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The Gandhi Oration

22 – 11 February 2030

2.11pm – 2.11pm AEDT

Free for everyone

Talk

Revisit past Gandhi Orations through videos and podcasts.

panel of speakers on stage

Since 2012, UNSW Sydney has held the annual Gandhi Oration celebrating the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi as a champion of human rights. Each year the Oration focuses on a significant human rights issue of our time, providing a moment to take pause to explore these important issues.

Explore Past Events

Nila Ibrahimi: Song of Rebellion

2025 Gandhi Oration | An evening with the winner of the 2024 International Children’s Peace Prize Nila Ibrahimi.

Peter Frankopan: The Earth Transformed

2024 Gandhi Oration | Hear renowned historian and author Peter Frankopan unravel the historical climate narrative.

Citizens for climate action | Peter Garrett & Jean Hinchliffe

2022 Gandhi Oration | Activists Peter Garrett and Jean Hinchliffe on the importance of citizen action in the face of cascading climate crises.

Martha Minow & George Williams: On Forgiveness

2021 Gandhi Oration | Forgiveness cannot change the past but it can transform the future.

Rosie Batty AO: The Fight for Women’s Rights

2020 Gandhi Oration | Rosie Batty tackles family violence in a country that allows more than one woman to be killed every week by a partner or former partner.

Shen Narayanasamy: The Fight for Refugee Rights

2020 Gandhi Oration | Shen Narayanasamy targets Australia's treatment of refugees and challenges people to stand up against the systems that strip these people of their human rights.

Pat Anderson: The Fight for Indigenous Rights

2020 Gandhi Oration | Pat Anderson interrogates the structures that lead to our Indigenous Australians being the most incarcerated in the world.

Anna Brown OAM: The Fight for LGBTQI+ Rights

2020 Gandhi Oration | Human rights lawyer Anna Brown dissects the social and political structures in Australia that undermine and discriminate against the LGBTQI+ community.

Rosemary Kayess: The Fight for Disability Rights

2020 Gandhi Oration | Rosemary Kayess questions why over half of Australians living with a disability lack access to support services they need.

Tim Costello: Ordinary people can change the course of history

2019 Gandhi Oration | A message of hope from World Vision's Chief Advocate, Tim Costello.

Shoma Chaudhury: The Significance of Gandhi in a Post-Truth World

2018 Gandhi Oration | Seventy years after the death of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to independence, award-winning Indian journalist Shoma Chaudhury will deliver UNSW's annual Gandhi Oration.

Thomas Keneally AO: Gandhi – Lovers and Haters

2014 Gandhi Oration | UNSW Annual Gandhi Oration presented by Thomas Keneally AO.

Michael Kirby AC CMG: What would Gandhi do today?

2013 Gandhi Oration | UNSW Annual Gandhi Oration delivered by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG.

Past Events

2 Oct Past event

Nila Ibrahimi: Song of Rebellion

Gandhi Oration | An evening with the winner of the 2024 International Children’s Peace Prize Nila Ibrahimi.