GPJA #475: Middle East Forum Monday / Anti-war protest Sat / DEMO 4 DEMOcracy Sunday

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 475, AUGUST 30, 2013 GPJA FORUM Monday, 7.30pm: Syria, Egypt, Palestine- has the Arab Spring turned into a Nightmare? Global Peace and Justice Auckland is planning a forum on Syria and the wider Arab world for this coming Monday (2nd September at 7pm at Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road) . The Title is “Egypt, Syria and Palestine … Continue reading GPJA #475: Middle East Forum Monday / Anti-war protest Sat / DEMO 4 DEMOcracy Sunday

GPJA #474: Video of the Stop The GCSB Bill Public Meeting – Auckland Town Hall

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 474, AUGUST 20, 2013 Video of the Stop The GCSB Bill Public Meeting – Auckland Town Hall Video on Demand: IF YOU DID NOT MAKE IT to the Auckland Town Hall on Monday night for the Stop The GCSB Public Meeting you can watch the entire debate here on The Daily Blog. http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/08/20/video-of-the-stop-the-gcsb-bill-public-meeting-auckland-town-hall/ FULL VERSION OF MEETING ON … Continue reading GPJA #474: Video of the Stop The GCSB Bill Public Meeting – Auckland Town Hall

GPJA #473: Holding the PM to account – Monday Night, Auckland Town Hall, 7pm

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 473, AUGUST 18, 2013   Holding the Prime Minister to account – Monday Night, Auckland Town Hall, 7pm By John Minto With the notable exception of John Campbell, the mainstream media have been utterly pathetic in holding the Prime Minister to account for his outrageous misrepresentation of the GCSB and TICS (Telecommunications Interception Capability and Security) bills currently … Continue reading GPJA #473: Holding the PM to account – Monday Night, Auckland Town Hall, 7pm

Wholesale spying on New Zealanders is a certainty under GCSB Bill

Global Peace and Justice Auckland 16 August 2013 Media Release: Wholesale spying on New Zealanders is a certainty under GCSB Bill The Prime Minister’s assurance that the GCSB will only be able to spy on New Zealanders under a warrant from the Prime Minister or Director General of Security and Intelligence is a half-truth which falls apart under scrutiny. In the case where the GCSB … Continue reading Wholesale spying on New Zealanders is a certainty under GCSB Bill

Wide range of speakers to demand “Stop the Bill” at Town Hall meeting, 7pm, Monday August 19

The Coalition to Stop the GCSB Bill has organised a public meeting at the Auckland Town Hall for next Monday 19th August at 7pm. The meeting follows our very successful public meeting a fortnight ago at the Mt Albert War Memorial Hall where an overflow crowd heard speakers call the bill a threat to our fundamental freedoms. This second meeting has been timed for the … Continue reading Wide range of speakers to demand “Stop the Bill” at Town Hall meeting, 7pm, Monday August 19

GPJA #472: Anti-GCSB meeting Monday 19th – Funds needed

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 472, AUGUST 10, 2013 URGENT Appeal for donations to pay for Town Hall Hire: The GCSB Public meeting in the Town Hall will cost6 close to $7,000 for the venue alone – $4500 +GST for basic hire and $1750 + GST for compulsory security, ushers and sound. We collected $3000 on the GCSB March but we urgently need … Continue reading GPJA #472: Anti-GCSB meeting Monday 19th – Funds needed

GPJA #471: Remembering Hiroshima; What’s On; News from Aotearoa & the world (6/8/13)

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 471, AUGUST 6, 2013 REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI By David Krieger http://www.hiroshimacommittee.org/RememberingNagasaki&Hiroshima.htm John Pilger: The lies of Hiroshima live on, props in the war crimes of the 20th century http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/aug/06/secondworldwar.warcrimes This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Hiroshima and the Roots of American Secrecy http://www.thenation.com/blog/175579/week-nation-history-hiroshima-and-roots-american-secrecy#axzz2bAZ6r3Sg WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Wednesday, August 7, 6pm, Henderson Council Chamber Civic Building (Level … Continue reading GPJA #471: Remembering Hiroshima; What’s On; News from Aotearoa & the world (6/8/13)

GPJA #470 (Part 2 of 2): News from Aotearoa and around the world

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 470 (Part 2) , AUGUST 1, 2013 For new readers this is the second part of a two part newsletter. The first part covered news on the anti-GSB protests plus a list of coming events that may be of interest. This newsletter continues with links on the GCSB debate plus the new revelations around the surveillance of journalists. … Continue reading GPJA #470 (Part 2 of 2): News from Aotearoa and around the world