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M20 Update: Global Day of Action What's on Where

Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 12:30 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

If your town or city is not on this list, check the Global Day of Action web page at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/20mar04.htm - some event details are still being confirmed, the page will be updated as new events are finalised. More >>

March 20th Global Day Of Action: What's On Where

Friday, 12 March 2004, 3:33 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

What's on in Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Kapiti Coast, Wellington, and Christchurch on Saturday, 20 March 2004. More >>

NZ military escalation in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 11:23 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

This alert relates to yesterday's announcement of the escalation of NZ military involvement in the 'war on terrorism' in Afghanistan. It has four parts: background information; where you can get more information; contact details for government politicians and ... More >>

Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day, Monday

Friday, 27 February 2004, 8:58 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

On Monday it is the 50th anniversary of the US 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation close to the surface of Bikini Atoll which gouged out a crater 240 feet deep and 6000 feet across, melted huge quantities of coral, sucked them up and distributed them far ... More >>

Peace Movement's what’s on where listings

Friday, 27 February 2004, 8:56 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

~ MON, 1 March - Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day; see separate message following these listings. More >>

PMA: Nonviolent Peaceforce Speaker

Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 2:12 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

The first public meeting with David Hartsough, co-founder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce, will be held tonight in Christchurch - details of this, David's other meetings, and interview on National Radio, are below. More >>

Seabed policy breaches basic human rights

Tuesday, 6 January 2004, 7:19 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

"Almost all Maori and many non-Maori considered that the principles and related proposals constituted a major breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, and would give rise to a new round of Treaty grievances if implemented." (Analysis of submissions ... More >>

Peace vigil today

Thursday, 18 December 2003, 9:37 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

THURS, 18 December - vigil for peace, 5pm to 6pm at the Cenotaph- this will be the last vigil for 2003; as we are having a break for the first time since the weekly vigil started twenty-six months ago - the weekly vigil will begin again on 22 January ... More >>

William Nessen, Journalist On Free Aceh Movement

Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 1:58 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

National speaking tour by journalist William Nessen - starting today through to Tuesday, 2 December. More >>

Aceh public meetings: Billy Nessen speaks

Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 9:09 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

Billy was an eye-witness to the biggest ever Indonesian armed forces offensive in Aceh earlier this year. He was detained by Indonesian authorities after they had repeatedly told him to stop travelling with members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement ... More >>

Profiting from bloodshed and war

Friday, 14 November 2003, 3:40 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

'Profiting from bloodshed and war: Part I - the NZ 'defence' industry and the companies involved' is now on-line at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/nwup0103.htm More >>

Iraq: 'Collateral Damage' damning new report

Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 8:29 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

The new report from MEDACT 'Continuing Collateral Damage: The Health and Environmental Costs of War on Iraq 2003' is now available. Released overnight in the northern hemisphere, it documents the 'collateral damage' between March and October of this year. More >>

Wgtn Event: Sharon Beder / 'Power Play 10 October

Thursday, 9 October 2003, 2:27 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

A reminder that Sharon Beder will be speaking about 'Power Play: the hidden costs of deregulating and privatising power'; tomorrow, Friday 10 October, at 7-30pm, at the St John's Conference Centre (corner Willis and Dixon Streets), Wellington. More >>

Statement from Treaty Conference 2003

Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 8:38 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

The 15th Annual National Gathering of Pakeha and Tauiwi (non-Maori) Treaty Workers urges the Government not to introduce legislation based on its current proposals for the foreshore and seabed. More >>

Sharon Beder speaks in Auckland and Wellington

Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 8:33 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

‘Power Play: the hidden costs of deregulating and privatising power’ - Sharon Beder speaks in Auckland and Wellington More >>

Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Statement

Thursday, 11 September 2003, 10:51 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

"So today as we mourn, reflect and remember, we ask that you join with us in pursuit of true peace, security, and justice. We owe it to the dead, we need it for the living and we must do it for the generations to follow. Let us move forward together ... More >>

Peace Movement Aotearoa - What’s On Where Listings

Thursday, 21 August 2003, 2:31 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

~ THURS, 11 Sept - 'Circles of Hope: A Healing Memorial to 9/11', Peaceful Tomorrows (the US group comprising families whose relatives were killed in the 11 Sept attacks on New York and Washington) this year invite you to commemorate the anniversary with ... More >>

PMA What’s On Where Listings

Friday, 15 August 2003, 10:20 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

Apologies for reduced listings this week, time constraints have prevented us adding more than immediate events and those previously listed; more next week. More >>

West Papua Press Briefing: A Struggle For Survival

Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 4:01 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa

Four leading representatives of the struggle for human rights and self-determination in West Papua will speak at a press briefing at the Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday morning. More >>

Vigils for the people of West Papua, Thursday

Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 11:47 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa

~ AUCKLAND - Vigil for West Papua as the Pacific heads of government arrive for the opening ceremony of the Pacific Island Forum, to remind them of their responsibility to work for justice and freedom for West Papua; 5-45 pm, outside the Sheraton Hotel ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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