7.30pm, Tuesday, Feb 14: Special GPJA Forum: Drop the charges! Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn This special GPJA forum will call for the charges against the defendants from the so-called terrorism raids to be dropped. It will discuss the raids, their political context and the legal situation of the defendants. Speakers will be are: Annette Sykes – Lawyer and legal expert who … Continue reading GPJA Forum Tues 7.30pm with Annette Sykes, Valerie Morse, John Minto – “Drop the Charges”

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 411, February 8, 2012 9am, Monday, Feb 13: Protest: Drop the Charges! Auckland High Court, Cnr Waterloo Quadrant & Parliament Streets, Auckland. This marks the start of the trial of the remaining four defendants from the police bungled attempt to charge 17 political activists with offences under our freshly-minted terrorism laws. That attempt failed with the terrorism charges … Continue reading GPJA #411: Monday – Protest outside High Court / GPJA Forum “Drop the Charges!”

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 410, January 27, 2012 FROM OCCUPY AUCKLAND PROTEST SATURDAY, 3PM Defend the Right to Protest in Auckland- stand up for democracy and civil liberties. Rally at Britomart this Saturday Jan 28th at 3pm – forward widely. Occupy Auckland Thursday: 22 people arrested, with 8 people charged with willful trespass. 2 people still held, and 1 person to be … Continue reading GPJA #410: Occupy Auckland – stand up for democracy Sat 3pm

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 409, January 15, 2012 GPJA SPECIAL FORUM: HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THE AUCKLAND PORT WORKERS? THURSDAY 19TH JANUARY, 7.30PM AT TRADES HALL, 147 GREAT NORTH ROAD. Auckland waterfront workers face an all-out assault on their employment and conditions of work. The port company (owned wholly by Auckland City) says the union must either accept a new roster which … Continue reading GPJA #409: SPECIAL FORUM: HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THE AUCKLAND PORT WORKERS? THURSDAY 19TH JANUARY, 7.30PM AT TRADES HALL, 147 GREAT NORTH ROAD.

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 408, December 23, 2011 QUOTES OF THE WEEK "Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is humanity’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion." — Oscar Wilde, Soul of Man Under Socialism “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” –Rosa Luxemburg "The ruling … Continue reading GPJA #408: Waihopai Spybase Protest Jan 20-22

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 407, December 16, 2011 RALLY TODAY 6.30PM TO PROTEST THE CLOSURE OF RAPE CRISIS – QE2 SQUARE AUCKLAND As sexual violence surges in New Zealand, thousands join last-ditch campaign to restore funding for Auckland’s 24/7 sexual violence help centre. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W_cNOe3mFNeUAA0wX6SYvCt0j8ad7p2vap3mB2QZTm8/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Petition: Stop the closure of Auckland’s 24/7 sexual violence crisis service http://www.change.org/petitions/new-zealand-government-stop-the-closure-of-aucklands-247-sexual-violence-crisis-service 24/7 sexual abuse helpline faces closure … Continue reading GPJA #407: RALLY TODAY 6.30PM TO PROTEST THE CLOSURE OF RAPE CRISIS – QE2 SQUARE AUCKLAND

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 406, December 7, 2011 OCCUPY AUCKLAND VS AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL – WE WALK FROM AOTEA SQUARE TO THE DISTRICT COURT AT 9:30AM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, JOIN US!!! We need your help, support and aroha. On Thursday morning we are once again in Court to defend our right to protest, and the right of future protests. Auckland Council is … Continue reading GPJA #406: Auck Council v Occupy Auck 9.30am Thurs / Sat March to Defend GI “stop the Evictions” 12 noon Britomart

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 405, November 30, 2011 SOLIDARITY WITH LOCKED OUT MARTON WORKERS DAY OF ACTION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 Dear supporters, We need your help at McDonalds around New Zealand this coming Saturday, from 11am on Saturday 3 December. McDonalds is a major customer of ANZCO Foods. ANZCO stopped 100 of their employees from working and earning an income at their … Continue reading GPJA #405: Solidarity with locked out workers this Saturday Dec 3

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 404, November 25, 2011 Why I am Voting Mana by Mike Treen GPJA Newsletter editor. Dear friends, I have been editing the GPJA newsletter for 404 issues (and 9 years) and have advertised every meeting or event sent to me without exception. I have tried to give a broad range of opinion on the progressive left world view. … Continue reading GPJA #404: Why I am Voting Mana by Mike Treen (Editor)

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 403, November 21, 2011 SOLIDARITY WITH LOCKED OUT MARTON WORKERS http://www.facebook.com/groups/211101752294033/ Day 20: "A fightback for meat workers nationwide" http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2011/11/day-20-fightback-for-meat-workers.html Support the locked out workers at ANZCO Rangitikei http://union.org.nz/ANZCOlockout The New Zealand lamb processor, CMP, has brutally locked out 111 workers at its plant in Marton in order to force them and their union, the New Zealand Meatworkers … Continue reading GPJA #403: Continuing solidarity with locked out workers