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Fightback is committed to the MANA Movement, however we are still in the process of assessing the 2014 electoral defeat and future prospects. Grant Brookes (Fightback/MANA Poneke) offers one perspective. Over the coming week, MANA leaders Hone Harawira and Annette Sykes will tour the country, talking with members and supporters about where next for the
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By Vita Bryant (Fightback Poneke/Wellington). As National heads into its third term of Government, almost foremost on its legislative agenda will be the implementation of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, which has already passed its second reading. This Bill is no more than a thinly-veiled attack on workers, unions and minimum labour standards, and contains
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A discussion of the post-election prospects for radicals, facilitated by Fightback. 6pm | Monday 28th September | 19 Tory St [Facebook event]
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Fightback is committed to the MANA Movement, however there are differences in opinion over the nature of the Internet MANA electoral campaign. Ben Peterson (Fightback/MANA Otautahi) offers one perspective. In the wake of the crushing election defeat, the left in Aotearoa, particularly members of the MANA movement needs to take careful lessons. The Internet Party
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An initial reaction to the 2014 General Election results from Ian Anderson (Fightback). More analysis to come. This election was a disaster for the left. Apparently a landslide victory for National, non-votes again matched National votes, underlining the lack of a convincing alternative. Labour and the Greens lost votes. The biggest tragedy was Internet MANA’s
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We are students, university staff, and members of the community. Whichever parties form a government after September 20th, we are demanding an end to corporatisation of education. We demand: * Fully funded public education * A Universal Student Allowance, cancellation of all existing student debt * Bridging courses and support for people entering tertiary education
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Poem by Sionainn Byrnes (UC Femsoc, Fightback). Trigger warning: references to incest What am I? On A3 sheets of recycled pulp mashed new Furry ended felts and snapped crayons strewn across the room I am opportunity, I am hope, I am green ribbons in auburn pigtails I am marital glue – pasty, gelatinous, salty I
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Revelations just five days before the General Election pose serious questions about the nature of the New Zealand government. Whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed details about the GCSB and the rest of the spying apparatus. The revelations on spying reveal that it is a serious threat to the democratic rights of New Zealanders. Snowden has provided
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Last night’s ‘Moment of Truth’ event in Auckland, called together by Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom, revealed the extent of mass surveillance in Aotearoa/NZ. Our government, in complicity with a transnational regime headed by the US, collects extensive personal data through information technology. As seen in the 2007 Urewera Raids, governments will use this information
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Internet MANA recently released its policy platform for eliminating poverty. Feed The Kids is a key plank. This article by Grant Brookes, originally published by Fightback in March 2013, offers a socialist perspective on feeding the kids and ending the hunger system. One in five New Zealand children were living in poverty in 2011, says
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