The Intra-Afghan Dialogue in Australia initiative at the University of Melbourne brings together Afghan voices in Australia to create a rare and necessary space for inclusive, community-driven engagement on Afghanistan’s future. In a context where formal peace processes have often marginalised grassroots perspectives, the dialogue series foregrounds lived experience, memory, and diverse political visions, fostering trust and understanding across a fragmented diaspora. Informed by international calls for inclusive national dialogue, including UN Security Council Resolution 2721, the initiative seeks not only to strengthen community cohesion but also to contribute meaningfully to broader policy and peacebuilding conversations. As the dialogue continues to expand through multiple sessions this year, it reflects a sustained commitment to nurturing Afghan-led pathways towards a more just, inclusive, and peaceful future. For more information on the initiative, click here.

One and Free is an emerging, community-driven peacebuilding movement bringing together Australians from diverse faiths, cultures, and generations around a shared commitment to social cohesion and collective wellbeing. Rooted in practices of dialogue, contemplation, education, and service, the movement builds on longstanding relationships across community and civic life to create spaces of trust, understanding, and connection. Through a series of practical initiatives, from interfaith forums and meditation gatherings to education programs and grassroots storytelling, it seeks to nurture both inner and outer dimensions of peace in everyday life. At a time of growing uncertainty and polarisation, “One and Free” offers a hopeful, grounded vision of Australia as a society strengthened not only by its diversity, but by its capacity to come together with purpose, care, and a shared sense of belonging.

As part of the broader “One and Free” peacebuilding movement, Voices of Unity is an upcoming grassroots podcast series emerging from Melbourne that amplifies the often-unheard, everyday practices of peace, care, and solidarity shaping community life. Through short, intimate conversations, including a distinctive walk and talk format across neighbourhood spaces, the series centres the voices of ordinary residents whose quiet acts of connection and resilience strengthen social cohesion. By prioritising lived experience and accessibility, Voices of Unity creates an evolving archive of grassroots peacebuilding in action. As the series unfolds in the lead up to the International Day of Peace, it reflects a simple but powerful idea that peace is practised daily in relationships, communities, and the shared spaces of everyday life.

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