WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA Thursday, July 9, 6:45pm, Business School/Owen G Glenn Building, Auckland University. Magna Carta Beyond the Commonwealth: Migration and Refugees: Grant Bayldon, Director – Amnesty International; Michael White, Senior Legal and Policy Analyst, Human Rights Commission; Andrew Lockhart, National Manager – Refugee and Protection Unit – Immigration NZ Friday, July 10, 4.30pm-6pm, At the Cloud (mezzanine level), Queens Wharf, 99 Quay Street, … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (09/07/15): David Robie book launch Friday

Maori TV camera operator Jake Bryant (right) films the Freedom Flotilla’s musical departure from Messina port, Sicily A New Zealand team from Maori Television has joined Freedom Flotilla III, which is just setting sail to take solidarity and supplies to the besieged Palestinians in Gaza. The Maori TV duo comprises senior journalist Ruwani Perera and camera operator Jacob Bryant. Their participation was facilitated by Kia … Continue reading NZ journalists aboard Gaza-bound flotilla

The Rev. Bob Scott – In the Middle of It – AKL Wed 24 June The Rev. Bob Scott talking about his life and work in conjunction with the publication of his autobiography, ‘In the Middle of it; Faithful, Radical, Gay, Story-teller’. Bob Scott’s ministry as an Anglican priest in New Zealand for over fifty years has him also at work in London, at the … Continue reading The Rev. Bob Scott – In the Middle of It – 24 June – AKL

Please send a donation & message of support: https://kiaoragaza.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/freedom-flotilla-to-challenge-the-blockade-of-gaza/ KIWIS TO JOIN FREEDOM FLOTILLA TO CHALLENGE THE BLOCKADE OF GAZA Kia Ora Gaza has been invited to send a New Zealand contingent to join the new international Freedom Flotilla to Gaza this month. We hope to be able to name the delegation very soon. Conditions in Gaza are worse than ever. In March, UNRWA said … Continue reading KIWIS TO JOIN FREEDOM FLOTILLA TO GAZA

Filmmakers to tackle the GCSB – with your help! The makers of OPERATION 8 are deep in the edit of THE 5th EYE – a new feature documentary that examines New Zealand’s role in the US-dominated Five Eyes alliance. The project has been a long time in the making – filming began in 2008, around the Ploughshares action at the Waihopai spy base. A crowd-funding … Continue reading Filmmakers Seek Your Help To Finish “The 5th Eye”. Doco About Waihopai Spy Base & Five Eyes Alliance

WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA Saturday, June 6, 2-3pm, (and every first Saturday of each month), Downtown Shopping Centre, Cnr Queen and Customs Streets Rally for Palestine: Add your presence and make a difference at the only regular public display of support for Palestine in Auckland! Monthly Rally at Downtown Shopping Centre, Cnr Queen and Customs Streets. Join the Palestine Human Rights (PHRC) Campaign Auckland. http://www.palestine.org.nz … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (04/06/15): Meet Cuban leader Kenia Serrano in Auckland Wed

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WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA Wednesday, May 27 – 6:30 to 8:30, Hum Salon in Grafton 27 May: Media Skills with Simon Oosterman: Media have the ability to reach millions of kiwis every single day of the week, so there’s nothing more important than making sure that we get the right messages, stories and narratives across when we deal with them. Getting the wrong narrative across … Continue reading What’s on in Aotearoa/NZ (22/05/15):

Dear Friends of Cuba We are pleased to be able to host the president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Kenia Serrano in Auckland on June 10 and 11. Kenia is a dynamic leader of a new generation helping to build ties with the Cuban revolution around the world. We encourage you to come and meet Kenia and her colleague Yexenia … Continue reading Kenia Serrano from Cuba in Auckland June 10 & 11

Please circulate widely. Apologies for cross-posting. Social Movements, Resistance and Social Change II: Possibilities, Ideas, Demands Second Annual Conference and Social Change Forum University of Auckland, 2-4 September 2015 Call Elites are delighted to be reassured that there never was a crisis and indeed there never will be. No financial crisis, which might interrupt profitability. No ecological crisis, which might despoil their inner compounds. No … Continue reading Social Movements, Resistance and Social Change II – Auckland 2-4 September 2015