Addi Road Wins Peace Award
- Jul 15
- 2 min read
Addi Road Community Organisation Wins 2026 Rotary Peace Award for 50 Years of Social Justice Work
The Addison Road Community Organisation (Addi Road) has won the 2026 Rotary Club of Sydney's Community Peace Award.
The award recognises their grassroots efforts in advancing peace with justice and promoting human rights during their 50th anniversary year.
Programs that Earned Addi Road A Peace Award
Addi Road operates extensive community and social justice programs across Sydney, including:
Food Relief: Each year rescuing hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food to help feed thousands of people facing cost-of-living pressures.
Social & Arts Programs: Running anti-racism school workshops, an on-site community gym, Addi Road Writers’ Festival, and affordable workspaces for NGOs and artists.
Honour Roll for Peace: Managing a public monument on their 9-acre site that celebrates figures who have campaigned for human rights.
The Rotary Club of Sydney Community Peace Award is awarded annually to a community organisation or an individual who have demonstrated working in the community at grass-roots level to create a culture of peace by combating racism, violence, discrimination, bullying, corruption or any other issue that creates disharmony.
The Award is presented to an organisation or an individual whose life and work has demonstrated:
Commitment to the advancement of peace with justice or the promotion of non-violence within the community, nationally or internationally.
Contribution to the promotion and attainment of human rights
The philosophy, language and practice of nonviolence
Evidence of building bridges between different groups to work toward peaceful communities in an increasingly diverse society.
Actions as a 'peacemaker' within the local community.
Congratulations and well-deserved, Addi Road Community Organisation.
