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Anna Alomes is a British born Australian philosopher working in the field of nonviolence, peacebuilding and reconciliation. Her key contributions appear in the areas of human transformation, applied ethics, nonviolence, reconciliation, restorative justice and comparative philosophy.

She is recognised for her work in Australia in nonviolence particularly by non-governmental organisations (NGO's)  and also for her contribution to policing and local government regarding the implementation of ethical practice and codes of conduct. In countries outside Australia Dr Alomes has worked with First Nations leaders in Canada and Nobel Peace Laureates in India, Norway and South Africa. She is at the forefront of current work in the field of nonviolence and is noted in the area of comparative philosophy for her ideas on "fusion philosophy" also or the joining together of western and non-western philosophical ideas to assist with a more universally conceived "global ethics"for the creation of nonviolent societies. Her recent work addresses the processes of nonviolence involved in current social and political transformation through nonviolent revolution, particularly in Tunisia and Egypt.

Work and Ideas
Focused on philosophy and ethics in the applied sense, Anna Alomes works internationally at grass roots level in areas of conflict with peacebuilding processes. As part of the newly formed Global Gandhian Movement for Swaraj (GGMS) she assisted with the facilitation and findings of a fifteen country forum on nonviolence in New Delhi, India and presented the resulting Global Action Plan to Nobel Peace Laureate, HH the Dalai Lama who accepted the invitation to lead the movement. Her ideas recognise the pivotal role of nonviolent transformation in the twenty first century and the requirement for a 'global ethics' as a critical factor for the survival of the human species: "We live in exciting times, with the sheer force of humanity insisting on an end to violent and oppressive regimes, wave after wave of nonviolent civil action is changing the social and political structures around the world in an attempt to create more peaceful and just societies. The past twenty years has seen rapid change across central Europe and the Middle East and the past twelve months has witnessed unprecedented nonviolent transformation assisted by the enabling 'Web 2.0' (and emerging ‘Web 3.0’ or ‘semantic web’) technology where social networking tools like texts, Facebook, YouTube and live phone video streaming allows all of humanity to share information, collaborate in social dialogue and either witness or participate in social transformation as part of one large global virtual community...The value of nonviolence belongs to each of us.  It is an end in itself worth pursuing even under circumstances where there is no political gain to be made and no changes in the social order are sought. Making daily adjustments to our own mental state in order to embrace compassion through nonviolence and pursuing ‘global ethics’ (embracing all religious believers and non-believers alike) will be the critical factor in the survival of our species" (Varma and Alomes 2011 'Towards a Nonviolent Mind' p 6 Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, India (in press).

Previously the Director of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Tasmania for five years she received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Community Engagement. During this time, highlights of her work included, ethics and harm-minimisation programs for police services, nursing and medical ethics, leadership programs, the Tibetan Exchange program, and the philosophy of nonviolence. Working in a range of countries, she was most recently Visiting Professor and Mahatma Gandhi Research Scholar at the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, James Madison University USA (2010). Dr Alomes is currently working on independent peacebuilding projects in London and India. As part of this initiative, two new books will be released in 2011: 'Power in Philosophy - two arguments for nonviolence today'(considering nonviolence in South Africa post apartheid under Nelson Mandela, and the nonviolent philosophy of Tibetan Government in Exile under HH the Dalai Lama and Professor Samdhong Rinpoche); 'Towards a Nonviolent Mind'(which addresses the philosophical building blocks of major religious traditions, a nonviolent response to terrorism, nonviolent social change 1900-2011 and pathways to practice for the promotion of compassion and a peaceful mind). This work features a Foreword by HH the Dalai Lama.

Selected Publications
Monographs: Alomes, A. 2011, Power in Philosophy: two arguments for nonviolence today - in press Tibetan Library of Works and Archives, Dharamsala India

Varma, R & Alomes, A. 2011, Towards a Nonviolent Mind in press Tibetan Library of Works and Archives, Dharamsala India

Chapters in Books: Alomes, A. 2008, 'Searching for an exit in the corridor of fear - revisiting Gandhi and King in times of terror[ism]' in Nonviolence: An Alternative for Defeating Global Terror(ism), eds S. Ram & R. Summy, Nova, New York [Features an Introduction by HH the Dalai Lama and used as a briefing document for President’s Obama’s televised debate with senator John McCain)] ISBN-13: 978-1-60021-812-5; ISBN-10: 1-60021-812-1

Alomes, A. 1999, ‘Stepping out of the river of violence – utilising Professor S. Rinpoche’s view to expand the choices for the moral agent in the new millennium’ in In Search of Truth: A collection of articles in honour of Professor Samdhong Rinpoche CIHTS,

Anna Alomes is a British born Australian philosopher working in the field of nonviolence, peacebuilding and reconciliation. Her key contributions appear in the areas of human transformation, applied ethics, nonviolence, reconciliation, restorative justice and comparative philosophy.

She is recognised for her work in Australia in nonviolence particularly by non-governmental organisations (NGO's)  and also for her contribution to policing and local government regarding the implementation of ethical practice and codes of conduct. In countries outside Australia Dr Alomes has worked with First Nations leaders in Canada and Nobel Peace Laureates in India, Norway and South Africa. She is at the forefront of current work in the field of nonviolence and is noted in the area of comparative philosophy for her ideas on "fusion philosophy" also or the joining together of western and non-western philosophical ideas to assist with a more universally conceived "global ethics"for the creation of nonviolent societies. Her recent work addresses the processes of nonviolence involved in current social and political transformation through nonviolent revolution, particularly in Tunisia and Egypt.

Work and Ideas
Focused on philosophy and ethics in the applied sense, Anna Alomes works internationally at grass roots level in areas of conflict with peacebuilding processes. As part of the newly formed Global Gandhian Movement for Swaraj (GGMS) she assisted with the facilitation and findings of a fifteen country forum on nonviolence in New Delhi, India and presented the resulting Global Action Plan to Nobel Peace Laureate, HH the Dalai Lama who accepted the invitation to lead the movement. Her ideas recognise the pivotal role of nonviolent transformation in the twenty first century and the requirement for a 'global ethics' as a critical factor for the survival of the human species: "We live in exciting times, with the sheer force of humanity insisting on an end to violent and oppressive regimes, wave after wave of nonviolent civil action is changing the social and political structures around the world in an attempt to create more peaceful and just societies. The past twenty years has seen rapid change across central Europe and the Middle East and the past twelve months has witnessed unprecedented nonviolent transformation assisted by the enabling 'Web 2.0' (and emerging ‘Web 3.0’ or ‘semantic web’) technology where social networking tools like texts, Facebook, YouTube and live phone video streaming allows all of humanity to share information, collaborate in social dialogue and either witness or participate in social transformation as part of one large global virtual community...The value of nonviolence belongs to each of us.  It is an end in itself worth pursuing even under circumstances where there is no political gain to be made and no changes in the social order are sought. Making daily adjustments to our own mental state in order to embrace compassion through nonviolence and pursuing ‘global ethics’ (embracing all religious believers and non-believers alike) will be the critical factor in the survival of our species" (Varma and Alomes 2011 'Towards a Nonviolent Mind' p 6 Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, India (in press).

Previously the Director of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Tasmania for five years she received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Community Engagement. During this time, highlights of her work included, ethics and harm-minimisation programs for police services, nursing and medical ethics, leadership programs, the Tibetan Exchange program, and the philosophy of nonviolence. Working in a range of countries, she was most recently Visiting Professor and Mahatma Gandhi Research Scholar at the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, James Madison University USA (2010). Dr Alomes is currently working on independent peacebuilding projects in London and India. As part of this initiative, two new books will be released in 2011: 'Power in Philosophy - two arguments for nonviolence today'(considering nonviolence in South Africa post apartheid under Nelson Mandela, and the nonviolent philosophy of Tibetan Government in Exile under HH the Dalai Lama and Professor Samdhong Rinpoche); 'Towards a Nonviolent Mind'(which addresses the philosophical building blocks of major religious traditions, a nonviolent response to terrorism, nonviolent social change 1900-2011 and pathways to practice for the promotion of compassion and a peaceful mind). This work features a Foreword by HH the Dalai Lama.

Selected Publications
Monographs: Alomes, A. 2011, Power in Philosophy: two arguments for nonviolence today - in press Tibetan Library of Works and Archives, Dharamsala India

Varma, R & Alomes, A. 2011, Towards a Nonviolent Mind in press Tibetan Library of Works and Archives, Dharamsala India

Chapters in Books:

Alomes, A. 2008, 'Searching for an exit in the corridor of fear - revisiting Gandhi and King in times of terror[ism]' in Nonviolence: An Alternative for Defeating Global Terror(ism), eds S. Ram & R. Summy, Nova, New York [Features an Introduction by HH the Dalai Lama and used as a briefing document for President’s Obama’s televised debate with senator John McCain)] ISBN-13: 978-1-60021-812-5; ISBN-10: 1-60021-812-1

Alomes, A. 1999, ‘Stepping out of the river of violence – utilising Professor S. Rinpoche’s view to expand the choices for the moral agent in the new millennium’ in In Search of Truth: A collection of articles in honour of Professor Samdhong Rinpoche CIHTS, Varanasi, India [ISBN 81-901138-0-1]

Alomes, A. 1999, ‘Interview with the Most Venerable Professor Samdhong Rinpoche’ in Selected Writings and Speeches – A Collection of Selected Writings and Speeches on Buddhism and Tibetan Culture Samdhong Rinpoche CIHTS, Varanasi, India [ISBN 81-901138-5-2]