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  • Anti-racists outnumber white supremacists in CHCH

    Over a hundred anti-racism protestors clashed with white supremacists led by Kyle Chapman in Christchurch today. Despite an attempt at tricking the count-protesters by changing at two hours’ notice the advertised location of the white-pride rally from New Brighton to Cathedral Square, over a hundred counter-protestors surrounded and outnumbered the 50 or so white supremacists, Read more

  • Revolution vs counter-revolution: Can the people on the streets be wrong?

    By Daphne Lawless (Fightback, Auckland). In the words of British journalist Paul Mason, it seems that “it’s all kicking off everywhere”. Across the world, sustained mass protests and occupations of public space are shaking and even toppling governments. Most famously, months of protests and occupations of the public square in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, forced Read more

  • CHCH: Rally against racism + Fighting Racism meeting

    Rally Against Racism The “White Pride World Wide” rally is happening again with Right Wing Resistance (http://rwrnz.blogspot.co.nz/) having it’s flag day celebrating bigotry and intimidation. They appear to be working with National Front (https://www.facebook.com/wpwwnznf) who are a well known Neo-Nazi/White Nationalist group. Last year was excellent, and hopefully with more time we can make this Read more

  • Review: Catching Fire (movie)

    By Wei Sun (Fightback, Christchurch). The second movie of The Hunger Games trilogy—Catching Fire, based on Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novels, officially started at the cinemas in November 2013. As a sequel to the first movie The Hunger Games, the story of Katniss Everdeen and the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem continues; and as in the previous Read more

  • Happy International Women’s Day 2014!

    Just over a century ago the Second Socialist International founded International Working Women’s Day, recognising the basic link between women’s liberation and the liberation of humanity as a whole. In 2014 while feminism has won many victories, the struggle for women’s liberation and socialism is ongoing. If you’re in Wellington, Fightback welcomes you to come Read more

  • WGTN conference – Capitalism: Not Our Future

    A conference on struggle, solidarity and socialism. Queens Birthday Weekend (30th May-1st June) 19 Tory St, Wellington Koha entry [Facebook event] Schedule: Friday 30th of May 7:30-9pm – Elections and community struggle (featuring Hone Harawira) 2014 is a General Election year for Aotearoa/NZ. The last General Election saw the lowest turnout since women won the Read more