Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust

This Anzac Day, three family groups at the Archibald Baxter Peace Garden laying flowers and greenery at the foot of the 'field punishment No.1' sculpture in memory of conscientious objectors who said no to war. @kpclements @RJacksonterror @PeaceActionWGTN

Plaque installed today - a final touch to the National Memorial for Conscientious Objectors in Dunedin. @grantrobertson1

Today, 15 May is International Conscientious Objectors' Day @kpclements @RJacksonterror ppu.org.uk/international-…

Exciting news from Kōpūtai Port Chalmers: Ralph Hotere’s studio has been entered into the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero as a Category 1 historic place! 🔗 bit.ly/3jYK14z 📸 bit.ly/3vwAFmd @ArchivesNZ

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Here's a song, "Archie Baxter ... Field Punishment No.1" Sung by Chris Priestley, words by John Hanlon. @kpclements @RJacksonterror @HelenClarkNZ @grantrobertson1 lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%…

Archibald Baxter Peace Garden at night. Lovely to see the peace garden being embraced as a civic amenity by young and old. @A_G_Hawkins @southernscoop @DnCityCouncil

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Local TV coverage of today's official opening of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Peace Garden, attended by around 300 people in three designated areas to comply with Covid Alert Level 2. @kpclements @RJacksonterror @grantrobertson1 odt.co.nz/news/the-south…

Archibald Baxter Peace Garden - Official opening tomorrow 29 October. @grantrobertson1 @kpclements @RJacksonterror @HelenClarkNZ @PeaceActionWGTN odt.co.nz/opinion/trust-…

The opening of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Peace Garden and National Monument to all Conscientious Objectors will occur on October 29th 2021.

For those of you who didn't manage to see the 6th Baxter Peace Lecture with Helen Clark -here is a recorded version. Enjoy and please distribute to anyone interested in Challenges to 21st century Peacebuilding.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUsq6…

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See this brilliant short 10min doco on Archie Baxter and the memorial peace garden in Dunedin to be officially opened in September @kpclements @RJacksonterror @five15design @otagocommtrust @PeaceActionWGTN @TodaInstitute stuff.co.nz/national/30035…

The 2021 edition of Archibald Baxter's classic 'We will not cease' is now out. Published by Otago University Press, the foreword of this edition is written by Kevin Clements, Chair of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust. Buy now @kpclements @RJacksonterror

@kpclements @YouTube Absolutely delightful!

This is a lovely Interview that put creative grandchild did with us when we were all together in Brisbane this past week . She dreamed up the questions interviewed us and Wendy edited and produced the programme. Enjoy she has a careers in TV youtu.be/R37QHmmchow via @YouTube

Work starts on Archibald Baxter Peace Garden - The National Memorial for Conscientious Objectors odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/w… @kpclements @RJacksonterror @PeaceActionWGTN @AKPeaceAction @acityofstories @testtubeone

"We Will Not Cease" - Archibald Baxter's classic memoir of his brutal treatment as a conscientious objector in WWI. The first edition, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1939 is rare, even more so with its dust jacket. Reprints in '68, '80, '87 & 2003. To be re-published in 2021