Goodwill Ambassador of the Institute for Economics and Peace and Past Director of the UNAA Peace Program, Zeny Edwards hosted the International Day of UN Peacekeepers Luncheon on 28 May 2019. This Luncheon was to honour our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peacekeepers. Representatives of our peacekeepers were Uncle Col Watego OAM, Uncle Harry Allie …
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2019 Global Peace Index Launched
The thirteenth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) was launched in 2019. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), this Index ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. The GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness.
‘Manipulation of the Law on Torture’ presented at the University High School
On 24 July 2019, Jeswynn Yogaratnam and the Hon Judge Jane Patrick presented the case study ‘Manipulation of the Law on Torture: Abu Ghraib & Guantanamo Bay’ at the University High School. Jeswynn presented as part of his voluntary ACHRE activities on human rights education in Victoria, through the talk series organised by the Victoria …
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Schools will receive new resources to strengthen the push to eliminate racism
Every school will receive a copy of the ‘ The Final Quarter ‘, a powerful documentary about the racial taunts directed at former Australian of the Year and AFL legend Adam Goodes prior to his retirement. The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched ‘Let’s talk race: A guide on how to conduct conversations about racism‘ to complement the …
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2019-2020 Citizen for Humanity Project – South Australia Youth Conference
As part of the 2019-2020 Citizen for Humanity Project – South Australia, a three day residential Youth Conference will be held between 13-15 March 2020. This conference is open to Years 10-12 students, with space for up to 97 participants. The event is financially accessible to all students via a bursary program. For further details email …
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Poverty Summit 2019 held in South Australia
As part of the Citizen for Humanity Project (CHP) for students and youth in communities across all educational sectors in South Australia, a Poverty Summit was held at the Adelaide Festival Centre. With over 300 students and 20 teachers attending from 24 different schools, this Summit was facilitated by the UN Youth. Aiming to raise …
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Fr Giorgio Licini – refugees and people seeking asylum who remain on Manus Island must have just and fair treatment.
Fr Giorgio Licini, the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of PNG and Solomon Islands shared his insights on the plight of refugees and people seeking asylum who remain on Manus Island. On 12 August 2019 at the Jesuit Refugee Service in Sydney, Fr Licini explained that the treatment of those who had and …
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Networking in East Timor
Dr. Lynda Blanchard (ACHRE), Rector Francisco Miguel Martins, National University of Timor- Leste (UNTL) and students from the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (UNTL—IPACS) met in June 2019. The students are seeking to establish a postgraduate programme in ‘peace and conflict studies’ with links to a newly established regional undergraduate program in ‘human rights …
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4th Visit by Chuo University Law students to UNSW Law on Diversity and Human Rights Program
Undergraduate students and teachers from the Law Faculty, Chuo University in Tokyo visited Sydney again in between February 25th and March 12thon the Investigating Diversity, Human Rights and Civil Society in Japan and Australia program. This learner-centred study abroad program is one in which students explore indigenous rights, refugee and migrant communities, and, gender and sexual …
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Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove thanks ACHRE and other patronage organisations
Dr. Lynda Blanchard represented ACHRE when His Excellency the Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC hosted a thank you morning tea for his patronage organisations. At the InterContinental City Centre on Monday 29 April 2019, the Governor-General thanked his patronage organisations for their volunteer work since he became Australia’s 26th Governor-General in 2014. In July …
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