NYSF: Drop your harmful sponsor
Teachers for Peace asks the National Youth Science Forum to cut ties with Lockheed Martin, a company profiting from humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Category Militarism in Schools
Campaign resources, evidence of militarism in schools, guidance and support on what you can do about it.
Conversation about Palestine should happen at school
The way that past wars are taught, and the way that current wars are interpreted at school, shapes society’s relationship to armed conflict.
Educators Reject Defence Interference
STEM programs that associate with the weapons industry should be on notice: unions reject the use of schools for the promotion of lethal industries.
Government’s AUKUS Program is More Distortion of Education
Investment in AUKUS skills is a diversion of public money away from the common good.
UNESCO: Education of All, For Peace
Last month, UNESCO member states – Australia amongst them – agreed to update a landmark 1974 Recommendation. The Recommendation set out international principles and standards for education, and articulated education’s vital role in building international understanding, and preserving human rights…
The Guardian: Children must be protected from companies that profit from war
Teachers for Peace features in Paul Daley’s latest column for The Guardian. In an opinion piece on the increasing militarisation of STEM education – including by the Department of Defence – columnist Paul Daley argues that “childhood and youth should…
What is State Capture?
In 2022, Australian Democracy Network released an incredible report that not only defines state capture in an easy-to-understand way, but provides concrete examples of how it operates in an Australian context. Of particular relevance to the peace movement is the…
in whose interests?
Every state and territory department of education in Australia states that it encourages corporate partnerships and other commercial arrangements with schools. It is not difficult to justify this if we view the purpose of education as being exclusively to obtain a job.
Background Briefing
How did we get here? A deeper dive into the evidence base. Please note that what follows is intended as a highlights reel, not a comprehensive list of relevant developments. 2015 – the National STEM School Education Strategy 2016–2026 was…
STEM in Defence SUmmit 2022
Our list of the STEM-Washers at this defence industry conference. The following is a list of the attendees at the STEM in Defence Summit held in Brisbane in August 2022. The speaker list included such great items as : Building…