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UN on NZ Govt's Performance On Racial Discrimination
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 3:34 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
On 21 and 22 February 2013, the government's performance in implementing the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will be considered by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the independent ... More >>
UN examines NZ govt's performance on racial discrimination
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 11:25 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
On 21 and 22 February 2013, the government's performance in implementing the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will be considered by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the independent ... More >>
Applications for Peace Scholarships open on Human Rights Day
Monday, 10 December 2012, 9:52 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Applications for White Poppy Peace Scholarships for research during the 2013 academic year opened today, Human Rights Day, on the sixty-fourth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). More >>
Photos: West Papua Flag Raising at NZ Parliament
Friday, 30 November 2012, 9:22 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Photographs of the solidarity gathering at parliament, organised by Peace Movement Aotearoa each year to mark West Papua Independence Day and to raise the banned West Papuan 'Morning Star' flag, are available at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.449476561766385.98653.116517195062325&type=1 ... More >>
Solidarity with West Papua
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 11:39 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Join us on Thursday, 29 November 2012 at 1pm, Parliament grounds, Wellington to fly the Morning Star flag in solidarity with the people of West Papua More >>
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 7:46 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples / Nagasaki Day Live broadcast of UN event to mark the Day More >>
Updated: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Friday, 3 August 2012, 12:48 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Please note correction : to the time of the Christchurch commemoration on Sunday, 5 August, which is from 5pm to 6pm at the Peace Bell. More >>
Land sold to British nuclear weapons / prisons corporation
Friday, 3 August 2012, 10:31 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
According to the NZ Herald, the Overseas Investment Office has given permission for the sale of land in South Auckland to SecureFuture Wiri, the consortium that will build and run the private Wiri prison. More >>
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Peace Movement Aotearoa
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 10:24 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Below are the details of commemorative events and public meetings to mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (6 August 1945) and Nagasaki (9 August 1945). More >>
Time for action on a global ban on nuclear weapons
Friday, 8 June 2012, 5:18 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the commencement of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 [i], a time to celebrate and to remember all those who worked to achieve the ban here in Aotearoa New Zealand, and ... More >>
UN Report: Government's Performance On Rights
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 9:59 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Monitoring body raises concerns about constitutional matters, social welfare reform, the rights of persons with disabilities, workers' rights, the right to housing and other economic and social rights, and recommends that the government adopt a human ... More >>
UN human rights experts examine NZ government's performance
Friday, 4 May 2012, 12:22 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
On Friday, 4 May and Monday, 7 May 2012, the government's performance in implementing the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) will be considered by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights during ... More >>
White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal, 17 to 24 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 9:53 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
An update on the 2012 White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal which is currently underway. There are street collections in Wellington and Dunedin on Monday, 23 April - the timetable for collectors for both street collections is being finalised tomorrow, ... More >>
Global Day of Action on Military Spending gets underway
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 12:53 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Global military expenditure figures for 2011 released as Global Day of Action on Military Spending gets underway More >>
Global Day of Action on Military Spending, 17 April 2012
Monday, 16 April 2012, 1:39 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Last year global military expenditure was more than $1,630 billion (US), on average more than $4.5 billion a day. By way of contrast, an average of more than 24,000 children under the age of five die every day from mainly preventable causes - lack ... More >>
Global Day of Action on Military Spending, 17 April 2012
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 3:41 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Note: this message has been updated with details of Global Day of Action events in Tauranga on 16 April, and street leafletting and the public forum on government spending priorities in Wellington on 17 April. Last year global military expenditure ... More >>
Remembering Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 1:38 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Remembering Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Aotearoa New Zealand More >>
Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control disestablished
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 3:13 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
This action alert has information about the disestablishment of the position of Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, and a section with contact details for relevant politicians if you would like to take action on it. This message is available online ... More >>
Applications for 2012 Peace Scholarships
Sunday, 11 December 2011, 11:45 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Applications for White Poppy Peace Scholarships for research during the 2012 academic year opened today, Human Rights Day, on the sixty-third anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). More >>
NZ - West Papua: Film on 17 Nov and Solidarity on 1 Dec
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:18 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Messages: 1) A reminder of the screening of 'Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan story' in Wellington, tomorrow, Thursday, 17 November; 2) Information about the West Papua Independence Day solidarity events in Wellington and Auckland on Thursday, ... More >>
