Seminars, conferences and other events
CPACS organises regular seminars and other events at the Centre or at other locations on the University of Sydney Camperdown campus.
CPACS seminars are free and open to anyone interested. For other events there may be a small charge.
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A free lunchtime seminar supported jointly by the Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies and the Jewish Board of Deputies on Human Rights/Humanitarian Intervention
"Human Rights Under Authoritarian Regimes: Whose Responsibility to Protect?"
With Professor Anne Bayefsky, Law Faculty, York University, Toronto Canada
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Past events
Thursday 22 May 2008, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Women, Peace and Security in PNG and the Solomon Islands
Guest speaker: Prasheela Karan (UNIFEM Pacific)
Prasheela was based in Fiji working with UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) Pacific Regional Office on the Governance, Peace and Security Desk. She is currently researching peacebuilding initiatives in PNG and the Solomon Islands.
This seminar will discuss her research and highlight the peacebuilding activities that are taking place on the ground, and the work of UNIFEM Pacific, UNDP and partners to integrate gender perspectives in these activities. The purpose of this work is to support the equal participation of women in peace processes and to ensure the protection of women against violence in conflict.
Thursday 22 May 2008
1.30pm-2.30pm
Mackie Building Room 107
Arundel Street, Glebe
University of Sydney
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Iraq Never Again: Ending War, Building Peace
Leaders’ assumption that violence is a way to obtain resources and even to promote democracy has contributed to the catastrophe of Iraq. Running parallel to this age old reliance on militarism is leaders’ inability to plan for a just peace. This conference will examine the non violence policy alternative to war, the human costs of Iraq and the humanitarian means of security. In Iraq and elsewhere, only these alternatives promise a more peaceful and joy-full future.
In addition to marking the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, this conference will celebrate the 20th birthday of Sydney University’s Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies and the 25th anniversary of the launch of the international Peace Boat.
Distinguished speakers such as Prof. Joe Camilleri (LaTrobe University), Ian Cohen (Green MP, MLC), Prof. Kenji Isezaki (University of Tokyo) and Dr Mike McKinley (Australian National University) will bring together their perspectives on what can be learned from the war in Iraq and how we can contribute towards building a future of peace.
15-16 April 2008
Customs House, Circular Quay
$95.00 full-price; $55.00 concession
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Tuesday 11 March 2008, 1.00pm-2.30pm
Building a Sustainable Peace in Northern Uganda
Archbishop John Baptista Odama, of the Gulu Diocese in northern Uganda, is renowned for his peace building efforts in the horrendous twenty-year conflict in the region. As the senior leader of the Catholic Church in the area the Archbishop has played an instrumental role as negotiator between the two mainwarring parties, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan Government forces.
Archbishop Odama will address interested University of Sydney students, staff and visitors about his experiences of the violent conflict, its resolution and its aftermath, with a focus on what is needed to support reconciliation and a sustainable peace for the people of Uganda.
1.00pm-2.30pm
Education Lecture Room 424
Education Building, Manning Road
University of Sydney
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Wednesday 27 February 2008, 3.45pm-5.00pm
Rebiya Kadeer, President of the Uighur American Association and World Uighur Congress
Informal discussion in the CPACS Posters for Peace Gallery
What Works and What Doesn't? New Directions in Conflict Intervention
This Conference explores the recently debated security-development nexus, interactions of military and aid interventions in conflict areas and their impact on societies ravaged by violent conflict.
As the security environment is changing, at both global and regional levels, the international community faces new tasks and challenges. Recent experience and research suggest that both military and non-military methods need to be carefully calibrated and, in some cases, reformed, if they are to deliver on priority goals – to protect communities against violence, and bring about reconstruction and reconciliation, on a sustainable basis.
Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University and a former Director of the Development Research group at the World Bank, is the keynote speaker.
Join us as experts in military, aid, NGOs and academia share and discuss their knowledge and experience on civil-military cooperation in complex emergencies, the ethics of intervention, and theoretical insights on intervention from the view of peacebuilding, media intervention and foreign aid.
Early registrations close Friday 25 February - $80 full price, $50 concession.
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Late registrations will be accepted on the day by cash payment only - $100 full price, $60 concession. Lunch and refreshments not guaranteed for late registrations.
9.00am - 5.00pm
Holme and Sutherland Rooms
Holme Building A09, Science Road
The University of Sydney
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