STEPHEN BERRY Founder & President
1983-2010 (Registered Charity 1986, closed 2010) Convenor – International Children’s Peace Prize 1984-1988 Australia & New Zealand
1984 Winners – ABC Interview- Sandra Borg (Australia), Anna Jolly New Zealand
EASTERN BLOC & MOSCOW – WORLD LEADERS TRIP Christmas ‘84 / January ‘85 Australian Aboriginal delegate Linda Golding chaperoned by Stephen Berry
At the height of the Cold War a Children as Teachers of Peace diplomatic trip of Communist leaders and kids, Assisi, Rome, Prague, Warsaw, Zagreb, Bucharest, Sofia, Moscow (Kremlin), Washington
Founder
Children As The Peacemakers & International Children’s Peace Prize- Pat Montandon – San Francisco Christmas Day Mass as guests of Pope John Paul II after a day in the Town of Assisi
ASSISI ST FRANCIS – PATRON SAINT OF PEACE
Aussie delegate 13-year-old Linda Golding from Redfern
US ABC film crew in Moscow doing a documentary on the kids peace trip -” TO RUSSIA WITH HOPE”
1985 Winner Brendan Woithe – Music Change the World
Music Change The World record & video clip released Australia & UK 1985/86 30 Artists in chorus included Elton John & Cliff Richard 2MMM used MCTW to promote the Live AID concert Live performance closed the Royal Gala of Youth on Yorkshire TV with Armando & Brendan Presented to HM The Queen by David Frost
1985 Australian & New Zealand International Children’s Peace Prize Awards at Youth Live ’85
Awards by Peter Garrett & Education Minister Frank Walker
Teenage Rock Dance with 23,000 teenagers at Flemington Markets with 2MMM & Prima and six rock bands – Mental as Anything, DiVinyls, Gang a gang, Electric Pandas, MacInnations.
1986 Aussie International Children’s Peace Prize Winner Jeremy Heimans went set up Voice of the Children day at NSW Parliament House, co-found Get Up, Avanz, Purpose.org, runner up to Cathy Freeman as Young Australian of the Year.
BULGARIA
1988 – SOFIA BULGARIA – INTERNATIONAL BANNER OF PEACE CHILDREN’S ASSEMBLY Talent Kids from 120 Nations + Youth Film Festival. Australia voted the Most Popular Delegation
120 Nation Mardi Gras
Aussie delegation – Eamon, Alex (translator), Steven, Stephen, Carolynne, Brendan, Jeremy, Mogan
Objectives: –
“To help and assist children & youth aged 6-19 years
regardless of circumstances.”
Application of objectives:-
Provision of resource projects and programs to inspire young people.
1983 – Australian Children’s Foundation Inc. – Stephen Berry, Founder & President
(1985 became a Registered Charity – Closed 2010)
Fundraising:
Sponsors incl. McDonald’s; Qantas; Ansett; Aussat; YKK; Prima; 2MMM; Kraft; Traveland. Contra
Art Union for new Aston Martin Lagonda/Govt Grant/Donations/Underwriters/Trusts/Merchandising.
Projects: – International Children’s Peace Prize – All primary schools Australia & New Zealand –
1984 & 1985 + McDonalds tray mat promotions. Peace Prize in Australia only ’86 & ’88. Major corporate sponsors – McDonalds, Aussat, YKK Zippers.
1986 – Successful Land & Environment Court Case re:- Parklea Markets for Charity Concerts.
1989-94 Establishment of Trusts for Chariot of Dreams promotional tour including Motor Shows in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne; World Rotary Convention; Sydney visit World President of Rotary; AIDS Candlelight Vigil Melbourne; Mosman Centenary, Make A Wish, St Patrick’s Day parade.
1992 – S Berry, Administration Committee Chairman for Jeremy Heiman’s “Voice of the Children Day” project in all NSW High Schools + McDonalds. Major sponsors include – McDonalds, Coke, Streets, Ansett, Ausplay
1996 – ‘Ausnation’ – national identity pilot project for year 11 students.
1998 – Sunburnt Flag launch – Circular Quay
2000 – Sydney Olympics soccer final 20 Gold Passes for Aboriginal kids & chaperons
International Trips for Australian delegates to represent their country
1983 – 19 year old Aboriginal Mark Longbottom to Premier Zhao of China in Beijing
1984/85 – 13 year old Aboriginal Linda Golding for Christmas Day Mass as guest of Pope John Paul II, meetings with Heads of State in all Eastern Bloc and Soviet Union with Children As The Peacemakers and US ABC documentary crew – “To Russia With Hope”.
1987 – International Week of Peace – Tokyo Japan to represent Australia
1988 – 4th International Banner of Peace Children’s Assembly for 450 gifted children and chaperons from 122 nations, in Sofia, Bulgaria. (7 in Australian Delegation incl. Eamon Burke)
1989 – 10th anniversary of International Year of the Child – international conference, Sofia
1990 – Jeremy Heimans to “Voice Of The Children” conference in Holland with 87 young people from 45 countries and 12 Nobel Prize Winners – planning for the future of the world.
1990 – Brendan Woithe – Aust. delegate, “The Children’s World Seminar” & World Leaders Summit for Children, New York, USA.
1990 – December – Ami Latona on Children As The Peacemakers delegation to Jordan & Iraq
Music Change The World record & video clip released Australia & UK 1985/86
30 Artists in chorus included Elton John & Cliff Richard 2MMM used MCTW to promote the Live AID concert Live performance closed the Royal Gala of Youth on Yorkshire TV with Armando & Brendan Presented to HM The Queen by David Frost
