by WILPF Australia | Feb 2, 2022 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Militarisation, Militarism
The WILPF research report Militarisation in Australia: Normalisation and Mythology presents evidence and analysis of increasing militarisation in Australia. There are now short fact sheets available for advocacy in talking to your friends and family, and to...
by WILPF Australia | Dec 15, 2021 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Militarisation
MEDIA RELEASE: AUKUS 26 November 2021 MAJOR DEFENCE CONTRACT SHOULD WAIT FOR PUBLIC AND PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL Recent statements by the Defence Minister, Peter Dutton that he is proceeding with his commitment to the AUKUS contract with the United States and United...
by WILPF Australia | Nov 21, 2021 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Militarisation, Militarism
Just over a century ago, the notorious Uncle Sam appeared on posters around the United States, encouraging young men to join the United States’ army in a veiled performance of patriotism. The two World Wars saw Australia follow Great Britain into a cumulative...
by WILPF Australia | Nov 2, 2021 | Demilitarisation, Militarisation
WILPF Australia launched its demilitarisation campaign on Thursday, 28 October 2021 – during the UN International Week of Disarmament – with a webinar analysing the increased normalisation of militarisation in Australia. The webinar was underpinned by a...
by WILPF Australia | Oct 21, 2021 | Militarisation, Women Peace and Security
Submission to the Senate Foreign affairs Defence and Trade References Committee, October 2021 Introduction to WILPF WILPF is an international feminist organisation established in opposition to World War 1 in the Hague in 1915. We work in 37 countries to bring...
by WILPF Australia | Oct 17, 2021 | Militarisation, Recording, Women Leading for Peace, Women Peace and Security
On the Korean peninsula, women activists, religious groups, domestic and international civil society organisations have been working together for reconciliation for over seven decades to bring about the end of the Korean War. While the guns may have ceased firing 68...
