The Militarised Centre of Australia, Kieran Finnane, 19 July 2020 Pearls and Irritations
The militarised centre of Australia
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Pacific wide discussion on the RIMPAC exercises – see it here
Hosted every two years by the US Pacific Fleet, the last Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) in 2018 brought 47 surface ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 military personnel to Hawaii’s lands and waters. This military Continue reading Pacific wide discussion on the RIMPAC exercises – see it here
MILITARISM: AUSTRALIA’S FOUNDATIONAL MYTH by Paul Daley
Paul Daley: Militarisation of Australian History Speech published with kind permission of Medical Association for Prevention of war.. For a link to the speech on the MAPW Website, see here. Guardian columnist, journalist, novelist and playwright Paul Daley was MAPW’s Continue reading MILITARISM: AUSTRALIA’S FOUNDATIONAL MYTH by Paul Daley
Dr Sue Wareham, Healthcare not warfare, Pearls and Irritations, 6 April 2020
SUE WAREHAM. Healthcare Not Warfare Posted on 6 April 2020 Australia should support the UN Secretary General’s call for a global ceasefire. There are steps that our nation could take in the very short term and beyond to prioritise healthcare Continue reading Dr Sue Wareham, Healthcare not warfare, Pearls and Irritations, 6 April 2020
IPAN Voice, April 2020
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Netanyahu and others being sued for war crimes in the US, 20 March 2020
https://mondoweiss.net/2020/03/an-unlikely-nemesis/ An unlikely nemesis Maybe it figures that the people who successfully sold otherwise-intelligent Americans on the notion that their army (the Israeli Defense Force) was “the most moral army in history” could in the end be brought down by Continue reading Netanyahu and others being sued for war crimes in the US, 20 March 2020
Learning from a crisis, Stuart Rees, Pearls and Irritations, 19 March 2020
Learning from a crisis
How the US military churns out more greenhouse gas emissions than entire countries
How the U.S. Military Churns Out More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Entire Countries The Pentagon is the world’s biggest consumer of fossil fuels—and agent of climate change. By Luke Darby September 13, 2019 USAf/Getty Images When CNN hosted a climate-change Continue reading How the US military churns out more greenhouse gas emissions than entire countries
Bushfires a national security threat – IPAN Media release December 23 2019
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 December 2019 Bushfires a National Security Threat Bushfires in Australia a real national security issue in contrast to talked up threats of hostile nations in our region Climate change a significant cause of the Continue reading Bushfires a national security threat – IPAN Media release December 23 2019
4th July talks by Fiona McCandless and Dr Vince Scappatura
speakers at 4th July Public Forum in Melbourne – Keep Australia Out of U.S. wars: Time for our Independence, Fiona McCandless, member of IPAN and unionist, spoke on the disastrous impact on people and the environment in countries hosting foreign Continue reading 4th July talks by Fiona McCandless and Dr Vince Scappatura
IPAN Talk at Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial 30 June 2019
Why do successive Australian governments dance to the dangerous beat of U.S. war drums? How do we build a people’s movement to end the Australian governments’ servile support for U.S. wars of aggression? … A talk by IPAN Committee member Continue reading IPAN Talk at Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial 30 June 2019
Australians for War Powers Reform say: No War with Iran: No War without Parliament
This letter has been sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, from the Australians for War Powers Reform organisation. 19.06.27 AWPR Letter to PM re Iran
Petition… Oppose any Australian support for Trump’s War on Iran
This petition has been organised by the STOP THE WAR Coalition in Sydney. Make sure you sign it now and send on to your friends. SIGN the PETITION here.
The Pinkerton Effect: The US Marines in Darwin
Ever since Australia’s Prime Minister John Curtin cast his eye to Washington in an act of desperation during the Second World War, fearing defeat at the hands of the Japanese and British abandonment, the United States has maintained its role, Continue reading The Pinkerton Effect: The US Marines in Darwin
International Protest and Conference in Germany – “No to Military Bases and War”
An international gathering in Germany organised by the International Peace Bureau: We live in a time of wars and violence. The armament race has been growing, especially among the NATO countries. Their goal: 2% of country’s GDP for war and Continue reading International Protest and Conference in Germany – “No to Military Bases and War”