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  • Protest against India’s state terror

    One of India’s leading Maoists Kobad Ghandy is facing charges under India’s repressive laws which have been denounced by human rights activists. Kobad is a campaigner for liberation against Indian state terror. Join the demo to free Kobad Ghandy and protest against Operation Green Hunt, India’s war on the poor. 12 midday Thursday 29 April Read more

  • The need for a farm workers union

    The Spark April 2010 Byron Clark Recently released figures from Federated Farmers have shown that although the number of farms with written contracts between the farmer and farm employees grew by 9% since last year, fewer than a quarter of farms have a contract with their employees and only 40% keep records of the hours Read more

  • Planned economy not planned unemployment

    The Spark April 2010 Jared Phillips In the first part of its first term the current National government strengthened its centrist positioning with a job creation agenda (national and regional job summits), redundancy packages (Job Support Scheme, transitional relief packages), and youth employment incentives (youth opportunities package). As was the international order-of-the-day, corporate welfare pervaded Read more

  • Search & Surveillance Bill – public meetings

    Wellington Public Meeting: April 8th: What’s all the fuss about the Search & Surveillance Bill? Public meeting 8 April 2010 at 7pm Old Government Building Lecture Theatre 2 (VUW Law School) Chief justices, the privacy commissioner, Amnesty International, the Council for Trade Unions and the Human Rights Commissioner have all come out in opposition to Read more

  • A land grab, or just free trade?

    Ever since the global food crisis of 2008, countries such as China, as well as South Korea and the oil-rich but food-poor nations of the Middle East, have been buying up large amounts of land for agricultural production in places like sub-Saharan Africa, sparking concerns about a “new land grab” and “re-colonisation” of the continent. Read more

  • No Israeli Embassy in Wellington [NIEW] Mission Statement

    Alastair Reith http://noembassy.wordpress.com/ On 26 March 26th 2010, Palestine activists from around Wellington met to plan a campaign of resistance to the re-opening of an Israeli embassy in our city. The decision was made to form a coalition involving all interested groups and individuals. We are calling on all groups opposed to the Israeli occupation Read more