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RAP Training (November 7th, 9th,10th and 11th 2011 )

RAP (= Respect All People) is about treating people the way you want to be treated. It is an innovative project focusing on spreading more RESPECT to the youth sector, and it's run by Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga, The National Network of Stopping Violence Services. When? Monday, 7th N

Dealing with Disclosures Workshop (November 9th 2011)

One in four females and one in eight males are likely to experience sexual violence in their lifetime. Come to this one day interactive workshop run by Rape Prevention Education to learn how you can be confident in dealing with disclosures of sexual violence. Date: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 Ven

Inaugural “Me Rongo” Peace Congress and Festival (November 11th - 13th 2011)

Peace, Sustainability and Respect for the Sacred The main objective of the Congress is to gather peacemakers together in order to draft a Rekohu Peace Declaration based on principles of peace, sustainability and respect for the sacred. A critical part of this declaration will be a synthesis o

Youth Development Hui (November 17th 2011)

The Collaborative Trust’s 4th annual research hui will be held in Christchurch on 17 November 2011. This year’s theme is ‘Youth development – where to now?’ Speakers include Jane Higgins, Tim McCreanor and Simon Denny. Register online at www.collabrative.org.nz

The North Shore Pasefika Festival Touch Tournament (November 19th 2011)

The festival is an annual and community driven event. The aim of the touch tournament is to attract as many youth teams from the North Shore. When? Saturday 19th November 2011 Where? Hato Petera College, College Road, Northcote, More information: Nicole Manuela \n This e-mail

Universal Children's Day on November 20th 2011

The theme of the World Day for the period 2011-2013 is to Stop Violence against Children. Some of the “take action” projects to prevent violence against children include: Positive parenting projects on non-violent child rearing techniques Birth registration drives for child protection

Whanaungatanga; Building Relationships through Restorative Practices’ (November 23th - 27th 2012)

The 5th National Restorative Justice Aotearoa and 3rd Resorative Pracise International 2011 Conferences. Whanau, meaning family, is the focal point of the word whanaungatanga. Nga tanga is ‘indicative of everything about relationships between kin’. The combined word whanaungatanga can be use

White Ribbon Campaign (November 25th 2011)

White Ribbon is a campaign led by men who condemn violence against women and take action. It is part of a global campaign committed to ending violence against women. Part of this campaign is to celebrate the international White Ribbon Day on the 25th of November. When? Friday 25th November

UNESCO Youth Forum (December 9th till 12th 2011)

Youth who have experienced the Christchurch earthquakes or other natural disasters in New Zealand are invited to take part in the Looking Beyond Disaster: UNESCO Youth Forum, to be held in Christchurch on 9 -12 Dec. The Forum will bring together 100 young people from the Asia-Pacific region to sha

Peace Festival 2012

A free 10-day festival celebrating global unity, greenmarket culture, world music, recycled arts, eco-friendly products, natural health and wellbeing, organics & environmental awareness. Free exhibition, free daily seminar program & meditations, organic coffee & refreshments available.

2012 ReGeneration National Convention

Be part of an intergenerational gathering of people working to create positive change in their schools, families, communities, work places and the places that we live. The event will bring together people from a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and expertise to connect and challenge ourselves,

Decolonise Your Minds (Sat 4th - Sun 5th Feb 2012)

Marginalised gendered People of Colour DECOLONISATION hui Tamaki Makaurau (most probably somewhere in central) $20 waged/ $10 unwaged, or whatever you can afford The People of Colour Decol Hui is a two day celebration of Decolonisation, Feminism and Anti-Racism, for POC feminists and acti

NZAEE Seaweek (March 3th – 11th 2012)

NZAEE Seaweek is New Zealand’s only national, annual celebration of the sea. Hosted by the NZ Association for Environmental Education, Seaweek focuses on learning from the sea. It’s about exciting and inspiring all New Zealanders to renew their connections with the sea! Not just for chil

Auckland High Schools Model United Nations (March 17th – 18th 2012)

Auckland High Schools Model United Nations (AMUN) is a flagship high school event, last year attracting 160 delegates. Delegates travel from as far Rotorua to attend and it is the second-largest Model United Nations that is run in the entire country. With committee sessions, social events and of c

Earth Day (April 22th)

Earth Day will be commemorated by millions around the world. Join in local Earth Day Celebrations, Events and Activities for Earth Day 2012. For more information: http://earthday2012.com/

World Laughter Day (May 6th 2012)

World Laughter Day was created in 1998 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement. The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive manifestation for world peace and is intended to build up a global consciousness of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. For

International Family Day (May 15th)

This day highlights the importance of families. A wide range of events are organized at local, national and international levels.

Hiroshima Day (August 6th)

On this day in 1945, American B-29 bomber the Enola Gay drops the world's first atom bomb over Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 were injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the f

Schools Peace Week Aotearoa (August 6th – 10th 2012)

Schools' Annual Peace Week is a national week designed especially to help schools educate students about peace issues. Peace education is about helping students to understand and manage conflict in their own lives and from a greater perspective learning how peace is fostered both nationally and in

Nagasaki Day (August 9th)

On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender.

Auckland/ Northland Secondary Schools’ Symposium (August 17th 2012)

The Cool Schools Secondary Symposium is part of the annual Schools Peace Week. It’s a great opportunity for peer mediators in various schools to present their work and see the way that other mediators work. In 2012 it will be held on the 17. August. For more information: http://www.peace.net.n

International Day of Peace (September 21th)

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. For more information have a look at the website: http://internationaldayofpeace.org/

World Refugee Day - June 20th

World Refugee Day is on June 20th! It is a good time to get involved in helping to make the difficult lives of New Zealand refugees easier! To learn more check out some of the articles by refugees on Just Focus: www.justfocus.co.nz or have a look at refugee focussed sites to understand the struggl

Gandhi Commemorative Photo Exhibition

Gandhi Commemorative Photo Exhibition Gandhi Commemorative Photo Exhibition - A selection of photos of Mohandas Gandhi by D.R.D. Wadia 29 September - 2 October 2008 Michael Fowler Centre Foyer, Wellington Reception celebrating the International Day for Nonviolence and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

Enact Website Launch Event!

Enact will go live on 23 September and to celebrate this we will be holding a launch at the New Zealand Parliament Banquet Lounge from 12.30-1.30pm on Tuesday 23 September.The website will be launched by the Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Youth Affairs. Other speakers will include: Raphael College