Students at Melbourne University are locked on this morning to their administration building blocking people from getting in – they are saying no to education for war. Call Melbourne University Right Now on 136352 or send them an email at news@media.unimelb.edu.au Deputy Vice Chancellor of research Jim McCluskey Dvc-research@unimelb.edu.au Tell them: “Release to the public the… [Read more] Uni Students Locked on Against War at Melb Uni
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#DisarmUnis Directory
Disarm Uni Facebook sites National We are building a national grassroots campaign to represent staff, students and alumni and put an end to the relationship between Universities and Weapons Dealers. Sign up here to get involved: Sign up to #DisarmUnis @DisarmUnis Victoria Melbourne University @disarmMU @lockoutlockheed Monash University @disarmmonash Latrobe University @disarmlatrobe New South Wales… [Read more] #DisarmUnis Directory
Public Destruction of the “Australian Military Sales Catalogue”
By symbolically destroying the Australian Military Sales Catalogue today, we demonstrate our opposition to the Government spending $3.8 billion our tax money to promote the manufacture and export of weapons of war, that only bring death and misery to overseas countries. The Government’s active promotion of weapons sales must stop. We demand that… [Read more] Public Destruction of the “Australian Military Sales Catalogue”
Open letter to UQ concerning the naming of a new building after the CEO of Dow Chemicals
#DisarmUQ #DisarmUnis: Add your signature to this letter: Email Duncan Hart Include your name and any relevant information Open letter to the University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor, Peter Hoj, concerning the recent announcement of a building and academy to be named after CEO and Chairman of Dow Chemical Company, Andrew Liveris. We the undersigned wish to… [Read more] Open letter to UQ concerning the naming of a new building after the CEO of Dow Chemicals
Commemorate Don’t Commercialise
Tell the Australian War Memorial Director and Council to Australian War Memorial: Stop accepting funding from weapon-makers. The Australian War Memorial increasingly seeks and accepts sponsorships from the world’s largest multinational weapon manufacturers. These companies reap enormous profits from war; for them, ongoing warfare leads to greater business success. They have no place in a… [Read more] Commemorate Don’t Commercialise