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  • International Women’s Day: Women’s Role in Nepal’s Revolution

    Reprinted from Kasama (originally from Monthly Review)   Girl carrying water   Women’s Role in the Nepalese Movement: Making a People’s Constitution by Hisila Yami (Parvati) At this very moment Nepal is making a constitution through the historic Constitutional Assembly (CA).  It is important to note that up till now all prior constitutions handed over to the Read more

  • Antiwar Protest Auckland March 20

    Saturday, March 20, 12 noon, US Consulate, Citbank Building, Customs St, City Protest the continuing occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Mark the anniversary of the Iraq invasion 7 years ago. Demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all foreign troops, including and especially the NZ SAS and other military in Afghanistan. (Bring and old pair Read more

  • Nepal: Revolution at the brink

    Alastair Reith The Spark March 2010 “The People’s Democratic Revolution in Nepal is now passing objectively through a gateway of great victory accompanied by a danger of serious defeat… the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), has arrived at a serious and extraordinary juncture of possibilities and challenges… it is apparent that the forces of Read more

  • From Occupation to Resistance:Interview with an Israeli peace activist

    The Spark March 2010 Anti-Zionists in Wellington recently ran an exhibition of Israeli photography, entitled From Occupation to Resistance. Featuring work by photography collective ActiveStills, this exhibition highlighted the affect occupation has on Palestinians. Spark journalist Ian Anderson interviewed Kerem Blumberg, an Israeli peace activist and co-runner of this event. Spark: How did you have Read more

  • Howard Zinn: In Memory of a Radical Historian

    On January 27th, one of America’s most high profile progressive voices passed away. Howard Zinn, the anti-war activist and historian, wrote the first edition of A People’s History of the United States in 1980 and unlike many radical critiques of conventional history that have been published over the years, his became a bestseller, selling over Read more

  • Workers Party clubs on campus

    Around campuses in the main cities the Workers Party has clubs. These clubs run socialist discussions, Marxist education, public forums, organise protests and focus on solidarity with workers’ struggles. This week is Orientation week at many universities and the Workers Party has been holding stalls, signing up new members to our campus clubs. There are WP Read more