Tag: Margaret Reynolds
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MEDIA RELEASE RE AUKUS: Major Defence Contract Should wait for Public and Parliamentary Approval
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 Kingdom to introduce nuclear submarines to the forward planning of the Australian Defence Department…
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“We Want YOU!” to help us in Australia’s demilitarisation
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 ten years of devastation and heartbreak, which would be glorified as a…
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WILPF Australia launched its demilitarisation campaign
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 ground-breaking report released by WILPF in May of this year, Militarisation in Australia: Normalisation and Mythology, which dissects…
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WILPF Australia Media Release
16 September 2021 WILPF Australia calls for urgent public scrutiny into Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines The announcement today that Australia will purchase and manufacture nuclear powered submarines is further evidence of rapid and dangerous militarisation that has not been tested on public opinion. It suggests further adventurism with the United States on yet another…
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Safe Passage for Afghani women human rights defenders
WILPF Australia calls for safe passage for Afghani women human rights defenders Afghani women human rights defenders in Afghanistan continue to be in grave danger, with their lives at immediate risk. WILPF called on the Australian Government to provide expedited safe passage and asylum for Afghani women human rights defenders and their dependents, and for…
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WILPF Australia acts for Korea Peace Now
WILPF Australia is actively supporting the international campaign for a peace treaty to be negotiated between North and South Korea. Since 1953, there has only been a ceasefire in operation. Internationally, WILPF was one of the initiating partners in the Korea Peace Now! campaign, a global coalition of women’s peace organisations calling on the United…
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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…