Peace movement activities in November

We’re just two weeks away from the start of the Week of Peace. Here’s a run-down of some key events coming up. Please join us!

Non-violent Direct Action (NVDA) training
Come along to our training session & get ready for some peace action! You don’t need to have any special skills to participate in any part of the blockade. We are inviting everyone to take part in a training session on Sunday, 13 November (2pm-5pm) or Monday, 14 November (6pm-9pm). These training sessions will help people to prepare for the blockade with discussions around tactics, role-plays, legal information and safety info. The trainings are not required, but recommended for anyone who is keen to take part.

Sunday 13th Nov 2pm-5pm at Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Auckland

Monday 14th Nov 6pm-9pm at Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Auckland

Dr Helen Caldicott Lecture
Noted physician, anti-nuclear activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Helen Caldicott is visiting New Zealand from Australia, courtesy of the New Zealand Peace Foundation. For further details please contact info

Please book online using the links below:

Wellington- Sunday, 13th November 7:00pm @ St. Andrew’s on the Terrace

Auckland- Tuesday, 15th November 7:30pm @ AUT University

Limited seating * Booking essential

Karanga Tangaroa – A Pasifika callout out for action
We’re calling all P.O.C, Pasifika, and Māori artists and activists that support a nuclear free and independent pacific. Stand with us as we call to Tangaroa in a spirit of resistance against those that use our island homes to wage wars. Join us or get your own collective or crew out there to stand for a peaceful Pacific. Contact us – panthers

Join the Peace Flotilla
A peace flotilla will come together in Waitemata harbour on November 17th to protest the arrival of international warships. Bring your boat or kayak – or find someone who can take you out in theirs! We’re assembling from 9amout of Mission Bay (between the Bay and Bean Rock Lighthouse), moving off around 9.30am towards the inner harbour.

Parihaka Day Peace Action Conference
Saturday 5 November, 10am to 3:30pm, Auckland Central Library, Whare Wānanga, Level 2

This free one-day conference is an inclusive and conversational space covering topics including the legacy of Parihaka, colonialism today, global peace and justice movements, Islamophobia, and militarism in the Pacific. Lunch provided. A screening of the documentary Tatarakihi: the Children of Parihaka follows as part of the conference at 5pm at the Academy Cinema (all seats $10).

We are looking forward to doing some peace work with you in the next couple of weeks.

Warm regards, The Auckland Peace Action crew

ALSO:

JUST WAR ? LECTURE AND STUDY DAY, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL PRECINCT, AUCKLAND, 18th – 19th NOVEMBER, 2016.

Friday, November 18, 7.30pm, 7.30pm, Selwyn Library. Dorothy Brown Memorial Lecture Dr Jenny Te Paa.

Saturday, November 19, 9qm to 5pm, Bishop Selwyn Chapel, Study Day with Father Claude Mostowik, Professor Kevin Clements, Professor Richard Jackson, Dr Derek Woodard-Lehman, Keith Locke, Chris Barfoot and Professor Margaret Bedggood.

Booking essential for both events for catering purposes. No charge for lecture, Study Day $20 (pay on the day). Light refreshments provided including lunch on Saturday. Book with barfoots or phone 575-6142. Arranged by N.Z Christian Network, Aotearoa New Zealand Peace and Conflict Studies Centre Trust, Pax Christi and Anglican Pacifist Fellowship.