Our long weekend of peace concludes today with discussions of alternative ways forward. We are 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 will discuss the role of diplomacy in…
The theme for the second day of Raising Peace’s ANZAC weekend (Sunday April 24) is Alternatives to Australia’s security narrative”. Mainstream 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…
April 23 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm First Nations experience and perspectives on peace and conflict in Australia As we start our long weekend of looking for alternatives to Australia’s increased militarisation to achieve security for all, we start with listening to First Nations perspectives, taking in the Frontier Wars, Aboriginal Diggers and the importance of the Uluru Statement from…
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times – Navigating Life at the Crossroads “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season…
Pax Christi Victoria A Christian movement working for peace and justice Invites you to a special online event The Ukraine Crisis Looking back, looking ahead The tragic events in Ukraine are a salutary reminder of the precarious state of our world, and of the continuing risk of nuclear war. How did we get into this mess? Are we heading…
Water Is Life: A Webinar on Choosing Water Over War. With former Philippines Congressman Walden Bello, Sung-hee Choi, Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Shinako Oyakawa, and Guahan Senator Sabina Perez. Moderated by Koohan Paik-Mander. This free, public webinar will present the voices of those choosing water over war in Hawaii, Philippines, Jeju Korea, Okinawa, and Guahan. The timing will be February 19,…
Pax Christi friends Belated Greetings for a forward looking, creative and positive 2022 with accelerated action on care for creation, our common home, and care for one another especially the poor and marginalised. I’m forwarding an invitation from The Grail to join this Feb 26th zoom day for participants to explore the Statement from the Heart which ‘Invites all Australians to…
This workshop will organize around one overarching question: How might we better harness the influence of religious actors and safeguard their work to achieve broader peacebuilding and human rights objectives? We will explore two specific aspects of this issue through the stories of peacebuilding practitioners, and then ask participants to dialogue around their own experiences and brainstorm solutions. Date and…
