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  • Solidarity statement

    In light of attacks on activists by Victoria University, the Workers Party has recieved this solidarity statement from Georgina Morrison, co-convenor of the Young Greens. Click here for more information. “Engaging in peaceful protest is a fundamental human right” (Helen Clark) and I’m disgusted at the excessive harshness shown by Victoria University’s actions. New Zealand has a… Read more

  • Vestas: Timeline of an occupation

    The occupation of Vestas wind turbine factory on the normally conservative Isle of Wight (IoW) in Britain is an inspiration to all workers facing redundancy. Reprinted from workersliberty.org, here is the story so far… 28 April: After telling workers, in 2008, that they planned to re-fit the factories in 2009 to produce larger blades with… Read more

  • Nepal – Ripe for Revolt

    Alistair Reith The Spark October 2009 Since the resignation of the Maoists from government earlier this year, Nepal has been engulfed in political turmoil. Maoist members of the Constituent Assembly have been protesting and preventing the parliament from operating. Rallies, strikes and clashes between supporters of different parties have become a part of everyday life,… Read more

  • PFLP campaign update

    Mike Walker and Paul Hopkinson The Workers Party’s ongoing solidarity campaign with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a concrete campaign through which progressive New Zealanders can support the people of Palestine and participate in the struggle against imperialism. Imperialist countries continue to seek to dominate resources in the developing world,… Read more

  • Christchurch Event: Revolutionary Leaders

    Come along to this seminar presented by the Workers Party on three outstanding revolutionary figures: Che Guevara, one of the central leaders of the Cuban revolution, who also later fought in the Congo and Bolivia; George Habash, one of the founders of radical trade unions in the Arab world and the founder of the Popular Front… Read more

  • Victoria University: No Free Speech Here Thanks.

    Victoria University management has repeatedly refused to answer the various charges laid against it by Workers Party activists Heleyni Pratley and Joel Cosgrove in response to the management imposing a two-year trespass order on them. “This draconian trespass order was imposed on us for the crime of participating in a protest against substantial fee rises,”… Read more