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Australian Journalist Wins 2009 Sydney Peace Prize
Mr John Pilger, world renowned journalist, author and film-maker, is the 2009 Sydney Peace Prize recipient. [more]
Mr Pilger gave the 2009 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday 5 November at 8 pm.
Transcripts available -
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The Sydney Peace Prize trophy is created by renowned Australian 'artist in glass', Mr Brian Hirst. |
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The Sydney Peace Prize
The Sydney Peace Prize is the only International Peace Prize awarded in Australia. This Prize has global significance in terms of the support and recognition given to leaders for peace.
The citation for the Sydney Peace Prize refers to significant contributions to 'peace with justice', which could include:
- treaties to achieve nuclear disarmament, to ban land mines, and to end religious and ethnic violence.
- initiatives to abolish the injustices of hunger and poverty, unemployment, homelessness and illiteracy, domestic violence and infant mortality.
- individual and community fulfilment through the creation of rewarding opportunities in employment and education.
Each year the prize is awarded to an organisation or individual
- who has made significant contributions to global peace including improvements in personal security and steps towards eradicating poverty, and other forms of structural violence
- whose role and responsibilities enable the recipient to use the prize to further the cause of peace with justice
- whose work illustrates the philosophy and principles of non-violence
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