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ICON (International Centre of Nonviolence Australia) invites everyone at the Launch of NON-VIOLENCE MONTH 2015
ICON (International Centre of Nonviolence Australia) invites everyone at the launch of its second annual NON-VIOLENCE MONTH, starting on the UN International Day of Nonviolence marked on 2 October 2015, in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of Non-Violence.
Simultaneous Launch at University of Wollongong and Perth
Nonviolence Month, launched on 2 October, 2015 with introductory speeches by the senior University professors. This will be followed by announcement launching the Nonviolence Month. This will be followed by lecture by Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud. The launch will conclude with a visit to the Nan Tien Buddhist temple in Wollongong.
Date & Time: 2 October, 2015 12:30 pm to 2 pm
Venue: Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Building 19, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong
Nonviolence Month will also be launched in Perth on 2 October 2015 by Borderless Gandhi in collaboration with International Centre of Nonviolence Australia and City of Perth.
Date & Time: Friday, 2 Oct 2015; 7:00pm – 11:45pm
Venue: Cnr James Street and Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003
Visit: www.borderlessgandhi.org.au
Nonviolence Australia-Wide Lecturing Tour
Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud, Patron of International Centre of Nonviolence Australia, from Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management in Norwegian University will be giving an Australia-wide Nonviolence lecturing tour titled ‘Practicing Nonviolence in Education’.
University of Wollongong
This will be followed by a speech by Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud followed by Q&A.
Date: 2 October, 2015 12:30 pm to 2 pm
Venue: Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Building 19, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong
Visit: http://lha.uow.edu.au/nonviolence-lecture/index.html
Contact for more info: Michelle Rankin, Email: mrankin@uow.edu.au
University of New England
Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud will meet with various members of the University staff, including Vice-Chancellor and Head of School of Humanities, and will tour the University. In the afternoon there will be a workshop with University of New England students followed by Nonviolence Lecture to the public and ending with a Q&A session.
Date: 6 October, 2015
Venue: University of New England – School of Humanities, Peace Studies
Visit: http://www.une.edu.au/connect/events/events/nonviolence-month-public-lecture
Contact for more info: Nicole Killen, Email: vcadministration@une.edu.au
The University of Queensland
University of Queensland – School of Political Science and International Studies
The University of Queensland will give Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud a short tour of the school and meeting with Rotary Fellows/Peace and Conflict staff over a light lunch from 12.30-1.30pm followed by lecture to the public at 2.00pm.
Time & Date: 2 pm – 3:15 pm, Thursday 8 October 2015
Venue: Room No: 116, Building 14, The University of Queensland
Contact for more info: Melissa Curley, Email: m.curley@uq.edu.au
The University of Adelaide
Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud will give his Nonviolence lecture to the public followed by a Q&A session.
Time & Date: 5:30 pm Reception, 6 pm Lecture, Tuesday 13 October 2015
Venue: LG29 Lecture Theatre, Lower NAPIER Building, North Terrace, Department of Linguistics, School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts
Contact for more info: Prof. Ghil‘ad Zuckermann, Email: ghilad.zuckermann@adelaide.edu.au
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania will provide light refreshments prior to Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud Nonviolence Lecture which will follow a Q&A session.
Date: 15 October, 2015
Venue: University of Tasmania – Public Lecture and Forum Program
Visit: http://www.events.utas.edu.au/2015/october/practicing-nonviolence-in-education
Contact for more info: Pat McConville, Email: Pat.McConville@utas.edu.au
Deakin University
Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud will give his Nonviolence Lecture from 3 to 5pm at Deakin’s University City Centre which will follow a Q&A session.
Date: 16 October, 2015
Venue: Deakin University – UNESCO Chair, Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice
UNESCO Chair Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy Burwood, Victoria 3125
Contact for more info: Jo Collins, Email: jo.collins@deakin.edu.au
Curtin University
This is followed by Lecture by Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud at Curtin University on 19 October 2015.
On Monday morning Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud will meet various members of the university staff.
In the afternoon there will be a workshop with Curtin University students followed by Nonviolence Lecture to the public and ending with a Q&A session.
Date: 19 October, 2015
Venue: Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Perth
Contact for more info: Gaylene Galardi, Email: g.galardi@curtin.edu.au
Nonviolence Concert
The second annual Nonviolence Month will be closed with a Nonviolence Concert at the Parliament House on 30 October from 4:30 to 6:30pm.
The Hon. Linda Burney, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Education, and Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, has kindly agreed to host this noble event.
Nonviolence Concert will showcase artists from a wide range of communities presenting a highly variegated array of traditional music and dance to convey the message of peace and nonviolence.
Contact for more info: ICON Australia, Suite 100, Level 4, 515 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Email:pr@bhavanaustralia.org, Tel: +61 2 9264 1313
Website: www.nonviolence.org.au
Nonviolence Month 2015 Practicing Nonviolence in Education
ICON (International Centre of Nonviolence Australia) invites everyone at the launch of its second annual NON-VIOLENCE MONTH, starting on the UN International Day of Nonviolence marked on 2 October 2015, in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi pioneer … Continue reading
“Every One of Us” (Dr Ela Gandhi & the power of Non Violence) – Digital Storytellers
In 2015 Dr Ela Gandhi visited Sydney, Australia, to share the principles of Non Violence as a means of inspiring change. Following in the footsteps of her Grandfather, the honourable Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Ela Gandhi is empowering a new generation … Continue reading
Nonviolence Month 2015 – Practicing Nonviolence in Education
Practicing Nonviolence in Education –Magnus Haavelsrud The transformative power of nonviolence has been evidenced in so many contexts and by so many – most notably in the work by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. In this lecture I shall … Continue reading
Gandhi’s Granddaughter remembers Mandela at Curtin University, Perth Australia
Discrimination and oppression existed in all forms; races were segregated, social classes were divided and extreme poverty was the norm for the majority, this was life in the Apartheid period in South Africa. This unrest sparked an uprising. Ms Ela … Continue reading
Public Lecture, Social Activism and Peace Q&A – 31 January 2015
Social Activism and Peace Q&A on 31 January 2015 ICON Australia in partnership with Soka Gakkai International Australia (SGI) organized an exchange program with Dr Ela Gandhi highlighting Dr Ela Gandhi’s thoughts and experiences. Public Lecture on 31 January 2015 … Continue reading
Dr Ela Gandhi at University of Technology (UTS ) – 31 January 2015
Public Lecture on 31 January 2015 organised by ICON Australia in partnership with the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Dr Ela Gandhi presented a speech: The power of nonviolence as a means of inspiring change.
Gandhi Oration – 30 January 2015
Gandhi Oration on 30 January 2015 at University of New South Wales: The Gandhi Oration is delivered each year by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. The 2015 Oration was presented by Dr Ela Gandhi. … Continue reading