Rally: Hiroshima Never Again, No Nuclear Submarines

Sydney NSW   Sunday 6 August at 2pm Sydney Town Hall Square Speakers include Pastor Ray Minniecon, Allan Behm (Australia Institute), Prof Jake Lynch (Peace and Conflict Studies), Fr Claude Mostowik (Pax Christi) Dr Vince Scappatura (Macquarie Uni). Hosted by Sydney Hiroshima Day Committee.

PALM SUNDAY RALLY SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2023 2.00pm

The rally’s focus is to combine continued agitation for the rights of all asylum seekers and refugees with speaking out against the build up to war with China, an unthinkable nuclear war scenario. Further, we want to emphasise that war creates refugees. The speakers confirmed for the rally are: ·         Zaki Haidari, Afghan Refugee advocate ·         Two Tamil young people,…

Ukraine – Rethinking Global Security

This, our second webinar to be held on 22/23 February 2023, draws lessons from the Ukraine war and sets new pathways to global security. Moderator Professor Joseph Camilleri Professor Emeritus, La Trobe University, Melbourne; Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia; Convener, Conversation at the Crossroads Speakers Professor Richard Falk Emeritus Professor of International Law, Princeton University; Chair of…

PAX CHRISTI VICTORIA AGM AGAPE

Pax Christi Victoria Inc. International Christian Peace Movement You are invited to the December Agape and 2022 Annual Meeting Sunday 4 December 2022 Shared meal 1 p.m. AGM AT 1.45 P.M.SHARP MEETING 2.30 PM Finish 4 P.M at Kildara, rear 39 Stanhope Street Malvern Sarah’s session will be preceded by a brief AGM from 1.45 till not later than 2.30.to…

West Papua Independence Day

West Papua Notice ­“Filep Karma, the most famous political prisoner in West Papua, died last week,” Joe Collins said in an email today (7th Nov 2022). United Liberation Movement for West Papua chair Benny Wenda said, “Filep stood for justice, democracy, peace and non-violent resistance.  For us Filep was the equivalent to Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King.”

Siblings All, Sign of the Times: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis

Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, president of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has kindly accepted our invitation to deliver the Cardijn Lecture for 2022. Cardinal Czerny will address the theme “Siblings All, Sign of the Times: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis,” which is also the title of his newly published book of the same name jointly…

FAMAS 2022 Best Picture, KATIPS, coming to Sydney on Oct 8

KATIPS is the first musical film to win the best picture in the 70-year history of the award-giving body, FAMAS (Filipino Arts and Movie Sciences Award). It will be shown in Sydney and other Australian cities (with English subtitles), as part of a world tour that includes New Zealand, Japan, the USA and other countries. The filmmaker and FAMAS Best…