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Daphna Whitmore There was a spirited protest outside the National Party conference in Auckland today. The Herald reported the turnout at 300. At one point dozens of protesters stormed into the hotel where the conference was being held. Despite Key earlier saying National wouldn’t make a move on labour laws this term, the government has
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Alastair Reith The rights of every worker in this country are under attack. 90 Day Fire at Will and Union Access Leaflet Protest outside the National Party conference at Sky City Hotel (Main entrance 72 Victoria Street West, Auckland City) on Sunday 18th July 10am The National Government has just announced a number of significant
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This talk was originally given by Byron Clark at Marxism 2010, as part of a debate with John Robinson, a former academic who has researched and written on rising population. A Few people here may be familiar with the enviornmental sociologist Allen Schnaiberg, Schnaiberg is the co-author of The Treadmill of Production: Injustice and Unsustainability
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The Spark July 2010 Philip Fergusson Over the past quarter century, workers in New Zealand have been working longer, harder and faster for less pay and in worse conditions. For instance, as Unite union’s national director, Mike Treen, calculated, using official government figures on wages, in the period from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s,
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The Spark July 2010 Jared Phillips, Spark co-ordinating editor The Workers Party held its annual national Marxism conference at Thistle Hall in Wellington over Queen’s Birthday weekend from June 4-7. It was a weekend of anti-imperialist theory and activity. Approximately seventy members, supporters and other interested people attended throughout the weekend. Presenting and discussing revolutionary
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Purchase tickets on line here: http://wpnz-pflp-solidarity.blogspot.com/p/david-rovics-don-franks.html
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The Spark July 2010 In the last issue of The Spark we reported on recent events from the class struggle in Greece. Some of the fiercest popular resistance to the current crisis of capitalism has erupted in Greece over the last couple of years. The latest chapter in this unfolding drama has been the revelation
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This year, Wellington group Brass Razoo Solidarity Band clocked up its tenth year of street performances in support of workers’ strikes and anti-war marches. The Spark talked to BRSB founder Don Franks. Spark: How did the band start off? Don: For a long time I’ve contributed little bits of music to support workers’ battles, like
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Philip Ferguson, national organiser, Workers Party The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip at the start of 2009 brought home to many people around the world the brutality of the state of Israel. Hopefully it spurred a lot more people to get involved in supporting the cause of Palestinian liberation. In New Zealand, although there
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The US-based social networking site Facebook has shut down a New Zealand based PFLP Solidarity group, as well as permanently closing the accounts of all four group administrators with no right of appeal. The group, which had approximately 500 members, was established after the recent Flotilla attacks to show solidarity with the Popular Front for
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