Mandela Remembrance raises $997 for South African shackdwellers – $0 from PM

Sunday night’s Mandela remembrance at Waikato Stadium (Rugby Park in 1981) raised $997 for the South African shackdwellers organisation Abahlali baseMjondolo. ABM represents a new wave of struggle in South Africa against the corruption-ridden ANC and its free-market policies which have enriched a tiny elite at the expense of the poorest South Africans. New Zealanders who’d like to contribute to this appeal before the funds … Continue reading Mandela Remembrance raises $997 for South African shackdwellers – $0 from PM

GPJA #439 (Part 2): International news & Analysis – 22/8/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK     FEATURES John Pilger – Obama and Empire Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers, says study http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2095549/Right-wingers-intelligent-left-wingers-says-controversial-study–conservative-politics-lead-people-racist.html#ixzz23DEdnc2f Naomi Wolf: The new totalitarianism of surveillance technology – If you think that 24/7 tracking of citizens by biometric recognition systems is paranoid fantasy, just read the industry newsletters http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/15/new-totalitarianism-surveillance-technology Exposing the Transnational Ruling Class – The Global 1% by Peter Phillips … Continue reading GPJA #439 (Part 2): International news & Analysis – 22/8/12