Pax Christi Australia (NSW) Convenor’s Report Meeting September 2, 2019
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September 4, 2019
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Rally at Electro Optic Systems Head Office, Elizabeth Street, Sydney August 8, 2019
This rally takes place every second Thursday of the month in opposition to their support for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in the war on Yemen. Notes from Fr Claude Mostowik's speech: In the eyes of some war making is sacrosanct. Pope Francis: Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace. In April he said that…
August 12, 2019
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No ! to US Missiles in Australia !Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6th August 2019 No ! to joining the U.S. in a battle with China ! “The suggestion that the Northern Territory should be host to American intermediate-range missiles, floated by U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, at the recent AUSMIN conference in Sydney must be immediately and totally…
August 8, 2019
New education pack on peacebuilding in Palestine and Israel
26 June 2019 Quakers in Britain are launching a new education pack to help young people learn about the impact of conflict and stories of peace-building in Palestine and Israel. Building peace the world needs. (Photo: Michael Preston) Aimed for use with 14 to18-year-olds, Razor Wire & Olive Branches draws on eyewitness accounts of human rights monitors, known as ecumenical accompaniers, to…
July 21, 2019
EARTH & PEACE CONFERENCE THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES
EARTH@PEACE CONFERENCE The two day Earth@Peace Conference took place in Melbourne just before Anzac Day this year. The Conference is part of a year long, multi-faceted project addressing the most critical issues of our time. The aim is to foster a national dialogue on a just and ecologically sustainable peace and its implications for Australia. The entire proceedings of the Earth@Peace Conference:…
July 14, 2019
Teach your children to rebel, Teach your children to doubt
At school, Bruce Pascoe was taught Aboriginal people were backward wanderers. Today, the Dark Emu author argues for curiosity and doubt Bruce Pascoe The Guardian 2 June 2, 2019 ‘We, the quiet people, need to rebel’: Bruce Pascoe. Photograph: Vicky Shukuroglou A million fish died in our rivers last summer because billionaires dammed the upper reaches of several major Australian…
June 10, 2019
Three minutes captured 60,000 years of connection
Dean Parkin Sydney Morning Herald May 27, 2019 The tension is rippling through the room; you can almost see it shimmer as more than 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples pause for a heavy, silent moment. Professor Megan Davis, an indomitable Cobble Cobble woman, pro-vice chancellor at the University of NSW and member of the Referendum Council, has just…
May 28, 2019
Nuclear age: Humanity is flirting with extinction
The most stunning and frightening truth about the nuclear age is this: Nuclear weapons are capable of destroying civilization and most complex life on the planet, yet next to nothing is being done about it. Humanity is flirting with extinction and is experiencing the “frog’s malaise.” It is as though the human species has been placed into a pot…
April 4, 2019
Truth-telling: 80% say past injustices against Indigenous people should be recognised
A biennial report shows attitudes shifting in support of key aims of the reconciliation movement Ben Smee The Guardian February 11, 2019 Four out of five survey respondents supported a formal truth-telling process to acknowledge past injustices against First Nations people. Photograph: Glenn Hunt/EPA An overwhelming majority of Australians support a formal ‘truth telling’ process to acknowledge past injustices against…
February 17, 2019
Pope Francis welcomes 2019 with World Day of Peace message
"Bringing peace is central to the mission of Christ’s disciples. That peace is offered to all those men and women who long for peace amid the tragedies and violence that mark human history," stated Pope Francis at the beginning of the message. Read More here
January 6, 2019