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Since more people access Fightback content through the website and social media than our magazine, Fightback has moved to a less regular publication schedule, using the magazine for themed issues. In the wake of a slew of victories against zero-hour contracts in Aotearoa/ New Zealand, Fightback is running an issue on the fight for secure hours Read more

Assessment of recent United Kingdom General Election, by Richard Seymour. Republished from Salvage. We were exhorted by Labour’s supporters to ‘vote with hope’ in this election. What now that hope has been so cruelly dashed? What now that neither the ‘Edstone’, nor ‘Milibae’, nor pink buses for women, nor condescending to Scottish voters has been enough Read more

Fightback is a socialist-feminist organisation which publishes a website and themed bi-monthly magazines. We have noticed that, despite the centrality of women, girls and gender minorities to the social movements of today, they are still a smaller minority of writers in the socialist press. We acknowledge that there are many reasons for this, some of Read more

While BK and KFC have backed down on Zero Hour Contracts, McDonald’s remains standing. On May Day (Friday May 1st) Unite will target McDonald’s stores across Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Find your local store here to support pickets. Read more

Koha poem by Karlo Mila for Living Wage Movement, Living Wage Whanau Day, Newtown. Reprinted with permission. This fear That there is not enough although we make enough food to feed the world, many times over. This fear That we are not enough and we buy and we buy and we buy, to keep other’s Read more

Disrupting the Narrative is a week-long event incorporating an exhibition of contemporary art, historical material and public talks that seeks to reframe existing narratives about New Zealand’s participation in the First World War and link it to contemporary issues. We hope you will join us for the week. ART NOT WAR COLLECTIVE disruptingthenarrative@gmail.com ANZAC DAY Read more