Our News & Events
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Militarisation in Australia – the Report
Have you noticed the trend towards increasing militarisation in Australia? WILPF Australia’s reports on this trend from 2010-2020.
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Increased militarisation in Australia accepted as normal
Increased militarisation in Australia accepted as normal, according to WILPF Australia research report released on the trend from 2010-2020. The report is the result of a growing concern about the acceptance of this trend by the Australian public.
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WILPF Australia PeaceWomen Awards 2021
To WILPF members, Friends of WILPF and the Wider Community, you are invited to Join the Australian peace and social justice communities online for the WILPF Australia National PeaceWomen Awards on Thursday 20 May at 6.30pm, AEST. Come and join with communities across the country as WILPF Australia presents PeaceWomen Awards to six wonderful women.…
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WILPF Australia Triennial Conference 2021 – Book now!
WILPF Australia Triennial Conference22 & 23 May 2021Online or in person – for All Members YES! All current members of WILPF Australia and YWILPF Australia are invited to book for the WILPF Australia Triennial Conference to be held on Saturday and Sunday 22 and 23 May 2021. This is a brilliant opportunity to connect and…
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Canberra’s Peace Bell Rings to Mark Nuclear Ban Treaty
On Saturday 23rd January the Peace Bell rang out across the Nara Peace Park as the Canberra community joined with members of the international diplomatic community and ACT politicians to celebrate the nuclear weapons ban treaty. The UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which legally came into force on Friday 22nd January prohibits all…
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A Scrutiny of Adelaide Women’s Prison – Thursday 28 January
Join with WILPF SA and make change happen. Hear reports from speakers Tabitha Lean and Aunty Pat Waria-Read about the conditions that women experience in the prison, followed by a discussion of strategies and activities that women’s organisations could carry out to boost improvements for our sisters inside. WILPF SA has been lobbying government for…
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WILPF across Australia celebrates the Entry Into Force of the Treaty
On 22 January, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) comes into force! WILPF is raising its voice through celebrations initiated across three Branches and more. Join one of the events to help mark this momentous occasion. WILPF Australia – 22 January, 10am AEDT Sydney – online Celebrate a Nuclear Weapons Free Future. Entry into…
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WILPF Women Working for Peace—Margaret Reynolds
WILPF member and former Senator Margaret Reynolds honours the 2020 centenary of WILPF Tasmania – and shares her own story of working for peace. Congratulations to you all on this very special occasion as we celebrate 100 years of Tasmanian women campaigning for peace. Any organisation which works over so many years deserves praise, but…
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Why the urgency of COVID-19 threatens to silence women
In the best of times, Australian women perform almost double the amount of time on caring duties compared to men. So what happens in today’s difficult times? Yasmin Poole, WILPF’s 2020 Asia Pacific Youth Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, discusses an underlying truth about women that COVID has revealed.…
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Celebrate WILPF Tasmania Centenary and Human Rights Week
Join WILPF Tasmania on 4 December for A Soup and Sandwich Luncheon to celebrate the Centenary of the Tasmanian Branch of WILPF Australia – and also Human Rights Week. Our Special Guest Speaker will be Professor MARGARET REYNOLDS. As a young Townsville mother in 1970, Margaret began working for peace via her campaign to establish…