welfare4pager72.pdf Continue reading Welfare “reform: – where are the jobs? Fact sheet by the Methodist Mission

ACTION ALERT – RESPONSE TO GOVT WELFARE WORKING GROUP REPORT Our latest information is that next Tuesday at midday the Welfare Working Group, led by former Commerce Commission chair Paula Rebstock, will issue its final report. Given papers already released by the WWG, and various statements by John Key and Paula Bennett, we are quite apprehensive about what the report will recommend. We expect to … Continue reading Auckland Action Against Poverty – picket next Tuesday 22 Feb in response to Govt WWG report release

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 366, February 18, 2010 WHAT’S ON ON THIS SUNDAY ON RADIO NZ: 9:40 DICK SCOTT – THE ’51 WATERFRONT DISPUTE This week marks 60 years since the 1951 Waterfront dispute began and it remains the biggest industrial confrontation in New Zealand’s history. It lasted 151 days and at its peak, 22,000 wharfies and other trade unionists were off … Continue reading #366: Tariq Ali to give Robb lectures in March

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 365, February 11, 2010 WHAT’S ON FORUM: PUBLIC SPENDING: THE DRIVER OF ECONOMIC GROWTH Monday, February 14, 6.30pm, Trades hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn As New Zealand’s economy struggles to achieve anything like the output required to ‘catch Australia’, the sale of state assets is on the agenda yet again. The failed experiment of the 80s … Continue reading GPJA #365: Monday: Auck Forum on Govt cuts; Wgton protest against TPP

7.30pm, Monday, Auckland Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn GPJA Forum Tonight – Solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution Speakers: Muhamed Hussan, Egyptian Solidarity Movement; Billy Hania, Palestine Human Rights Committee; Joe Carolan, Socialist Aotearoa Video- Auckland Solidarity March with the Egyptian Revolution 500 rally and march to support the Egyptian Revolution in Auckland Video by Billy Hania, Palestine Human RIghts Campaign and SA. … Continue reading Reminder: GPJA Forum Tonight – Solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 364, February 3, 2010 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 – RALLY AND MARCH IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT AUCKLAND: 2pm, Aotea Square, Central city (Organised by Global Peace and Justice Auckland and Egyptians living in Auckland) WELLINGTON: 12 noon, Midlands Park, Lambton Quay, Central city Monday 7th February, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn GPJA … Continue reading 3 February, 2011 16:41

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 363, JANUARY 28, 2010 GPJA is supporting this call from an Egyptian living in Auckland for a protest in solidarity with the people of Egypt, Tunisia and the rest of the Arab world in their fight for freedom and democracy. The rally is being held outside the US Consulate because Egypt is the second largest recipient of US … Continue reading #363: Solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia- protest Saturday 3pm US Consulate, Customs St, Auckland

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 362, JANUARY 18, 2010 NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS Revolution in Tunisia- Socialist Aotearoa forum this Thursday Jan 20, 7.30pm, Auckland Trades Hall, Great North Road, Grey Lynn. Come here Paul Brown from Socialist Aotearoa and Gerald Perrira discuss the implications of the Tunisian Revolution for the whole of the Arab world. At this stage the only certainty about the future … Continue reading #362: Waihopai protest Jan 21-23; Tunisia Forum Thurs 20th

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 361, JANUARY 7, 2010 GPJA PUBLIC MEETING ON THE BDS CAMPAIGN IN SOLIDARITY WITH PEOPLE OF PALESTINE Monday January 10th, 7.30pm at Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn Michael Deas is visiting from Europe where he has a key role in the BDS (Boycott Divestment and Sanctions) campaign against Israel. He will speak about the campaign … Continue reading #361: FORUM ON BDS CAMPAIGN JAN 10

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 360, DECEMBER 30, 2010 NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS COME AND SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY WITH SKYCITY WORKERS NEW YEAR’S DAY Meetings under SkyCity Tower 00.30am, 04.30am, 08.30am, 12.30pm Union fireworks at SkyCity on New Year’s Day SkyCity Casino in Auckland will be the scene of union organized action on January 1 starting immediately after the traditional fireworks display. Unite and the … Continue reading #360: SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY WITH SKYCITY WORKERS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY