Grid of posts 2×3

  • Profile: Ben Peterson (Australian socialist)

    Ben Peterson is an Australian socialist who recently moved to Aotearoa/NZ, joining Fightback and Unite. Fightback writer Ian Anderson asked Ben a few questions about socialism, trade union work, and his experiences on both sides of the Tasman. FB: How did you become a socialist? BP: I think that’s an interesting question. There’s certain values… Read more

  • Venezuela: The right-wing on the streets

    By Bronwen Beechey, Fightback (Auckland). Venezuela has experienced a wave of protests over the past few weeks. Demonstrations against the government, largely by university students, began after the hard-line opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez called for supporters to go onto the streets and demand the exit of President Nicolas Maduro. Food shortages, corruption and crime have… Read more

  • The Labour Party and popular participation

    By Ian Anderson, Fightback (Wellington). Mainstream media coverage in the lead-up to the General Election tends to focus on fluctuations in polling, most recently an apparent growth in support for National. Left-wing critics of mainstream electoral polling sometimes note that polling relies on landlines, while many poor & disenfranchised people do not have landlines. That… Read more

  • There’s pride in resistance, not apartheid

    After the disruption of Israeli pinkwashing at Pride 2014, GayNZ asked activists involved to submit an article. This contribution comes from Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (Aotearoa), an online network including members of Fightback. We are Arabs, Jews, Māori, Pākehā, Asians. We are queer. We value the work that LGBTI activists before us have done to… Read more

  • Auckland & Wellington: Actions against Israeli whitewashing & pinkwashing

    In solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, Fightback (Aotearoa/NZ) endorses the Palestinian-led call for Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) on Israel. Cultural boycotts are a part of BDS. These boycotts target cultural products & activities designed to promote Israel, and supported by Israeli institutions. On the 22nd of February 2014, two actions in different… Read more

  • Wellington event: Socialist-feminist day school

    1-7pm, March 8th, 19 Tory St [Facebook event] Read more