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Julian Burnside's Sydney Peace Prize speech
Monday, 3 November 2014, 1:37 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
Our inhumanity to refugees and our Kafkaesque security laws are the major thrusts of the 2014 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture to be given by the 2014 winner of the Sydney Peace Prize, Julian Burnside AO QC. More >>
Manus and Asylum Seekers: The Case for a Nonviolent Response
Friday, 28 February 2014, 4:35 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
The death of a 23 year old asylum seeker and injuries to over sixty others on Manus Island are the inevitable consequences of a policy of violence based on bullying and brute force to arrest, detain and humiliate vulnerable and weak people. More >>
Humanitarian doctor to receive 2013 Sydney Peace Prize
Saturday, 17 August 2013, 12:10 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
Humanitarian doctor to receive 2013 Sydney Peace Prize Dr Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burmese border, will be the recipient of the 2013 Sydney Peace Prize to be awarded in Sydney on 7 November. The Sydney Peace Prize ... More >>
Reimpose Sanctions, Says Peace Foundation
Saturday, 4 May 2013, 1:45 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
The Australian government should consider re-imposing sanctions on Myanmar, according to the Sydney Peace Foundation (SPF). More >>
Gaza/Israel: Hellfire Or Justice?
Monday, 19 November 2012, 2:07 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
Media Release Monday 19 November, 2012 Sydney Gaza/Israel: Hellfire Or Justice? From Chair of the Sydney Peace Foundation More >>
Sydney Peace Foundation thanks Ecuador for Assange's asylum
Friday, 17 August 2012, 12:43 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
Professor Stuart Rees, chair of the Foundation says, "Ecuador understands the nature of justice, but it seems that in failing to give assurances about Assange's safety,the governments of the the UK, Sweden and the USA only draw on their assumptions about ... More >>
Grown Men Playing Boys’ Games
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 1:43 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
The Sydney Peace Foundation supports lawyer David Manne’s High Court challenge to the arbitrary and unaccountable decisions of ASIO staff regarding asylum seekers’ security clearance. It makes a mockery of claims about democracy that decisions can ... More >>
Australia need not be a "Frightened Country"
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 9:37 am | Sydney Peace Foundation
Sydney Peace Foundation, responsible for Australia’s only international award for peace, insists that the best way to enhance Australia’s security in the Asia Pacific century is to engage in energetic dialogue with Chinese representatives at all levels ... More >>
Policies For Peace, Not Preparations For War
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 10:45 am | Sydney Peace Foundation
September 21 marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Peace , a global initiative to strengthen the ideals of peace among all nations. Hailed by the United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as “our highest calling”, ... More >>
Julian Assange Receives Gold Medal For Human Rights
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 10:21 am | Sydney Peace Foundation
Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been awarded the Sydney Peace Foundation’s Gold Medal at a ceremony overnight in London’s Frontline Club for “exceptional courage in the pursuit of human rights”. More >>
Over 2000 Australians Rally for Wikileaks and Human Rights
Friday, 18 March 2011, 9:30 am | Sydney Peace Foundation
Last night over two thousand engaged Australians descended on the Sydney Town Hall in an undeniable show of support for WikiLeaks and its founder, Australian-born Julian Assange. More >>
WikiLeaks - Gillard Still Doesn’t Get It
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 3:33 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
In her response to questions from Julian Assange on ABC television’s Q & A programme on Monday evening, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she could not grasp the value let alone the moral issues underlying the WikiLeaks revelations. She considered the ... More >>
Australians To Rally In Support Of Wikileaks
Friday, 11 March 2011, 9:58 am | Sydney Peace Foundation
Prominent Australians are calling on the Gillard Government to ensure that basic human rights principles, including freedom of expression and the presumption of innocence, are protected for all Australians. A massive public forum in Sydney Town Hall on ... More >>
Event: Breaking Australia's Silence: WikiLeaks and Freedom
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 1:27 pm | Sydney Peace Foundation
"Breaking Australia's Silence: WikiLeaks and Freedom" With speakers: Andrew Wilkie MP, Julian Burnside QC, John Pilger. March 16th @ 6:30 pm, Sydney Town Hall, Admission Free. More >>
