Category: Demilitarisation
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 Years – Commemorative Ideas for Schools
There are many ways that schools and their students may commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 Years – Commemorative Ideas for Schools’ provides a range of suggestions for educational and commemorative activities, including curriculum integration of lessons in history, science, civics and ethics, and the arts; craft activities; commemorative…
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Add your name: Letter to UN Secretary General
WILPF Australia President, Margaret Reynolds, has joined with other prominent Australians to write a letter of support to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. Now we invite you to add your name to the letter. Antonio GuterresSecretary General of the United NationsUN Plaza, NEW YORK USA Dear Sir, We write in shame that the Australian Government…
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AUKUS: A False Solution to a False Problem
In March this year, the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, along with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, unveiled a $368-billion-dollar plan detailing Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines over the next thirty years (Office of the Prime Minister 2023). The plan is part of AUKUS, a trilateral security coalition formed by…
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Australian Peacekeeping: Our Best Kept Secret?
“Australia has been committed to overseas peace building more frequently than it has participated in overseas wars. Yet our national narrative of war is far more well known than the detail of our humanitarian efforts to prevent conflict.” Margaret Reynolds (WILPF Australia’s National President and former Federal Minister) reflects on the progress of Australia’s peacekeeping…
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WILPF Submission to Senate Select Committee into Australia’s Disaster Resilience
WILPF has submitted several recommendations to a Senate Select Committee for Australia’s Disaster Resilience regarding the possible reforms to be made to the Australian Governments disaster relief processes. The submission draws on a research report published by WILPF in 2020, Militarisation in Australia: Normalisation and Mythology. WILPF Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission…
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WILPF Addresses Changes to Defence Act
WILPF has submitted a letter to the Australian Government regarding the possible reforms to be made to current Defence legislation, addressing the changes and how the proposal will actually affect us. You can find more information about the reform here. We write representing the oldest global peace advocacy organisation Women’s International League for Peace and…
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February 24th: Nationwide day of action against AUKUS
The Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition (AAAC) have called a day of action on Friday 24th February. The message of the actions are: No to nucelar submarines No to east coast sub bases No to AUKUS No to preparations for war Yes to demilitarising Australia’s foreign policy Yes to climate change mitigation Yes to Australia signing and…
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Endorse our submission to the Defence Strategic Review
We must change the direction of defence investment. The way Australia invests in defence is currently under review. We have the opportunity to choose a new direction. WILPF has made a submission to the review panel, urging a comprehensive and integrated approach to this task. Our submission proposes that there is a broad range of…
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Say NO to the Australian Defence Force in Ukraine
We must change the direction of defence policies. WILPF Australia has called on Australians to help change plans to send Defence forces to Ukraine to train their soldiers. Australia should have learnt from so many past overseas conflicts that this is just an introduction to military engagement overseas. It will drag young Australians into conflict…
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Defence Strategic Review – add your voice!
In early August, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles MP, announced an independently-led review that will consider the Australian Defence’s Force capabilities to meet growing strategic challenges. It is headed by former Defence Minister, Stephen Smith, and former Defence Chief, Angus Houston, who both have expertise in defence policy. However, their…