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Support MUNZ workers in port dispute
Written By: - Date published: 7:05 am, February 24th, 2012 - 52 comments
Show your support for the MUNZ workers in the Ports of Auckland dispute, including a picket today from 10am.
A call to arms for all coders
Written By: - Date published: 7:33 pm, February 19th, 2012 - 10 comments
The Global Square “aims to be the first massive decentralized social network in the history of the Internet”. Can you help?
Key runs from Waitangi
Written By: - Date published: 3:36 pm, February 5th, 2012 - 176 comments
National’s honeymoon with Maori is well and truly over, as Key beats a hasty retreat from Waitangi.
The year of the protest
Written By: - Date published: 8:44 am, December 20th, 2011 - 38 comments
If that was the year of “The Protestor”, what did it accomplish? Is effective protest no longer possible in today’s world?
Epsom voters: Please kill Act – you know you want to…
Written By: - Date published: 12:45 pm, November 25th, 2011 - 21 comments
For the sake of your neighbors in Auckland and your extended family throughout New Zealand, could the voters of Epsom please terminate the twitching corpse of the Act party. Once they may have had a purpose. Now they just have John Banks and that other failed politician. Let us look forward into the sunset without this zombie party being maintained by the misplaced charity of the voters of Epsom.
Solidarity with Egypt
Written By: - Date published: 4:56 pm, November 22nd, 2011 - 3 comments
The Arab Spring hangs in balance, as protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in other cities in Egypt battle the riot police of the ruling Egyptian military junta.
Wall St Occupation evicted
Written By: - Date published: 7:27 am, November 16th, 2011 - 14 comments
As has been widely reported, the Wall Street occupation at Zuccotti Park was evicted in an overnight raid yesterday. By refocusing media attention on the Occupation, will this eviction only make them stronger?
Evicting Occupy Dunedin
Written By: - Date published: 11:01 am, November 2nd, 2011 - 20 comments
Yesterday was a dramatic day for Occupy Dunedin. A trespass eviction deadline of 8pm came and went, but after a big show of public support, the Occupation is still there. Dunedin North Labour candidate David Clark lends his support to the movement.
One citizen. One dollar. One vote.
Written By: - Date published: 9:38 am, October 23rd, 2011 - 36 comments
A second message is emerging from the Occupation movement: “One citizen. One dollar. One vote.”
An Occupation Occupied. What’s Next?
Written By: - Date published: 3:31 pm, October 22nd, 2011 - 72 comments
Last week, several occupations ‘popped up’ around New Zealand. Well, they didn’t exactly pop up, did they? They weren’t more or less spontaneous, as in numerous countries in the Middle East, N. Africa, Europe and more recently, in Wall Street.
In New Zealand, there was, and is, no general out-pouring of anger or frustration from across large sectors of society. In New Zealand, the Occupations are contrived…pre-planned and organised.
Wasting Police time
Written By: - Date published: 8:50 am, October 20th, 2011 - 19 comments
Anyone noticed the sudden overbearing presence of Police at peaceful protests? Bugging Greenpeace and intimidating lawful activists. 25 Police at a 150-strong anti-deepsea drilling protest in Tauranga. 12 officers at a 60 worker picket at CMP Rangitikei. Are they just hyper because of the Cup or is it about shielding businesses from people exercising their democratic right to protest?
A global test of non-violent protest
Written By: - Date published: 7:07 am, October 20th, 2011 - 24 comments
The Occupation movement has bankers worried. So far, however, the protests have been peaceful. In fact, the Occupation is quickly shaping up as the biggest ever, world wide test of the efficacy of non-violent protest.
Angry marine
Written By: - Date published: 10:39 am, October 19th, 2011 - 14 comments
Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas speaks his mind to some New York police. A bit repetitive, but he gets his point across! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=By8MDDwNIvE
Over or Into The Wall?
Written By: - Date published: 1:11 pm, October 15th, 2011 - 39 comments
Will the protests around the world hit the brick wall of ingrained habits? Or will we manage to get over, around or beneath that particular barrier to progress?
Occupation showdown
Written By: - Date published: 6:15 am, October 15th, 2011 - 17 comments
By the time this post appears a showdown will have taken place in New York. Check out the morning media, there should be plenty of coverage of events as they unfold.
Petard, meet hoist
Written By: - Date published: 3:02 pm, October 14th, 2011 - 55 comments
Attentive readers may recall some time back, when talk about illegal police video surveillance was to the fore, that there was also mention of the existence of video surveillance of a politician having an affair with a P user. Now of course having an affair isn’t particularly dreadful by today’s standards, even if the person […]
Election flyers: Wage drop
Written By: - Date published: 12:30 pm, October 11th, 2011 - 21 comments
Can we afford 3 more years of falling real wages under Key?
Occupation 2 – 700 arrested
Written By: - Date published: 2:13 pm, October 3rd, 2011 - 16 comments
The Occupation, now into its third week, seems to be growing. As is the Police response. In the latest development police have arrested more than 700 protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Occupy Wall Street!
Written By: - Date published: 10:32 am, September 29th, 2011 - 39 comments
Have you heard of Occupy Wall Street? If you are one of the 99%, you should have…
The last student protest?
Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, September 27th, 2011 - 55 comments
One of the big stories last night was the anti-VSM protest at Auckland Uni. Was it the last one we will see in NZ? That would suit the Nats very nicely – sheep will be so much easier to fleece…
Why’s Boscawen really quitting?
Written By: - Date published: 12:38 am, September 25th, 2011 - 43 comments
Out of the blue, John Boscawen has announced he is withdrawing from ACT’s list. It’s an odd departure from an odd man. ‘Family reasons’ is the line. Not exactly creative. Is the real reason National’s ‘fixit’ Bill? Boscawen is a true believer in ACT’s libertarian principles and doesn’t do compromise. Was being asked to sign a retrospective blank cheque the final straw?
Moving planet
Written By: - Date published: 12:15 pm, September 23rd, 2011 - 7 comments
Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis. It is being held on 24th September 2011 – a day to move beyond fossil fuels. Check out an event near you…
Disengaged
Written By: - Date published: 8:09 am, September 18th, 2011 - 114 comments
Why are the young so disengaged from the political process? 2011 is shaping up to be even worse than last election.
March to Save Factory Farming
Written By: - Date published: 12:00 pm, September 9th, 2011 - 17 comments
Nats say: if you don’t like it, riot
Written By: - Date published: 10:19 am, August 11th, 2011 - 82 comments
National has brought out some of the biggest protests in decades. Petitions of tens of thousands have called on the government to raise the minimum wage, support Kiwi manufacturing through Kiwirail, and protect early childhood education. It’s core policy – asset sales – is opposed 2 to 1. The message from National: if you don’t like it, riot.
VSM protest at Otago
Written By: - Date published: 2:26 pm, August 5th, 2011 - 90 comments
About 600 Otago students turned out this morning to meet John Key in protest to the VSM bill. Good to see a strong show of support for student unions!
Generation Zero
Written By: - Date published: 12:44 pm, August 1st, 2011 - 40 comments
It is one of the failures of our society that far too many young people are politically disengaged or apathetic. Many – but not all! Meet Generation Zero. Please go visit their website, join up, or spread the word…
All the World’s A Square
Written By: - Date published: 5:38 pm, July 31st, 2011 - 40 comments
Some inspiration as Monday morning looms.
National security
Written By: - Date published: 8:37 am, July 21st, 2011 - 56 comments
Were a group of Israeli spies operating in Christchurch? The question has emerged as a result of the death or an Israeli national and the events that followed in the aftermath of the February quake. In the name of “national security” we’ll probably never be told the truth.
1981 Molesworth St commemoration
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 pm, July 12th, 2011 - 14 comments
I was in the middle of the scrum on Molesworth Street on the night of July 29th 1981 when marchers were batoned by the police. A front-rowers’ collective has organised a 30-year anniversary commemoration at the Loaves and Fishes for Friday 29 July, and invite others to join them for a night of reminiscing and celebrating. Tickets are $15 to cover costs. If you would like to attend contact Paul Tolich 0275 935595 or Sue Ryall 021 380 176.
It gets much much worse
Written By: - Date published: 8:47 pm, July 5th, 2011 - 14 comments
New revelations out today that hacker Glenn Mulcaire who bugged celebrity phones for Murdoch’s News of the World also hacked into the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler after she went missing. NoW journalists deleted messages which gave Milly’s parents false hope that Milly might be alive. This happened when Rebekah Brooks, friend of David Cameron was the paper’s editor, and Andy Coulson, later Cameron’s communications director was deputy editor. This won’t stay under the carpet.
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