CPAG Nationwide Post Budget Events 2019

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Nationwide Post Budget Event Series POST BUDGET EVENTS Friday 31 May Auckland – Wellington – Christchurch – Dunedin POST BUDGET EVENT Wednesday 5 June Nelson Each year Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) provides child-focused analysis and commentary of the budget. The aim is to provide an accessible and affordable avenue for the community to come together and hear … Continue reading CPAG Nationwide Post Budget Events 2019

ANZAC Day peace vigils and picnics

Link to share: https://www.facebook.com/notes/peace-movement-aotearoa/peace-vigils-on-anzac-day/2166614800052544 Below are the details of ANZAC Day peace vigils in Dunedin, Nelson and Wellington; and two peace picnics in Auckland – one organised by the Council of Christians and Muslims, and one by Peace Action Auckland. If you would like your peace vigil added here, please email the details to icanz – thank you Lest we forget … if you would … Continue reading ANZAC Day peace vigils and picnics

Vigil for Sri Lankan Victims 4pm, April 24, Aotea Square

Federation of Tamil Associations in New Zealand (FTANZ) is organizing a vigil to honour those affected by the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. Date : 24 April 2019 Time : 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Venue: Aotea Square, Queen Street We kindly request to support this vigil and invite New Zealand public to come and support us. For further information, please contact : Dr … Continue reading Vigil for Sri Lankan Victims 4pm, April 24, Aotea Square

Venezuela-ALBA 4.19.2019 Escalating US Sanctions and Escalating Fightback

AFGJ Venezuela-ALBA News: Venezuela-ALBA 4.19.2019 Escalating US Sanctions and Escalating Fightback Venezuela Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s Neocon Administration Want War in Venezuela Action 24/7: Protection of the DC Venezuela Embassy Sign on: Sign onto the Declaration of the Embassy Protection Collective (Colectivos por la Paz) Federico Fuentes: Who are Venezuela’s colectivos? Max Blumenthal: US Military Attack on Venezuela Mulled by Top Trump Advisors and Latin American … Continue reading Venezuela-ALBA 4.19.2019 Escalating US Sanctions and Escalating Fightback

WHO KILLED BLAIR PEACH?

Blair Peach was a New Zealander murdered by a unit of the British police Special Patrol Group. He was beaten over the head while he was protesting against a meeting of the anti-immigrant far right in Southall, London, forty years ago this month, April 23, 1979. No one has ever been charged with his murder. Who Killed Blair Peach? is a docu-drama being presented by … Continue reading WHO KILLED BLAIR PEACH?

Special Meeting April 10: David Renton on Countering the New Far Right

David Renton is a socialist, author and anti-fascist activist in Britain. His new book "The New Authoritarians" looks at the rise of right-wing politics across the globe. In this special meeting, David will speak on his new book and on the prospects for anti-racist politics countering the resurgent right today. All across the world, right-wing politics is shifting, with conservative and hard-right proponents allying. From … Continue reading Special Meeting April 10: David Renton on Countering the New Far Right

Welcome to the free QPEC Forum 13 April

Welcome to QPEC Education Forum 2019 St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St, Ponsonby Sat 13 April, 2019 9.00am – 4.30pm Programme Focus: critical review of recent education reports and reforms. proposals for action & engagement – progressive change and development. Programme 9—10:30 Early Childhood Education Chair: Celeste Harrington, AUT Linda Mitchell, Waikato University Kristin Stevenson & Nicky Morse Teachers NZEI: Paul Goulter, National Secretary in … Continue reading Welcome to the free QPEC Forum 13 April

Cuban visitor speaks Monday about U.S. moves against Cuba and how to strengthen ties with NZ

Press release by the NZ-Cuba friendship Society. Leima Martinez Freire, the Asia Pacific Director of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) is visiting New Zealand, April 1 to 3. Martinez wants to bring to people’s attention the ongoing US economic embargo against Cuba. The US government tightened sanctions against Cuba on Monday, March 4. The measure takes effect March 9 and allows … Continue reading Cuban visitor speaks Monday about U.S. moves against Cuba and how to strengthen ties with NZ

MaIre Leadbetter speaks on West Papua, Wednesday

Dear Peace & Justice Friends….. 6:00pm Wednesday 27th March – Lecture room 102- G36 Old Government House-Princes St. ‘Justice Denied-West Papuan Struggle for Self-determination’ Maire Leadbeater -Leading NZ Peace and Human Rights activist; author of ‘See No Evil-NZ’s betrayal of the people of West Papua’ Please see notice attached re an important lecture presented by the NZInstitute of International Affairs and International Law Association. This … Continue reading MaIre Leadbetter speaks on West Papua, Wednesday

Venezuela-ALBA Weekly 3.1.2019 Reports from the Street in Venezuela; Cuban people vote on their new Constitution

AFGJ Venezuela-ALBA News: Venezuela-ALBA Weekly 3.1.2019 Reports from the Street in Venezuela; Cuban people vote on their new Constitution From PBS (of all places) Why Venezuela’s Chavistas are fiercely loyal to Maduro, despite economic crisis Gloria La Riva: Dispatch from Venezuela: the government’s massive food distribution apparatus Vijay Prashad: Notes From the Streets of Venezuela—The People Are Resilient in the Face of Foreign Intervention Debunking … Continue reading Venezuela-ALBA Weekly 3.1.2019 Reports from the Street in Venezuela; Cuban people vote on their new Constitution