The Trust established the Annual Peace Trust Lecture in 1991. Special guest lecturers speak on peace-related themes.

The lectures have been published and are available for sale from The Hobart Bookshop, Fullers Bookshop, or by contacting Peace Trust members.
Copies can also be read at the Tasmaniana Library in Murray Street.

The lectures are usually held in the Spring of each year; look out for news of them in the media.

Upcoming Annual Peace Trust Lecture

The Tasmanian Peace Trust will hold its Annual Lecture on Thursday, 1st November 2012

Guest Speaker is Cedric Manen - CEO of the Migrant Resource Centre on "Refugee Settlement in Australia - an International Context"

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Thursday, 1st November 2012 at 6.30pm
All welcome. Afternoon tea provided.

To be held at the Conference Room in the Hobart Town Hall (off Elizabeth Street)

For more details ph. Jennie on (03) 6228 2727
The Annual Peace Trust Lectures
2011 Rob Green, Retired Commander, Royal Navy
"Breaking Free from Nuclear Deterrence"
2009 Jason MacLeod
"The Struggle for Freedom in West Papua: Non-Violent Resistance and Resilience"
2008 Julian Burnside
"Does Australia need a Bill of Rights?"
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2007 Debra Hocking
"Reconciliation - Truth, Justice and Healing"
2006 Claire Raward
An informal talk on Tibetan Refugees
2005 Veronica Brady
"Drawing forth our Humanity: Putting Justice, Truth and Compassion back on Australia's Agenda."
2003 Brendan McKeague
"Dancing in Chaos: Working for Peace within Conflict"
1999 Pat Walsh
Human Rights Coordinator for the Australian Council for Overseas Aid and publisher of Inside Indonesia magazine.
Changing Relationships: East Timor, Australia and Indonesia
1998 Sr Patricia Pak Poy
Sisters of Mercy nun and educator.
International campaign to ban landmines.
1997 Margaret Scott
Writer, lecturer and TV personality.
Peace and conflict in a rural community.
1996 Steve Biddulph
Writer and psychologist.
Raising children peacefully.
1995 Michael Mansell
Lawyer and Aboriginal rights campaigner.
Building understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.
1994 Stella Cornelius
Founder of the conflict resolution network.
Building conflict-resolving communities.
1993 Gwen Harwood
Poet and librettist.
How poets have seen issues of conflict, war and peace.
1992 Barney Roberts
Writer and farmer.
Concern for people and the making of a better world.
1991 Dr Keith Suter
International lawyer and peace researcher.
Looking at unemployment as though people matter.