Blue Mountains Peace Symposium
Event description
It has been 80 years since the horror of nuclear weapons was first unleashed with the US bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Find out how to stop this madness and grow a Movement for Peace.
Learn from veterans of the Peace Movement, groups like ICAN, Rotary and Quakers, and young activists, as we chart a way forward together for a more peaceful world.
The Symposium kicks off a Week of Action for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons by ICAN.
It includes internationally renowned speakers including Robert Tickner AO, the Ambassador for ICAN, and Dr Siswo Pramono: Indonesian Ambassador; as well as a community forum, a film screening, an exhibition, a Community Peace Picnic with activities for the whole family, and live music by the Bearded Ladies Community Choir. It offers multiple paths for action as we work together for social justice, conflict resolution, and to rid the world of these weapons of mass destruction.
The Symposium has been organised by the Blue Mountains Peace Collective and the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative with the support of ICAN Australia.
PROGRAM | ||
ADVOCATING FOR PEACE | ||
1Oam | Welcome by Dharug man, Chris Tobin | |
10.10am | Japanese journalist Harumi Hayakawa | Harumi will speak on the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago this month, and actions for Peace in Japan |
10.25am | Rotary: Jennifer Scott AM | Jennifer will speak on Rotary’s work for social justice and Positive Peace |
10.45am | Quakers: Rowe Morrow OAM | Rowe will speak on Quakers' action for Peace including social justice, divestment, conflict resolution, direct action and conscientious objection. |
11.05am | Screening of Indonesia Calling (20mins) | The inspiring 1946 Documentary in which trade union seamen and waterside workers refused to service Dutch ships containing arms and ammunition destined for Indonesia to suppress the Country’s Independence movement.
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11.30am | Youth Voices | A forum for young people in the Mountains. |
12.00pm | How do we respond to a World at War? A conversation and community discussion on ways forward. | The Blue Mountains Peace Collective and the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative. The conversation will be a starting point for the community to respond and chart way forward. |
12.30pm | COMMUNITY PEACE PICNIC | Food, exhibition, stalls, badge making, Origami crane making, and live music with the Bearded Ladies Community Choir. |
2pm | FORUM: BAN THE BOMB, SIGN THE TREATY | Honouring the 80th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and ICAN’s Week of Action |
Mayor Mark Greenhill: Mayors for Peace | Blue Mountains City Council is a signatory for Mayors for Peace | |
Blue Mountains Peace Collective and Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative | A brief introduction by the organisers of the event, sharing ways for everyone to get involved. | |
Robert Tickner AO: ICAN’s Ambassador on the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and its significance to regional and global peace. | Robert Tickner is a former Australian Minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments; author; humanitarian campaigner; and nuclear weapons ban and prison reform advocate. | |
H.E. Dr Siswo Pramono: Indonesian Ambassador on the Indonesian government's support for and ratification of the Treaty in September 2024 | Australia and Indonesia are close neighbours and strategic partners. Our collaboration plays a crucial role in promoting stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. | |
The Hon. Susan Templeman MP on the Australian Government’s position on the Treaty. | Susan Templeman is the member for Macquarie in the Australian House of Representatives and is Australia's Special Envoy for the Arts. | |
Q & A session | An opportunity to engage with the panel. | |
3.30pm | PLENARY SESSION AND CLOSING REMARKS | |
4.00pm | CLOSE |
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