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29/6/12: WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA – Sat: GI leafleting & Save TV march

Saturday, June 30, 10am, Public Library, Line Road, Glen Innes Glen Innes Housing Group. Can you help us with letter-boxing leaflets in Glen Innes, Point England and Panmure? Last Saturday 5000 leaflets were distributed in two hours. We plan to finish the job this Saturday morning. Can you help for an hour or two? Meet 10am this Saturday (30 June) outside Public Library, Line Road, … Continue reading 29/6/12: WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA – Sat: GI leafleting & Save TV march

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SAVE TV 7 MEETINGS AND MARCHES

Friday, June 22, 7-9pm, Milford Bowling Club, 20 Commodore Parry Rd, Castor Bay, North Shore. Save TVNZ 7: Bomber Bradbury moderates with Andrew Williams (NZ First), Julie Anne Genter (Greens), Phil Twyford (Labour) and Trisha Dunleavy (VUW). Sunday, June 24, 4-6pm, Orewa Community Centre,  368 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa Save TVNZ 7: Bomber Bradbury moderates with Darien Fenton (Labour), Julie Anne Genter (Greens), Tracey Martin (NZ … Continue reading SAVE TV 7 MEETINGS AND MARCHES

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GPJA #431: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 21/6/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “Economic inequality feeds into inequalities of political power, leading to still more economic inequality.” Joseph Stiglitz, The vicious cycle of economic inequality, Politico, June 11, 2012 “When the rich make war, it’s the poor that die” – Jean-Paul Sartre “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell “Every … Continue reading GPJA #431: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 21/6/12

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GPJA #431: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 20/6/12

Port workers protest Marc 10, 2012 Matt McCarten: At last, some victories for the bosses’ victims http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10813468 Urewera issue isn’t just going to lie down and die http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/urewera-issue-isnt-just-going-to-lie-down-and-die/1422939/ Chris Trotter: Hidden motives behind superannuation claims http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/columnists/chris-trotter/7126493/Hidden-motives-behind-superannuation-claims Gordon campbell: Playing politics on nuclear issue http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapi-mana-news/opinion/7082581/Playing-politics-on-nuclear-issue Government can afford to pay whanau to care for disabled http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1206/S00229/government-can-afford-to-pay-whanau-to-care-for-disabled.htm Defence Force connection to military violence in West Papua http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1206/S00221/defence-force-connection-to-military-violence-in-west-papua.htm … Continue reading GPJA #431: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 20/6/12

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16/6/12: WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA – National day of action against asset sales July 14

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST ASSET SALES, JULY 14 2012 Aotearoa NZ Is Still Not For Sale. National Day of Action against Asset Sales, Saturday July 14 2012. Aotearoa New Zealand is STILL not for sale! A NATION-WIDE action is happening on Saturday July 14th, with marches and festivals occurring all around the country to demonstrate the widespread and coordinated public opposition against the sale … Continue reading 16/6/12: WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA – National day of action against asset sales July 14

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GPJA #430: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 15/6/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior personal character or initiative so much as it was to dumb luck.” George Kaiser, billionaire American businessman, World’s Top Givers, Gulf Business, June 6, 2012 STATS OF THE WEEK The annual report (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/09intop400.pdf), which the IRS typically … Continue reading GPJA #430: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 15/6/12

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GPJA #430: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 15/6/12

Opposition pledge to delay asset-sale process http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/opposition-pledge-delay-asset-sale-process-4930277 Opposition calls peoples power http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/opposition-calls-people-power-video-4929785 Asset-sales law ‘being rushed’ to dodge poll http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7062894/Asset-sales-law-being-rushed-to-dodge-poll Govt accused of rushing asset sales bill http://www.3news.co.nz/Govt-accused-of-rushing-asset-sales-bill/tabid/1607/articleID/257090/Default.aspx Ramming asset sales through under urgency – the final insult http://tumeke.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/ramming-asset-sales-through-under.html Aotearoa New Zealand is STILL not for sale! A NATION-WIDE DAY OF ACTION is happening on Saturday July 14th, with marches and festivals occurring all around … Continue reading GPJA #430: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 15/6/12

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What’s On: Aotearoa Is Not For Sale – emergency meeting Thurs / Advance Pasifika march on Saturday

Thursday, June 14, 7pm, Unite Union, 6a Western Springs Rd, Kingsland, Auckland EMERGENCY MEETING OF AOTEAROA IS NOT FOR SALE tomorrow Thursday 14 June 7pm @Unite union, 6a Western Springs Road. Please tell EVERYBODY. Saturday, June 16, 9am, Albert Park, Princes St, Auckland City ADVANCE PASIFIKA – MARCH FOR OUR FUTURE! Rationale: Advance Pasifika is a deliberate movement of Pasifika communities in Auckland signifying our … Continue reading What’s On: Aotearoa Is Not For Sale – emergency meeting Thurs / Advance Pasifika march on Saturday

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GPJA #429: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 8/6/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.” – John Lennon “When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem … Continue reading GPJA #429: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 8/6/12

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GPJA #429: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 7/6/12

GENERAL Pacific people to march for a bigger say http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10810004 Save TVNZ7 meeting Palmerston North & Dunedin this week http://tumeke.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/save-tvnz7-meeting-palmerston-north.html Man hurt after arrest faces possible life in wheelchair http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10810578 ‘Cuban Revolution is example for today’ – New Zealand meeting discusses publication of ‘Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution’ and ‘Cuban 5’ http://www.themilitant.com/2012/7622/762250.html Petitions: Keep University Councils democratic http://teu.ac.nz/2012/05/democratic-councils/ The Foul and Bloody Story … Continue reading GPJA #429: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 7/6/12

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