Die Initiative "Hochschulen für den Frieden - Ja zur Zivilklausel" gründete sich im Mai 2011. In ihr setzen sich Gewerkschaften, Studierenden- und Wissenschafts- sowie Friedensorganisationen für zivile Hochschulen als Ort für Studien, Lehre und Forschung ein, in denen sinnvolle Beiträge zur friedlichen Lösung der Probleme und Konflikte dieser Welt geleistet werden (weitere Informationen siehe: Erklärung „Hochschulen für den Frieden - ja zur Zivilklausel“).
As part of the work against the militarisation of the education system, several schools in Germany have refused to cooperate with the German Armed Forces and won’t tolerate appearances from them in schools.
Robert Blum Grammar School in Berlin passed the motion of “Schools Without Military” on Thursday the 24th of March 2011 with a 7:1 majority. The motion went as follows:
Robert Blum Grammar School - Schools without Armed Forces
Robert Blum Grammar School refuses to work together with the Armed Forces in regards to education. Included in this refusal is:
- Any cooperation agreements with the armed forces
- The invitation of educational officers to lessons or school activities
- The advertisement of placements in armed forces buildings
Resolution of the GEW National Executive dated 5/6 March 2010
In recent years the Bundeswehr- Armed Forces have been striving for more influence in schools. There have been many incidents where exhibitions of weapons and information events took place in schoolyards and gyms.
Cooperation agreements with State governments (f.i. in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate …) support the Bundeswehr's aggressive engagement. Although the agreements underline that they are not allowed to promote jobs within the Bundeswehr. They are, however, granted far-reaching opportunities in the field of political education/teaching of politics as well as in professional and vocational education and training of teachers and student teachers. State governments agree to publish learning opportunities offered by the Bundeswehr in their official journals and on their online platforms.
Against Advertise with minors is forming a broad social resistance from teachers, parents and unions nationwide have already ten schools for "military-free," says the first 3 of them were for this award in last year with the prestigious "Aachen Peace Prize".
The competent staff for advertising "career counselor" of the Bundeswehr want in the first Qurtal 2014 visit around 120 commercial fairs and exhibitions, 200 schools and 140 is moved with the employment agencies "Job Center" respectively "career information centers". Moreover, in addition to over 160 performances of "youth officers" of the Armed Forces, in particular, are involved in the military-political propaganda against students. The funds for the advertising has been tripled in recent years.
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.