September 21st is the United Nations International Day of Peace. Since
2006, the NT Branch of the Australian Federation of University Women
(AFUW-NT) has donated books about peace to the Charles Darwin University
Library, to foster interest in studying peace and conflict resolution,
and commemorate the International Day of Peace.
To celebrate the UN International Day of Peace in September
2009, the following books were donated to CDU Library:
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David Horner, Peter Londey & Jean Bou ed. Australian
Peacekeeping: sixty years in the field, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge, 2009.
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Peter Rodgers. Arabian Plights: the future Middle
East, Scribe, Melbourne, 2009.
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Jake Lynch. Debates in Peace Journalism,
Sydney University Press, Sydney, 2008.
Left to right: Anne Wilson (Associate Director of Client
Services at Library and Information Access, Charles Darwin University).
Penny Wurm (President AFUW-NT) at the presentation on
September 21st 2009.
Thanks to Carol Conway (AFUW-NT) for selecting the books
presented this year.
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In September 2008 the books donated to CDU Library were:
- Morton Deutsch, Peter Coleman, and Eric Marcus, The handbook of
conflict resolution, Jossey-Bass (A John Wiley Co), San Francisco,
2006.
- Allan Barsky, Conflict resolution for the helping professions,
Wadsworth Publishing Co, Florence, Kentucky, 2006
Left to right: Christine Silvester (Secretary,
AFUW-NT).
Ruth Quinn (Director, Library & Information Access, Charles Darwin
University)
and Penny Wurm (President, AFUW-NT), September 22nd,
2008.
Thanks to Heather Boulden for selecting
the books presented this year.
In 2007, we chose:
- Stuart Rees, Passion for Peace: Exercising Power Creatively,
UNSW Press, 2003.
- Geoffrey C Gunn & Reyko Huang, New Nation: United Nations
Peace-Building in East Timor, Macau printers, 2006, distributors
in Australia, Australia-East Timor Association (Melbourne and Sydney).
In 2006, the inaugural donations were :
- E Wertheim, et al. Skills for resolving conflict: creating effective
solutions through co-operative problem solving, Eruditions Publishing,
Emerald, Victoria, 2006.
- Belyndy Row. A shaft of light across the land: studies of Australian
peace movements since 1930. University of Melbourne, History Dept.,
Melbourne, Victoria, 2006.
- Helen Hakena, Peter Ninnes & Bert Jenkins, editors. NGO’s
and post-conflict recovery: the Leitana Nehan Women’s Development
Agency. Asia Pacific Press, ANU E Press, Canberra, ACT, 2006.
The United Nations International Day of Peace is to commemorate and strengthen
the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.
The UN states that for peace and non-violence to prevail, we need to:
• foster a culture of peace through education
• promote sustainable economic and social development
• promote respect for all human rights
• ensure equality between women and men
• foster democratic participation
• advance understanding, tolerance and solidarity
• support participatory communication and the free flow of information
and knowledge
• promote international peace and security.
We trust these books will be a useful a valuable resource
contributing to conflict resolution and peace.
The AFUW is a member of the International
Federation of University Women (IFUW) which has NGO member status
with United Nations. IFUW was formed in 1919, a graduate women's response
to the aftermath of World War 1 to promote peace, understanding and friendship
among the women of the world regardless of race, religion and nationality
and to promote the advancement of women and their equal opportunity.
For more information International Day of Peace activities,
please email our Peace Officer Heather
Boulden on eden@foggdam.com.au . |
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