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Ani White While negotiations between McDonalds and Unite Union have broken down, a recent case of homophobia has also inflamed solidarity actions across Aotearoa/NZ. Sean Bailey, a worker at the Quay Street McDonalds in Auckland, reported to the Herald: “One of my managers said, ‘if you act gay on my shift, I will discipline you’.
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[“Discrimination has to stop,” McD’s protest hears]
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Byron Clark Members of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) including Nicky Hagar, have spent the past 15 months working though a cache of 2.5 million leaked files full of information on the people using off shore tax havens- foreign jurisdictions one can use to avoid paying tax on their income. According to ICIJ:
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This event will be a discussion evening about socialism, alternative politics, and their relevance to Aotearoa today. Joel Cosgrove of Fightback will facilitate the discussion and present introductory info on what socialism is and why we believe it’s important. The night will mostly take the form of a discussion so those with questions are welcome
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Robyn Kenealy Some of you will be familiar with British comedian Stewart Lee’s routine about motoring review show Top Gear. In the routine, Lee describes acts of horrible violence befalling the Top Gear presentation team, breaking off periodically to shout “it’s just a joke, like on Top Gear!” before pausing for a moment, and then
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Written by: Howard Zinn Preformed by: Brian Jones Venue: University of Melbourne Student Union Reviewed by: Joel Cosgrove “Don’t you wonder why it is necessary to declare me dead again and again?” asks Brian Jones in his performance as Karl Marx in Marx In Soho, a part of the Marxism Conference at Melbourne University. The
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This article, by Fightback member Ian Anderson, is a reply to Jessica Ward’s article Iceland: Become Part of the Heard (here). This article is not a criticism of the people of Iceland, it’s a criticism of the way their story has been told. Globally circulated articles and memes have made extraordinary and only partially true
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This article by Jessica Ward was submitted to Fightback, in response to an article published in the April issue (Iceland’s “peaceful revolution” – myth and reality, http://tinyurl.com/cu694hy). A reply to Jessica’s article can be found here. In today’s world it is easy to become disillusioned. It is too easy to concede to the idea we
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It’s not often that a bank invokes the spectre of death in its advertising –outside of life insurance plans at least. The National Bank came close when it used a few bars from The Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony in its commercials. The lyrics, not heard in the commercials, intone “you’re a slave to money and
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A weekend of discussion and planning for struggle, solidarity and socialism. Queens Birthday Weekend, (May 31st-June 2nd) Newtown Community & Cultural Centre, Wellington [Schedule] Facebook events: [fundraising gig] [conference]
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