QUOTES OF THE WEEK STATS OF THE WEEK “National house price to disposable income rose from 2 in 1980 to around 3 in 2003, before doubling to around six in 2008. It is now 5.” Bernard Hickey, Herald on Sunday, 22/7/12 Of the 161 wealthiest people in NZ (with wealth over $50m), only 67 reported an incokme over $60,000 in 2008. then priority for tax … Continue reading GPJA #436: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 26/7/12
PICKET FAST FOOD POKIES 10AM SAT JULY 28 Following the public meeting last week Mana is organising a picket of the fast-food pokies outlet in Otara. These pokies are continuing to steal from the community despite having their venue licence cancelled by the Department of Internal Affairs. Mana wants to CLOSE THE FAST-FOOD POKIES. Saturday 28th July 10am. 120 East Tamaki Road, Otara (just along … Continue reading 22/7/12: What’s on in Aotearoa – Picket fast food pokies Sat July 28
GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 435, July 20 , 2012 NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE PROTESTS Friday, July 20, 6.30pm, Lenin Bar, Prince Wharf, 201 Quay St, Waterfront, Auckland The weekend of July 20-22 is the National Party’s Annual Conference in Auckland. Actions are being held by the student movement and Auckland Action Against Poverty on Saturday and Sunday. The Friday night is ours! The … Continue reading GPJA #435: NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE PROTESTS THIS WEEKEND
GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 434, July 13 , 2012 Asset sales protests planned in twelve cities: Twelve protests are planned across Aotearoa for 14 July against National’s privatisation and corporatisation programme. Thirty protesters auctioned off John Key’s mansion this afternoon as street theatre and creative opposition spreads. There is continuing pressure in the courts from Iwi after a landmark Supreme Court decision … Continue reading GPJA #434: National protests against asset sales this Saturday
QUOTES OF THE WEEK “What remains of democracy is largely the right to choose among commodities. Business leaders have long explained the need to impose on the population a ‘philosophy of futility’ and ‘lack of purpose in life’ to ‘concentrate human attention on the more superficial things that comprise much of fashionable consumption’. Deluged by such propaganda from infancy, people may then accept their … Continue reading GPJA #433: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 6/7/12
GENERAL Gay man flees to NZ under threat of execution http://www.nzherald.co.nz/human-rights/news/article.cfm?c_id=500838&objectid=10816570 Welfare reform: Back to work By Simon Collins http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10816460 Women being ‘driven to abortion’ by welfare reform http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10816486 Fail a drugs test and lose your benefit, job seekers warned http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10816778 Snapshot of Maori statistics launched http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7181187/Snapshot-of-Maori-statistics-launched We Remember Blair Peach http://www.isonz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/we-remember-blair-peach.html Southall police riot where Kiwi expat Blair Peach was killed MARRYATT MADNESS http://nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/marryatt-madness.html … Continue reading GPJA #433: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 5/7/12
Thursday, July 5, 12-4pm, St Stephen’s Church Hall, 65 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland LIVING WAGE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: Please join community and faith-based organisations and unions at a meeting to establish the Auckland Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand coalition. For more information contact: Fala Haulangi: fala.haulangi or call 027 204 6332 http://www.livingwagenz.org Thursday, July 5, 7.30pm, Gilmore House, 9 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson SUNNYVALE FILM … Continue reading 4/7/12: WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA
Dear <<First Name>> This is the finale. We had a great march yesterday in Wellington and we hope the Auckland march will be even better. Reminder – the Auckland Save TVNZ 7 Funeral March is tomorrow (Saturday 30th) at 4.30pm. Starting at Queen Elizabeth Square (Britomart) at 4.30pm, we then walk up Queen Street, Victoria Street West, past TVNZ to St Matthew-in-the-City for speeches. We … Continue reading AK March tomorrow – Saturday at 4.30pm – Come celebrate and mourn one great, great channel
CULTURAL DISSENT The Violent Visions of Slavoj Žižek http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jul/12/violent-visions-slavoj-zizek/ QUOTES OF THE WEEK “This is the world’s biggest banks stealing money that would otherwise have gone toward textbooks and medicine and housing for ordinary Americans, and turning the cash into sports cars and bonuses for the already rich. It’s the equivalent of robbing a charity or a church fund to pay for lap dances.” Matt … Continue reading GPJA #432: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 29/6/12
Lucy Lawless Launches Global Campaign To Save The Arctic http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1206/S00307/lucy-lawless-launches-global-campaign-to-save-the-arctic.htm Urewera case far from over http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ckpt/ckpt-20120621-1743-te_urewera_case_far_from_over_despite_sentencing-048.mp3 Trial ‘to shut down Tuhoe aspirations’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/7149790/Trial-to-shut-down-Tuhoe-aspirations Wellington Solidarity With Urewera 4 http://www.indymedia.org.nz/article/82544/wellington-solidarity-urewera-4 Kia Ora Gaza convoy 2012 – Auckland Airport Welcomeback reception:Today saw a nice “Welcome Home” celebration at Auckland Airport for our returning Kia Ora Gaza convoyers. Giving our team to Gaza a heros welcome were 40 … Continue reading GPJA #432: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 28/6/12
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