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Housing activists to protest outside Brownlee’s Office

Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:29 am | Occupy Christchurch

A protest has been organised by Occupy Christchurch to highlight the issues of housing shortage and homelessness in the city. People are invited to gather outside Earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee’s Ilam road office at 2pm on Saturday (May 26). More >>

Occupy Christchurch Prepares to Depart

Sunday, 25 March 2012, 1:50 pm | Occupy Christchurch

"Occupy Christchurch apologises to the Canterbury District Health Board, its staff and its funders, for focusing street demand on public services in their vicinity," spokesman Rik Tindall says. More >>

Closing weekend at Occupy Corner

Friday, 23 March 2012, 8:07 pm | Occupy Christchurch

Occupy Christchurch thanks Christchurch city and its council, for the relative tolerance shown towards Occupy's use of the eastern corner of South Hagley Park for political protest. Responsibility has always been taken by this movement, to right the wrongs ... More >>

Open Letter from Occupy Christchurch to Community and Mayor

Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 3:57 pm | Occupy Christchurch

We would like to publicly respond to the threat of force issued last week by our Mayor, Bob Parker, demanding that we cease our political protest currently occupying a small corner of South Hagley Park. More >>

Human Rights Parade for Justice, Freedom and Equality!

Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 10:16 am | Occupy Christchurch

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION 07/12/2011 Human Rights Parade for Justice, Freedom and Equality! Saturday 10th Dec 2011. More >>

Commemorate Parihaka on the 5th of November

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 4:19 pm | Occupy Christchurch

The 5th of November is an important date in the history of Aotearoa as it marks the day that Parihaka was invaded by British soldiers in 1881. This Saturday is November the 5th so Occupy Ōtautahi Christchurch will host talks on Parihaka to remember ... More >>

Occupy Ōtautahi Christchurch plans solidarity picket

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 12:58 pm | Occupy Christchurch

At 2pm on Saturday the 5th November, Occupy Ōtautahi Christchurch will unite with workers, unions, campaign groups and local solidarity networks to take to the streets and bring some much needed attention to the plight of the 111 locked-out Canterbury ... More >>

An Open Letter from Occupy Christchurch

Saturday, 29 October 2011, 12:30 pm | Occupy Christchurch

An Open Letter from Occupy Christchurch to our Mayor, our Police District Commander, and our Prime Minister More >>

Occupy Christchurch 28th October 2011

Friday, 28 October 2011, 12:29 pm | Occupy Christchurch

"Occupy Christchurch is celebrating two and a half weeks of 'Occupy Corner'. Answering the international call on the 15th October to support the Occupy Wall Street movement, Occupy Christchurch set up camp and we have been busy ever since. SO far ... More >>

Occupy Christchurch - Labour Day March

Saturday, 22 October 2011, 1:28 pm | Occupy Christchurch

On the 15th October people around the World responded to the international call to occupy their cities in support of the one month long (and counting) occupation of Wall Street, New York. The message is simple, the people have had enough of the power ... More >>

Labour Day March to be lead by Occupy Ōtautahi-Christchurch

Thursday, 20 October 2011, 10:02 am | Occupy Christchurch

Kia ora e te whānau, Occupy Ōtautahi-Christchurch has been going strong since Saturday 15th October. The momentum of this movement both nationwide and worldwide is awe-inspiring. Our camp numbers here have levelled from the three hundred on Saturday’s march ... More >>

First public statement of Occupy Ōtautahi-Christchurch

Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 12:27 pm | Occupy Christchurch

We stand in solidarity with the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, and other occupations taking place in over 1,500 cities around the world, including Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. More >>

Occupy Christchurch

Saturday, 15 October 2011, 6:00 pm | Occupy Christchurch

What is the Occupy Movement? It is a movement to express dissatisfaction with government and corporate interests increasingly undermining the rights of most citizens(99%). More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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