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This article was originally printed in the Spark December 2010, at a stage when the Workers Party Wellington branch was reconsidering its involvement in Students Assocations. We reprint it now in the lead-up to the VSM bill’s passage on September the 28th and in light of increased student militancy, with significant actions in Auckland and
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Students enter Hunter building Up-close: Victoria University security hitting and pushing, hitting camera. Kassie Hartendorp, Workers Party branch organiser for Wellington on megaphone. Students against debt Vic and barricade/occupation in Auckland – TV3 Victoria University security again For information on the day of action protests visit click here.
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Over 300 students gathered today to protest ongoing cuts and redundancies at Victoria University this afternoon. More than one hundred students marched to deliver a letter outlining their concerns to Vice Chancellor Pat Walsh. At that point University security guards blocked access to the students, whose sole intention was to deliver their letter to Walsh
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Marae Investigates on dropped charges for Operation 8 defendants. Mana Party candidate, and lawyer for the defence, Annette Sykes challenges Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell on the failure to act against the Crown: “You work with iwi leaders, you don’t work with the people.” Mana calls for all remaining charges to be dropped. More of Sykes’ take
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On October 15th, 2007, the Armed Defenders Squad arrested 18 anarchists and Tūhoe, shutting Ruatoki down at gunpoint. On the 8th of November, the Crown dropped the terrorism charges used to justify their arrests. On Tuesday the 6th of September this year, the Crown announced its decision to drop the charges for 13 of the
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The press release below was issued today (7/9/11) by the Northern Amalgamated Workers Union which is in a redundancy dispute with Southern Paprika Limited. We note that the RSE policy is external to the union. Media Release: Kiribati workers fight horticulture redundancies in Warkworth For immediate publication Workers at capsicum grower Southern Paprika Limited in
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Jared Phillips, coordinating editor of The Spark In early September Gisborne City District councillor Manu Caddie hit back against a local figure who is critical of socialism and who was attempting to discredit Caddie by labelling him a socialist. This occurred within a debate over rates differentials. In an opinion piece in The Gisborne Herald
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Joel Cosgrove, Workers Party, Wellington Anyone who reads the book will know more about New Zealand military and what it did in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gulf than any politician in parliament – Nicky Hager. With his latest book Nicky Hager has blown away the tightly controlled political and military cover for New Zealand’s involvement in
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S’bu Zikode has been President of the Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement in South Africa since 2005. ABM is the largest organisation of the poor in South Africa and campaigns for housing, water and electricity supplies for the poorest South Africans. When: Saturday September 3. Where: Te Whare o Te Ata (Fairfield/Chartwell Community House), 60A Sare Crescent, Fairfield, Hamilton.
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The following interview is with Kassie Hartendorp (Wellington Workers Party branch organiser and Schools Out facilitator and chair of Queer Avengers). And Jason Frock (Wellington Workers Party branch education officer, Schools Out facilitator, and trainee-coordinator of the Wellington Gay Welfare Group and member of the Queer Avengers). Both have been in highly involved in the
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