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IPRASydney

  1. Just released coverage by Fora TV of this year’s IPRA conference. A great learning resource. http://fora.tv/conference/IPRA_peace_2010
  2. Some photographs from Sydney's successful IPRA Conference 2010. http://bit.ly/iprasydney
  3. Lets continue to invite more young people to connect to this event to keep bringing the spirit of Peace. ~ Alexander F.F. Gusmao.
  4. "Thank you. Please work harder for peace. There has been enough war. We want Peace." ~ Alexander F.F. Gusmao, Timor Leste.
  5. Feedback: IPRA is a nexus between activism and academic research. The conference is an important fusion beteween peace and communication.
  6. Currently the spiritual dimesion is absent from the political and academic discourse ~ indigenous Maori leader Carmen Hetaraka.
  7. Achieving peace depends on sowing empathy.
  8. There has been an emphasis on building the state. We need to invest in building citizenship. We need to keep people accountable ~ Irene Khan
  9. Human Rights can not been seen as a pristine product. They must interact with other systems.~ Irene Khan
  10. How do we share our resources on this planet so we can all survive?
  11. "Institutions work better when citizens hold them accountable" ~ Irene Khan
  12. The Market does not deliver equality or human rights. Economic fallacy: Human rights are an obstacle to development. ~ Irene Khan
  13. Who Profits from the Israeli occupation industry? http://www.whoprofits.org/
  14. Why is it not in the US interest not to militarize Guam?
  15. Pls write a letter to the indonesian gvt. Pls request they accept the peace process in West Papua and engage in peaceful dialogue.
  16. Would youlike see the ground breaking documentary "Hope in a slingshot" on TV? If so write to the ABC and ask them to screen it.
  17. Australia needs a Department of Peace. Please sign the petition. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/506/828/714
  18. http://www.transcend.org/tms/2010/07/communicating-positive-peace-in-australia/
  19. We need reporting that transcends the dualistic reporting of war ~ Jake Lynch.
  20. There are accountability mechanisms. Its up to us to use them or loose them.~ Jake Lynch.