CALM IN THE CITY · NATIONAL CONTEMPLATIVE INITIATIVE
100 Days of Peace 2026
June 13 – September 21, 2026 · Every evening 9.00–9.15pm AEST
One hundred days. One hundred voices. One shared moment of stillness each evening — free, simple, and open to all.
13 June
DAY 1
100
DAYS OF PEACE
100
VOICES OF HOPE
9.00pm
DAILY AEST
How it works
Each evening from June 13 to September 21, join us online for a simple 10-minute practice. No registration required to participate — just show up.
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A contemplative contribution
Each day a different leader from community, faith, civic or cultural life shares 3 minutes — reflecting on how they find peace, and offering a message of hope and upliftment.
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10 minutes of shared silence
A gentle visual and subtle music accompany 10 minutes of collective silent meditation — held together, across Australia and beyond.
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No barriers to participation
Free, no registration, no chat. Simply join at 9.00pm AEST each evening using the link below. Come once or come every night — all are welcome.
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A culminating gathering
The 100 days culminate on September 21 — UN International Day of Peace — national gathering to mark the conclusion of the shared journey.
“I commend your commitment to the 100 Days of Peace, bringing together interfaith, intergenerational and cross-cultural groups in silent meditation. Now more than ever, we must focus on peace.”
Read the full letter from the Lord Mayor of Sydney
Key dates
JUNE 13
Day 1
The UN Secretary-General announces the theme for the UN International Day of Peace.
The 100 Days of Peace begins.
June 13 – September 21
100 evenings
Daily 9.00pm - 9.13pm AEST.
Each day, a different voice offers a 3-minute contemplative contribution, leading into 10 minutes of shared silence.
Join each evening on Zoom: tiny.cc/100Days2026
September 21
Day 100
UN International Day of Peace.
A culmination of 100 days of collective meditation and shared intention.
Our contributors
Each contributor shares a 3-minute contemplative reflection prior to 10 minutes of collective silence, with a different voice each evening.
The order of contributions unfolds day by day — each evening a different voice carrying us through the 100 days.
Recordings will be posted in the table below as they become available.
Confirmed contributors are listed alphabetically below — more will be added as they confirm.
| Contributor | Description | Recording |
|---|---|---|
| MUJIB ABID | Initiative for Peacebuilding, University of Melbourne | |
| KATHERINE ANDERSON | Co-founder, OneQuest; Spiritual Guide & Energy Intuitive | |
| SISTER BRIGID ARTHUR AO | Co-founder, Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project; refugee advocate | |
| STEPHEN BERKELEY | Change Facilitator and Leadership Coach; Director of Global Business, Flyntrok Consulting | |
| MAKARAND BHAGWAT | Hindu Council of Australia Victoria | |
| DR ELISE BIALYLEW | Founder of Mindful in May; author of The Happiness Plan | |
| NICOLETTE BOELE MP | Independent MP; Federal Member for Bradfield | |
| ANNE BOLAND | Coaching Psychologist; Director and Founder, Inside Edge Consulting | |
| PROFESSOR JIM BOWLER AM & JOAN BOWLER | Distinguished geologist; founders: Mungo Man and Mungo Lady | |
| ANGELA BOYD | Founder, 3rdi Advisory & Coaching | |
| REV DEACON SANDY BOYCE | Chair, Faith Communities Council of Victoria; Executive Officer, Victorian Council of Churches | Watch Day 15: 27 June |
| PROFESSOR THE HONOURABLE BOB CARR | Former Premier of New South Wales and Foreign Minister of Australia | |
| TASNEEM CHOPRA OAM | Inclusion Consultant, Author, Speaker, Broadcaster | |
| RABBI ALLISON CONYER | Leader in Jewish education, interfaith dialogue and social action | |
| PROFESSOR KIM CUNIO | Composer, performer and researcher; Head, New Zealand School of Music | |
| AMY CURRANT | Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant | |
| BHAKTA DASA | Chair, Faith Communities Council of Victoria; Hindu Council of Australia Victoria | |
| REV CANON DR ROBERT DERRENBACKER | Dean, Trinity College Theological School, University of Divinity | |
| MARY DWYER | CEO Impact Solutions; author: The Final Act of Grace | |
| ANTHONY EDGAR | Former Head of International Olympic Committee Media Operations | |
| LISA FORDE | President, Meditation Association of Australia; Founder, Australian Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness | |
| FATHER LAURENCE FREEMAN OSB | Benedictine Monk; Director, World Community for Christian Meditation; Director, Bonnevaux: Centre for Peace | |
| DR JULIETA GALANTE | Deputy Director, Contemplative Studies Centre, University of Melbourne | |
| DR IAN GAWLER OAM | Meditation teacher, author; Founder of The Meditation Community; Patron, Meditation Australia | |
| SENIOR RABBI RALPH GENENDE OAM | Interfaith and Community Liaison, Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council | |
| ROS GENTLE | Actress, acting coach, peace and sex traffic survivor advocate | |
| IAN GREEN OAM | Chairman, Great Stupa of Universal Compassion; major Buddhist patron and philanthropist | |
| BATUL GULANI | Psychotherapist, director, supervisor and community development consultant | |
| PROFESSOR IAN HARPER AO | Emeritus Professor of Economics; former Dean, Melbourne Business School | |
| PROFESSOR CRAIG HASSED | Director of Education, Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies | Watch Day 10: 22 June |
| CHARLIE HOGG | National Coordinator, Brahma Kumaris Australia; international meditation teacher and retreat leader | |
| MARTIN HOSKING | Co-founder of Redbubble; philanthropist and supporter of Contemplative Studies | |
| DR GILLIAN HOWELL | Musician, researcher and educator in arts and peacebuilding, University of Newcastle | |
| DR KERRY HOWELLS | Philosopher, author, educator; researcher on gratitude; Visiting Professor, Tallinn University | Watch Day 13: 25 June |
| BISHOP PHILIP HUGGINS | Episcopal Adviser for Peacebuilding, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne | Watch Day 3: 15 June |
| TIM JAMES | Executive Council Member, Meditation Association of Australia; Founder, Meditation Life | |
| SISTER JAYANTI | Spiritual Teacher and Additional Administrative Head, Brahma Kumaris | |
| PROFESSOR GEORGE JELINEK | Honorary Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne | |
| DAVID JONES | Award-winning drummer and percussionist | |
| JUSTIN LANGER AM | Former Head Coach, Australian Men's Cricket Team | |
| PROFESSOR JOHN LANGMORE | Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne; former Australian diplomat and Member of Parliament | |
| PROFESSOR SARA LAZAR | Neuroscientist, Harvard Medical School; researcher in meditation and mindfulness | |
| REVD CANON PROFESSOR DOROTHY LEE AM FAHA | Professor Emerita of New Testament, University of Divinity; Anglican priest and biblical scholar | |
| HUGH MACKAY AO | Psychologist, social researcher and bestselling author | |
| DR HANNAH MACDOUGALL | Australian Paralympic swimmer, cyclist and triathlete | |
| ARCHBISHOP THABO MAKGOBA | Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town | |
| DR FELICITY MCCALLUM | Awabakaleen, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Officer, Common Grace; lecturer ACU | Watch Day 1: 13 June |
| PAULINE MCKINNON OAM | Author, psychotherapist and meditation teacher; Founding Director, Stillness Meditation Therapy Consultancy | Watch Day 4: 16 June |
| SIMON MCKEON AO | Former Australian of the Year; former Chancellor of Monash University; Director of NAB | Watch Day 6: 18 June |
| MEGUMI MIKI | Author, speaker and coach; award-winning author of Quietly Powerful | Watch Day 12: 24 June |
| DR NATALIE MYLONAS | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Interfaith Dialogue and Hebrew Bible, University of Divinity | |
| SUSIE NELSON-SMITH | Publisher, author, musician and educator in the sound therapy field | |
| SISTER TRI NGHIEM | Monastic Dharma Teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism | |
| VIVIENNE NGUYEN AM | Chair, Victorian Multicultural Commission | |
| HYPPOLITE NTIGURIRWA | Artist, activist and founder of Be the Peace, Rwanda; child survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi; Yale World Fellow | |
| ASHER PACKMAN | Former President, Meditation Association of Australia; Founder, The Fifth Direction | Watch Day 8: 20 June |
| REV CHRIS PARNELL | Interfaith Minister; Religions for Peace Australia | |
| MURRAY PATERSON | Vice President and Treasurer, Meditation Association of Australia; Founding Director, Mindful Growth | |
| VICTOR PERTON | Founder, Centre for Optimism | Watch Day 14: 26 June |
| ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER PROWSE | Catholic Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese | |
| ANITA QUAYLE | Musician, cellist and artistic collaborator | |
| DR SANJAY RAGHAV | Neurologist, Monash and Bayside Health. Founder: Conscious Circle | |
| DR TAMASYN RAMSAY-GROUNDS | Medical anthropologist, animal justice activist and meditation researcher | |
| DR TAMI ROOS | Meditation teacher and author | |
| PAUL ROOS | AFL premiership coach and player; Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee | |
| PHILIPPA ROWLAND | Climate change advocate; Chair, Religions for Peace Australia | |
| A/PROFESSOR TILMAN RUFF AO | Co-founder ICAN (2017 Nobel Peace Prize); International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985 Nobel Peace Prize) | Watch Day 2: 14 June |
| GEORGE SAVVIDES AM | Immediate Past Chair, SBS; Former Chair, World Vision; Former Managing Director, Medibank Private | Watch Day 11: 22 June |
| PROFESSOR PETER SHERLOCK | Executive Director, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Charles Sturt University | |
| CAROLINE SHARPEN OAM | Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | |
| SISTER SHIVANI | Raja Yoga teacher and motivational speaker, Brahma Kumaris | Watch Day 9: 21 June |
| SULAKHAN SINGH | President, Namdhari Sikh Sangat UK | |
| PETER SPENCE | Former Consultant in High Performance Sports and meditator | |
| MASOOM STANEKZAI | Former Chief Peace Negotiator, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne | |
| DR JOHN STEWARD | Peace-builder and award-winning author of From Genocide to Generosity | |
| REV HELEN SUMMERS OAM | Interfaith Minister; Founder and Director, The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne | |
| CHARLIE SUTHERLAND | President, Victorian Athletics League; athlete and meditator | |
| JOCK SUTHERLAND | Psychology Student, Victoria University | |
| SIMON TEDESCHI AM | Concert pianist and writer | Watch Day 5: 17 June |
| THE REVD LYDIA THANGADURAI | Succentor, St Paul's Cathedral; Anglican Diocese of Melbourne | |
| ARCHBISHOP RIC THORPE | Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne | |
| MANDY TIBBEY | Senior lawyer, mediator and author | |
| SATGURU UDAY SINGH JI | Spiritual Head, Namdhari Sikh community | |
| A/PROFESSOR NICHOLAS VAN DAM | Inaugural Director, Contemplative Studies Centre; Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne | |
| CARMEN WARRINGTON | Singer/songwriter and meditation artist | Watch Day 7: 19 June |
| CODY WEIGHTMAN | AFL footballer, Western Bulldogs | |
| PROFESSOR MARK WILLIAMS | Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford; founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy |
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