Editors' Introduction: A Sustainable Peace

Abstract

<p>In December 2022, the University of New England in Australia convened the conference, 'Environmental and Sustainable Peace, Social Justice and Creative Activism: Celebrating 40 Years of Peace Studies at UNE', held on country and curated by the Anaiwan and neighbouring groups. We wanted to hold it on country where Peace Studies began at this university, and also chose to use a hybrid format of face-to-face as well as Zoom in our sessions to allow some excellent international speakers to participate with a minimal carbon footprint. We began with a Welcome to Country by Anaiwan Elder Uncle Steve Widders, complemented by a yarning circle involving another Elder, Aunty Rose Lovelock and her sister Fiona.</p>