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Australian Peace Prize 2009 / Screening of 'The Day After Peace'

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT+1000)

Melbourne, Victoria

Australian Peace Prize 2009 / Screening of 'The Day After...

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The 2009 Australian Peace Prize will be presented to Senator Bob Brown for his longstanding commitment to peace, non-violence and global justice. He will deliver an acceptance speech. The previous prize winners are anti-nuclear campaigner Dr Helen Caldicott, human rights lawyer Julian Burnside QC and World Vision chief executive Tim Costello AO.

The presentation will be followed by a screening of the award-winning documentary The Day After Peace:

"The Day After Peace charts the remarkable 10-year journey of award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to establish an annual Peace Day on 21 September. The camera follows Jeremy as he galvanises the countries of the world to recognise an official day of ceasefire and non-violence. But even after the member states of the UN unanimously adopt Peace Day, the struggle isn’t over. As the years pass, there’s not a single ceasefire. The voices of the cynics are growing louder – and now Gilley’s non-profit organisation, Peace One Day, is in dire financial straits. But he can’t let it fail. The film’s breathtaking conclusion finds Gilley joined by Jude Law in Afghanistan attempting to spearhead a massive vaccination against polio on Peace Day. Will peace prevail? Will lives be saved? Or were the cynics right? The Day After Peace is a moving testament to the power of the individual and the perseverance of the human spirit."

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