Wars the US waged in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan following September 11, 2001 caused4.5 million deaths and displaced 38 to 60 million people, with 7.6 million children starving today ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ … Continue reading US post-9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths, displaced 38-60 million people, study shows

View this email in your browser Upcoming events System Change Forum: A Budget for People and Planet — Tax the Rich! 7pm, Saturday 20 May @ Unite Union — 6a Western Springs Rd, Morningside, Auckland Click attending An IRD report commissioned by the government last month showed that the 311 wealthiest families in this country hold $85 billion between them, and pay significantly lower tax … Continue reading System Change forum this Sat: Tax the Rich forum with Ricardo Menéndez March and others

Kia ora Palestine supporters in Auckland As you may be aware, the Public Meeting with Nasser Mashni, President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, will take place: · 6:30 pm · Friday 2 June · Mt Albert Memorial Hall · On Councillors Drive which is off New North Road. Mt Albert · Scroll down for a map The Facebook event page is here – https://www.facebook.com/events/1136680291057690/ … Continue reading Public meeting with Nasser Mashni 0n Friday June 2nd at 6:30 at Mt Albert War Memorial Hall

Unite needs a new Central North Island Organiser KIa ora Gerard, Unite still has a vacancy for a permanent part-time Organiser based in the Central North Island (centered around Rotorua). The successful applicant will primarily be recruiting and organising workers in the Fast Food sector but also in some other sectors that Unite represents, particularly Cinemas & Hotels. We are requiring 20 hours a week, … Continue reading Unite needs a new Organiser in the Central North Island

Online Forum: Militarism will cost us the earth On Monday, 24 April 2023, from 1pm to 2pm Links to share: Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/PeaceMovementAotearoa/posts/6089067574473894 Tweet, https://twitter.com/PeaceMovementA/status/1648135785756114944 Has the rapidly escalating climate emergency finally shifted governments’ thinking away from narrow outdated notions of military security based on endless preparations for war towards prioritising spending on human health and wellbeing, and care for the planet? Join us online on … Continue reading Online forum: Militarism will cost us the earth, 24 April

ABC UPDATE 1/ GCSB’s New Secret $300m Data Centre https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131661727/government-has-been-secretly-building-a-300m-data-centre-at-an-auckland-air-force-base 2/ SIS & GCSB https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131608505/new-zealanders-spread-russian-antivaccination-propaganda-before-parliament-occupation https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131493777/government-analyst-yuan-jason-zhao-denies-spying-for-china-wants-apology-for-mistake https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131215663/spies-want-local-freedom-of-information-laws-curtailed https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130640313/the-dirty-politics-behind-the-sis-apology-to-nicky-hager https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130627453/nicky-hager-receives-66000-settlement-from-security-intelligence-service-over-phone-record-spying https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spy-agency-uses-computer-network-exploitation-to-take-digital-information/ELWJFQBWTVDKLFQHZ4LBIXGHDE/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300722135/how-to-spot-a-terrorist-nz-spy-service-releases-public-guidelines 3/ Rocket Lab https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300828185/rocket-lab-has-us38-million-in-collapsed-us-bank https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/rocket-lab-forms-dedicated-military-and-intelligence-unit/GKXLECUPRZHPFBME2FFR6KUMDI/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-based-rocket-lab-could-be-used-to-make-war-from-space-green-party/QMSCWK6QZVGUQSZNHBLHO37ILA/ http://www.converge.org.nz/abc/peace-researcher-home.html 4/ AUKUS & NZ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/richard-prebble-why-are-we-sleep-walking-into-conflict-with-china/KOYR5HZM4NC7XPKH5QXO4WAMZA/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131625701/new-zealand-interested-in-joining-second-tranche-of-aukus-deal-defence-minister-says https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131522633/why-new-zealand-should-remain-sceptical-about-aukus https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300832604/gareth-hughes-will-new-zealand-be-dragged-into-a-war-between-aukus-and-china 5/ NATO & NZ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131736265/pm-chris-hipkins-invited-to-attend-nato-summit https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131674052/nanaia-mahuta-to-attend-nato-meeting-of-foreign-ministers 6/ Terror Laws ttps://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130217969/terror-laws-to-change-as-christchurch-mosque-attackers-terrorist-designation-set-to-expire 7/ Police Extremism Intelligence Unit https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300793123/police-double-extremism-intelligence-unit-as-election-and-census-challenges-near 8/ New Inspector-General of Defence https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131169873/serious-concerns-that-new-military-watchdog-will-keep-wrongdoing-secret 9/ NZ Government Uses Surveillance Firm Run … Continue reading Anti-Bases Campaign Update Update

RISE UP AGAINST CLIMATE CUTS Campaign group System Change Aotearoa is hosting a major public meeting this Thursday opposing Wayne Brown and Chris Hipkins’ climate cuts. The meeting will hear from representatives from the Green Party, Te Pāti Māori, Greenpeace, FIRST Union, Unite Union and Fare-Free NZ. WHEN: 7pm, Thursday 6 April WHERE: Auckland Irish Club, Rocky Nook Ave, Mt. Albert The speakers will be: … Continue reading SWARBRICK, MĀORI PARTY, GREENPEACE, UNIONS TO SPEAK AT MEETING OPPOSING CLIMATE CUTS

Broad System Change forum 7pm Thursday at Unite System Change forum: After the Cyclone: Where Next For the Climate Movement? 7pm, Thursday 9 March @ Unite Union (6A Western Springs Road, Kingsland) Click attending Climate change is hitting Aotearoa with force. Tāmaki Makaurau experienced the worst flooding in its recorded history in January, before Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island in February. 11 people were … Continue reading After the Cyclone: Where Next for the Climate Movement?

March 20, 2003 mobilisation in Auckland. Hi All, I am organizing a celebration of 20 years since starting work for Unite. See Email below. It occurred to me today that this month is also 20 years since the mass protests against the 2003 Iraq war and the international mobilisation on March 20 of that year. This is also worth celebrating and I am extending the … Continue reading Celebrating 20 years since…. at Unite, 6pm March 3, Unite Auckland

Kia ora koutou, there are many exciting things happening in the labour history space in Aotearoa right now. Please find attached and below information about an upcoming film fundraiser screening of Patu! to support a 1970s Protest Photos exhibition and information about the exhibition itself. It would be interesting to know how many of you may be included in some of those photos and/or were … Continue reading 1970s Protest Photos NZ flyer attached