ISH Panel: ‘Demilitarising Education’ | Piers Wilkinson
Channel: Campaign Against Arms Trade
Date: 2021-04-12

ISH Panel/ ‘Demilitarising Education’ | Piers Wilkinson

Our It Starts Here Conference returns for another year - this time revamped (and digital)!


We were excited to continue our jam-packed Saturday programme with our fourth panel of the day (in parallel with our Scotland discussion).
This panel explored the issue of militarism in Higher Education, and the links between universities and the arms trade. Our speakers also discussed how militarism impacts how Higher Education approaches issues such as borders, policing, and systematic oppression more generally.


The panel was moderated by Malak Mayet, Universities Co-ordinator at Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).


#ISH2021online | @caatUK


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Piers Wilkinson (they/them) currently supports Diversity and Ability (D&A), a disabled-led social enterprise, as their Higher Education Policy and Partnerships Lead and was the last NUS Disabled Students’ Officer before the role was defunded in July of 2020. Piers has been deeply involved in representing disabled students for over 7 years, culminating in their election to national representative positions during the last 5 years.
Piers previously studied an undergraduate MSci in Physical Oceanography at Bangor University and concurrently worked as an access consultant specialising in inclusive design within education, digital accessibility, user design learning, and inclusive campaigns.