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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.
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
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.
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.
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 . |
PEACE DAY
