Militarism in our schools
The first working group I attended was dealing with the issue of militarism within our education. It can be seen taking shape through the laws in place and the cultural … Continue reading
Militainment: insidious influences in media and games
Workshop on Militainment (military and entertainment) with Michael Schutz von Glaßer Michael, an author on militarism, entertainment and media — and part of the WRI team — began the workshop with … Continue reading
Importance of Establishing Understanding before Resisting
The second workshop I attended was one on Queer resistance. This workshop had the potential of being really meaningful as queer resistance has a rich history of challenging the dominant … Continue reading
A Queer Military? I don’t think so!
The idea of tolerance and acceptance was discussed in the first workshop to tackle the issue of militarism in regard to gender and queers. In many countries there is a … Continue reading
Impressions on WRI Conference
This conference left me with a renewed energy to take on some of the injustices that the world has provided us. I feel an enriching sense of solidarity which will … Continue reading
From Militarism to Resistance
Saturday’s morning presentations provided deeper insight into the surprisingly heavy involvement of the military in everyday life in many countries, and into the resistance movements that are continuously pushing the … Continue reading
Thanks for the comments! Here are a few brief responses
Thanks to the readers who responded to the last post! I’ll write a few remarks in response to the comments before I post a report on Saturday’s plenary session. It … Continue reading
Myths and Militarization: A rousing start to the conference
Friday night: After getting lost a couple of times, we eventually made our way out of Frankfurt and into Darmstadt, then out of Darmstadt’s city centre to a youth camp … Continue reading
Prepped & primed but not yet packed
So we’re getting ready to leave on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 for Germany, and I’m taking a few minutes to set up the blog to receive our continuous, zealous posts … Continue reading
Notes on Counter Militarism 