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Peaceful Tomorrows Reflects on 10th Anniversary of Attacks
Saturday, 10 September 2011, 3:54 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
As the 10th anniversary of the attacks in New York and Washington approaches, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, the organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who united to turn their grief into action for ... More >>
UN Secretary-General on West Papua: NGO solidarity statement
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 4:56 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
We are very encouraged by the statement of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban ki-Moon, at a media conference in Auckland yesterday, 7 September 2011, that West Papua should be discussed by the Decolonisation Committee of the United Nations ... More >>
UNSG Q&A:West Papua right of self-determination
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 4:55 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, I am honoured to participate in this very historic, 40th anniversary of the PIF leaders'' meeting and I am also very pleased to have a very successful constructive visit, bilateral, to New Zealand. And I thank you ... More >>
UN Secretary-General on West Papua: NGO solidarity statement
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:47 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
We are very encouraged by the statement of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban ki-Moon, at a media conference in Auckland yesterday, 7 September 2011, that West Papua should be discussed by the Decolonisation Committee of the United Nations ... More >>
Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition
Monday, 1 August 2011, 9:21 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
(Wellington, 1 August 2011): One year after it became international law, campaigners are calling on all states that have not yet done so to join the 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs. More >>
Gaza Flotilla: Harmeet Sooden returns to New Zealand
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 11:20 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Harmeet Sooden, who took part in the Freedom Flotilla II on board the Canadian Boat to Gaza, the Tahrir, will arrive back at Auckland International airport at 5.30am tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 July. More >>
Update: Canadian Boat to Gaza
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 10:03 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Following on from yesterday's news of the seizure of the Tahrir by the Greek coastguard, here is an update from the Canadian Boat to Gaza team. More >>
Canadian boat to Gaza seized by Greek Coastguard
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 9:31 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
We received word from Harmeet Sooden, one of the New Zealanders on board the Tahrir (Canadian Boat to Gaza), early this morning indicating that the ship had left port in Greece to begin the journey to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Tahrir was ... More >>
Launch of new national campaign to abolish nuclear weapons
Friday, 24 June 2011, 12:35 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
A reminder that ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) Aotearoa New Zealand will be launched tomorrow, Saturday 25 June, in Auckland - details below. Don't worry if you are not in Auckland or are unable to get to the launch, the ICAN ... More >>
Nuclear-free anniversary and new national campaign
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 10:59 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Yesterday was the twenty-fourth anniversary of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act, enacted in 1987 to "establish in New Zealand a Nuclear Free Zone, to promote and encourage an active and effective contribution ... More >>
Quakers commit to Constitutional Change
Monday, 23 May 2011, 10:30 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Media release: Yearly Meeting of Aotearoa New Zealand The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) / Te Hahi Tuhauwiri More >>
Budget: armed forces spending increase
Friday, 20 May 2011, 5:20 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
This year's budget for the armed forces (excluding veteran's affairs) has increased by $78,861,000 when compared with last year's allocation. Given the government's repeated statement that there is no new money in the budget, it would be interesting ... More >>
2011 White Poppy Peace Scholarships awarded
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 12:17 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The first two White Poppy Peace Scholarships for research during 2011 were awarded to Karly Christ and Audrey Wong at the conclusion of this year's White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal. More >>
Some thoughts on Anzac Day
Monday, 25 April 2011, 11:49 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Below is a reflection on Anzac Day by Marianne Bevan, one of the recipients of the 2010 White Poppy Peace Scholarships. The first recipients of the 2011 White Poppy Peace Scholarships will be announced tomorrow. This message is available on-line ... More >>
Act now: Iwi fishing skipper detained on navy warship
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 10:43 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
This action alert has four sections: what happened today, background information, what you can do, and where you can get more information. This message is available on-line at http://www.facebook.com/PeaceMovementAotearoa More >>
World military spending reached $1.6 trillion in 2010
Monday, 11 April 2011, 1:27 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
World military expenditure in 2010 is estimated to have been $1630 billion, an increase of 1.3 per cent in real terms.* The region with the largest increase in military spending was South America, with a 5.8 per cent increase, reaching a total of $63.3 ... More >>
Public forum on government spending priorities
Friday, 8 April 2011, 11:13 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
On Tuesday, 12 April, join us in Wellington for a discussion on: More >>
Law into Action: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in NZ
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 4:24 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Below is information about the newly released book 'Law into Action: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand', edited by Margaret Bedggood and Kris Gledhill, and published by the Human Rights Foundation. There are four sections below: ... More >>
India world's largest weapons importer, new SIPRI data
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 12:03 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Below is the media release from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) about the data on international weapons transfers during 2010, released overnight in Stockholm. More >>
UN Report: 'The situation of Maori people in New Zealand'
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 10:23 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The Advance Unedited Edition of the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, 'The situation of Maori people in New Zealand' is now available at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/unsr2010.htm The 24 page Report ... More >>
