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Dunedin: Nagasaki Day Peace Vigil

Saturday, 5 August 2017, 3:40 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

Nagasaki Day Peace Vigil: Marking the Dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima And Nagasaki The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago will organize a peace vigil on 9 August from 1pm to remember the dropping ... More >>

Remembering War by Working for Peace

Monday, 18 April 2016, 4:58 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We encourage you to join us in a ceremony to ‘never forget’ the full cost of war and ‘never again’ engage in violence to settle our differences. More >>

Out of the Shadows: The Life of Millicent Baxter

Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 1:15 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

On Thursday 2 November 2015, Penny Griffith will launch her new book Out of the Shadows - The Life of Millicent Baxter More >>

Public Discussion: Peace and Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 5:37 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We encourage you to join us for a public conversation on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its role in establishing a culture of peace in Aotearoa/New Zealand. More >>

Hiroshima and Nagasaki – 70 years commemoration and forum

Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 5:50 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We encourage you to join us in a public ceremony to commemorate the dropping of the nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 at the exact time of the bomb – which here in NZ is at 11:15am. More >>

An Alternative Ceremony on ANZAC Day - Dunedin

Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 4:56 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We encourage you to join us in an alternative ceremony to ‘never forget’ the full cost of war and ‘never again’ engage in violence to settle our differences. More >>

Richard Falk visit to NZ

Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 9:39 am | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

Professor Richard Falk, who recently completed a six-year term as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights, will deliver a public lecture in Dunedin on Monday 10 November. More >>

Zone of Peace Castle Street- Launch Party

Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 5:01 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We encourage you to join us in celebrating the launch of a new community initiative. A “Zone of Peace” has been planned, running on Castle Street from the St David Lecture Theatre complex to the corner of Dundas Street. The Zone of Peace incorporates ... More >>

Panel Discussion: How Should New Zealanders Remember WWI?

Monday, 14 April 2014, 11:04 am | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We urge you to join us for a panel discussion wherein panellists will offer numerous perspectives on, and debate the issue of, how New Zealanders should remember World War One. More >>

Exhibition on Nuclear Disarmament for 68th Hiroshima Day

Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 12:43 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) will host the opening of an antinuclear exhibition “Everything You Treasure: For a World Free from Nuclear Weapons” from August 5 (Mon) to 9 (Fri) at the Otago University Library LINK. More >>

Hiroshima Day Debate—That New Zealand is safer out of ANZUS

Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 12:40 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

New Zealand has a long history of opposing nuclear power, nuclear weapons and in 1987, declared itself “nuclear free.” In June that year, New Zealand passed a legislation banning all nuclear powered and armed ships from entering New Zealand ... More >>

An alternative remembrance service on ANZAC day

Monday, 22 April 2013, 3:12 pm | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

We urge you to come join us in an alternative remembrance service to ‘never forget’ the full cost of war and ‘never again’ engage in violence to settle our differences as we partner for peace. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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