GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 491, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND Tuesday, February 25, 7.45-9am, St John’s Church Hall, Cnr Willis and Dixon Sts. Start the Day for Equal Pay: A breakfast fundraiser to support. Email Suzanne McNabb suzanne.mcnabb or Nanette Cormack nanette.cormack to secure your ticket now. $20 for breakfast; $25 for breakfast and a glass of champagne; $10 … Continue reading GPJA #491 (1 of 2): What’s On & News from Aotearoa – 21/2/14

An international initiative against repression in Egypt Egypt Solidarity is an international initiative which endorses freedoms secured since the 25 January Revolution of 2011. We call on all those who agree with our principles and demands to work with us in building global solidarity for Egyptians under threat from the military regime. Read our founding statement and signatories in full online here. We support: the … Continue reading Egypt Solidarity – Add your name

JOIN THE BOYCOTT OF THE BATSHEVA DANCE TROUPE – ISRAEL’S STATE-SPONSORED ‘CULTURAL AMBASSADORS’ AT THE NZ FESTIVAL SAT 22 FEBRUARY, WELLINGTON. BUS DEPARTS AUCKLAND 6am SAT 22 FEB – let us know by Wednesday 8pm if you want to come – details below. A protest against the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company has been organised by Palestinian rights groups in Wellington on Saturday 22 February outside … Continue reading Join the boycott – let us know by Wednesday 8pm if you want to come

STATS OF THE WEEK Figures for USA QUOTES OF THE WEEK "Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to … Continue reading GPJA #490 (2 of 2): International News & Analysis – 12/02/14

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 490, FEBRUARY 7 , 2014 WHAT’S ON Tuesday, February 11, 5.30pm-7pm, Guildford Terrace, Connolly Hall, Thorndon, Wellington Fabian Society Seminar: “Single buyer model for electricity – structure and numbers”. Labour and the Greens have proposed inserting a single buyer into the wholesale level of the New Zealand electricity market, as a means of forcing a reduction in electricity … Continue reading GPJA #490 (1 of 2): What’s on & News in Aotearoa

JOIN THE BOYCOTT OF THE BATSHEVA DANCE TROUPE – ISRAEL’S STATE-SPONSORED ‘CULTURAL AMBASSADORS’ AT THE NZ FESTIVAL SAT 22 FEBRUARY, WELLINGTON. BUS DEPARTS AUCKLAND 6am SAT 22 FEB – details below. A protest against the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company has been organised by Palestinian rights groups in Wellington on Saturday 22 February outside the St James Theatre in Courtenay Place from 6.30pm. Promoted by Israel … Continue reading BOYCOTT ISRAEL’S BATSHEVA DANCE TROUPE