Global Peace And Justice Newsletter
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GLOBAL
PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND
NEWSLETTER No.
322, March 18, 2010
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Saturday, March 20, 12 noon, US
Consulate, Citbank Building, Customs St, City
Protest the continuing occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Mark the
anniversary
of the Iraq invasion 7 years ago. Demand the immediate and
unconditional
withdrawal of all foreign troops, including and especially the NZ SAS
and other
military in Afghanistan. (Bring and old pair of shoes!)
Troops Out Now Poster
http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=gpjanz.wordpress.com&url=http...
10 Reasons to demonstrate on March 20
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CONGRATULATIONS TO INTREPID
PLOUGHSHARES ACTIVISTS
Global Peace and Justice Auckland congratulates the intrepid
activists from the Ploughshares group who were found not guilty by a
jury
yesterday in the Wellington District Court. The not guilty verdict
relates to
charges of burglary and intentional damage when they deflated one of
the domes
at the Waihopai spybase near Blenheim two years ago.
The defence the domebusters presented to the jury was well founded.
The three
freely admitted they did the damage claimed but their argument was an
elegant
and courageous expression of otherwise illegal action taken to prevent
much
greater crimes against people. The three told the Wellington District
Court
they acted to save the lives of those who are endangered by United
States
intelligence gathered from the base.
Waihopaiâs activity threatens lives around the world and most
recently it
assisted the US strategy to help justify the invasion and occupation
of Iraq
and Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been
killed as a
result. The three activists have helped focus public attention on the
immoral
work of Waihopai.
Waihopai is New Zealandâs greatest contribution to US global
strategies
and ties us into the US war machine. Itâs activity threatens lives
around
the world but it is also outside the democratic control of New
Zealanders.
The spybase is nominally run by the GCSB (Government Communications
Security
Bureau) but is â in all but name â a United States spybase
operating on New Zealand soil. It is clear from research here and
overseas that
it is operated in the US national interest â both militarily and
commercially. Other similar bases are operated around the world with
Waihopai
being part of this secret global surveillance network set up after
WWII under
the UKUSA treaty which involves the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New
Zealand.
The kiwi trio on trial this week deserve applause for their courage in
stripping this base to its bare essentials and exposing its
undemocratic and
immoral purposes
MEDIA REPORTS
On the Waihopai Three Verdict, and East Jerusalem
http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/18/campbell-the-waihopai-three...
Waihopai Three Trial Focuses Peace Activists
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00138.htm
Waihopai Ploughshares Trial - The Defence Case
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/print.html?path=HL1003/S00206.htm
Photos Of Waihopai Domebusters' Trial Solidarity Activities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12492550@N03/
Monday, April 5, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey
Lynn
GPJA FORUM: Peter Murnane, defendent in the Waihopai Ploughshares
trial
WHAT'S
ON IN AUCKLAND
Saturday, March 20, 12 noon, US Consulate, Citbank Building, Customs
St, City
Protest the continuing occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Mark the
anniversary
of the Iraq invasion 7 years ago. Demand the immediate and
unconditional
withdrawal of all foreign troops, including and especially the NZ SAS
and other
military in Afghanistan. (Bring and old pair of shoes!)
Sunday, March 21, 2pm, Trades Hall. 147 Great North Rd, Grey
Lynn
EYEWITNESS TO A REVOLUTION IN NEPAL: Ben Peterson is a young
Australian
activist who spent a year in Nepal witnessing first hand the
revolutionary
struggle. He is touring NZ 21-26 March 2010.
Monday, March 22, 1pm, Function Room, (Over Quad Cafe), Auckland
University
EYEWITNESS TO A REVOLUTION IN NEPAL: Ben Peterson is a young
Australian activist who spent a year in Nepal witnessing first hand
the
revolutionary struggle. He is touring NZ 21-26 March 2010.
Tuesday, March 23, 6.30pm, Cityside Hall, 8A Mt Eden Rd
Climate Camp Auckland Film Showing "He Ao Wera". A documentary by Mike
Smith and Hinekaa Mako about the effects of climate change on
communities in
Aotearoa. Free entry, light refreshments. Spread the word... its a
very
relevant topic! And..........Before the film (at 6pm) we will be
making some
plans for Fossil Fools Day (1st April)
Wednesday, March 24, 7pm, 8A Mount Eden Road
Say NO to mining the Coromandel & West Papua! -Film/slideshow and
Forum evening with guest speaker. Visual presentation will be
connecting mining
destruction in West Papua to proposed further mining on Protected land
in
Aotearoa. There will be a campaign update and the chance to learn how
to get
involved! -Entry $5 or more, nobody turned away for lack of funds.
-baked goods
for sale, coffee, tea, etc. NB - the West Papua presentation is about
Freeport:
Speaker Maire Leadbeater
Saturday, April 3, 2pm, QEII Square, Outside Downtown Shopping
Centre, cnr Queen and Customs St
Rally for Justice and Peace in PALESTINE On the First Saturday of
Every Month.
Come support JUSTICE and PEACE based on: 1. Ending 42+ years of
Israeli
Occupation of the West Bank & Gaza Strip (including East Jerusalem);
2.
Ensuring the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees; 3. Sharing
Jerusalem; 4.
Vacating all settlement colonies in Israeli occupied Palestine; 5.
Dismantling
Israel's annexation / apartheid wall in occupied Palestine.
www.palestine.org.nz
Monday, April 5, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey
Lynn
GPJA FORUM: Peter Murnane, defendent in the Waihopai Ploughshares
trial
Saturday, April 10, from 10am, St Columba Centre, 30 Vermont
Street,Ponsonby, Auckland
QPEC Public Forum and AGM - all welcome. "2010 - a year of challenge
foreducation". Attacks on public education are coming thick and fast
from theNational/ACT government. The QPEC public forum brings together
key educationalleaders to discuss these serious threats to public
education â especiallythe pernicious National Party policy of
national standards. Everyone welcomefor a lively discussion with
campaign planning to enhance education quality andopportunity for all
New Zealanders. All welcome.
AGENDA: 10am Public Forum - "2010 - a year of challenge for
education".Speakers: Dellis Hunt - Spokesperson for PAL (Parents
Against Labelling);Frances Nelson - President NZEI (New Zealand
Education Institute); BronwenCross - Deputy General Secretary PPTA
(Post Primary Teachers Association); TomRyan - President TEU (Tertiary
Education Union); David Do and Pene Delaney -Co-Presidents NZUSA (NZ
Union of Student Associations). 12noon Scone/muffinBreak. 12.15pm
Forum continues with speakers: Martin Thrupp, Professor ofEducation
from Waikato University; Ivan Snook, Emeritus professor of
EducationMassey University; Ruth Mansell, QPEC National Vice Chair;
John Minto, QPECNational Vice Chair. 2.30pm - Lunch. 3pm QPEC AGM.
4.30pm Finish. AllWELCOME
Tuesday, April 12, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, GreyLynn,
Auckland
"Doctors Not Guns - Cuba's Medical Aid to Haita and the Pacific" -
Hear OdalysLópez Sarmiento, from the Asia-Pacific Division of the
Cuban Institute ofFriendship with the Peoples, speaking on Cubaâs
role in the aftermath ofthe Haiti earthquake and its contribution to
healthcare in the Pacific.
Sunday, April 18, 2-8pm, Telstra Stadium, 770 Great South Rd,Manukau
A benefit gig, to raise awareness and fundraise for victims of the
devastatingearthquake in Chile. In New Zealand, we can do our part to
help our brothersand sisters in our homeland. Concert, Art Auction,
Markets, KidZone. TICKETS:Adults:$25; Children 5-12yrs: $10; Under
5yrs: Free; Family pass(2 adults 3children): $60. Booking fee applies.
Details to follow. Tickets on sale soonvia www.ticketdirect.co.nz.
Date to be announced. With MC Cori Gonzalez-Macuer,DJ Bobby Brazuka,
Calle Latina, Emcee Silva, Jah RedLion, Chico y susonora....more of
the lineup to be announced soon...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
STOP THE SEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE BILL NOW!
Video footage of last month's meeting in Auckland about the Search
andSurveillance Bill has been loaded up to youtube. Here is the link
http://www.facebook.com/l/7fcae;www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhndPFiYK6M
National Day of Action April 24th: Parliament will be discussing the
Billagain at the start of May. On April 24th there will be a national
day ofprotest action against the Search and Surveillance Bill. Updates
will be postedon the Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=204950191596
EYEWITNESS TO A REVOLUTION IN NEPAL - NZ SPEAKING TOUR BY BENPETERSON,
21-26 MARCH 2010
Ben Peterson is a young Australian socialist who spent one year in
Nepal inclose association with the revolutionary forces who recently
overthrewfeudalism and are today confronting capitalism and
imperialism. Ben is crossingthe Tasman for a speaking tour of New
Zealand from 21-26 March. To find outmore about Ben's experiences and
the Nepal Revolution go to Ben's blog:
http://maobadiwatch.blogspot.com/
Activists from the Workers Party and Socialist Worker are organising
the tour,with meetings planned in Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua,
Wellington, Christchurchand Dunedin. We're inviting other interested
groups and individuals to supportand promote Ben's tour. If you would
like to help out, contact these regionaland national coordinators:
Auckland - Daphna Whitmore, wpnz(at)clear.net.nz.Hamilton - Jared
Philips, jared(at)unite.org.nz, 029-4949 863. Rotorua -
BernieHornfeck, bernieh(at)clear.net.nz, (07)345 9853. Wellington -
Alastair Reith,alastair.reith(at)gmail.com, 027-711 9591. Christchurch
- Phil Ferguson,philp.ferguson(at)canterbury.ac.nz, 021-443 948.
Dunedin - Andrew Tait,andrewmtait(at)hotmail.com, 027-606 9549.
National coordination/publicity -Vaughan Gunson, svpl(at)xtra.co.nz,
021-0415 082. As meeting details arefinalised a full tour itinerary
will be circulated. You can join the Facebookgroup: BenPeterson NZ
Speaking Tour
. More information and links will be posted there.A PDF publicity
flyer can be downloaded here
.LINKS ON THE NEPAL REVOLUTION: Mike Ely, Eyes on the Maobadi:
FourReasons Nepalâs Revolution Matters.
Introductory PDF pamphlet - ARevolution at the Brink: Stand with
Nepal
. More in depth PDF pamphlet - KasamaArticles: On the Maobadi and the
Crisis in Nepal
.
Ben Petersonâs Tour Itinerary
⢠Sunday 21 March - Auckland, 2pm @ Auckland Trades Hall, 147Great
North Road, Grey Lynn.
⢠Monday 22 March - Auckland. 1pm @ Function Room (over Quad
café),Auckland University.
⢠Tuesday 23 March â Hamilton & Rotorua 1-2pm (followed
bydiscussion) @ SUB G.20 (Guru Phabians room), Student Union Building,
WaikatoUniversity. 7.30pm @ Ghandi Hall, 16 Gibson Street, (opp
ten-pin bowlingalley), Rotorua.
⢠Wednesday 24 March - Wellington. 6pm @ Newtown Community Centre,
1Columbo Street, Wellington.
⢠Thursday 25 March - Dunedin. 1pm @ University Union Main Common
Room,Dunedin University. 7pm @ Knox Church Hall, George Street,
Dunedin.
⢠Friday 26 March - Christchurch. 1pm @ Steed Meeting Room (next to
theInternational Room), UCSA building, Canterbury University.
⢠Saturday 27 March â Christchurch. 7:30pm @ WEA, 59
GloucesterStreet, Christchurch.
SPRING DELEGATION TO BOLIVIA- APRIL 20-22, 2010
Be part of history! Celebrate Earth Day and attend the Peoplesâ
WorldConference on Climate Change and Mother Earthâs Rights in
Cochabamba,Bolivia. World scientists, academics, lawyers, and
representatives ofgovernments that want to work with their citizens to
save our planet will be inattendance. Before and after the conference,
celebrate indigenous resistanceand explore food sovereignty issues in
Bolivia, the first country in thehemisphere to be governed by an
indigenous president. Learn about indigenousstruggles for sovereignty
over food, land, and water. Meet with farmers,community leaders,
government leaders, union leaders and others. Experience therich
culture of the Andes and soak in the sights, sounds, people, and
politicsin this historic moment in Bolivia. When: April 18-28, 2010
Where: StartCochabamba and end in La Paz; visits to El Chapare,
Coroico (Yungas de La Paz),Oruro and Cost for Activities: $850. This
will cover all lodging, all groundtransportation, at least 2 meals per
day, and translation. Additional expensesduring the trip will be
minimal.**Airfare not included. Possible group rateavailable for those
traveling from NYC. Contact cbalbertolovera@gmail.com
ACT NOW! SUPPORT MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WORKERS
Workers at the Ministry of Justice have been taking industrial action
sinceOctober last year in an effort to get the Ministry to address the
fact it'sunderpaying its staff because it has a pay setting system
that does not work.Many Justice workers are among the lowest paid
public servants in New Zealand.The action is closing courts, forcing
trials and hearings to be adjourned,backing up cases and disrupting
other Ministry of Justice work around thecountry. In December the
Ministry announced the negotiations were over. This isdespite the fact
that no pay settlement had been reached. And despite thebargaining
process agreement between the Ministry and the PSA stating that
bothparties have to agree before negotiations are formally ended. The
union tookthe Ministry to the Employment Court and won a ruling
requiring the Ministry tore-engage in negotiations. However the
Ministry is still refusing to engage inmeaningful negotiations. This
dispute has the potential to adversely affect paynegotiations right
across New Zealand's public sector. Please help supportthese workers
by sending off a message today - clickhere!
STUDENTS ARE WORKERS- WORKERS ARE STUDENTS!
Unite on Campus spreads its wings. Poverty and debt force many
students intoworking their way through college, mostly in low paid
jobs on or just above theminimum wage. In response, Unite Clubs are
being set up on campus in theUniversity of Auckland, AUT, MIT, UNITEC,
Massey Albany and in Polys and Unisthroughout the country, to organize
students who are pro worker and pro union.The biggest task over the
next two months will be to gather tens of thousandsof names in the
lecture halls and on campaign stalls for the Campaign for aLiving Wage
referendum. We need students, campus workers and academic staff tohelp
us build these clubs and harvest the support that is out there. Are
you onone of the campuses above? Would you be free to help on the
stalls during Oweek and after? Can you organize for a speaker to come
to your class or lecturetheatre? Please contact Living Wage Campaign
Organiser Joe Carolan at 029 44 55702, email joseph@unite.org.nz
Thefinal phase - The Campaign for a Living Wage is now entering its
finalphase, and is stepping up a gear or three! There's been a huge
growth ofsupporters on the campuses
http://www.unite-news.org.nz/palpatine.html
LIVING WAGE PETITION - Stalls in your area:
AUCKLAND: Contact Joseph - 029 4455702 joseph@unite.org.nz
WHANGAREI: Contact Vaughan- 021 041 5082, email: svpl@xtra.co.nz
HAMILTON: Contact Jared- 029 494 9863 email: jared@unite.org.nz
COROMANDEL and THAMES: Contact Levi- 027 7746 278, email:
whukoro@yahoo.co.nz
ROTORUA: Contact Bernie- email: bernieh@clear.net.nz
, 07 345 9853
PALMERSTON NORTH: Contact Gerard- email: gerard@unite.org.nz
, 06 3297 737
WELLINGTON: Contact Omar on 029 455 5789, email: omar@unite.org.nz
.
CHRISTCHURCH: Contact Matt - 029 201 3837 email: matthew@unite.org.nz
DUNEDIN: Contact Chris- 027 781 0371, email: mr_matahaere@hotmail.com
2010 NATIONAL PEACE WORKSHOPS: 'EXPOSING AND OPPOSING MILITARISM
ANDMILITARISATION' - FRIDAY, 16 APRIL TO SUNDAY, 18 APRIL 2010
This is the initial notice to let you know that the 2010 National
PeaceWorkshops (NPW) - the national gathering for people interested in
peace, socialjustice, and human rights - will be at the Quaker
Settlement in Whanganui fromFriday, 16 April to Sunday, 18 April. The
theme of the 2010 NPW is 'Exposingand opposing militarism and
militarisation' and the focus is on sharing storiesand experiences,
workshops and participatory discussion with contributors whohave
experience of community and individual non-violent resistance
tomilitarism and militarisation in Aotearoa and overseas. The
programme willinclude campaign updates from peace and related groups,
follow up to theWaihopai Ploughshares trial, and the Peace Movement
Aotearoa Annual GeneralMeeting.
Information about the programme, venue, accommodation, registration
and traveloptions will be circulated in the last week of February and
will be availableon the NPW web page at
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/npw10.htm
If you, or your group, is interested in contributing a campaign
update,leaflets or other resources, a donation, or being a co-sponsor
of the 2010 NPW,please read the sections below. Campaign updates and
resources from peacegroups: if you would like to update NPW
participants on what your group iscurrently working on, space is set
aside in the programme for campaign updates,but it is helpful if we
can know as soon as possible what topic/s you wouldlike to cover. You
are welcome to bring leaflets or other resources to the NPW,or if
no-one from your group is able to attend, we can take them for
you(details of when any material for the NPW needs to be in the Peace
MovementAotearoa office will be included in the NPW update at the end
of February).
Donations and co-sponsorship: whether or not you are planningon
attending the NPW, if you are able to send a donation to assist with
thecosts that would be gratefully received. Because these NPW are
residential, weare providing substantially subsidised rates for low
income participants toensure that anyone who wishes to attend is not
prevented from doing so becauseof the cost. Donations will be used to
help with the subsidised rates; and, aswith previous NPW, if there are
any surplus funds they will be held in trust byPeace Movement Aotearoa
for the next NPW. There is also the opportunity forpeace groups to
co-sponsor the NPW: co-sponsorship comprises a minimum donationof
$100, and in return co-sponsoring organisations are listed on
publicitymaterial, on the 2010 NPW web page, and in any published
report. If you areinterested in being a NPW co-sponsor, please let us
know as soon as possible.Donation and / or co-sponsorship cheques
should be made payable to 'PeaceMovement Aotearoa: Special Projects'
and sent to the address below. Pleaseremember to include your name,
address, and organisation (where applicable) ifyou would like a
receipt.
Contact details: Peace Movement Aotearoa, PO Box 9314,Wellington 6141.
Tel (04) 382 8129, email pma@xtra.co.nz
The National Peace Workshopsweb page is at
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/npw10.htm
BLACKBALL MAYDAY AND OPENING OF '08 MEMORIAL AND RESOURCE CENTRE
May 1st. Registration form and further information,
www.blackballmuseum.org.nz
JOIN THE 2010 NATIONAL ELECTIONS BRIGADE TO VENEZUELA SEPTEMBER 17
-28, 2010
The Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Networkâs brigades to Venezuela
are aonce-in-a-lifetime experience - the opportunity to see first-hand
an unfoldingrevolution that is not only radically transforming the
lives of Venezuelans,but challenging the greed, exploitation and
destructiveness of globalcapitalism by showing that a better world is
possible. A special feature of theSeptember 2010 brigade will be
observing Venezuelaâs vigorous democracyin action. The brigade will
coincide with Venezuelaâs next NationalAssembly elections, on
September 26th, enabling brigadistas to observe the lastweek of
campaigning â including the traditionally huge election ralliesheld
on the weekend before â and polling day itself. As well as
observingthe national elections, brigade participants will experience
Venezuelaâsparticipatory democracy at work, with visits to communal
councils and communes.They will also visit worker-run factories and
cooperatives; free, high-qualitypublic health and education services;
Indigenous-run sustainable developmentprograms; and community
controlled media stations. During the 10 days,brigadistas will have
the opportunity to speak to a wide range of grassrootsorganisations,
community activists, trade unions and government representativesabout
the radical changes being implemented by the Venezuelan people. The
2010national elections brigade is the 11th solidarity tour to
Venezuela organisedby the AVSN. Reports and photos from previous AVSN
brigades are posted athttp://www.venezuelasolidarity.org. We are also
happy to put you in touch withpeople who have participated in AVSN
brigades, if you would like to find outmore.
Brigade registration and costs
The deadline for registering for the 2010 National Elections brigadeis
July 1, 2010. To express interest in participating and obtain a
registrationform, please contact brigades@venezuelasolidarity.org
Participants will need to book their own international airfares, but
the AVSNcan help with advice. Accommodation, transport and
English-Spanish translationwithin Venezuela will be organised for all
brigade participants. You will needto budget for a total cost of
approximately $4000. This will cover:international return airfares and
taxes (approximately $2500 from Sydney);accommodation (twin-share
basis); transport and basic food while you are inVenezuela; and the
brigade registration fee ($500 for workers, $300 forstudents or
pensioners). For more information, email
brigades@venezuelasolidarity.org
or phone Lisa Macdonald +61 413 031 108, Jim McIlroy +61 423 741 734
or RobertoJorquera +61 425 182 994.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"By saying that our leaders are power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in
danger ofwrecking the morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the
Middle East?Their morale, like so many lifeless bodies, is already
shot to pieces. They arebeing treated, as I never was, like toys a
rich kid got for Christmas.":Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Author
BEST ONTHE WEB
NEW ZEALAND
John Minto: Unelected positions spell trouble for ratepayers
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=106...
Who's the real money-hungry cult?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/blogs/generalistimo/3408217/Whos-the-rea...
GAG member on YouTube re Waitakere District Plan Changes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgIz_mOoKH0
Auckland's riches to be handed to corporate cronies By Matt McCarten
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=106...
John Minto: Death sentence for more New Zealand kids
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00130.htm
New Zealanders on âHealth 43â: WE, CONCERNED NEW ZEALANDERS,join
the Filipino peopleâs call for the dismissal of the
fabricatedcharges against the 43 health workers who were arrested in
Morong, Rizal, andsubsequently detained and tortured by their captors.
We also call for theirimmediate release.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/2010...
New Zealand's internet filter goes live: Thomas Beagle, spokesperson
foronline freedom lobby Tech Liberty says he's "very disappointed that
the filteris now running, it's a sad day for the New Zealand
internet".
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3434754/New-Zealands-in...
Gordon Campbell: The Economics of Mining DOC Land At yesterdayâs
Postcabinet press conference , Prime Minister John Key repeated
thegovernmentâs current defensive position on the proposal to extend
miningwithin our national parks...
http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/16/gordon-campbell-the-economi...
Scoop Review Of Books: Academia And Activism One place we might expect
tolook for analysis of the womenâs movementâs successes and
failures,and for theoretical help advancing the cause, is the
university... But on thatscore, a recent collection of feminist
scholarship from Victoria UniversityPress â Rethinking Women and
Politics: New Zealand and ComparativePerspectives â makes for
depressing reading.
http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/08/academia-and-activism/
Gordon Campbell: On Fresh Evidence About The Gender Pay Gap An
appropriatenewsflash yesterday for International Womenâs Day. After
analyzing InlandRevenue data, the Womenâs Ministry has found that
women almostimmediately begin to be paid less than men who have the
same tertiary educationqualifications.That gender pay gap starts at 6%
on average after the first yearin the workplace. and reaches 20% in
some professions.
http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/09/campbell-fresh-evidence-abo...
Valuing The Young - The rightâs ideological crusade to bring
backyouth rates http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/valuing-the-young/
REVIEWShttp://www.countercurrents.org/scheer110310.htm
An Afghan womanâs case against the U.S. war: Malalai Joya - A
WomanAmong Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to
Raise HerVoice http://www.isreview.org/issues/69/rev-joya.shtml
Profits come before cures - Helen Redmond reviews Extraordinary
Measures, anew movie that shows how the thirst for profit hinders drug
companies fromfinding treatments and cures.
http://socialistworker.org/2010/02/25/profits-come-before-cures
The Very Rich Hours - Two novels about money without morals. In both
novels,shady financiers exult in secrecy as much as in gainby James
Wood February 15,2010 - In his 1844 manuscripts, Karl Marx writes
about money as an agent ofinversion. Once I have money, Marx says, I
am no longer bound by myindividuality: âI am ugly, but I can buy for
myself the most beautiful ofwomen. Therefore I am not ugly, for the
effect of uglinessâits deterrentpowerâis nullified by money. I, in
my character and as an individual, amlame, but money furnishes me with
twenty-four feet. Therefore I am not lame. Iam bad, dishonest,
unscrupulous, stupid; but money is honored, and therefore sois its
possessor.â In tone and rhythm, this is a cynical visiting of
St.Paulâs invocation of charity in I Corinthians, with money
substituted forcharity (a rewriting performed by George Orwell in his
money-ridden novelâKeep the Aspidistra Flyingâ), and it culminates
in Marxâsmost comprehensive reversal: âIf money is the bond
binding me to humanlife, binding society to me, binding me and nature
and man, is not money thebond of all bonds? Can it not dissolve and
bind all ties? Is it not, therefore,the universal agent of divorce?â
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2010/02/15/100215crbo_books_...
Fidel Castro TV series charts 638 assassination attempts - He Who Must
Livedocuments Cuban leader's escapes from bacteria-infected hankie,
exploding cigarand poisoned wetsuit
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/10/fidel-castro-television-assa...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Film Review by Sian Ruddick. Director
NielsArden Ople
http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=11202
Michael Lewis Takes Us Face to Face with the Investors Who Cashed in
on theFinancial Collapse - Michael Lewis's new book The Big Short and
Joe Stiglitz'sFreefall expose how the winners cheat and cheaters win
in the American
economy.http://www.alternet.org/story/146056/michael_lewis_takes_us_face_to_face_with_the_investors_who_cashed_in_on_the_financial_collapse
FEATURES
A Culture Of Imperialism - Noam Chomsky on Obamaâs Foreign Policy,
HisOwn History of Activism, and the Importance of Speaking Out
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24986.htm
Recommit to women's liberation - On International Women's Day we
launch amanifesto for 21st-century feminism
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/08/international-womens...
FILM: "No Way Through" - What would palestine style checkpoints look
like inLondon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zZhVekDq5Y
Has the World Social Forum been co-opted by capitalism? Does it have
afuture? March 3, 2010 -- Olivier Bonford and Eric Toussaint are
members of theInternational Council of the World Social Forum (WSF)
and of the the Committeefor the Abolition of the Third World Debt
(CADTM). In this interview with MargaTojo Gonzales, they discuss the
future and role of the World Social Forum as itenters its second
decade. They also examine the relationship between the WSFand the call
for a Fifth Socialist International by Venezuela's Hugo
Chavez.Translated by Vicki Briault and Christine Pagnoulle.
http://links.org.au/node/1540
Clinton's Latin American clangers - Offensive remarks on
Honduras,gratuitous insults in Brazil â Hillary Clinton's Latin
American tour hasnot been a success
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/mar/05/hillary-c...
Latin America: US war on horizon?
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/830/42678
Who owns the Falklands?
http://21stcenturysocialism.com/article/who_owns_the_falklands_01968.html
FOOD, FARMING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jT-SkAutO2w_KTB7lEl_j...
Draft Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth to be
discussed atWorld People's Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of
Mother Earth
http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2010/03/draft-universal-declaration-of...
Study exposes massive outsourcing of emissions by rich countries - New
studyreveals scale of âoutsourced emissionsâ Around a third
ofindustrialised countries carbon emissions are exported to developing
nations http://climateandcapitalism.com/?p=1870
The Obesity-Hunger Paradox
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/nyregion/14hunger.html?src=me
What Every Environmentalist Needs To Know About Capitalism By Fred
Magdoff& John Bellamy Foster - Ecological crisis cannot be solved
within the logicof the present system. The various suggestions for
doing so have no hope ofsuccess. The system of world capitalism is
clearly unsustainable http://www.countercurrents.org/foster070310.htm
The Wrong Kind Of Green By Johann Hari - How conservation groups
arebargaining away our future by selling themselves off to some of the
biggestpolluters on earth
http://www.countercurrents.org/hari070310.htm
WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS
âBeware! The end is nigh!â Why global capitalism is tippingtowards
collapse, and how we can act for a decent future. This 20,000
wordessay, by Grant Morgan of Socialist Worker-New Zealand.
http://unityaotearoa.blogspot.com/2010/03/grant-morgan-beware-end-is-nig...
Michael Moore: There's Going to Be a Second Crash (And Glenn Beck Can
F--kOff): There's going to be another crash. The commercial real
estate bubblehasn't burst yet. That's going to burst. The credit card
debt is so huge rightnow, it will never be repaid. That's a house of
cards waiting to fall. So thecrash of '08 is going to look like coming
attractions. And we're in for a much,much worse time.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/michael-moore-theres-goin_b_483...
The banksters bet on bankruptcy - Petrino DiLeo explains how Goldman
Sachsand other major banks set the stage for the financial crisis in
Greece--andthen figured out how to make money off it.
http://socialistworker.org/print/2010/03/03/banksters-bet-on-bankruptcy
Toyota workers raised safety concerns with bosses in 2006 memo - The
noticetold of worries about employees and vehicles over the
automaker's push to trimcosts and boost production.
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-toyota-canaries8-2010mar08,0,7087345,p...
Time to Tax Financial Speculation - For those of us who want the
financialindustry to serve people and the planet rather than dominate
them, this is themost exciting reform under serious consideration on
the world stage.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/time-to-tax-financial-speculation
Inside Alan Greenspan's nightmare - News that wages are rising in
China isgreeted with dread by those who share Greenspan's unwarranted
fear of risinginflation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/mar/10/alan-gree...
Corporate Debt Coming Due May Squeeze Credit - When the Mayans
envisionedthe world coming to an end in 2012 â at least in the
Hollywood tellingâ they didnât count junk bonds among the perils
that would lead toworldwide disaster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/business/16debt.html
AFGHANISTAN
An Afghan Politician Pushes for a Comeback: The people who want to
silenceMalalai Joya, the youngest elected politician in Afghanistan,
are doing apretty good job of it in her own country. She has been
expelled fromParliament. She has been barred from appearing in the
Afghan media afterdenouncing the role of the warlords in politics. She
calls for the immediatedeparture of foreign troops, even if it would
lead to more violence in thecivil war. âIt is better to leave us
alone,â she said. âWewill know what to do with our destiny.â
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/asia/15joya.html?ref=world
Afghan survivors: Women waved scarves to try to stop NATO air attack:
Themilitary helicopters swooped in from behind the three-vehicle
convoy as itwound through a remote road in southern Afghanistan, and
survivors of lastweek's deadly attack said they had no idea they were
in danger until the leadfour-wheel drive vehicle exploded.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100303/wl_mcclatchy/3442141
Sinking deeper - DAVID WHITEHOUSE examines Obamaâs new war plans
forAfghanistan
http://www.isreview.org/issues/69/feat-afghanistan.shtml
Will the Afghan Surge Succeed?
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15790
UN report criticises covert troops who committed Afghan killings:
Coverttroops who killed two pregnant women and a teenage girl in
eastern Afghanistanwent on to inflict "cruel, inhuman and degrading
treatment" on the survivors ofa botched night raid, a report by the UN
said.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7063184.ece
AUSTRALIA
How to get carbon-free power in Australia
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/829/42628
'Cuba does it better': doctor diagnoses ills in Rudd heath reform plan
http://www.theage.com.au/national/cuba-does-it-better-doctor-diagnoses-i...
JOHN PILGER: Welcome To The Worldâs First Murdochracy
http://www.countercurrents.org/pilger110310.htm
BOLIVIA
Bolivia, our beacon of hope - If the prospect of the election has you
indespair, look to the inspiring example of Evo Morales's Bolivian
government
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/08/bolivia-evo-morales-...
Is Bolivia Heading for Andean-Amazonian Capitalism? by Eric Tousaint
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2401-is-bolivia-...
Boliviaâs New Political Space: An Interview With Ambassador
PabloSolón - Pablo Solón is Boliviaâs ambassador to the United
Nations. He hasserved as President Evo Moralesâs top ambassador on
trade and economicintegration matters, the secretary pro tempore of
the Union of South AmericanNations (UNASUR), and the Andean
spokesperson for the âcooperationpillarâ in negotiations between
the Andean Community and the EuropeanUnion. Before taking governmental
posts, Solón worked as an activist withindigenous movements, labor
unions, student associations, and human rights andcultural
organizations
http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2010/03/bolivias-new-political-space-i...
CANADA
A VIEW FROM TORONTO â A HUB OF `ISRAEL DELEGITIMIZATION' by
RafeefZiadah - As a Palestinian refugee, the city of Toronto has
always been a placeof exile to me. I usually think of it as a large
(rather cold) waiting room onmy way back to Haifa where my
grandparents were born. However, following thepublication of a recent
report by the prominent Israeli think-tank, the ReutInstitute, I felt
some pride for my adopted city http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1061
CHILE
NAOMI KLEIN: HOW SOCIALISM PROTECTED CHILEANS FROM EARTHQUAKE FALL-OUT
-Wall Street Journal columnist makes an attempt to rewrite history
that Chile's"free-market" dictator Augusto Pinochet can be thanked for
preventingdestruction there.
http://www.alternet.org/story/145897/naomi_klein%3A_how_socialism_protec...
Chile Death Toll Continues to Climb - The search for an undetermined
numberof missing people continues, while many areas in southern Chile
remain cut off,without running water, electricity or phone services.
http://www.alternet.org/story/145853/chile_death_toll_continues_to_climb
The Social Earthquake In Chile By Roger Burbach - Chile is
experiencing asocial earthquake in the aftermath of the 8.8 magnitude
quake that struck thecountry on February 27. âThe fault lines of the
Chilean Economic Miraclehave been exposed,â says Elias Padilla, an
anthropology professor at theAcademic University of Christian Humanism
in Santiago. âThe free market,neo-liberal economic model that Chile
has followed since the Pinochetdictatorship has feet of mud.â
http://www.countercurrents.org/burbach090310.htm
CHINA
China, capitalist accumulation and the world crisis By Martin
Hart-Landsberghttp://links.org.au/node/1558
China - Obamaâs dangerous game by Kate Hudson is Chair of the
Campaignfor Nuclear Disarmament, UK
http://www.counterfire.org/index.php/features/95-us-missile-sheild/4189-...
CUBA
BBC interviews Ricardo Alarcon on Cuban Five and democracy in Cuba -
The BBChave broadcast an exclusive 18 minute interview with Ricardo
Alarcon, Presidentof the Cuban Parliament, the National Assembly of
People's Power. The interviewis another breakthrough in the news
coverage of the campaign to free the CubanFive who are being held in
US prisons.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8540218.stm
The dangers that are threatening us (Taken from CubaDebate)
http://www.granmai.cubasi.cu/ingles/2010/marzo/lun8/10Reflex1-ing.html
Step-by-step guide to dance: Ballet Nacional de Cuba - Led by
theindomitable Alicia Alonso, the ballet's rise to fame has taken
grit, tenacity... and revolution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/mar/16/dance-ballet-nacional-de-cuba
Julie Webb-Pullman: Ricardo Alarcon on Cuba, Democracy, and the
2010Elections In 2008 Cuba suffered three devastating hurricanes
within a matter ofweeks, followed hot on the heels by the world
economic meltdown. Last week Iasked Ricardo Alarcon, President of the
Cuban National Assembly ofPeoplesâ Power, how the country and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00087.htm
GREECE
HOW THE MONSTERS AT GOLDMAN SACHS CAUSED A GREEK TRAGEDY By Jim
Hightower,AlterNet - Greece's crushing debt has exploded into a
full-blown crisis, withthe country on the precipice of the
unthinkable: the default of a sovereignnation. Thanks Goldman Sachs.
http://www.alternet.org/story/145884/how_the_monsters_at_goldman_sachs_c...
GRENADA
Grenada Revolution Revisited
http://www.trinicenter.com/kwame/2010/0703.htm
HAITI
Haitiâs Earthquake Victims in Great Peril By Roger Annis
http://canadahaitiaction.ca/?p=1609
Haitians facing âintolerable breach of human
dignityâ--DoctorsWithout Borders
http://www.msf.org.uk/articledetail.aspx?fId=twomonth_haiti_20100305
Haiti Reconstruction and Relief Watch
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/relief-and-reconstruction-watch/
HAITI'S EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN PERIL by Roger Annis - It's been nearly
eightweeks since the devastating earthquake in Haiti and familiar
patterns ofinterference and neglect and by the major powers that
dominate the country arefirmly entrenched.
http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1063
Haitian Women: Réa Dol vs. the Republic of NGOs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/haitian-women-rea-dol-...
ICELAND
Michael Collins: First Iceland, Then The World Who cleans up the mess
whenignorant, greedy bankers rack up massive debt then go broke? The
people ofIceland made a strong statement Saturday. The sins of big
bankers andgovernment regulators shouldn't fall on the citizens. By a
93% to 2% margin...http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00096.htm
IRAQ
Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections: Their
apparentsuccess in the March 7 vote for Parliament - perhaps second
only to thefollowers of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as the
largest Shiite bloc -underscores a striking trend in Iraqi politics: a
collapse in support for manyformer exiles who collaborated with the
United States after the 2003
invasion.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/middleeast/17sadr.html?src=me
THE JEWS OF IRAQ By Naeim Giladi - I write this article for the same
reasonI wrote my book: to tell the American people, and especially
American Jews,that Jews from Islamic lands did not emigrate willingly
to Israel; that, toforce them to leave, Jews killed Jews; and that, to
buy time to confiscate evermore Arab lands, Jews on numerous occasions
rejected genuine peace initiativesfrom their Arab neighbors. I write
about what the first prime minister ofIsrael called "cruel Zionism." I
write about it because I was part of it. MyStory
http://www.bintjbeil.com/E/occupation/ameu_iraqjews.html
2.8 million Iraqis remain internally displaced: Seven years after the
March2003 US-led invasion, Iraq remains deeply divided. There are few
prospects ofdurable solutions for the approximately 15 per cent of the
population who aredisplaced inside and outside Iraq. It is thought
that there are almost 2.8million internally displaced people
http://snipurl.com/umunu
Disturbing story of Fallujah's birth defects: Six years after the
intensefighting began in the Iraqi town of Fallujah between US forces
and Sunniinsurgents, there is a disturbingly large number of cases of
birth defects inthe town.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8548961.stm
IRELAND
The Irish Famine Was Genocide By Francis Boyle - While there are
manylegitimate subjects of debate surrounding the Famine, there is no
doubt thatthe British Government committed genocide against the Irish
People. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25011.htm
MEXICO
Bloodbath in Mexico: Drug Prohibition Is to Blame for Thousands of
Mexicanand Now American Deaths - There is war in our backyard that can
match theviolence anywhere in the world, and that is the Drug War in
Mexico. READMORE
Mexico: Stop union-busting at PEMEX: Union members are being informed
thatin order to retain their jobs they are required to sign two
documents, onecalling for the cancellation of the union's registration
and the other aresignation from the union.
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c...
MOROCCO
Morocco 'violently' repressed protests in W.Sahara: activist
http://www.expatica.com/es/news/spanish-rss-news/morocco-violently-repre...
PACIFIC
MEN JAILED OVER BAINIMARAMA ASSASSINATION PLOT
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/05/2838232.htm
SOLOMON ISLANDS WOMEN 'BARRIER BREAKERS' TELL THEIR STORY
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/solomon-islands-women-barrier-breaker...
PAKISTAN
All the Things You Didn't Know About Pakistan - Here's a quick primer
on theworld's most misunderstood and demonized country -- and one to
which the UnitedStates is inextricably tied.
http://www.alternet.org/story/145940/all_the_things_you_didn%27t_know_ab...
PALESTINE
Apartheid in East Jerusalem - Daphna Thier describes a brewing
struggle todefend Palestinian residents in a neighborhood of the city
where she grew
up.http://socialistworker.org/print/2010/02/25/apartheid-in-east-jerusalem
Truth And Consequences In The Gaza Invasion By Norman Finkelstein -
Thisarticle is excerpted from Norman Finkelstein's important new book
about theGaza conflict, "This Time We Went Too Far" published this
month http://www.countercurrents.org/finkelstein040310.htm
ZIONISM UNMASKED â A fairy tale thatâs become a
terrifyingnightmare
http://www.alanhart.net/zionism-unmasked-a-fairy-tale-thats-become-a-ter...
The Truth About Israel As Only Gideon Levy Can Tell It - Gideon Levy
writesfor Haâaretz, the newspaper than enables some Israelis, sadly
a minority,to cling on to their sanity. I have described him in the
past as the conscienceof Israeli journalism. But he is far more than
that. He is the conscience ofall Israeli Jews.
http://www.alanhart.net/the-truth-about-israel-as-only-gideon-levy-can-t...
Israel Is an Apartheid State and That Is Why It Is Losing Legitimacy
http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1055
Quiet revolution that is freezing Palestinians out of Jerusalem -
Evictionsand planning decisions on the ground are jeopardising
prospects for a two-stateMiddle East peace deal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2010/mar/07/palestinians-jerusalem...
Israelâs Apartheid By Murray Dobbin - For the first two weeks
ofMarch, Palestineâs supporters around the world focus public
attention onIsraelâs continued brutal occupation of the West Bank
and its even morevicious siege of Gaza. They do so through Israeli
Apartheid Week and this isthe sixth year the public education campaign
has taken place. http://www.countercurrents.org/dobbin090310.htm
âPeace Or Apartheidâ Are Not The Only Options For Israel By
AlanHart - The developing debate about Israelâs future offers two
scenariosbut there is a third which, apparently, should not be
discussed in the open, inpublic. So letâs do just that.
http://www.countercurrents.org/hart060310.htm
PHILIPPINES
Morong 43 minus 3, lawyer fears
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100306-2569...
Appeals Court Decision on Morong 43 Sets Dangerous Precedent
http://freethehealthworkers.blogspot.com/
SOUTH AFRICA
Cost of Stadium Reveals Tensions in South Africa
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/world/africa/13stadium.html
USA
37 years of solitary confinement: the Angola three - In 1972, three
men in aLouisiana prison were placed in solitary confinement after a
prison guard wasmurdered. Two of them are still there â even though
many believe they areinnocent
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/mar/10/erwin-james-angola-three
At the Tea Party http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23723
Why health care reform is not a "huge progressive victory"
http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/003226.html
Full Text of Human Rights Record of the United States in 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-03/12/c_13208219.htm
VENEZUELA
Venezuela Celebrates Womenâs Day, Discusses Abortion Rights
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/5178
