19 August, 2008 – 11:13 pm
This feature documentary about the impact of cluster munitions on Laos depicts Australian bomb disposal expert Laith Stevens training locals to deal with bombs leftover after the US ‘Secret War’ 35 years ago. Meanwhile, local children are out hunting for scrap metal . . . Timely and terrifying, yet filled with eccentric characters and moments [...]
15 August, 2008 – 4:26 pm
This International Peace Day, Melbourne’s faith communities are invited to take a step towards reconciliation and understanding with Indigenous Australians. All are welcomed to this free afternoon of ritual ceremony, music, panel discussions, dialogue workshops, celebration and food. Sunday 21 September 1:30-4:30pm (with vegetarian feast to follow) Aboriginal Advancement League 2 Watt St, Thornbury This [...]
John Pace was Chief of the UN Human Rights Office in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, where he was responsible for monitoring the human rights situation and participating in the reconstruction of Iraq. He is in Melbourne next month to give a public lecture entitled, ‘The Great Enterprise After Iraq.’ He will speak about the [...]
This seminar, presented by Prof. Kevin Clements — a highly knowledgeable and interesting speaker — will compare ‘Old Wars’ with ‘New Wars’ and consider what has been happening to the ‘New Wars’ over the past 20 years. It will focus attention on individual and collective responses to these wars, arguing that most ‘Old War’ solutions [...]
In Australia we tend to talk only about mitigating rather than adapting to climate change, when we need to work hard at both. Since climate change is already occurring, mitigation can only be partially effective. Desmond Tutu warns against ‘adaptation apartheid’ in which the developing world is left behind. A forthcoming forum on the topic [...]
See this Oscar-nominated French animated film starring Catherine Deneuve and raise funds for Amnesty International at the same time. Persepolis (2007) is a poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. Amnesty International’s local Carlton Group is hosting a fundraising screening of Persepolis at 7pm on [...]
Here’s a chance to see an acclaimed Australian film and raise much-needed funds to put on this year’s Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. Plus, you’ll hear from the director in person! Peter Duncan’s new film Unfinished Sky is a dramatic thriller about an Afghani refugee (Monica Hendrickx) and an outback Australian Farmer (William McInnes) [...]
This coming Monday the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby (High Court of Australia, pictured right) and Prof. Muddathir Abdel-Rahim (Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation, below) will be speaking at a public forum at Melbourne Uni. Time: Monday 30 June, 7pm Venue: Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Cnr Swanston St & Monash Rd Entry: $10, Concession $5, [...]
Following two years of workshopping and research with trafficked women and other women in the sex industry, director Catherine Simmonds will present a powerful performance exploring trafficking and prostitution in Australia, and the lives of women in this industry. Prostitute: Who is She? will be acted by the women themselves, with professional actors. Three perfomances [...]
You are invited to attend a gathering of Pax Christi this Sunday evening: 4:30 Meeting 6pm Worship/Reflection 6:30 Shared meal (Bring food to share) The speaker will be Carole Shaw, Senior Overseas Project Manager at the International Women’s Development Agency. Carole has first-hand experience with UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which addresses the impact of [...]
