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Byron Clark A large section of the world wide web went dark earlier this year. Websites including Wikipedia (4th most visted site in the world) removed access to content for 24 hours in protest of two bills on their way though the US congress- the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property
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The emergence of the Mana Movement has given an urgency to our drive to renew our perspective on Māori liberation. Furthermore, the departure of the Redline group has given us cause to re-examine our past positions on a number of matters, including indigenous issues. In order for us to begin that work, I have tried
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Approximately 2,000 people turned out to protest at the Christchurch City Council offices today, angry at a $68,000 pay rise for City Council CEO Tony Marryatt, taking his annual salary to over half a million (Christchurch average wage, $47,000pa). After enormous pressure from the public Marryatt has turned down the pay rise, after initially accepting it,
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Wellington Workers Party branch meetings Tuesdays 6pm Wellington Peoples’ Centre, contact 022 0351077 to confirm Urewera Raids: Trial update and public forum Friday February 3rd, 6pm-8pm Mezzanine, Central Library CONTAGIOUS STRIKES: Talk and short film on workers’ struggles in China Saturday February 4th, 7pm-9pm 46 Frederick Street Entry by donation Auckland Rally: Free The Urewera 4
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Originally published here, reprinted in February Spark. The Thorton family: “They want drones when we are actually parents” Shaun Thorton, 43, drives a straddle at the Ports of Auckland where he has worked for 18 years. He met his wife Leah at the port where she worked before becoming a fulltime mum looking after their
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This article is the second of a four-part series by Polly Peek. The first part can be read online here or in the December-January issue of The Spark. ‘Consumer’ in this article refers to a person who currently or has previously used psychiatric services. ‘Bourdieuian’ refers to the theories developed by French Sociologist Piere Bourdieu and
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After nearly 5 years of painstaking legal wrangling, and over 100 years of attacks on Tuhoe, the Operation 8 trial is finally due to start in February. Only four, of the original 18 defendants, will be facing charges. The raids of October 15th 2007, targeting Tuhoe and radical supporters, are etched into national consciousness. Police
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The first international Rugby superstar with a wider appeal and awareness than rugby fans was Jonah Lomu. While terms such as ‘greatest player ever’ ‘living legend’ etc. can be bandied about easily enough, it is generally agreed that the power and influence of Lomu on the international rugby arena was immense. His sheer power, pace
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“Anti-Stalinism, by itself, is no program for common struggle. It is too broad a term, and it means different things to different people.” -James P Cannon, American Stalinism and Anti-Stalinism Recent shifts in our organisation are renewing historical questions. At Workers Power 2011, comrades from the International Socialist Organisation and Socialist Aotearoa noted that our
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