The International Women’s Network Against Militarism (IWNAM)

The International Women’s Network Against Militarism (IWNAM) links grassroots activists and activist scholars across the Asia Pacific region, advocating for feminist genuine security for people and the planet, not militarized state security. Collaborative, creative projects – drawings, quilts, banners, ceremonies, and online images – have grown out of their work together. Through art and art-making, they express their views and feelings, communicate with others, and reach out to a broader community. The ongoing military build-up by the United States and allied governments with contamination of land and water, violent displacement and disregard for local people, crimes of gender-based violence, and misuse of tax-payers’ money are all reasons for rage and despair. Their long-term connections, expressed in many acts of solidarity and love, also create hope and joy.