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Marika Pratley , PFLP Solidarity Campaign Coordinator for Wellington and member of Vic Palestine Group Over August Vic Palestine Group organised a series of events to create awareness and build support around Victoria University and Wellington for the Palestinian struggle. This included a film screening of Occupation 101, a Student Representative Council (SRC) on the right to education
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32 Indonesian fishermen previously working aboard the Korean fishing vessel Oyang 75 are currently ashore in Christchurch. These workers are seeking redress for unpaid wages and other violations of their rights. Government policy mandates that the same terms and conditions be given to workers on foreign charter vessels in New Zealand waters as to local
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By writers for The Spark Workers Party members and branches were active in a range of events in July. In mid-July the Wellington branch had a good independent presence on semester two orientation day at Victoria University. This led into another event on Sunday July 17 – the Big Left Radical Fair – which was
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The following is a small set of articles about the England riots published by Marxist organisations in the UK. Committee for a Workers International (socialistworld.net): Inner cities erupt (10/8/11) http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/5221 Socialist Worker online: Reports from the urban revolt spreading across Britain (10/8/11) http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=25694 Revolutionary Communist Group: Eyewitness report of the Manchester uprising, 9 August 2011 (10/8/11) http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2291:eyewitness-report-of-the-manchester-uprising-9-august-2011&catid=82:britain&Itemid=87 Committee for a Workers
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Large scale riots have spread through several cities of England in the past few days. Whilst much of the mainstream media has focussed on looting, some media reports – particularly those containing interviews – have shown some of the social context giving rise to the riots, including poverty and police brutality. The following links were compiled by Alastair Reith.
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This article, compiled by writers for The Spark, looks at two anti-migrant events that occurred in July 2011 and asserts the necessity of defending migrant workers and advancing the socialist principle of open borders for working people. Prime Minister John Key last month displayed an openly hostile attitude towards asylum seekers. The Elysia was carrying
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Heleyni Pratley, Workers Party, Wellington branch In 1901 administration of the Cook Islands was handed over to New Zealand from the British with some conditions. One was that there would be no sale of land to New Zealand, with the British saying they were dissatisfied with the New Zealand government’s handling of Maori land. This
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When Swedish born union organiser and radical song writer Joe Hill was executed in the United States in 1916, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) sent packets of his ashes all over the world- to every state in the US (except Utah where he died), Asia, Europe, every country in South America, Australia and
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On top of normal sales and subscription copies Workers Party members sold an additional 50 copies of the July issue of The Spark at a number of one-off events in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington (see page 6 for an account of those activities). This month’s issue includes commentary on the Christchurch rebuild, along with articles
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Byron Clark, Christchurch branch organiser for Workers Party The public consultation for the rebuild of central Christchurch – done though a combination of public meetings and the web 2.0 ‘Share an Idea’ website has thrown up some great plans. The summary of submitted transport ideas outlines a walkable central city with greater cycle facilities, integrated
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