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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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more