WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA Thursday, August 20, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St, Ponsonby Civic Society and the role of the NGOs – Kim McGregor, Richard Northey & Priyanca Radhakrishnan – AKL – 20th August The political struggle for survival of NGOs is getting as tough as their financial plight. NGOs, the people who work in them and those that manage them, … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (19/08/15): Farewell Cuban Ambassador Sat 7pm

Dear friends, I am writing on behalf of Peace Action Wellington to seek GPJA support for our campaign opposing the weapons conference planned for Wellington’s TSB Arena on November 17-18. WHAT IS THE WEAPONS CONFERENCE? The weapons conference is a meeting of 200 of the world’s largest weapons manufacturers. They are here for two reasons: first, the conference is a showcase for local and international … Continue reading Let’s stop the NZ weapons conference this year

CPAG healthy and affordable housing campaign It’s the peak of the flu season – and right now staff in New Zealand’s hospitals and medical clinics are run off their feet looking after thousands of children and their families. Many of these children wouldn’t be sick if they lived in warm, dry homes. Urgent action is needed to make sure poor families have decent housing. Most … Continue reading There is no time to waste, every child deserves the best start in a warm, dry, secure home

WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA AUGUST 8-14 NATIONAL ACTIONS AGAINST TPPA http://itsourfuture.org.nz/campaigns/tppa-action-week-8-15-august/ Wednesday, August 12, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Lecture Theatre 3, Owen G Glenn Building, Auckland University Jane Kelsey on ‘The FIRE Economy’. Professor Jane Kelsey is one of New Zealand’s best-known public intellectuals. She has taught at the University of Auckland since 1979. She was awarded a Marsden Grant in 2009 to review the neoliberal … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (12/08/15): Jane Kelsey speaks tonight / Anti-TPPA protests Sat

TPPA BULLETIN #71: TPPA ACTION WEEK! Scroll to bottom for latest details of TPPA Action Week 8 – 15 August! TPPA Ministers: Will they or won’t they meet? After the collapse of the Maui meeting there were many reports that ministers would meet again this month. Now there are reports it may just be too hard. That would make it almost impossible to do the … Continue reading TPPA Bulletin #71: TPPA ACTION WEEK!

WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA WORKING TO STAY SAFE ACTIONS ACROSS NZ FROM TODAY http://union.org.nz/health-safety-campaign/towns-were-visiting Wednesday, August 5, 6-7pm, Lecture Theatre 039, Clock Tower Building, University of Auckland Transformative Potential of a Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons: Lecture by Tim Wright. Sponsored by the Faculty of Law, the International Law Association and the NZ Institute of International Affairs, Tim Wright, Asia Pacific Director of the International Campaign … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (05/08/15): Thurs – Get Smart! The people’s review of the intelligence agencies

70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemorative events and initiatives in Aotearoa New Zealand Below are the details of commemorative and related events and initiatives to mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, 6 August, and of Nagasaki, 9 August, which is also the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Links – on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/notes/peace-movement-aotearoa/70th-anniversary-of-the-atomic-bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-commemorative-e/892313880815982 – formatted … Continue reading Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversary: events and initiatives

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VIDEO: The Israeli military regularly use armoured Caterpillar bulldozers to destroy Palestinian homes Auckland senior citizens message to NZ SuperFund: it’s time to divest from Israel’s occupation and destruction of Palestine  JOIN IN THE RALLY AT NZ SUPERFUND OFFICE, 21 Queen St, Britomart, Downtown CBD, from midday on Monday 3 August. We are calling on the New Zealand Super… Continue reading NZ SuperFund: it’s time to divest from Israel’s occupation

TPPA BULLETIN #70: NO DEAL IN MAUI! 8-15 AUGUST – TPPA ACTION WEEK! Scroll to bottom for latest details of TPPA Action Week 8 – 15 August! Maui ministerial – TPPA stalled but not yet defeated Ministers couldn’t reach a deal in Maui this week. That’s a great win, but no room for complacency. They are very close and the pressure is huge to solve … Continue reading TPPA Bulletin #70: NO DEAL IN MAUI!

WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA WORKING TO STAY SAFE ACTIONS ACROSS NZ FROM TODAY http://union.org.nz/health-safety-campaign/towns-were-visiting Thursday, July 30, 7-8.30pm, The Peace Place, 22 Emily Place, Auckland City. The Peace Place invites you to spend an evening with Ahmed Zaoui (in conversation with Fr Kevin Toomey op). Algerian-born Ahmed Zaoui applied for asylum in New Zealand in 2002. He was imprisoned for two years at the behest … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (29/07/15) – Sat: Prison protest & vigil on worker deaths