Author: Mike Treen

Events, Newsletters, Press Releases

Banned by Stuff! – the add Stuff doesn’t want you to see – 40 Protests this weekend

3 October 2024 Media release from John Minto Yesterday Stuff told us they would not print this full-page advertisement which had been booked and paid to go in all Stuff newspapers next Tuesday. At this stage Stuff has given no official reason for banning the add aside from saying they won’t do so “while the ongoing conflict is developing” It seems that for Stuff, pro-Israel … Continue reading Banned by Stuff! – the add Stuff doesn’t want you to see – 40 Protests this weekend

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Global News, Newsletters, Petition

Call to action: US President Biden must end the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

An American classic car makes its way down a street in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File) Ignacio Ramonet, academician and former editor of Le Monde diplomatique, has written an open letter to President Joe Biden. It offers nations, organizations, and individuals a golden moment for getting rid of a critical piece of the U.S. system of economic blockade of Cuba. Ramonet … Continue reading Call to action: US President Biden must end the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

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Events, Newsletters, Press Releases

As the 12-month anniversary of Israel’s genocide approaches, in 28 centres thousands of people will protest this weekend.

A Palestinian woman at the site of Israeli strikes on a camp sheltering displaced people at al-Mawasi in Khan Younis, on September 10, 2024 [Mohammed Salem/Reuters] Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa 13 September 2024 Media Advisory: As the 12-month anniversary of Israel’s genocide approaches, in 28 centres thousands of people will protest this weekend… Over 30 Palestine solidarity protests across 28 centres around the country this … Continue reading As the 12-month anniversary of Israel’s genocide approaches, in 28 centres thousands of people will protest this weekend.

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Local News, Opinion

Jane Kelsey: Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The Conversation ACT Party leader David Seymour has said the goal of his Treaty Principles Bill is to stimulate an overdue conversation on te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. At that level at least he has succeeded. His proposal to rewrite te Tiriti through new legislation has certainly triggered debate – to … Continue reading Jane Kelsey: Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

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Events

Public Meeting – Auck. Sat., 14 Sept., 4pm: Demand the Removal of Cuba from the U.S. ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ List!

Ambassador Luis Ernesto Morejon Rodriguez and members of parliament Teanau Tuiono and Steve Abel evaluated the current state of bilateral relations between Cuba and New Zealand Dear All, We invite you to an important public meeting to discuss and advocate for an end to the U.S. embargo and sanctions on Cuba. Now is the time to lift the economic and travel restrictions that have unjustly … Continue reading Public Meeting – Auck. Sat., 14 Sept., 4pm: Demand the Removal of Cuba from the U.S. ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ List!

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Local News, Opinion

Waihopai is a Secret U.S. Spy Base in New Zealand Designed for War-fighting

By Murray Horton Murray Horton is organiser of the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) and an advocate of a range of progressive causes for the past five decades. He can be reached at: cafca. Reprinted from Covert Action Magazine The news that the Waihopai spy base was going to be built led to the birth of the Anti-Bases Campaign (ABC) in 1987. ABC … Continue reading Waihopai is a Secret U.S. Spy Base in New Zealand Designed for War-fighting

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Jane Kelsey: Primer on Treaty Principles Bill from Ngā Tiki Whakarururanga – note 2 Sept Cabinet date

Kia ora Ngā Toki Whakarururanga is a party to the Waitangi Tribunal Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry, including the urgency hearing on the Treaty Principles Bill that was reported on yesterday. Attached is a short briefing primer that puts the “treaty principles” in a historical and contemporary context of Crown violations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Also the letter of transmission that summarises the Tribunal’s findings – … Continue reading Jane Kelsey: Primer on Treaty Principles Bill from Ngā Tiki Whakarururanga – note 2 Sept Cabinet date

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Mike Treen: Migrant labour exploitation as an essential feature of late capitalism

By Mike Treen, Retired union advocate. Today the Human Rights Commission released a report on migrant labour exploitation.r It is a powerful critique of the system of exploitation that exists in Aotearoa today and calls for a range of reforms to be implemented – including the right of workers to change employers. These are the minimum steps that need to be taken – and everyone … Continue reading Mike Treen: Migrant labour exploitation as an essential feature of late capitalism

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Contributors, Local News, Mike Treen

McDonald’s to pay back millions in stolen pay to workers – worth celebrating

By Mike Treen, Retired Union Advocate I want to celebrate the recent decision by McDonald’s to begin repaying tens of thousands of current and previous employees for what I characterised as “wage theft” when I was the union representative dealing with that company. On its website this week, the company said it had been approved by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to … Continue reading McDonald’s to pay back millions in stolen pay to workers – worth celebrating

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Local News

Susan St John: There are many more past injustices for the state to answer

By Susan St John In 2016 CPAG published Kathryn’s Story: How the Government spent well over $100,000 and 15 years pursuing a chronically-ill beneficiary mother for a debt she should not have. The purpose was to highlight the injustices and the perpetuation of intergenerational trauma when a mother was incarcerated for the so-called crime of “relationship fraud”. The intention was to improve the understanding of … Continue reading Susan St John: There are many more past injustices for the state to answer

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