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Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day
Sunday, 1 March 2009, 2:18 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Today, 1 March, is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day ('Bikini' Day) which marks the anniversary of the US 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll [*] in 1954. The explosion gouged out a crater more than 200 feet deep and a mile across, ... More >>
Gaza update: protests, weapons, humanitarian sit'n
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 10:47 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The contents of this web page were in an email message we attempted to send through our national e-lists earlier today, only to have the message vanish without trace. When we re-sent it several hours later, again the message totally disappeared. According ... More >>
PMA: Indigenous Rights Petition to Parliament
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 7:55 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Human Rights Day: Indigenous Rights Petition to Parliament The first signatures on the national petition calling on the government to support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will be presented to parliament at 1pm on Human ... More >>
Act now to support Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sunday, 14 September 2008, 1:38 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
13 September 2008 Act now to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples On 13 September 2007, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration provides ... More >>
Support Waihopai Ploughshares, 17-18 September
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 12:09 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Here's how you can support Waihopai Ploughshares around their depositions hearing which will be held at Blenheim District Court on Thursday, 18 September. There are four sections below: what's happening in Blenheim on 17 and 18 September, supporting ... More >>
Coalition Deplores Russia's Use Of Cluster Bombs
Sunday, 17 August 2008, 1:32 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
(Wellington, 15 August 2008: 6.30pm) The Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition deplores Russia’s use of cluster munitions in Georgia and calls on the New Zealand government to protest this use of cluster munitions, a banned weapon, in the strongest ... More >>
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Friday, 8 August 2008, 3:43 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Saturday, 9 August, is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People (IDWIP). IDWIP is observed every year on 9 August by the international community, in recognition of the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations ... More >>
National speaking tour with Septer Manufandu
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 12:21 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Septer Manufandu is the leader of FOKER: the NGO Cooperation Forum in West Papua - the umbrella agency for 64 NGOs working for cultural and human rights in West Papua, which has partners internationally. He formerly worked for Yalhimo, the Humeibou ... More >>
Vietnam War/Tribute 08
Sunday, 25 May 2008, 11:22 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
A meeting was held in Wellington last week to discuss responses to 'Tribute 08: A Vietnam Commemoration' which glorifies NZ's role in an unjust and unjustifiable war. More than 2 million Vietnamese civilians died during the war, many more were maimed, ... More >>
International Women's Day for Disarmament 2008
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:45 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Since 1982, International Women's Day for Disarmament has been marked on 24 May by women around the world calling for the peaceful resolution of conflict, and an end to the horror and devastation of armed conflict; the destruction of the physical ... More >>
Cluster munitions: what's on and what you can do
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 10:28 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
from 18 to 22 February, the government is hosting an international conference in Wellington as part of the Oslo process to negotiate a legally-binding convention which would prohibit the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions. ... More >>
Act now: taser gun decision due soon
Friday, 21 December 2007, 11:06 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
Act now: taser gun decision due soon The Commissioner of Police, Howard Broad, is currently considering the police's evaluation of the TaserX26 trial, and is expected to make a decision early next year about whether or not the taser, or 'electromuscular ... More >>
"Terrorism" raids: events this week
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 2:12 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
~ More of the excellent and informative Te Ahi Kaa programmes on the "terrorism" raids are now available as podcasts at http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts/teahikaa.rss - scan down the page for: 'What do you do when the authorities march into your home ... More >>
Peace Movement Aotearoa
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:01 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
~ 'What's the difference between Te Mana Motuhake o Tuhoe and Terrorism?', this excellent and informative edition of Te Ahi Kaa, broadcast on 4 November, is now available at http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts/teahikaa.rss - scan down the page ... More >>
Immigration Bill: Submissions due next week
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:43 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The Immigration Bill was introduced in parliament on 8 August and had its first reading on 16 August, where it was supported by all the political parties except for the Maori Party and the Greens. It will be considered by the Transport and Industrial ... More >>
International Day of Peace events
Friday, 21 September 2007, 11:33 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
On the International Day of Peace and International Day of Prayer for Peace, this message is to let you know that the web page at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/idp07.htm has been updated with new events - celebrations to mark the Day began last night ... More >>
International Day Of Peace
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 2:46 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
"On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace." - from the UN Secretary General's message ... More >>
UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights adopted
Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:06 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted overnight at the UN General Assembly by a vote of 143 in favour, 4 against, and 11 abstentions. The NZ government maintained its contradictory and reprehensible position on the Declaration, ... More >>
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 10:31 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
It has now been six years since our world changed forever. We endure not only our own private pain, but the public acts of others who would memorialize those we loved, often in ways that are contrary to our beliefs. More >>
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:40 am | Peace Movement Aotearoa
On the International Day of the World's Indigenous People 9 August 2007 Today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People (IDWIP) - a day to celebrate "the contributions that indigenous peoples make to humanity through their rich ... More >>
