21 November 2012 Murray McCully Minister of Foreign Affairs Parliament Buildings Wellington Email: murray.mccully Kia ora Mr McCully, Israeli apartheid We were very surprised to learn after the fact that the New Zealand Rugby Union had sent rugby coaches to Israel in early October at the behest of the Israeli Rugby Union and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. You should be aware … Continue reading Letter to Murray McCully re Israeli Apartheid

What can you do to help sink the TPPA? Sign the Avaaz petition and get us to the 1 million mark before 8 December 2012 – the National Day of Action for the Auckland round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Currently it stands at 720,017. Presenting the petition will be the centrepiece for the Auckland action. Sign One Million to Stop the Corporate Death Star … Continue reading Urgent: Auckland round target 1 million Sign-ons to Avaaz Petititon to Stop the TPP

http://www.bdsmovement.net/2012/five-ways-to-effectively-support-gaza-through-boycotts-divestment-and-sanctions-10051 As this new aggression on the people of Gaza shows, Israel will continue its belligerence and state terrorism unless it is made to pay a heavy price for its crimes against the Palestinian, Lebanese and other Arab peoples. Palestinian civil society has called for a campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) as the most effective way for international civil society and people of … Continue reading Five ways to effectively support Gaza through Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions

Occupied Palestine, 15 November 2012 – On December 8, Israel carried out an attack on civilians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip, shooting 13-year-old Ahmad Abu Daqqa while he played football with friends. By December 14, Israel had intensified its attacks on Gaza and begun to implement an intensive plan of aggression that at the time of writing has killed at least 15 Palestinians, … Continue reading Stop a New Israeli Massacre in Gaza: Boycott Israel Now!