Events

Past Events

Public Lecture on Militarism and Gender by Professor Cynthia Enloe 

This public lecture is a rare opportunity to hear Professor Cynthia Enloe, one of the most comprehensive analysts and critics of militarism and militarisation, speak about its insidious and harmful effects. The lecture is been held at the Hunter Council Cambers on Friday the 30th of October from 6pm - 7:30pm. Seating at the event is limited so RSVP to Diana Felagai (04) 463 5830 or email diana.felagai@vuw.ac.nz

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The Auckland Heritage Walk 

The World March for Peace and Nonviolence begins on October 2nd 2009 and ends January 2nd 2010. The March aims to circle the world and calls for an end to war, nuclear weapons and violence of all kinds. 

The Auckland celebrations include the Auckland Heritage Walk on Sunday 27th of September. The walk begins 10am at Queen Elizabeth Square and visits a number of peace heritage sites around the CBD. The walk includes a stop at The Peace Foundation office at 29 Princes Street. The walk will end at St-Matthew-in-the-City with a celebration that includes peace themed music and presentations from 12:30-2:30.

For an invite to support the Peace Foundation click here

or for more information visit the World Peace March website

 www.fusecreative.co.nz/worldmarch/index.html

Flame Lighting Ceremony for the World March for Peace and NonVoilence

Glen Eden Intermediate School is holding the Flame Lighting Ceremony for the World March for Peace and Non voilence on the 17th of September 2009 at 2:15pm.

If you would like to attend please email your RSVP to kerry.harrington@waitakere.govt.nz by the 10th of September to secure your place.

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Cool Schools Symposium

The Cool Schools Peer Mediation Programme is holding the 2009 secondary school symposium on Friday September 11th. 

Guest speakers include the Waitakere Peace City Mayor Bob Harvey, Carole Curtis and Eva Maria

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Winter Lecture on Peace Research

Professor Kevin Clements will be presenting a lecture on 'enlarging boundaries of compassion: opportunities and challenges for peace research in the 21st century'.

The lecture will take place in the University of Otago House in Auckland on Thursday 17th September.

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 Peace March Concert

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The Global March for Peace and Nonviolence

 The Global March for Peace and Nonviolence is an exciting initiative which will start in Wellington on United Nations International Day of Non-violence 2 October 2009 and will journey through 90 countries in all seven continents including Antarctica, involving hundreds of thousands of people before ending in Argentina on 2 January 2010.

Organisers of the march have chosen Aotearoa-New Zealand as the starting point in honour of our country’s history of peace leadership including: the nonviolence traditions of Moriori and Parihaka; being the first country to grant women the vote; being the only country to have a Minister for Disarmament; our inclusion of peace studies in the school curriculum; the establishment of Peace Cities throughout the country; our moves towards peaceful resolution of past injustices to Tangata Whenua and other ethnic communities, our prohibition of nuclear weapons; and our government’s support for the United Nations.

The Global March for Peace and Nonviolence has been endorsed internationally by three Heads of State - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta - as well as a number of Nobel Laureates including Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and Jose Saramago; some sports stars including the Inter Milan football team; some artists including Yoko Ono, composer Philip Glass, author Eduardo Galeano and musical director Zubin Mehta; some actors including Viggo Mortensen; and a number of other political figures including Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Arun Gandhi, Vice-President of the European Parliament Luisa Morgantini, political analyst Noam Chomsky and former Director-General of UNESCO Federico Mayor Zargazo.

New Zealand endorsers include the Rt Hon Helen Clark, Bishop Paul Reeves, Moana Maniapoto (from Moana and the Tribe), Yulia (2005 New Zealand Music Awards Best Female Vocalist), Greenpeace NZ, Amnesty International NZ and the United Nations Association of NZ.

The March will officially start on Gandhi’s birthday (Oct 2) at Gandhi’s statue in Wellington and then visit a number of significant peace sites in Wellington before heading off around the world. Other interesting peace walks and exciting events are being planned around the country as part of the start of the march. Watch this space for announcements in the near future about these.

For more information visit www.worldmarch.info or contact alyn@lcnp.org

 Schools Peace Week 2009

Peace Week is a national week designed especially to help schools educate students about peace issues. Now in its eighth year, it has received enthusiastic support from the Ministry of Education and is one of The Peace Foundation’s contributions to the UN Decade for Peace and Non-violence for Children.

For more information about schools peace week email coolschools@peace.org.nz or phone 09 373 2379 

Field Punishment No. 1 - Auckland launch, 26 March

All welcome to the Auckland launch of David Grant's new book Field Punishment No. 1

Alleluya Cafe in St. Kevin's Arcade, Karangahape Rd,
26 March, 2009, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

More about Field Punishment No.1 here

For more about David Grant here

Dr Christoph Baker - March 24th

Come and hear international speaker Dr Christoph Baker from UNICEF address us about the Child Friendly City approach to planning and designing our city.

Two opportunities to hear about the Child Friendly City initiative:

24 March 12pm Christoph Baker: Lunchtime Seminar, Manukau Room, Manukau City Council.

or

24 March 2pm Forum: Christoph Baker with Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro. Manurewa Marae.

Lecture by Dr. Kevin Clements- Auckland University March 23rd

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Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms

3 - 13 March 2009

John Leech Gallery - Cnr of Kitchener & Wellesley Streets, Auckland

VAANA: Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms: John Pule / Seraphine Pick / Dick Frizzell / John Reynolds / Julian Hooper / Emily Karaka / Charlotte Graham / Alexis Hunter

Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms (VAANA) was formed in 1984 in response to the worldwide nuclear arms threat. The initiative was instigated by Margaret Lawlor-Bartlett, who, aided by Marte Szirmay and Nigel Brown extended an open invitation for artists to attend a meeting to discuss strategies and ideas to immobilise nuclear arms proliferation. One hundred Kiwi artists attended this first meeting, devising a plan to communicate their message through the medium of art in order to bring change and awareness about the hazards of nuclear arms. The artists elected to work towards an effective art project incorporating their particular vision, with the message of “peace” accessible to the public in everyday life.

While the panels were considered a significant tool in the establishment of New Zealand’s nuclear-arms-free policy, the “Peace Wall” remains incomplete, covering only 2/3rds of the space. Therefore VAANA, along with eight new artists, have created a further eight panels for Stage Three of the ongoing mural. John Pule, Seraphine Pick, Dick Frizzell, Charlotte Graham, Alexis Hunter, John Reynolds, Emily Karaka and Julian Hooper have created original works which will be displayed at an exhibition at John Leech Gallery from the 3rd - 13th of March, while the digitally reproduced images of the works will be enlarged to continue the display of artworks along the K Road site. This “Peace Wall” Stage Three will be unveiled and blessed at a ceremony including political leaders and all of Auckland’s peace enthusiasts at the K Road site on March 3rd.

VAANA has generously agreed that a portion of proceeds from the sale of the Stage Three artwork will go to benefit the work of The Peace Foundation.

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Join us in an exciting global effort for peace starting in Aotearoa/New Zealand

The Peace Foundation invites you to breakfast at 8 am on Thursday Feb 5
Esquires Coffee Shop
33 Lorne Street, Auckland Central
to meet Montserrat Prieto,
Coordinator for the Global March for Peace and Non-violence

The Global March for Peace and Non-violence will start in New Zealand on Gandhi’s birthday, 2 October 2009 and will circle the earth, calling for an end to war, the abolition of nuclear weapons, reallocation of military expenses to development goals, and the promotion of non-violence (See Map of the March).

Participants in the Global March include Arun Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi), Jose Saramago (Nobel Prize for Literature), Philip Glass (Composer), Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Laureate), Luisa Morgantini (Vice-President of the European Parliament), Noam Chomsky (Political analyst), Eduardo Galeano (author of The Open Veins of Latin America and The Memory of Fire), Federico Mayor Zargazo (former Director-General of UNESCO), Zubin Mehta (Musical Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (1977) and the New York Philharmonic (1978-1991)), Greenpeace (a number of national branches) and many others.

Please let us know if you can join us.

Alyn Ware
Director - The Peace Foundation Wellington Office
PO Box 24-429, Manners Street
Wellington, Aotearoa-New Zealand 6142
alyn@lcnp.org

We cordially invite you to a Peace Foundation dinner to commemorate the  Inauguration of US President Barack Obama
 
20 January, 2009 6:30 pm
 
The Whitehouse
232 Oriental Parade
Wellington
 
January 20 is the day that change starts, hope blossoms and peace has a chance to break out again. The new US Presidency gives the people of the United States and the rest of the world the chance to work together, bridging national, ethnic, religious and political divides to build a more peaceful world.
 
Join us at the Whitehouse to commemorate this historic occasion.
 
Some Obama memorablia will be auctioned (including the above poster donated to the Peace Foundation by Hope Gamble from New York)
 
Dinner - $70 (does not include alcoholic drinks)
Donations to the Peace Foundation will also be accepted but are not required.
 
Please RSVP to alyn@lcnp.org if you would like to attend.
 
Alyn Ware
Director - The Peace Foundation Wellington Office
PO Box 24-429, Manners Street
Wellington, Aotearoa-New Zealand 6142
 

Visit the Lennon exhibit Dec 6th-14th at Ferner Galleries
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 The Peace Foundation arranges a number of public events, such as the Media Peace Awards and the nationwide Schools' Peace Week. We have hosted a number of exhibitions such as the 'Stamp of Peace' which showcased a wide selection of childrens art with the theme nuclear free New Zealand, and 'Children of the Gulf War' - a collection of moving photograpghs by Takishi Morizumi that document the effects of depleted uranium on the children of Iraq.