HMNZS Canterbury is a participant in RIMPAC 2014 NZ involvement in RIMPAC / nuclear weapon states Peace Movement Aotearoa 27 June 2014 As you may be aware from media coverage, NZ armed forces are taking a full part in RIMPAC this year, the world’s largest military ‘exercise’ – a series of full-scale military assaults on land and sea also known as the biennial invasion of … Continue reading NZ involvement in RIMPAC / Nuclear weapon states

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 505, June 26, 2014 WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Thursday, June 26, 7pm, Unite Office, 6a Western Springs Rd, Morningside, Auckland. The Spirit of 45 – film by Ken Loach. The working class of Britain had just come through two world wars and a Great Depression in between. They were sick of poverty, mass unemployment and bad housing. … Continue reading GPJA #505: Protest jailing of journalists in Egypt – 3pm Sat, US Consulate, Auckland

Dear all, I had written to some of you already about the call for action for the month of July, the month against the apartheid wall, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2004 ICJ opinion that declared Israel’s wall illegal. Ten years have passed and the world is yet to act. Please see below an update from Stop the Wall. A new micro-site has … Continue reading July: Month against the Wall – updates

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 504, June 19, 2014 WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Until July 11, Lopdell House Gallery, 5 Totara Ave, New Lynn, Auckland Thursday, June 19, 6.30pm, Case Room 3, Level 0, Owen Glenn Building, Auckland University Business School, Auckland Fabian Society – Dr Robert Howell, An Economy for a Resilient World. The success of the Spirit Level lectures shows … Continue reading GPJA #504: What’s On – from 19/7/14

It’s Our Future NZ – TPPA Bulletin #49 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. It’s Our Future NZ – TPPA Bulletin #51 18 June 2014 PM meets Obama Our wheeler-dealer PM is meeting Obama in Washington on Friday. Given the US is not moving and Groser is busy talking down expectations (see below), the only deal the PM can make … Continue reading TPPAwatch It’s Our Future NZ – TPPA Bulletin #51: KEY-OBAMA TWITTER STORM

A public meeting has been called in Glen Innes Tuesday 17th June at 6pm in light of the imminent election where housing is a key election issue. Tāmaki Makaurau has a housing crisis, however this crisis is being displaced and the blame placed on state housing tenants. There is demand for state housing and instead of building adequate supply, the government are decreasing their stock. … Continue reading State housing tenants meet with politicians tonight

CDF Public Meeting – FIJI ELECTIONS – WILL THEY BE FREE & FAIR – 21 June 2014.pdf Fiji Vision 2030 – Speech by NFP Leader – Suva Rotary Club.pdf Continue reading CDF Public Meeting : Fiji 2014 Elections – Will they be FREE & FAIR? Saturday 21 June 2014 – 3.30pm, 13 May Rd, Mt Roskill

Dear friends, We would appreciate you forwarding the below notice to your member/supporter lists. As always, participants from NZ/Aotearoa are very welcome on this brigade! Thanks. In solidarity, Lisa Macdonald for Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network Join the 2014 solidarity delegation to Venezuela Tour dates: December 2 – 13, 2014 Registrations are open for the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network’s next solidarity tour to revolutionary Venezuela. Participants from all … Continue reading Join the 2014 solidarity delegation to Venezuela

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 503, June 12, 2014 WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Thursday, June 12, 7pm – 8.30pm, The Peace Place, 22 Emily Place, Auckland City We are very excited to announce the following two presenters will be delivering a talk on Franciscan ecology. Brother Philip Jeffares (OFM) is a Franciscan brother and Guardian of the Friary. Br Philip has worked … Continue reading GPJA #503: BLOOMSDAY! JUNE 16! THIRSTY DOG! UP THE REPUBLIC!