Biannca Pace

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Overview

Biannca Pace born Rhyll, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia March 15, 1953. First head of non-official Australian Ministry for Peace, 2005. Organized Sydney Peace Festival, 2009.

Quotations

“[T]he theme this year is ‘Let Peace Prevail on Earth. . . Over the 14-hour period, Sydney will join the United Nations’ global call for ceasefire and non-violence. . . People of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and religions will hear and talk about the ideals of peace, the cost of war and celebrate the benefits of resolving disputes peacefully.” (Ministry for Peace, 21 Days, Sept 2009; photo mfpa.org.au)

Sarah Saunders Page

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Overview

Sarah Saunders Page born Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand August 26, 1863 (d. 1950). New Zealand peace leader; Quaker feminist, Socialist; led opposition to conscription World War I in Canterbury Women’s Institute; led No More War movement 1930.

Quotations

”Our contention is that war is all atrocity. It is the supreme national and international crime. It is the insanity of the age which regards brute force as the deciding power.” (May 17, 1916, to prime minister; quote and photo Voices Against War)

Melissa Parke

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Overview

Melissa Parke born Donnybrook, Australia August 11, 1966. Served as lawyer for UN, Kosovo, 1999-2002; Gaza 2002-3. Established UN Ethics Office, 2005-06. UN legal adviser investigating murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, 2006-07. Member Australian Parliament, 2007-present. Australian Minister of Development, 2013.

Quotations

“[I]ssues of food security and eliminating global poverty must be central to addressing the root causes of conflict and terrorism.” (speech, Oct. 30, 2012; photo Wikipedia)

Evadne Price

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Overview

Evadne Price (née Eva Grace Price) born Merewether, NSW, Australia August 28, 1888 (d. 1985). Australian British writer. Under pseudonym of Helen Zenne Smith, published novel Not So Quiet: Stepdaughters of War antiwar novel based on memoir of Winifred Young, ambulance driver in WWI, 1930.

Quotations

“Her soul died that night under a radiant silver moon in the spring of 1918 on the side of a blood-spattered trench. Around her lay the mangled dead and the dying. Her body was untouched, her heart beat calmly, the blood coursed as ever through her veins. But looking deep into those emotionless eyes one wondered if they had suffered much before the soul had left them. Her face held an expression of resignation, as though she had ceased to hope that the end might come.” (Not So Quiet: Stepdaughters of War; photo Wikipedia)