To establish peace as a key public health and policy issue in Australia, guiding policy development for local, national, and international harmony. Whilst a peace initiative can coexist with defence initiatives, without peace, addressing issues such as climate change, migration, inequality, or hunger becomes much harder, if not impossible.
'Make Peace a Priority' Campaign
IPAN has initiated the 'Make Peace a Priority' campaign.
Our Campaign Vision
To elevate peace as a national priority so that it informs policy development in Australia, to achieve peace domestically and internationally.
Rationale for Campaign
- Peace is essential if we are going to meet the future challenges that Australia faces within our country and region.
- The campaign proposal is to provide focus and additional support for Australia's contribution to international agencies working towards peace and social justice.
- Along with our diverse population, we have the opportunity to promote harmony at the domestic level and model ways to strengthen global systems for peace and the pursuit of international harmony.
- Working for systemic change in our society is essential to achieving and maintaining long term peace.
- This initiative will complement all existing campaigns working for peace.
- This campaign vision is long-term – but we must start now.
Campaign Aims
- This campaign seeks to influence the political environment in Australia so that peace becomes a priority focus and a lens which informs policy decisions.
- This campaign aims to create a unifying vision which reflects the wishes of the Australian people for peaceful coexistence.
