Stand with Okinawa against the Henoko US military base. There are protests happening in the US – We can support the Okinawan community by lodging our protest by phone. Ph. Japanese Embassy: 02) 6273 3244 (Monday to Friday 9:00 am Continue reading Please call the Japanese ambassador to protest the building of the Henoko US military base.
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Australia should be a nation that leads the world in promoting peace, not war. In 2018, we look set to lead the world in a different way. The Australian government’s recent plans to put Australia into the top 10 weapons Continue reading DON’T BUY INTO WAR! is a national IPAN campaign
The Job Opportunity Cost of War – Heidi Garrett Peltier Military spending by the federal government is often considered a vital support to employment and economic recovery. However, military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would Continue reading Don’t Buy into War – military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would have, if invested in other sectors.
WAR COSTS THE EARTH – Broadcast 25th March 2018 Nature has always been collateral damage in warfare – nature includes the atmosphere, which receives the enormous emissions from military activities, as well as the emissions resulting from reconstruction after wars; Continue reading War costs the Earth: 3CR interview with Dr Sue Wareham OAM, President MAPW and IPAN ACT rep Kathryn Kelly
IPAN Don’t Buy Into War rally, 8 May 2018 Parliament House, Canberra
PJUB Draft Aims and Objectives 29 January meeting sw v2.
The Turnbull Government’s plan to give weapons manufacturers $3.8 billions of taxpayers’ funds is being blasted by workers involved in the Don’t Buy Into War campaign. Peace and Justice is Union Business, which includes unions and rank-and-file union members, says Continue reading Media Release – War subsidies a cruel joke, 31 January 2018
Australia should be a nation that leads the world in promoting peace not war Government expenditure on health, education or transport will provide more jobs growth than an equivalent expenditure on the Defence industry The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network Continue reading Don’t buy into war: Turnbull Government rushing in the wrong direction with arms industry – Media release 29 January 2018
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Shirley Winton at spiritofeureka@gmail.com or 0417 456 001
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Stephen Darley at stoifan@adam.com.au or 08- 7329 8542
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Annette Brownlie at ipan.australia@gmail.com or 0431 597 256
At recent IPAN conferences, we have had talks from activists from Okinawa, Guam, South Korea, Jeju Island and Diego Garcia. Here are the talks from our 2017 conference – Sung Hee Choi from Jeju Island, South Korea – The crisis on the Continue reading Talks by Sung Hee Choi (South Korea) and Olivier Bancoult (Diego Garcia), Sept 2017
Warren Smith, Assistant National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, gave this excellent address at the IPAN National Conference in Melbourne, September 2017. Warren Smith, National Assist. Secretary, MUA – Peace is union business
Weapons or Well-being Melbourne University Forum on Lockheed Martin Collaboration In August 2017, a forum was held to discuss Melbourne University’s collaboration with Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest weapons manufacturer. “Weapons or Wellbeing” was put on by the student branch Continue reading Weapons or Well-being: Dr Margie Beavis, Forum at Melbourne University, August 2017
