War and the Environment is a six-week online course exploring how war, preparations for war, and militarism affect the climate and environment — and what can be done to reduce these harms and build more peaceful and sustainable alternatives.
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The #NoWar2026 Conference will examine the interconnections of the war system, migration, and the border industry, with case studies from around the world.
$5 – $15
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Join 2026 ACT Australian of the Year Prof. Rose McGready for a Burmese-inspired afternoon tea in a celebration of exceptional Australians.
$40
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For a few months now members of the QA Earth Witness and Action Network and Friends from Living Witness in the UK have been meeting online on the 4th Wednesday for a Meeting for Worship for the Earth.
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Join two experienced thinkers, Dr Albert Palazzo and Dr Allan Patience, in a discussion on this critical question.
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Join the University of Canberra’s Frank Bongiorno, the Australia Institute’s Deputy Director Ebony Bennett to discuss Asbestos Nation, a new history of Australia’s use of asbestos by Australia Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellow James Watson. |
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Leading researchers and clinicians will examine how everyday moments of joy, love, and contemplative practice can disarm defensive habits, restore compassion, and build the enduring psychological resources needed to heal deep societal divides.
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Meet Friends from across our Section and hear about key peace initiatives from the past year, including Quaker responses to AUKUS, concerns about militarisation and the arms trade, our Myanmar Action Month, and local peace building and conflict management efforts
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Come and enjoy a late afternoon concert at Smith's Alternative with top Australian folk musicians, Margaret and Bob Fagan.
$20 – $50
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Lead Commissioner, Former Labor Minister the Hon Peter Garrett and Commissioner, (Ret’d) Former Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Admiral Chris Barrie will answer the critical questions, “will Aukus keep us safe – and at what cost”.
$95 – $120
On Wednesday, November 4th, researchers, technologists, educators, and compassion and social-change leaders are coming together for a free online symposium exploring the role AI could play in creating a more humane, connected society.
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In 2026 the annual Manning Clark and Dymphna Clark Lectures have been combined as a single event in which Louise Adler (Dymphna Clark Lecturer) and George Browning (Manning Clark Lecturer) will speak both individually and in conversation on the Israel-Palestine conflict and its evolving impact on Australian society and politics.
$10 – $35
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On Tuesday 17 November, There is hosting a very special award ceremony in Sydney to honour David McBride.
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Join Greens Leader David Shoebridge and Dr Richard Denniss, at Verity Lane Market for a timely conversation about AUKUS and the future of Australia’s defence.
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The Conference on the Unity of Faiths seeks to explore, celebrate and affirm that the essence of all spiritual paths.
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Join in a discussion about the latest Australia Institute Press book, How to Change a Country: A Handbook for Making the Impossible Inevitable.
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In this talk with Q&A, Jeremy Lent will explore the concept of an ecocivilisation: why we need it, its underlying principles, and a glimpse of what it might look like in practice.
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Community sector leaders, practitioners, policy makers and researchers to explore how organisations can support their communities in an increasingly challenging climate.
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Join MAPW ACT for an afternoon of Bach, Debussy, Beethoven and Liszt performed by Dr Robert Schmidli.
$20 – $60
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Join us for an evening of intellectual stimulation, frank discussion, and the opportunity to connect with kindred spirits who believe honest dialogue remains our best defense against apathy and disinformation.
$12 – $30
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Meet and greet justice and peace workers at the Friends Peace Teams’ Regional Online Gatherings to hear how they nurture the seeds of hope, resilience, justice, and peace.
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