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

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?

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 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

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

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

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

Kia ora Peace Friends What an excellent line up for the Ihumātao Reclamation Festival tomorrow and the weather is looking great too. Organised by Save Our Unique Landscape campaign – SOUL this promises to be a very pleasant way to spend the day while supporting their ongoing struggle to protect the historical, cultural, spiritual, and archaeologically significant landscape from Fletcher Building’s planned housing development there. … Continue reading A free festival, Venezuela and a free kids drama workshop…

Come along to a meeting at Unite, 6a Western Springs Rd, Morningside, Auckland. Help make the final plans for a protest in Auckland on Saturday, March 16. Leaflets and posters will be available. Also a useful fact sheet about Venezuela. Regards, Mike Mike Treen National Director Unite Union 09 8452132 ext 20 029 5254744 Continue reading Correction: Auckland Hands off Venezuela meeting Wednesday, 7pm @ Unite

A useful newsletter from a US-based antiwar group. In Auckland, come to a meeting this Thursday at 7pm at Unite Union to help organise a protest on March 16. AFGJ Venezuela-ALBA News: Venezuela-ALBA Solidarity 2. 25.2019 Resounding Defeat for the US in Venezuela Democracy Now: Foreign Minister Arreaza: The Coup Has Failed & Now the U.S. Is Looking to Wage War What evaluation are we … Continue reading Venezuela-ALBA Solidarity: Resounding Defeat for the US in Venezuela