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

Dear <<First Name>> This is the finale. We had a great march yesterday in Wellington and we hope the Auckland march will be even better. Reminder – the Auckland Save TVNZ 7 Funeral March is tomorrow (Saturday 30th) at 4.30pm. Starting at Queen Elizabeth Square (Britomart) at 4.30pm, we then walk up Queen Street, Victoria Street West, past TVNZ to St Matthew-in-the-City for speeches. We … Continue reading AK March tomorrow – Saturday at 4.30pm – Come celebrate and mourn one great, great channel

Port workers protest Marc 10, 2012 Matt McCarten: At last, some victories for the bosses’ victims http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10813468 Urewera issue isn’t just going to lie down and die http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/urewera-issue-isnt-just-going-to-lie-down-and-die/1422939/ Chris Trotter: Hidden motives behind superannuation claims http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/columnists/chris-trotter/7126493/Hidden-motives-behind-superannuation-claims Gordon campbell: Playing politics on nuclear issue http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapi-mana-news/opinion/7082581/Playing-politics-on-nuclear-issue Government can afford to pay whanau to care for disabled http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1206/S00229/government-can-afford-to-pay-whanau-to-care-for-disabled.htm Defence Force connection to military violence in West Papua http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1206/S00221/defence-force-connection-to-military-violence-in-west-papua.htm … Continue reading GPJA #431: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 20/6/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior personal character or initiative so much as it was to dumb luck.” George Kaiser, billionaire American businessman, World’s Top Givers, Gulf Business, June 6, 2012 STATS OF THE WEEK The annual report (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/09intop400.pdf), which the IRS typically … Continue reading GPJA #430: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 15/6/12

Hi All, I am looking at some changes to the GPJA Blog and would like some feedback. I have been doing the blog for about 10 years. It hasn’t really changed in that time. My goal was to help people find out what is happening in Auckland and get access to news that wasn’t easily accessible elsewhere. The world and the web have changed a … Continue reading GPJA Blog – Looking at some changes (or putting it to sleep)

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 425, May 18, 2012 WHAT’S ON Saturday, May 19, Donovan Park, Te Puke PICNIC IN THE PARK TO SUPPORT AFFCO WORKERS (BAY OF PLENTY): Affco Rangiuru locked out meatworkers would like to take this opportunity to invite you andyour family to a picnic in the park. State Highway 2 thru Te Puke will be closed from 9am to … Continue reading GPJA #425: Post-budget protests next week

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 424, May 14, 2012 WHAT’S ON Thursday, May 17, 7pm, B15 Theatre, Basement, Library, Auckland University. AOTEAROA IS NOT FOR SALE – THE STRUGGLE AHEAD! Speakers: Hone Harawira, Mana Movement leader; Phil Twyford, Labour MP, Julie Anne Genter Green MP; Marion Peka, GI residenmt group; Joe carolan, Socialist Aotearoa. After the great turnout for the Auckland demonstration on … Continue reading GPJA #424: Thurs Forum – “Aotearoa is Not for Sale – The road ahead” with Phil, Hone and others