Ben on 95bFM
Hear Ben’s interview where he talks about the revolutionary changes in Nepal http://www.95bfm.co.nz/assets/sm/195354/3/BenPeterson.mp3
WAIHOPAI AND THE GHOST OF DAVID LANGE
March 22, 2010 by
Don Franks
Well done the three antiwar activists from the Ploughshares group, and 
the jury who found them not guilty of burglary and intentional damage in the Wellington District Court. The not guilty verdict relates to charges laid when the men deflated one of the domes at the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim two years ago. [Read more…]
Nepal revolution speaking tour kicks off
March 21, 2010 by
Ben Peterson’s speaking tour of New Zealand began today in Auckland.
Ben Peterson
Tomorrow he’s being interviewed by Mikey Havoc on 95bFM at 8.15, and speaking at Auckland university at 1pm.
Ben gives a fascinating, first hand account of the big changes taking place in Nepal.
Get out of Iraq and Afghanistan
March 20, 2010 by
Activists gathered in Auckland today outside the US consulate to protest the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. 
Marking the anniversary of the Iraq invasion 7 years ago the protesters demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all foreign troops, including and especially the NZ SAS and other military in Afghanistan.
The Workers Party had a PFLP banner, as part of a solidarity campaign with the Palestinian liberation movement
Workers Party with the PFLP banner
The protested ended on a fitting note, with old shoes being hurled at the Consulate.
Ben Peterson on his experience in Nepal
March 18, 2010 by
Reprinted from UNITYblog
Ben was kind enough to answer some questions for UNITYblog about his experiences in Nepal.
When did you go to Nepal? How long were you there for?
I was in Nepal last year from the beginning of March to July, about four and half months in total.
Why did you go to Nepal?
I went to Nepal specifically to see the social and political transformations taking place there. I’d first come into contact with the revolutionary process there in 2006, but didn’t really start to study what was happening there until 2008 when the Maoists won the Constituent Assembly elections. The more I read into what was happening there the more excited I was. But all the time it was really hard to find good and reliable sources of information, particularly from a progressive point of view. So I decided that to really get a handle of what’s happening there, I should go and see it for myself. [Read more…]
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