GPJA #488 (1 of 2): WAIHOPAI PROTESTS JAN 24-26
GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 488, JANUARY 9 , 2014
January 24-26, 2014
CLOSE THE WAIHOPAI SPYBASE NOW! WEEKEND OF PROTEST
Waihopai does not operate in the interests of New Zealanders or our neighbours. It has no proper oversight or control from our Government. Basically it is a foreign spy base on NZ soil and directly involves us in America’s wars and America’s cynical manipulation of business and diplomatic affairs.
Organised by the Anti-Bases Campaign, P.O. Box 2258, Christchurch. E-mail abc www.converge.org.nz/abc
Saturday, January 25, 10am, Nativity Church Hall, 76 Alfred St, Blenheim
Blenheim public meeting on the morning of Saturday January 25th, on the wider issues of spying, to put Waihopai into context. We see this as a continuation of the 2013 protests and meetings about the infamous GCSB Bill (and its companion TICS Bill). SPIES AND LIES
WAIHOPAI AND GLOBAL SPYING. Speakers at that public meeting will be Steffan Browning MP, John Minto and Warren Thomson.
ABC. Anti-Bases Campaign, Box 2258, Christchurch, New Zealand. abc / www.converge.org.nz/abc / https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaABC
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GUY STANDING VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND FEBRUARY 2014
Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class in 2011 who spoke at several events in New Zealand early this year, is coming back to NZ in February 2014. His new book A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens is due to be published in April 2014. See here. This will focus more on ‘what can be done’. As you know the CTU also published a document on insecure work in October and that included recommendations for action. A number of events are being organised (details still being finalised) including:
· Monday 24th February, 2014 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. hosted by University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology.
· A seminar in Wellington on Wednesday 26th February (time to be confirmed)
· Discussion and brief presentation in afternoon of CTU National Affiliates Council at our 27th February meeting in Wellington
· Social event Friday late afternoon/evening in Wellington.
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