GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 388, August 19, 2011 SEPTEMBER 11: 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPRINGBOK TOUR PROTESTS Hi everyone, Sunday September 11th is Auckland’s day to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok tour protests (just a day out from the 3rd test and final game of the tour in Auckland). We are having a final planning meeting over a morning tea … Continue reading GPJA #388: SEPTEMBER 11: 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPRINGBOK TOUR PROTESTS

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 387, August 12, 2011 OPERATION 8 DVD LAUNCH TONIGHT (Friday, August 12, 7pm, 13 Garrett Street, just off Cuba St, Wellington) OPERATION 8 DVD Launch Party – Films, Food & Live Music! Come and celebrate the launch of the Operation 8 DVD get your own copy. Enjoy food, korero and righteous sounds from local musicians. The film, which … Continue reading GPJA #387: Operation 8 DVD launch Wellington tonight

HELP! – GPJA needs $3000 for activist visit during Springbok tour anniversary. We rarely ask for funds from supporters but this time we must. Global Peace and Justice Auckland has invited South African S’bu Zikode to visit New Zealand as part of the 30th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok tour protests. S’bu is the President of the Abahlali baseMjondolo (Shackdwellers) Movement which is the largest … Continue reading HELP! – GPJA needs $3000 for activist visit during Springbok tour anniversary.

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 386, August 7, 2011 Guest editorial: John Minto (from NZ Politics Daily http://liberation.typepad.com/liberation/2011/08/nz-politics-daily-5-august.html) Yet another anniversary of the 1981 Springbok tour is upon us and media coverage has been extensive but generally shallow. Most have taken a magazine-style approach with no shortage of dramatic pictures or film to illustrate – for example, see: Hamilton’s Rugby Park 1981 Springboks … Continue reading GPJA #386: John Minto reviews media on 30th anniversary of tour

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 385, August 2, 2011 BLAIR PROTESTS John Minto: A Date With A War Monger http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2011/07/to-the-ront-a-date-with-a-war-mongerer/ Tony Bliar you can’t hide..mp4 Tony Bliar- run and hide- we charge you with Genocide http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2011/07/tony-bliar-run-and-hide-we-charge-you.html Tony Blair addresses Auckland crowd http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5353152/Protesters-slam-Tony-Blair Group protest Tony Blair’s Eden Park visit – Video http://www.3news.co.nz/Group-protest-Tony-Blairs-Eden-Park-visit/tabid/309/articleID/220350/Default.aspx Anti-war protestors gather to slam Tony Blair http://www.3news.co.nz/Anti-war-protestors-gather-to-slam-Tony-Blair/tabid/423/articleID/220370/Default.aspx Tony Blair flies … Continue reading GPJA #385: A date with a warmonger

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 384, July 26, 2011 PROTEST THE WAR CRIMINAL TONY BLAIR – THURSDAY, JULY 28, 11AM, EDEN PARK WALTERS AVE ENTRY, AUCKLAND Protest the war criminal Tony Blair – "An audience with Tony Blair" has been organised as a fundraiser for Blair ($495 each or $1500 for a single VIP ticket – includes an individual photograph with Blair) and … Continue reading GPJA #384: Thurs 11am – Protest Tony Blair’s war crimes

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 383, July 20, 2011 Friday 22 July 5.30pm, Heritage Hotel, 35 Hobson St, Auckland Auckland Action Against Poverty is organising a picket this week: The right wing Maxim Institute is hosting a dinner that night at 6pm at which UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, will be the guest speaker. Mr Smith is … Continue reading GPJA: 383: Poverty protest Fri / Anti-Blair action Thurs July 28

GPJA Special Forum: How the South African sports movement was betrayed Monday 18th July, 7.30pm at Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn South African sports activist Mark Fredericks is in Auckland as part of a visit to New Zealand which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok tour. Mark is a teacher of photojournalism at Walter Sisulu University in East London. … Continue reading GPJA: Special Forum Mon July 18 / Anti-Blair protest July 28

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 382, July 7, 2011 CALL FOR NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST WAR IN AFGHANISTAN – NZ TROOPS OUT NOW – END THE OCCUPATION GPJA is calling this National day of action to bring NZ, US all foreign troops home from Afghanistan. 2011 will be the tenth year of war and occupation in Afghanistan. Military involvement in this war … Continue reading GPJA #382: Sat – Big Push against childhood education cuts / Tues antiwar org mtg

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