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  • Drop the charges! Partial victory for Urewera 4 defendants

    On the 20th of March, the jury finally reached a verdict on firearms charges for the remaining 4 Urewera defendants. All were found guilty and not-guilty of a range of firearms charges. There was no resolution to the far more serious charge of belonging to an organised criminal group – on evidence that was gathered Read more

  • Commentary on the Labour Party

    In the wake of Labour Party leader David Shearer’s “Day One” speech, we republish two blog articles on the direction of the Labour Party. Reposting doesn’t necessarily imply a full endorsement of all arguments presented, however they offer a critical analysis worth engaging with. The Workers Party considers Labour a capitalist party that must be Read more

  • March issue of The Spark online

    In 2006 British singer-songwriter Sandi Thorm released ‘I wish I was a punk rocker’, a nostalgic song contrasting the radical social movements of the mid-20th century with the apathy of the early 21st. “In ‘77 and 69’ revolution was in the air, but I was born too late, into a world that didn’t care”. Who Read more

  • Queer Avengers leaflet: Germaine Greer’s transphobia, a “ghastly parody” of women’s liberation

    Germaine Greer has a decades-long history of fighting for her vision of women’s liberation. She also has a decades-long history of attacking transfolk, targeting particular venom at transwomen even in recent years. In 1972, Greer was arrested in this country for using the word “bullshit.” We’re here to say that transphobia is bullshit. ‘Outing’ transwomen Read more

  • Queer Avengers press release: Germaine Greer glitter-bombed

    On March 14th at the Embassy Theatre, members of the Queer Avengers “glitter-bombed” feminist writer Germaine Greer, touring New Zealand as a part of Writers and Readers Week. Glitter-bombing, or throwing glitter on public figures, has gained prominence internationally as a way to highlight transphobia and queerphobia. Greer has a history of denouncing transwomen; outing Read more

  • Video: Sydney community picket in support of Auckland wharfies

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