Join us for an evening of philosophical engagement with the profound tensions and questions emerging from the brutal violence that has gripped so any parts of the world.

Dr Helen Durham AO, Professorial Fellow University of Melbourne and CEO of RedR Australia, and

Professor Emeritus Joseph Camilleri OAM, Convener, Conversation at the Crossroads

in dialogue with our host for the evening

Tim Adalin, philosopher and host of the Voicecraft podcast and Underground Philosophy.

Over dinner, conversation, and facilitated collective reflection, we will consider some challenging but critically important questions:

• How do we respond to the destructiveness of war in our time - in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar? And what of the nuclear threat and the implications for climate change?

• Does the concept of "just war" offer an adequate response? Are the principles that govern international humanitarian law fit for purpose? How well are the principles applied?

• Where do war and peace fit in our vision of the human future?

Dr Helen Durham AO is a humanitarian lawyer and academic and the CEO of RedR Australia since July 2023. She has spent 30 years in the humanitarian sector and has high-level expertise in international humanitarian law, policy and diplomacy.

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Joseph Camilleri OAM is Professor Emeritus at La Trobe University, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, and Convener of Conversation at the Crossroads. He is a prodigious writer covering issues of security, dialogue and conflict resolution, religion and culture, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Tim Adalin is a philosopher who works as a speaker and dialogic guide for deep and expansive general thinking, and collaborates across networks of local and global thinkers, artists, technologists and culture-makers who desire to cultivate vital, vibrant, and high integrity culture. Find how to work with Tim at https://www.timadalin.xyz.