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Beneficiaries Burn Bennet In Rotorua - Interview

Submitted by Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM) (not verified) on 29 July 2010 - 7:35pm
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Just like in 1991, National is attacking both the waged and unwaged wings of the working class at the same time.

Reactionary police minister blames media

Submitted by anarchist (not verified) on 29 July 2010 - 10:02am
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Reported in the corporate media ,

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10661894

PHILIPPINES: Keeping an eye on Aquino’s commitment to change

Submitted by Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) (not verified) on 29 July 2010 - 3:01am
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MANILA - The new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III begins with an extremely high trust rating of 88 percent – higher than any of the post-dictatorship presidents. This is a measure of people’s belief in the commitment of the Aquino administration to reverse the anti-poor policies implemented during the regime of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Australia 'a crime scene' since white invasion

Submitted by Diet Simon (not verified) on 28 July 2010 - 5:10pm
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Australia has been a crime scene since the white invasion and needs a treaty between the colonisers and the Aborigines, a recent Aboriginal summit in Melbourne heard.

No future in return to the ‘90s

Submitted by Baxter on 28 July 2010 - 4:16pm
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OPSA today welcomes John Key’s reaffirmation of National’s commitment to interest-free graduate debt, but is concerned that some people are suggesting a return to interest. This is in response to Mr Key’s recent comments that graduate debt will remain interest-free, “But economically, it doesn't really stack up.”

Aotearoa Anarchist Black Cross Newsletter Issue #1

Submitted by ABC Wellington (not verified) on 28 July 2010 - 11:30am
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Welcome to the Aotearoa Anarchist Black Cross Newsletter Issue #1

This occasional newsletter is intended to bring you stories and information about international and local solidarity with political prisoners, the prison-industrial complex, and prison abolition.

Nationwide meetings on employment law changes underway

Submitted by SimonO (not verified) on 27 July 2010 - 9:38pm
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 Workers in Tauranga and Napier have today kicked off a series of meetings to discuss proposed changes to employment law.

Big Distraction

Submitted by Sudhama Ranganathan (not verified) on 27 July 2010 - 4:10pm
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    The War in Iraq has been a complete disaster that is about as obvious as you can get.  Following 9/11 the Bush administration used the opportunity to rush through a credible sounding excuse to go into Iraq.  This was done on the backs of people with solid reputations and years of service to their country being pressured to lend credence to shaky evidence.

The Sherrod Affair and Etta Rosales

Submitted by Benjamin PIMENTEL (not verified) on 27 July 2010 - 3:40pm
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CALIFORNIA, United States—By now, Shirley Sherrod’s fascinating story is well known.

She’s the African American federal official in Georgia who was vilified as a racist for a video clip in which she appeared to talk about discriminating against a white farmer.

But she turned out to be the exact opposite of how she was portrayed.

AFA Action Alert - 27th July 2010

Submitted by Animal Freedom ... on 27 July 2010 - 12:19pm
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Kia ora,

Welcome to our e-newsletter; they will come out weekly and keep you up to date with the what Animal Freedom Aotearoa (AFA) has been up to, and what actions and events are coming up in the following weeks.

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