West Papua Action Auckland Box 68-419 Auckland. 28 March 2014. Call to Action: ‘Free Papuans behind bars’ International action: Please join us! On 2 April 2014 West Papua Action Auckland will hold a solemn vigil at 5pm in Aotea Square, near the Town Hall, and Wellington activists will gather at the Indonesian Embassy in Kelburn (70 Glen Rd) at 12 noon Members of Amnesty International … Continue reading West Papua action next week

BEST ON THE WEB NEW ZEALAND Gordon McLauchlan: All you can vote for is the status quo http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11225486 Gambling body eyes legal action http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11225568 Going to the market for gambling services short-sighted http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1403/S00315/going-to-the-market-for-gambling-services-short-sighted.htm PMA: White poppies, Hawaiian & UN visitors, Global Day of Action on Military Spending, WWI anniversary and the 2014 National Peace Workshops http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1403/S00283/update-white-poppies-visitors-global-day-of-action.htm John Edgar – Waitakere Ranges Protectors are Kiwis Against … Continue reading GPJA 496 (2 of 2): NZ & World – News & Analysis (27/3/14)

Thanks for signing the Egypt Solidarity statement – now take urgent action against repression Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Egyptian court sentences 529 to death Help us build a campaign against repression Thanks for signing the Egypt Solidarity founding statement. Events yesterday show how important it is to build a broad international campaign against repression. A court in the … Continue reading Take action now against mass death sentences in Egypt

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 495, March 19, 2014 WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Thursday, March 20, 5-7pm, Sir Paul Reeves Building, WG809 – Level 8, City Campus, AUT University Pacific Media Centre seminar: Climate change, conflict and global news: Critical issues facing Pacific micro states | David Robie and Taberannang Korauaba (Pacific Media Centre). Three key notions of a professional free media … Continue reading GPJA #495 (1 of 2): What’s on in Aotearoa (19/3/14)

SAT 29 MARCH: JOIN THE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO STOP THE TPPA Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. JOIN THE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO STOP THE TPPA Saturday 29 March, 1pm Contact the organisers of your local event if you can help or chris.zack if you want to start something where there is a gap. Posters and leaflets, … Continue reading SAT 29 MARCH: JOIN THE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO STOP THE TPPA

BEST ON THE WEB NEW ZEALAND Time to show your opposition to the TPPA – nationwide protest March 29th – See more at: http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/02/22/time-to-show-your-opposition-to-the-tppa-nationwide-protest-march-29th/#sthash.7zQ1qWvS.xNfZeSTq.dpuf Glen Innes ‘war zone’ http://thestandard.org.nz/glen-innes-war-zone/ Bryce Edwards: Is Matt McCarten a ‘game changer’ for Labour? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211561 Brian Rudman: Good old days point way to Labour future http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211004 Editorial: Double-edged sword in Labour arsenal http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211061 Human Error: Is David Cunliffe more sinned … Continue reading GPJA #493 (part 2 of 2): Best on the web – NZ & World (7/3/14)

ITSOURFUTURE Bulletin #46 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON TPPA 29 MARCH2 March 2014 JOIN THE NATION – SAY ‘NO’ TO THE TPPA After four years, the corporate deal of the century – aka the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement – is still being negotiated in secret. The TPPA puts our sovereignty at risk, violates our democratic right to decide our own future, and wastes taxpayers’ money that … Continue reading NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON TPPA – MAR 29

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 491, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Tuesday, February 25, 7.45-9am, St John’s Church Hall, Cnr Willis and Dixon Sts. Start the Day for Equal Pay: A breakfast fundraiser to support. Email Suzanne McNabb suzanne.mcnabb or Nanette Cormack nanette.cormack to secure your ticket now. $20 for breakfast; $25 for breakfast and a glass of champagne; $10 … Continue reading GPJA #491 (1 of 2): What’s On & News from Aotearoa – 21/2/14

An international initiative against repression in Egypt Egypt Solidarity is an international initiative which endorses freedoms secured since the 25 January Revolution of 2011. We call on all those who agree with our principles and demands to work with us in building global solidarity for Egyptians under threat from the military regime. Read our founding statement and signatories in full online here. We support: the … Continue reading Egypt Solidarity – Add your name

JOIN THE BOYCOTT OF THE BATSHEVA DANCE TROUPE – ISRAEL’S STATE-SPONSORED ‘CULTURAL AMBASSADORS’ AT THE NZ FESTIVAL SAT 22 FEBRUARY, WELLINGTON. BUS DEPARTS AUCKLAND 6am SAT 22 FEB – let us know by Wednesday 8pm if you want to come – details below. A protest against the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company has been organised by Palestinian rights groups in Wellington on Saturday 22 February outside … Continue reading Join the boycott – let us know by Wednesday 8pm if you want to come