ANNOUNCEMENTS COME TO WAIHOPAI SPY BASE PROTEST: JANUARY 18-20 2012 has seen the Government get New Zealand back into ANZUS in all but name. For the first time since the 1980s, American troops have trained here; NZ troops have trained in the US; and NZ warships have taken part in US-led naval exercises. How ironic that all this was happening at the same time as … Continue reading GPJA #441 (Part 1): News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 13/9/12

WHAT’S ON Thursday, September 13, 6pm, 4/125 Grafton Rd, Auckland Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. president speaks: The working class, labour, socialist alternative in the U.S. Elections. James Harris, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for president of the United States in 2012, will speak at this special Militant Labour Forum. 6pm reception/refreshments; 7pm speakers. Suggested donation $5 waged, $2 unwaged. By the corner of Grafton … Continue reading WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA 12/9/12

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 440, August 31 , 2012 WHAT’S ON Friday & Saturday, August 31-September 1, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland. Our 2012 conference begins this Friday and continues over the weekend. We look forward to seeing you over the weekend at what we hope will be the premier conference of the radical left in Auckland this … Continue reading WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA – 31/8/2012

10 years too long – 10 deaths too many – Bring New Zealand troops home from Afghanistan Global Peace and Justice Auckland is organising a protest outside the Defence Force Army Centre at 204 Great North Road, Grey Lynn from 12 noon this Sunday 26th August to call for New Zealand troops to be brought home from Afghanistan where five have been killed in the … Continue reading 10 DEATHS TOO MANY – TROOPS OUT NOW! RALLY SUNDAY, 12 NOON, 204 GREAT NORTH RD

Saturday & Sunday, August 25-26, Rotorua Ka Nui! Enough! The extractive industries, including fracking, mining & oil drilling have huge negative impacts on our economies, communities and environment. We must move past this in a way that is just for all. Join us to learn more and strategise together. Speakers: Dayle Takitimu (Te Whanau-a-Apanui); Drew Hutton (Lock the Gate Aslliance Australia); Dr Susan Krumdiek (Canterbury … Continue reading WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

ANNOUNCEMENTS SAVE DISABILITY LAW UPDATE Friday 10 August 2012: A successful hui was held last Monday, 30th July at Western Springs Community Hall. We had around 80 people attend to hear from our esteemed speakers. Huge thanks to everyone who attended and to Esther for filming and editing the highlights for us. Some highlights from the hui click below for some video info and we … Continue reading GPJA #439 (Part 1): News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 21/8/12

GLOBAL PEACE & JUSTICE AUCKLAND http://www.gpja.org.nz 18 August 2012 President Jacob Zuma Republic of South Africa Pretoria South Africa Open letter to SA president Jacob Zuma Kia ora President Zuma, Many New Zealanders who demonstrated so strongly against the apartheid system in the 1970s and 1980s have watched with growing alarm at the direction the ANC leadership has taken South Africa since the first democratic … Continue reading Open letter to SA president Jacob Zuma

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 438, August 16 , 2012 Sunday, August 19, 12 noon, Burger King, Aotea Square, Auckland TEACH-IN SUN 12 NOON: “It’s Bitter with the King” – Defend workers rights at BK! Burger King workers are the lowest paid fast food workers in New Zealand. Most are on minimum wage, even some who have worked there for 15 years. Managers … Continue reading GPJA #438: SUNDAY TEACH IN AND SEMINAR ON MIGRANT WORKERS RIGHTS IN NZ

QUOTES OF THE WEEK CULTURAL DISSENT Gordon Campbell on the death of Alexander Cockburn http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2012/07/23/gordon-campbell-on-the-death-of-alexander-cockburn/ Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier turns 75, Scott Hamilton http://www.readingthemaps.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/peerless-in-wigan.html A hip-hop coming out: Alexander Billet reports on hip-hop artist Frank Ocean’s decision to come out as bisexual–and why it will take more than that to end homophobia in the music industry. http://socialistworker.org/2012/07/19/hip-hop-coming-out Songs made for you and me: … Continue reading GPJA #436: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 27/7/12