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Global Peace and Justice Auckland forum Monday 3 Nov 7.30pm Trades Hall 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland Left alternative political parties standing in the election have been invited to address this forum and the discuss the best approach to the global economic crisis. Groups invited are: Alliance; Communist League; Green Party ; Maori
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A couple of groups – the Wanaka Wastebusters and Kiwi Plastic Bag Concern – have surveyed the political parties on their stance on the proliferation of plastic bags. These organisations are calling for a levy on plastic bags. Here’s our reply: The Workers Party opposes a plastic bag levy as it is a way for businesses to
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Talk given by Workers Party Manukau East candidate Daphna Whitmore at an election meeting at Otahuhu College, Auckland 29 October 2008 I want to talk about law and order and police in South Auckland. The Workers Party believe we need fewer cops, not more cops as most of the parties are saying. I work for
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Workers Party media release The Workers Party has condemned the decision today by the Crown Prosecutor to lay fresh charges of ‘participating in an organised criminal group’ against 5 of the social justice activists arrested in last year’s so-called ‘anti-terror’ raids. “Having failed to make the terrorism charges stick, the NZ Police and Crown Prosecution
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Workers Party media release Over 30 prominent academics, teachers and trade unionists have signed an open letter in support of suspended school teacher Paul Hopkinson, standing as the Workers Party candidate for Christchurch East in the upcoming election. Despite campaigning only in his own time (weekends and school holidays), Mr Hopkinson was told that due
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Workers Party media release The Workers Party’s Christchurch Central candidate Byron Clark is a keen cyclist, who once rode his bike from Christchurch to Picton, but differs with the mainstream cycling lobby on a few key points. “Policies that would improve cycle lanes and encourage cycling have my full support” says Clark “but I have
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Talk given by Daphna Whitmore at a candidates’ forum in Otahuhu, Auckland 28 October 2008 Thank you for the invitation to speak at tonight’s meeting. I’m a list candidate and also standing in this electorate. Our party has no ties to religion, we consider religion is a private affair and should be separate from the
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Workers Party media release They key to creating an environmentally sustainable society is to put production in the hands of workers, says the Workers Party’s Christchurch Central candidate Byron Clark. “Right now production is done for private profit, rather than human need, which means environmental concerns are secondary for capitalism.” Clark is an environmental sociology
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(Workers Party address to Labour Day left of Labour election forum in Wellington) It’s a nice change to be at a meeting where the right is excluded instead of the left. This year many Wellington election meetings only invited candidates holding parliamentary seats. The New Zealand Council of Trade unions hosted such a meeting. When
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