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

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 435, July 20 , 2012 NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE PROTESTS Friday, July 20, 6.30pm, Lenin Bar, Prince Wharf, 201 Quay St, Waterfront, Auckland The weekend of July 20-22 is the National Party’s Annual Conference in Auckland. Actions are being held by the student movement and Auckland Action Against Poverty on Saturday and Sunday. The Friday night is ours! The … Continue reading GPJA #435: NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE PROTESTS THIS WEEKEND

GENERAL Gay man flees to NZ under threat of execution http://www.nzherald.co.nz/human-rights/news/article.cfm?c_id=500838&objectid=10816570 Welfare reform: Back to work By Simon Collins http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10816460 Women being ‘driven to abortion’ by welfare reform http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10816486 Fail a drugs test and lose your benefit, job seekers warned http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10816778 Snapshot of Maori statistics launched http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7181187/Snapshot-of-Maori-statistics-launched We Remember Blair Peach http://www.isonz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/we-remember-blair-peach.html Southall police riot where Kiwi expat Blair Peach was killed MARRYATT MADNESS http://nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/marryatt-madness.html … Continue reading GPJA #433: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 5/7/12

Thursday, July 5, 12-4pm, St Stephen’s Church Hall, 65 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland LIVING WAGE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: Please join community and faith-based organisations and unions at a meeting to establish the Auckland Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand coalition. For more information contact: Fala Haulangi: fala.haulangi or call 027 204 6332 http://www.livingwagenz.org Thursday, July 5, 7.30pm, Gilmore House, 9 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson SUNNYVALE FILM … Continue reading 4/7/12: WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA