Europe

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2015

Art meets conscientious objection

New translation available

Submitted by hannah

“Suppose there’s a war and nobody turns up.”

Exhibition / Events / Talk / Memorial / Film in celebration of International Conscientious Objectors Day
At Neuwagenmühle in...

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Sep

Make Love Not War: 'Improving' military ads in Belgium

Submitted by hannah on Tue, 02/09/2014 - 16:25

Published on Feb 14, 2013

Subvertising action against army recrutement campaign in Belgian railway stations. The army had chosen Saint-Valentins day to recrute new pilots, technicians for their fighter planes. This was a bit to ironical for quite some people

Make Love Not War: 'Improving' military ads in Belgium

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Aug

Day of Action images

Images from 2013's first ever International Day of Action for Military-Free Education and Research. Join us for 2014's Week of Action for Military-Free Educatiuon and Research in October!

Fri

Aug

Engage: the Military and Young People

Submitted by hannah on Fri, 08/08/2014 - 16:48

A short film made by Headliners and ForcesWatch, 2014

Why does the military have a 'youth engagement' policy and why is the government promoting 'military ethos' within education? What is the impact of military activities taking place in schools? ForcesWatch have been working with the charity Headliners and a group of young people in London to produce this short film which explores these questions and gives teenagers the opportunity to voice their reaction to the military’s interest in their lives.

Engage: the Military and Young People

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Jul

Cardiff recruiting office occupied

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Jun

'Peace presence' at Armed Forces Day in Wales

Credit for all photos: V ertigogen

Thu

Apr

Atoms for Peace? The Atomic Weapons Establishment and UK universities

Submitted by hannah on Thu, 24/04/2014 - 16:08

Videoblog about research links between the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK's nuclear weapons are designed and made, and universities. Features Jonathon Porritt (Forum for the Future), Andrew Blowers (Open University), Christopher Watson (British Pugwash Group), and David McCoy (Medact).

Atoms for Peace? The Atomic Weapons Establishment and UK universities

Wed

Apr

Campaign Against Arms Trade: Universities Network

The Universities Network is an informal collective of groups and individuals at universities across the UK - students and staff in higher education who are campaigning to break ties between their institution and arms companies. By linking campaigns across the country we can be inspired by each other, share successes and plan more effectively by pooling resources.

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Apr

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament: Education

The CND Peace Education programme is charitably funded by The Nuclear Education Trust and aims to empower young people with knowledge on peace and nuclear issues. The programme supports independent thinking and encourages debate, enabling young people to form their own opinions.

Fri

Mar

La Guerra no es un Juego

Campaign against the army's presence in schools and in children's lives generally.

Wed

Mar

War Child

Our work is all about empowering and protecting children. So it makes sense that we're also passionate about talking to children in the UK about the brutal effects of war that millions of their peers are living with (and dying from).

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Countering Military Recruitment

WRI's new booklet, Countering Military Recruitment: Learning the lessons of counter-recruitment campaigns internationally, is out now. The booklet includes examples of campaigning against youth militarisation across different countries with the contribution of grassroot activists.

You can order a paperback version here.