ICAN Australia Events

Mayors for Peace - 2010 National Disarmament Exhibition Tour

An international exhibition, From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit will tour Mayors for Peace member councils throughout Australia in 2010.   

The exhibition was created by Soka Gakkai International, a worldwide lay Buddhist association and is touring in Australia in partnership with Mayors for Peace, ICAN and the Australian Conservation Council.

The exhibition is currently scheduled to tour in Victoria and New South Wales at the following locations:

New South Wales

Kiama City Council
Kiama Library
7 Railway Place
Kiama
17-28 May 2010
Opening Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri: 9am-520pm, Tues: 9am-8pm, Sat: 9am-2pm
(Free Entry)

Leichhardt City Council
Leichhardt Town Hall
Norton Street, Leichhardt
12-18 July 2010

Victoria

Yarra City Council
17 - 27 September 2010

February 2010

ICAN Australia organised four workshops on nuclear weapons issues in February in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. They were a dynamic mix of information and discussion about nuclear weapons issues.

go to New Clear Exchange blog

We initiated lively discussions with ICAN partners and other NGOs on how nuclear disarmament is interconnected with the issues of climate change, aid and development, domestic nuclear issues and social justice. We provided  contemporary and easy to understand information and resources on:

  • Current nuclear weapons capabilities and national and international efforts towards disarmament 
  • The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (in the lead up to the  2010 Review Conference at the UN in May)
  • The Model  Nuclear Weapons Convention (developed by NGOs internationally)
  • The United Nations Treaty System and how NGOs work within the  system

The  workshops were specifically targeted for environment non-government  organisations, aid and development organisations, church groups, unions and  international studies students and academics, as well as those already involved in nuclear issues in Australia and globally.  They were scheduled  to run from 10am – 5pm on the days below.

  • MELBOURNE       15 February  2010
  • PERTH                18  February 2010
  • ADELAIDE          23  February 2010
  • SYDNEY             26 February  2010

 

More information available on our New Clear Exchange blog.