Monday, November 8, 6.30pm, Lecture Theatre B28, (Beneath library, Alfred St), Auckland University Is peace in the Middle East possible? Hear the surprising answer from award-winning speaker Anna Baltzer, former Fulbright scholar, Columbia University graduate, author, grand-daughter of Holocaust refugees, and recent guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Baltzer will present eyewitness reports on the conflict & the exciting nonviolence movement for peace. … Continue reading Reminder: 3 meetings of note Mon-Tues – Palestine / Free Trade debate / Phillipines

Saturday, November 27: Unite sponsored day of dialogue with activists against injustice and inequality: “STAND UP FIGHT BACK! ANOTHER AOTEAROA IS POSSIBLE!” Te Wananga Aotearoa, 15 Canning Crescent, Mangere. Registration $20. 8.30am: Registration, Tea/coffee 9.00am: Welcome/Intros 9.15am: “Confronting the economic crisis – what caused it and how it can be overcome”. The worldwide economic crisis over the past few years has seen a massive growth … Continue reading Conference Sat Nov 27 Auck: Unite sponsored day of dialogue with activists against injustice and inequality: “STAND UP FIGHT BACK! ANOTHER AOTEAROA IS POSSIBLE!”

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 354, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ANTIWAR PROTEST AT PARLIAMENT TOMORROW (WED) Tomorrow (Thursday), 4:30pm there will be a demonstration outside Parliament. Hilary Clinton will be at Parliament for a reception. The organizers of the demo are from Peace Action Wellington and the banner theme will be Troops out of Afghanistan. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, TRADES HALL GPJA is … Continue reading #354: Tues Nov 9th: Jane Kelsey book launch & Filipino progressive leaders

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 353, OCTOBER 21, 2010 Wednesday, October 27, 6.30pm, Maidment Theatre, University of Auckland 2010 Bruce Jesson Lecture Annette Sykes Ngäti Pikiao Lawyer and Activist. “The Politics of the Brown Table”. A self-annointed Iwi Leaders Group, a Maori Party that supports a National/ACT government, and a group of Crown mandated intermediaries drawn from retired politicians and bureaucrats, are today’s … Continue reading GPJA#353: Jesson Lecture Wed with Annette Sykes

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 352, OCTOBER 15, 2010 Public Rally: After Paul Henry- How do we fight racism in New Zealand? Thursday, October 21, 7pm, Library Basement Lecture Theatre, University of Auckland, Princes Street The recent Paul Henry case has ignited a huge debate in New Zealand about race and what a real Kiwi is in the 21st Century. Unite on Campus … Continue reading #352: Oct 21 Forum – After Paul Henry- How do we fight racism in New Zealand?

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 351, OCTOBER 9, 2010 A few people were a little surprised when GPJA and Unite Union called for Paul Henry to be sacked. What about “free speech”? What about his rights as a “worker”? The many media links we have included this week should make clear that neither situation applies here. Firstly Paul Henry is a very wealthy … Continue reading #351: Zero tolerance for racism – sack Paul Henry

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 350, OCTOBER , 2010 GPJA October Forum Monday 4th October, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn.Sue Bradford will speak on welfare reform. She is a former Green Party MP and lifetime activist for the unemployed and beneficiaries. She will speak about the government’s Welfare Working Group which is due to report by the end of … Continue reading GPJA#350: Sue Bradford speaks Monday on Welfare “Reform”

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 349, September 28, 2010 FREE THE CUBAN FIVE! Forum with Cuban ambassador Jose Robaina; Jane Kelsey; Keith Locke; Mike Treen; Annalucia Vermunt. 7pm, Thursday, September 30: Basement Lecture Theatre, Auckland University Library Oppose Attacks on Cuba: The Cuban Five are five Cuban men who have been imprisoned in the United States for 12 years. They were falsely accused … Continue reading #349: Thurs: Cuban ambassador, Jane Kelsey & Keith Locke speak on “Cuban 5”

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 348, September 19, 2010 NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS CPAG MESSAGE The Welfare Working Group was set up by the Government to look at our Welfare System with a particular emphasis on “long term dependency”.  The Group has published a paper titled “Long-term Benefit Dependency: The Issues”.  This document and a summary of the document can be accessed here: WWG Paper. … Continue reading GPJA #348: CPAG & Alternative Welfare Working Group

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 347, September 14, 2010 WHAT’S ON IN AUCKLAND Wednesday, September 15, 12 noon, Albert Park, City PPTA Day of Action: Rally followed by march to QE2 Square, Downtown Thursday, September 16, University of Auckland You are invited to meet Joe Cirincione • President of the Ploughshares Fund; • Member of the Council on Foreign Relations; • Former Vice … Continue reading GPJA #347: Teachers protest Wed