Ambon

Peace in Ambon – Peace in Dandenong

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Is Peace really possible?  In the season of goodwill, Victoria’s Reverend Apwee Ting (below, left) talks to Cath Taylor about his time in Ambon, meeting survivors of some of the world’s most shocking violence between Muslim’s and Christians, and wonders what it means to bring conflict resolution back to Australia where stereotypes about Muslim people [...] 

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The Long Journey of Peace in Ambon

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Today I received a text message from the Young Ambassadors for Peace team in Ambon, Indonesia to say that there had been another riot in Ambon City in the early hours of the morning that had seen people injured and property destroyed. It’s a tragic irony that this message comes just days after someone questioned [...] 

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Provocateurs of Peace

Friday, October 14th, 2011

One of the hot topics in international development and peacebuilding at the moment is the role of technology in promoting both positive and negative change in communities. In light of the recent resurgence of violence in Ambon in Indonesia, a number of Australian media outlets and international affairs blogs have written articles exploring the contribution [...] 

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