House at Caulfield Grammar in Victoria. She has taken her work in global citizenship/ global humanity across Australia and India\, and into Pakistan\, Indonesia\, China and Fiji. \nMargaret has a strong sense of social equity with people-centred leadership qualities. She has experience of taking trust-building and peace-building work into the community\, and has worked with diverse groups of people—multicultural\, multi-faith and intergenerational. She is the recipient of the Sir John Monash Award for Inspirational Women’s Leadership 2016\, the IABC Community Achievement Excellence award 2019\, and the Gloria de Souza International Excellence Award- Best Educator 2020. \nPastor Ray Minniecon is an executive member of the Indigenous People’s Organization\, Director of Bunji Consultancies\, and descendant of the Kabi Kabi nation and the Gureng Gureng nation of South-East Queensland. Ray is also a descendant of the South Sea Islander people with deep and abiding connections to the people of Ambrym Island. \nAs a pastor and educator\, Ray’s current work includes roles as Honorary Indigenous Minister for Scarred Tree Indigenous Ministries\, St. John’s Anglican Church\, Glebe; Board Member for Babana Aboriginal Men’s Group\, Red Dust Role Models\, NAIITS Indigenous University\, and Annecto aged Care Services; Founding member of Gawura Aboriginal Christian School; and Founding Member of the Coloured Digger Project\, Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation\, and Children of the Bomaderry Aboriginal Children’s Home Corporation. \nPastor Ray has a BA in Theology from Murdoch University in Western Australia. At Murdoch\, Ray helped establish the Aboriginal Education Unit and graduate degree program in Aboriginal Studies\, as well as the Aboriginal Employment Strategy for Murdoch University and the first Veterinary Studies for Aboriginal people. \nRay is the father of three children and he has two grandchildren. In his free time\, Ray enjoys writing\, singing and songwriting. He also loves music\, sport\, public speaking\, and travel. \n\n\n\nDes Rogers is a respected Southern Arrernte Aboriginal man of the Pertame Clan from Central Australia and resided in his home town of Alice Springs for many years. He now lives in Brisbane. From founding an Aboriginal business incubator\, mentoring youth in Alice Springs in response to culturally appropriate skills development and economic opportunities needs in the community for a period of 15 years he has continued to be mentor to many people. Des is a highly skilled executive leader with extensive Board memberships in the not-for-profit and public sectors. He has provided strategic direction\, demonstrated operations and facility management\, community engagement\, financial management and have a proven track record in driving organisational performance improvement and reform in line with corporate governance and Governmental requirements. \n\n\n\nGeoff Scott is a Wiradjuri man from Narromine in NSW with more than thirty years of experience working in Aboriginal Affairs. Geoff’s previous positions include: CEO of the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council; CEO of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples; CEO of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council; Director General NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs; and Deputy CEO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Geoff was the Executive Officer to the Referendum Council and was a key leader throughout the Uluru Dialogue process. \nEddie 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. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/reaching-out-to-australia/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220916T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220916T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220826T022252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T013603Z UID:53747-1663349400-1663356600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Anti AUKUS Vigil & march Sydney Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Link to the event's Facebook Page\n \n \n \n \n \n Scrap AUKUS\, no war on China: 1 year anniversary rally and vigil\n \nThe Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition is holding a protest and candlelight vigil to mark one year since the Scott Morrison government signed the AUKUS military pact with the U.S. and UK governments.\n \nIt is more important than ever to oppose AUKUS and the drive to war with China. The new Labor government remains committed to AUKUS and keep military spending to more than 2% of GDP.\n \nThe AUKUS ‘security’ agreement is not only dangerous\, it is extraordinarily expensive. Australia will become only the 7th country in the world with a fleet of nuclear submarines\, at an estimated cost of $170 billion.\n \nThe nuclear subs will escalate military tensions between the U.S. and China and contribute to an arms race that threatens to culminate in war between nuclear powers. In such a conflict there would be no winners.\n \nThe brutal war in Ukraine and tensions over Taiwan are a reminder of the very real danger of conflict in our region. AUKUS also puts communities in the firing line. Prime Minister Albanese is committed to a $10 billion east coast nuclear submarine base\, likely in Wollongong.\nAUKUS also opens the possibility of Australia pursuing a dirty\, destructive\, and dangerous nuclear industry.\n \nAlbanese has flagged cuts in the October budget. But he makes no mention of the immense sums of money that will be devoured by AUKUS and funneled straight into the pocket of arms manufacturers. This money should be used to ensure we have better public health\, better public schools and universities\, better support for the disadvantaged and more affordable housing and renewable energy.\n \nThe Albanese government must listen to the voices of the community\, peace groups and unions and scrap AUKUS. A petition against AUKUS by the Independent and Peaceful Australia network has gathered over 24\, 000 signatures. Unions NSW\, Victorian Trades Hall\, the NSW Teachers Federation\, the Maritime Union of Australia and the United Workers Union have all passed resolutions opposing AUKUS.\n \nOur protest and vigil will mark the one-year anniversary of AUKUS with a commitment to fight until it is scrapped.\n \nIf you would like to support our campaign please donate to raise money to publish a newspaper ad containing a statement against AUKUS: https://antiaukuscoalition.org\n \n \n \n \n \n Please consider adding your name to the Newspaper Advert \nA “Call for Peace”\nNewspaper advertisement co-ordinated by the Australian Anti-Aukus Coalition (AAAC) for your signature. \nWe call on the Government of Australia in the interests of peace and security for the Australian people and the region: \n\nTo advise its AUKUS partners that Australia will not be involved in a war against China over Taiwan or disputed territorial waters in the South China Sea\, or any other country\, and will not allow use of Australian territory for that purpose\nTo sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.\nTo cancel military spending for AUKUS war preparations\, including cancellation of the acquisition of nuclear-propelled submarines\, so that urgent domestic social needs (climate change mitigation\, education\, health including public hospitals and housing) can be better addressed.\n\n1\,000 signatures of organisations and individuals are being sought supporting this statement for publication directed at the Australian Government. Our aim is to publish on the anniversary of the AUKUS announcement\, September 16. \nIndividual signatures do not need to be backed by a donation. However if you can afford a donation ($5 or whatever you can afford) please contribute to the cost of the advertisement. \nGo to the Australian Anti AUKUS Coalition website to sign up and (if you wish) donate to support the advertisement. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/anti-aukus-vigil-march-sydney-town-hall/ LOCATION:Sydney Town Hall\, 483 George Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220425T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220425T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220312T001210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T025951Z UID:53451-1650895200-1650906000@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Exploring ways forward for peace and security DESCRIPTION:Our long weekend of peace concluded with discussions of alternative ways forward. \nWe were honoured to have as speakers Professor John Langmore AM\, Chair of the Initiative for Peacebuilding at the University of Melbourne and Alison Brionowski AM\, former diplomat\, author and President of Australians for War Powers Reform. John and Alison discussed the role of diplomacy in world affairs as well as comment on alternatives to the role of Australia’s current defence narrative. \nThe next speakers were Margaret Hepworth\, the founder of the Gandhi Experiment in Melbourne that works with academics\, school students\, community groups and at international forums to promote and model cooperative approaches to conflict management. Aletia Dundas spoke about conflict resolution processes from her experiences as a presenter of the Alternatives to Violence program and her knowledge of the work of the Quaker United Nations Offices at Geneva and New York whose focus is “finding common ground through quiet diplomacy”. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/identifying-alternative-ways-forward/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220424T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220424T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220312T000959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T025822Z UID:53448-1650808800-1650819600@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:Alternatives to Australia's security narrative DESCRIPTION:The theme for the second day of Raising Peace’s ANZAC weekend (Sunday April 24) was “Alternatives to Australia’s security narrative”.  \nMainstream discussion of the nation’s security is usually limited to talking about defence and the best ways of ‘defending’ Australia\, militarily. The most recent manifestation of this approach to security has been the announcement of the AUKUS pact in September 2021. The organisers of Raising Peace see this as a misleadingly narrow perspective that stops people from considering other ways to achieve security. We will challenge this securitised view and explore alternatives. \nThe AUKUS agreement deserves particular attention because it has so very many questionable aspects. Whether or not it is the most appropriate way to defend Australia is just one. There are alternative ways to defend Australia\, some advocated by those closely associated with the defence establishment. \nThe role of the media in promulgating the narrow\, militaristic view of security is a factor that helps it to persist. There is a need for an alternative narrative. \nA more objective view of Australia’s security would give much sharper focus to what is\, in reality\, its greatest threat – that threat being the coming climate crisis. \nOur discussion aimed to broaden understanding of the notion of ‘national security’\, seeking answers to the question “Where does Australia’s true security lie?” We were delighted to have a very distinguished panel for this event\, moderated by Dr Keith Suter: \nCheryl Durrant                   Councillor\, Climate Council\nAss Prof Jake Lynch          Chair\, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies\, University of Sydney University\nDr Hannah Middleton         Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition\nDr Albert Palazzo              Adjunct Professor\, University NSW-Canberra URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/critique-of-aukus-and-the-securitised-agenda-detente-not-deterrence/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220423T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20220312T000832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T025721Z UID:53446-1650722400-1650733200@www.raisingpeace.org.au SUMMARY:First Nations experience and perspectives on peace and conflict in Australia DESCRIPTION:We started our long weekend of looking for alternatives to Australia’s increased militarisation to achieve security for all by listening to First Nations perspectives\, taking in the Frontier Wars\, Aboriginal Diggers\, Blackbirding and the impacts of violence on the Gadigal people. \nThe Gadigal of the Eora Nation and their neighbouring clans were the first to be hit by the devastating effects of colonisation. So many place names\, stories\, and the testament of the land itself have been erased but the Gadigal people live on\, carrying their history and trauma\, but also their hopes\, with them. Our weekend was opened by Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor opened the weekend by Welcoming us all to Country and speaking of her experience as a Gadigal/Bidgigal/Yuin Elder and Traditional Descendant from the Sydney (Warrane) and saltwater basin and the South Coast of NSW. \nViolent conflict between Aboriginal people and the settler colonists over 140 years is estimated to have cost many more Aboriginal lives than the loss of Australian lives in WW1 (62\,300). This raises many issues\, not the least of which is the still inadequate acknowledgement of Australia’s truthful historical context. Emeritus Professor Henry Reynolds\, who has spent more than four decades researching the real Australian story\, discussed this and its relevance for future generations. Peter Griffin\, a Raising Peace organiser\, introduced us to the University of Newcastle’s online map of the Frontier Massacres. \nFirst Nations people from this continent were not the only ones affected by coloniser violence. South Sea Islanders from across Melanesia were brought to the colonies as indentured labour for decades under the infamous Blackbirding scheme. Their descendants live on in Australia\, their contribution to our history only now starting to be recogised. Councillor (Waskam) Emelda Davis\, a descendant of labourers from Tanna\, told us of the Blackbirding story and the efforts and progress towards justice and recognition for Australian South Sea Islanders \nAboriginal soldiers were dedicated and skilled soldiers who fought in the defence of Australia in both World Wars but their stories are not well known and they were not treated equally with their comrades on coming home. What are the issues that Aboriginal soldiers experienced that should be aired publicly in the name of justice? Pastor Ray Minniecon introduced this topic. \nThe panel presented their views and expectations in the light of both our past and future journey toward a realistic and substantial reconciliation process. URL:https://www.raisingpeace.org.au/event/first-nations-experience-and-perspectives-on-peace-and-conflict-in-australia/ LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER;CN="Raising Peace":MAILTO:raisingpeace2020@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T153000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T163000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210903T091017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T093806Z UID:52604-1632670200-1632673800@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T151500 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210719T055610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T094818Z UID:51825-1632664800-1632669300@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210926T133000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210826T091927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210906T201303Z UID:52340-1632659400-1632663000@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T153000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210824T094940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T085541Z UID:52239-1632583800-1632589200@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210824T090548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210921T114004Z UID:52216-1632578400-1632582000@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210724T074356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T101404Z UID:51900-1632565800-1632569400@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210925T100000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210814T042255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T093501Z UID:52005-1632558600-1632564000@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210824T094450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T094718Z UID:52236-1632501000-1632506400@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210814T043648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T103400Z UID:52011-1632492000-1632499200@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T133000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210830T081625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T082527Z UID:52491-1632486600-1632490200@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210924T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210825T122624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T125124Z UID:52316-1632479400-1632484800@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210923T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T232303 CREATED:20210814T043339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T125206Z UID:52009-1632423600-1632427200@www.raisingpeace.org.au 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 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR