Join us in solidarity with the minorities in India who have been under relentless attack from foot soldiers of hate. We have witnessed genocide calls, to destruction of shops and houses owned by Muslims, to calls for economic boycott- all blessed with the strategic silence from the ruling Indian government.Join us on 22nd May, 1.00 PM at Aotea Square…
By Neil Ballantyne, Palestine Chronicle, 18 May 2022A Palestinian rights organization in Aotearoa New Zealand has challenged Mayor Andy Foster of Wellington City Council for his refusal to light up a local council building in the colors of the Palestinian flag.Councillor Tamatha Paul, a Wellington city councilor and supporter of Palestinian rights…
IntroThe cost of living has shot up recently, and looks like it will continue to rise over the next couple of years. This increase will make life harder for almost everyone besides the rich and powerful. Many who may have been comfortably surviving previously will be forced into a precarious position where one run of bad luck could throw them into poverty…
Today over 10,000 members of the allied, public health, scientific, and technical District Health Board (DHB) workforce went on strike. These are the ‘essential’ workers across 70 occupations, who continued their jobs throughout the lockdown and do the mahi behind the scenes that rarely gain attention. They have been in negotiations with the DHBs’…
Over a million households destitute with thousands more soon to lose the roof over their heads. Food supplies running short or becoming too expensive to buy. Refused refugees lying in the streets whilst a warmongering leader condemned as a criminal clings to power, ramping up the repressive tools of the state to crush and imprison those who non violently…
NEXT FRIDAY MAY 20TH | 7.30AM-9:00AM Child Poverty Action Group and the Public Health Association of New Zealand warmly welcome you to the Post Budget Breakfast 2022. Join MCs Professor Nikki Turner, Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, GP and CPAG health spokesperson, and Grant Berghan, (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Te Rarawa Iwi), CEO of…
April 19 was marked a black day in the history of the independent trade union movement in Belarus. The State Security Service (KGB) arrested more than a dozen trade union activists, including almost all the Union leaders. Among them were President of Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Alexandr Yarashuk, vice-president Siarhei Antusevich, and…
Swap 5 Gribblehirst Community Hub Saturday 21 May 12-2pmJoin The Community Collective for a fun community event at the Hub where you can swap out 5 items you no longer need, with 5 new items! Anyone can take part – it could not be easier. Just follow these simple steps: bring along five items you’d like to swap, leave them on a table with the correct…
Vladimir PlatonenkoIn assessing one’s position on the Russian-Ukrainian war and its participants, it is easy to make one of two mistakes. One can decide that since the Ukrainian people have become victims of Russian aggression, it is necessary to support Ukraine against Russia. One can decide that since both the Russian and Ukrainian states are fighting…
Global Civil War: Capitalism Post-Pandemic SKU: 9781629639383 Author: William I. Robinson Series: PM Press/Kairos ISBN: 9781629639383 Published: 6/14/22 Format: Paperback Size: 5×8 Pages: 224 Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology & Technology Studies • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism • Capitalism…
Easter weekend I was transported to a vision of the future. Not in some vague, William Morris, utopian way (although, all power to that!.. we definitely need more utopian visions to counter the pathological cynicism of dystopian fun-sponges), but in a very real, practical and inspiring way.The host for our latest DIY Alliance (DIYA) meeting was the…
May Day 1886On 1 May, 1886, Anarchist-led unions in Chicago in the US struck for the eight hour day. A worker was shot dead by a cop, so a protest was called for 4 May. After an unidentified person threw a bomb, killing a few coppers, the police started shooting. When the dust settled, seven coppers and at least four civilians were dead. …
Every day in Brazil, more than 5.6 million people come from their homes to perform housework in other people’s homes or places. The vast majority of these people who perform housework do not even have a signed license or other official bond. Of this number, 92% are women, most of them black and peripheral, according to IBGE. The constitution of the…
Look at the person you are thinking of voting for, what makes them not look, sound, or feel like any politician you’ve ever seen strutting and lying on your TV screens? What makes them so excel in virtues you don’t have that you should hand your power and autonomy over to them?Would you hand the contents of your home so easily over to a burglar…
AWSM Note: This article originally appeared in Bulgarian. The war in Ukraine changed the political situation on the continent and the economic situation in the world. War destroys. Destroys buildings, destroys illusions, destroys people. While war no doubt affects everyone, it does not affect everyone in the same way. Some will even benefit from this…
The second round of the French presidential election returned the incumbent President Emmanuel Macron to a second term of office. Macron won with 58.5% of the vote against the opponent, Marine Le Pen of the right-wing nationalist National Rally, who got 41.5%. Sounds comfortable – but the voter turnout of 72% was the lowest since 1969. Moreover, Le…
Anzac Day always seems an appropriate occasion to restate the anarchist opposition to war, and reiterate that it is never in the interests of the working class to support war. The anarchist case against war arises from our analysis of, and opposition to, our economic system – capitalism. This is the cause of modern war. The insatiable hunger for profit…
Sunday 1 May, 7.30-9.30pmCapitalism is a common enemy of unionists, climate justice and indigenous rights advocates, yet at times these three have been openly critical of each other. What is tika and just in the eyes of one doesn’t always align neatly within the Kaupapa and aspirations of the others. So, how do these movements reconcile? What do we…
Vale Paul RubnerPaul Rubner, retired librarian and long-time supporter of Jura Books [Australia], died earlier this month at the age of 78.Friends of Paul, including members of Jura Books, are currently planning a public memorial service.If you are interested in joining the commemoration, please contact Jura on the email address below and we will forward…
Fascism in its original manifestations didn’t come to power throughout Europe. There are many reasons why. One in the case of Britain is that there was a strong anti-fascist movement which helped beat them back. That the 1930s’ and 40s’ has been the main focus of attention among those studying the phenomenon is to be expected. That’s when Mussolini…
By Tom BrownThe repeal of The 1927 Trades Disputes Act by the Labour Parliament makes little difference to the prospect of a General Strike. The Labour leaders believe that, for the present at least, they can better suppress strikes by their control of the trade unions than by Parliament. On the other hand, when the workers are willing to engage the…
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