Global anti-war organisation World Beyond War announces that Wage Peace has won the 2023 Global War Abolisher of the Year August 28, 2023 World BEYOND War enthusiastically presents the Organizational War Abolisher of 2023 award to Wage Peace Australia. This organization is a leading global inspiration to many peace-related campaigns, including those working to close… [Read more] Wage Peace Wins Global Peace Award 2023
Disrupt Land Forces
War Criminals need not apply; a summary of DLF22
Disrupt Land Forces is, in so many ways, an experiment. It is an experiment in relational organising, the logistics, in campaign strategy, in messaging, and in ways of being together. We like it like that. In 2022 we ran our first repetition of this experiment, incorporating the results from the previous year. You can read… [Read more] War Criminals need not apply; a summary of DLF22
Disrupt Land Forces 2022
BREAKING: Conference of world-leading high tech weapons companies baffled by activist’s cunning use of ladder…
We laughed, we cried, we screamed, we sang, we danced and we shared an incredible experience together. Take a look through our gallery to check out some beautiful people creating beautiful disruptions. [Read more] Disrupt Land Forces 2022
Love against the machine – Land Forces 2021
At the beginning of June, Land Forces, the largest weapons expo in the Southern Hemisphere was held in Brisbane/Meanjin. The weapons industry is full of well-documented corruption. People often refer to the revolving door of personnel between the military, government and arms industry. One example of this in Australia is the ex-defence minister, Christopher Pyne,… [Read more] Love against the machine – Land Forces 2021
We massively disrupted the Land Forces weapons expo
During seven days of creative, ingenious, staunch, peaceful, collaborative actions, over three hundred people spoke truth to the power of the war makers at Brisbane’s Land Forces weapons expo. Our Festival of Resistance unfolded in a whirlwind of humanity discovering itself, as we supported each other to take risks, make art, experiment and disrupt the… [Read more] We massively disrupted the Land Forces weapons expo
Disrupt Land Forces – weapons company tour
Sunday 30th June 2021 Leading up to the Land Forces weapons expo We visited a few of the many weapons companies in Brisbane
War = Peak Toxic Masculinity
War = peak toxic masculinity At Wage Peace we are not surprised to hear that misogyny is rife in our parliament. We are appalled at the way our most senior politicians treat women. We deserve better. We continue to strive for better. We know you do too. As peace activists, we know that… [Read more] War = Peak Toxic Masculinity
Thales – fact sheet
‘Building a future we can all trust’- Thales company slogan Global CEO Patrice Caine: ‘has his eye on Australia as a development centre’ Thales defence revenue in 2019 was $9.251 billion. Thales is the 8th largest defence contractor in the world.Global HQ: Tour Carpe Diem, 31 Place des Corolles – CS 20001, 92098 Paris La… [Read more] Thales – fact sheet
Nioa should rule out exporting weapons to Indonesia
We Stopped Workers at Pinkenba Weapons Factory We shut down the entrances of a Pinkenba weapons factory for over an hour this week. We have asked Nioa to change the arrangements: rule out exporting munitions to Indonesia. Here we are in front of the gate making the explosion of militarism visible! Sign for human rights not weapons… [Read more] Nioa should rule out exporting weapons to Indonesia
Nioa Munitions: An excess of public money to fund police and the gun lobby
[ Please note -update May 2022. We did have a NIOA logo on the above poster as part of our satirical rendering of their business operations. But Nioa’s in house lawyer Tim Donelley threatened to sue us, so we have removed it. We can only assume they are taking litigation lessons from the NRA… [Read more] Nioa Munitions: An excess of public money to fund police and the gun lobby