You’re invited to join 2 inspring events on the land at Ihumātao – help us restore the Oruarangi Awa on Sat 5 March, then join a human chain to show your affection for the land next Sunday 13 March! View this email in your browser Join in to demonstrate how much the community cares about protecting Ihumātao. Bring family and friends to form a human … Continue reading Opportunities for hands-on action: Participate and help to save Ihumatao

He’s back! Frank Sinatra is remembered as an entertainer who sided with Republican politicians like Nixon and Reagan, hung out with mobsters and swaggered about Las Vegas with his cronies singing, “I did it my way…” But there was another side to Sinatra, an early radical Frank, ol’ pinko eyes. At the height of his popularity, in the 1940s, Sinatra was branded a Red, a … Continue reading WHEN SINATRA WAS A RED

TPPA Bulletin #85 27 February 2016 View this email in your browser Government Roadshows Auckland, 7 March, Rendezvous Hotel, corner Mayoral Drive and Vincent St, Auckland Central Christchurch, 11 March, Rydges Hotel, 30 Latimer Square, Christchurch City Dunedin, 14 March, The Dunedin Centre, 1 Harrop Street, Dunedin Wellington, 18 March, Westpac Stadium, 105 Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington Register NOW: Registration closes on 1 March; register … Continue reading TPPA Bulletin #85 News and Actions

Unite has a vacancy for an Organiser in the Canterbury region. This is part-time permanent position starting at 20 hours per week. The position will be based in Christchurch. The successful applicant will primarily be recruiting and organising workers in the Fast Food, Cinema and Hotel sectors, although they may also be involved in organising other sectors that Unite represents from time to time. We … Continue reading Part-time work in Christchurch for Unite Union

HIS FIRST PUBLIC EVENT IS ON SATURDAY AT 7pm IN THE MANGERE ARTS CENTRE ..see the notice below for more info. Soon after the NZ tour by Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat (see poster of events below) we will be hosting the 2016 Conference on Palestine in the Auckland Town Hall concert chamber on Sun 3 April (please note this correct date) with high-profile Palestinian keynote … Continue reading EMAT BURNAT STARTS NZ SPEAKING TOUR THIS WEEK.

Momentum is building across the country to double the refugee quota, and to harness all that energy we’re helping to organise a nationwide tour with Murdoch from Doing Our Bit to speak to why doubling the quota is so important. Over the course of the next few months the Government is likely to decide whether the quota will be doubled. Pressure is building on the … Continue reading Double the quota events around New Zealand

Greetings everyone, There are some exciting & important events looming – After the NZ tour by Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat (see poster of events below) we will be hosting the 2016 Conference on Palestine in the Auckland Town Hall concert chamber on Sun 3 April, with high-profile Palestinian keynote speakers: Ali Abunimah & Ramzy Baroud. Ali & Ramzy will also speak in Wellington, Chch & … Continue reading High-profile Palestinian speakers coming to NZ

It’s Our Future – Kiwis against the TPPA Bulletin #84 10 February 2016 View this email in your browser What an amazing protest! Thanks to all who supported the protests, in Auckland and across the country, on 4th February 2016. More than 15,000 people (some estimates put it as high as 30,000) marched down Queen St in one of the biggest protests in a decade. … Continue reading TPPA Bulletin #84

Cast your vote at http://tinyurl.com/2015roger The organisers of the Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2015 invite you to have your say by voting online for the People’s Choice winner. This is an online poll only. The field is restricted to the six finalists for the 2015 Roger Award listed at the People’s Choice Website, along with brief information … Continue reading 2015 Roger Award People’s Choice

On Thursday 4th February, thousands of Kiwis will take action across New Zealand to register their protest against the government signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The march down Queen Street is likely to be huge. People are coming from across New Zealand and many Aucklanders will take a long lunchtime to exercise their democratic rights. It’s Our Future spokesperson Barry Coates said: “We invite … Continue reading March against TPPA on Thursday