Land Forces is the largest land based weapons expo in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2024 it will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and a coalition of community groups working for a world free of war is organising a festival of resistance running from 8-14 September.

Check out the Disrupt Calendar of Events, while 3CR shares our coverage here - in the lead up and during the week! 

Uprise Radio 4 September - Listen here
Eddie, a concerned community member involved with Disrupt Land Forces 2024 discusses Land Forces expo in a wider context of weapons conferences - and actions against them. They also discuss the companies involved in the event this September, why we push back, and the various events happening throughout the week and how you too can get involved. 

Acting Up! 30 August - Listen here
Some of the history of protest against weapons exhibitions on this continent with Uprise Radio from 21 September 2022 featuring Iain McIntyre and Jacob Grech and an edition of  Stick Together from 7 December 1991 where presenter Dave Sweeney reports from on the ground at the AIDEX '91 protests in Canberra.

The Radioactive Show 24 August - Listen here
Disrupt Wars organiser, Nathalie Farah, talks about the upcoming Festival of Resistance and we play archival audio of the AIDEX arms fair protests on Remembrance Day, November 11, 1991. 

Bunjil's Fire 21 August - Listen here
Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe is joined by Disrupt Land Forces organiser Izzy Brown (Satellite Skies) to talk about the opening event for Disrupt Land Forces 2024 - 'Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars' a truth telling circle at Camp Sovereignty 5-8pm on Sunday 8 September.

Uprise Radio 18 August - Listen here
Dr. Shahd Hammouri at the Rally for Palestine on 18 September and Carlos, Columbian filmaker and activist, speaking about the activities of Disrupt Land Forces 2024. 

Speeches: Disrupt Land Forces First Public Meeting 21 June - Listen here
[Content warning: military violence, atrocities of war, sexual assault, transphobia, suicide]
Speeches from the first Disrupt Land Forces 2024 planning meeting, at Black Spark Cultural Centre in Northcote.
Various frontline community members and activists spoke of their experiences at the hands of the global military industrial complex, and the importance of international solidarity against imperialist structures.