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  • Accessibility and why it matters

    Patricia Hall is a queer mum of a 6-month-old, who has been working in the Creative Disability sector for some years. This year Tricia is a participant in the Be Leadership programme, which focuses on creating a more accessible society for everyone. This was written for Fightback’s magazine issue on Urban Revolution and the Right Read more

  • Sprawl still the plan in post-quake Christchurch

    Byron Clark is an activist based in Ōtautahi / Christchurch. This article was written for Fightback’s magazine issue on Urban Revolution and the Right to the City. To susbcribe to our publications, click here. Six years on from the earthquake that levelled much of the city, the population of Christchurch has almost returned to pre-quake levels. Read more

  • Avondale: Gentrification amid poverty

    Bronwen Beechey is a Bachelor of Social Practice student, and lives in Avondale, Tāmaki Makarau / Auckland, and studies community development and social work. This article will be published in Fightback’s magazine on Urban Revolution and the Right to the City. To subscribe, click here. Avondale is a suburb about 12 kilometres southwest of the Auckland Read more

  • Economic apartheid: The ongoing ethnic cleansing of central Auckland

    Daphne Lawless is a writer, musician, political activist, football player, e-cyclist and mother living in Tāmaki Makarau / Auckland. She is the content editor for this issue of Fightback. This article will be published in Fightback’s magazine on Urban Revolution and the Right to the City. To subscribe, click here. In any country with a past Read more

  • Is zero-fares public transport the answer? A debate

    This article will be published in Fightback’s upcoming magazine on Urban Revolution and the Right to the City. To subscribe to the magazine, click here. YES (zero-fare public transport is the answer): Roger Fowler  is a community activist and organiser at the Mangere East Community Centre, South Auckland, and editor of farefreenz.blogspot.co.nz. He is also co-ordinator Read more

  • We need to stand for Niki, because she is standing up for you

    Vanessa Cole is a member of the Tāmaki Housing Action Group. This article will be published in Fightback’s magazine on Urban Revolution and the Right to City. To subscribe, click here. Elderly tenant Ioela ‘Niki’ Rauti has made headlines for refusing to be moved from her house on Taniwha Street, Glen Innes. While she has received Read more