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Joe McClure (Fightback Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington). At noon on April 15th 2015, Aotearoa/NZ kicked off a global fast food day of action. Workers in more than 200 cities around the world are taking action against the working conditions of fast food workers. In Aotearoa/NZ, McDonalds and Wendy’s restaurants are still forcing zero hour contracts on workers; KFC
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Ian Anderson (Fightback Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington) provides a broad overview of neoliberalism, a period of capitalism marked by insecurity and poverty wages. Towards the end of Only Their Purpose is Mad, an account of the neoliberal offensive in Aotearoa/NZ, Bruce Jesson describes the effect on communities: “[Some] freezing works existed for 70 or 80 years. Towns grew
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The second Auckland Left Forum looks at the issue of the housing crisis in NZ. Speakers from Fightback, Auckland Action Against Poverty and others to be confirmed. Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:30pm Grey Lynn Community Centre (510 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland) [Facebook event]
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by Daphne Lawless (Fightback Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland). According to the 2013 census, just over 15% of residents in Aotearoa/New Zealand report earning income from self-employment. This is about the same percentage reported for Britain, according to Richard Seymour in The Guardian, which is apparently “the highest level since records began”. Another British socialist, Chris Bambery, points
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Submitted to Fightback (Aotearoa/NZ) by reader Jojo (based in Germany). On march 18, the opening ceremony of the new building of the European Central Bank (ECB) was held in Frankfurt (Germany). About 25.000 activists not only from Germany, but also many from Italy and other European countries came to protest against this symbol of austerity and
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By Ian Anderson (Fightback/MANA Poneke). Ben Peterson (Mana Otautahi) recently submitted an article contending that MANA gained more than it lost from the Internet Mana campaign. As a fellow MANA socialist, I have some agreements and disagreements with this assessment that I’d like to flesh out. Ben’s article focuses heavily on voting numbers, and offers
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This piece was submitted to Fightback by Ben Peterson (Mana Otautahi) and represents his personal opinion. Fightback publishes it for discussion rather than endorsement. For those on the left last years election result was bitterly disappointing. Not only was John Key and the National Party returned to power with an increased majority, but the Mana
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Since more people access Fightback content through the website and social media than our magazine, Fightback has moved to a less regular publication schedule, using the magazine for analytical themed issues. We begin 2015 with an issue on the national housing crisis. To get your hands on a copy, please Subscribe or contact your nearest branch.
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Report by Matt Jones, reprinted from Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM). Fightback Wellington branch will hold a public forum on fighting zero-hour contracts and poverty wages on Sunday the 29th of March. Over 50 people attended a public meeting held in Christchurch/Otautahi on the 2nd March to hear from workers and union organisers about the
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Fightback is a socialist-feminist organisation. Harsha Walia is a South Asian activist and writer based in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories. She has been involved in community-based grassroots migrant justice, feminist, anti-racist, Indigenous solidarity, anti-capitalist, Palestinian liberation, and anti-imperialist movements for over a decade. This piece on International Women’s Day is reprinted from her column,
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