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Recruitment of children to the military in Welsh schools
04/06/2021
A new report by Cymdeithas y Cymod, ForcesWatch and the Peace Pledge Union examines the issue of military recruitment in schools in Wales – an issue steeped in controversy and on which the Welsh government made a series of commitments in a report published in June 2015, following a public petition submitted in 2012. Since then, little tangible progress has been made against those commitments, yet military recruitment visits to Welsh schools have continued undiminished.
Webinar: Mobilising the crisis: Covid-19 and the UK military
11/11/2019
This webinar was recorded on 10 June 2020.
Leading critical military studies academics discuss the role and operation of the UK military in the COVID-19 crisis and, in the light of the #BlackLivesMatter protests, how militarism intersects with racism and public control at home and abroad.
Planning Remembrance Day events in your school
28/10/2019
This guidance is based on five-years of research carried out by Oxford Brookes University and Brunel University London. It looks at how school leaders can approach discussing ethical themes related to conflict.
Conscription by poverty? Deprivation and army recruitment in the UK
17/09/2019
This report from the Child Rights International Network, Conscription by poverty? Deprivation and army recruitment in the UK, states that the UK is the only country in Europe to recruit from age 16 and more soldiers are recruited at 16 than any other age.
Model motion on military and defence industry influence in education
22/03/2019
For discussion in union or party branches and councils etc. The motion calls for oversight and regulation of military activities in schools, including for careers and curriculum purposes, and for military-themed activities or perspectives to be balanced by activities focusing on peace and human rights. It also calls for activities run by arms companies in schools to cease.
Selling the military: A critical analysis of contemporary recruitment marketing in the UK
04/03/2019
This report, written by ForcesWatch and published with the public health charity Medact, analyses the way the armed forces market their careers to adolescents and young people, creating powerful messages that which exploit developmental vulnerabilities and social inequality, risking the health and well-being of recruits. Narratives of camaraderie and self-development also serve to promote an uncontroversial and depoliticised idea of the military more widely which promote self-fulfilment in the context of conflict.
White Poppies for Schools
22/10/2018
We have teamed up with the Peace Pledge Union to produce a White Poppy Schools Pack, which aims to explore Remembrance in a way that encourages critical thinking, and gives space for marginalised perspectives on war and peace.
The learning resource can be read online here, or purchased from the Peace Pledge Union as a bigger pack including white poppies and white poppy leaflets.
Everyday Militarism poster
09/10/2018
This poster on Everyday Militarism (designed by Abbey Thornton and produced by Quakers in Britain) features many aspects of current militarism in the UK. It is a great way to spark off conversation about the roots of war and the kind of society we need to build peace. Available as a download, or to order and there is also an interactive version. It comes with discussion notes. See the poster and related resources
‘Honourable and Gallant Members’: Patrician militarism prevails under Labour
04/09/2024
Johnny Mercer may have lost his seat, but military ‘values and standards’ are here to stay in British politics
GE24: Militarist manifestos?
02/07/2024
More of the same? Where the parties stand on defence issues.
Is Anti-Militarism Unpatriotic?
29/06/2024
On Armed Forces Day 2024, we examine the incentives behind these events. Where did Armed Forces Day come from and what is it trying to achieve?
Armed Forces Day is a display of militarism. Branded as ‘family fun’ days, it fails to address the grim realities of war, and acts as a soft recruitment tool, allowing children to handle weapons and play on military vehicles.
Declining interest in Armed Forces Day welcomed by peace campaigners
Peace campaigners have welcomed the news that there will be no national event for Armed Forces Day this year, as no local councils have come forward to host it. Local events to mark Armed Forces Day (29th June) this weekend are facing growing resistance from groups and individuals concerned about its uncritical portrayal of war and the armed forces.
Armed Forces Day 2024
14/06/2024
What’s happening on Armed Forces Day this year. Download and/or order resources to use in your local community to challenge militarism.
Warrior Nation: International anti-militarism – Demilitarising Education
08/02/2024
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Start Thinking Gamer: the British military’s new recruitment frontier
06/02/2024
After the British Army pulled its planned Fortnite promo due to criticism it could target children, we explore how military recruitment is moving into the unregulated domain of online gaming.
Job vacancy – ForcesWatch Coordinator
06/12/2023
Would you like to be part of our small team researching and campaigning for peace and human rights and challenging militarism? ForcesWatch is recruiting a new member of staff who will provide direction, skills and passion for the next period of our work. ForcesWatch are looking for a new member of staff who will act … Read more
The Troubles so-called: Britain’s War in Ireland
03/10/2023
A retrospective on our Warrior Nation mini-series platforming voices whose lives and work have been shaped by the war in the North of Ireland.
The Troubles, so called: Britain’s war in Ireland (EP1)
20/09/2023
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The Troubles, so called, Episode 1
September 13, 2023
What the arms fair tells us about new militarism
15/09/2023
As the world’s largest arms fair takes place in London we look at what it says about the direction of defence and its relationship with civil society.
Responding to military engagement in schools
22/06/2023
This booklet produced by Quakers in Britain in 2022 asks how can schools meet their responsibility for the best interests of children and young people when engaging with the armed forces and weapons industry?
It provides information, resources and ideas for countering military influence in schools.
Armed Forces Day 2023: militarism comes to Cornwall
This year the national Armed Forces Day event is being held in Falmouth, Cornwall. Many other events are being held around the country. We outline our concerns, including how the event is marketed, its promotion to young people and schools, and the inclusion of recruitment activities that allow young children to handle weapons.
Erasing accountability during The Troubles
11/05/2023
Legislation that seeks to shield the British state from actions it took during The Troubles is currently snaking through Parliament. We took a look at the ideology underpinning it – and what it means for families still seeking justice.
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