Global Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter #124

Global Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter #124, February17, 2006

Website http://www.gpja.pl.net/ Contactdetails: Forums - John Minto, (09) 846 3173,jbminto@xtra.co.nz; Newsletter Editor - Mike Treen 027 5254744 / 09 845 4027 mike@unite.org.nz; Web page -bobo@enzyme.org.nz. Donations can be sent to GPJA, 6aWestern Springs Rd, Morningside, Auckland. To subscribe tothis newsletter send an email to news-subscribe@gpja.org.nzor to unsubscribe send an email tonews-unsubscribe@gpja.org.nz

QUOTES OF THEWEEK

"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." :Rosa Parks Biography - Seamstress, Civil Rights Leader, 1913 --

"War against a foreign country only happens when themoneyed classes think they are going to profit from it". -- George Orwell

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALLING ALL PARENTS ANDGRANDPARENTS Young fast-food workers need your help. Youngmembers of Unite Union are engaged in a campaign to gain abetter deal in McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut,Starbucks etc. We need small groups of people able to spendan hour or so on different days giving out leaflets to thepublic going in and out of these stores. Can you help in thenext few weeks? If so please come to a very brief meetingat Unite Union, 6A Western Springs Road, Western Springs at1pm on Sunday morning 19th February -- this Sunday -- or phoneJohn Minto at 8454761 (Wk) or 8463173 (Hm). These youngworkers have done brilliantly well so far but they need ourhelp in what is a very important campaign for the wholecommunity. John Minto, Unite Union, Ph (09)8454761

"MODERN HEROES, MODERN SLAVES". A Filipinodocumentary about low paid Filipino migrant workers (of whomthere are now estimated to be eight million around theworld). Their remittances are the single biggest source ofincome for the Philippine government. Saturday February 18(tomorrow night), Maori TV, 9-10 p.m.

2005 ROGER AWARDWINNER(S) TO BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY MARCH 6, AUCKLAND Thewinner(s) of the 2005 Roger Award for the WorstTransnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealandwill be announced on Monday March 6. It's at the ClassicComedy and Bar, 321 Queen Street, Auckland Doors Open at7pm. Please direct all inquiries about the event itself to:John Minto, Phone (09) 8463173; fax (09) 8463176;jbminto@xtra.co.nz The event is organised by Global Peaceand Justice Auckland. There are eight finalists,equalling the highest number ever (from 2003). Thesetransnational corporations (TNCs) are (in no particularorder of preference): Telecom, Westpac, Toll, BNZ, Comalco,Guardian Healthcare, Merck Sharp and Dohme, and BritishAmerican Tobacco. Telecom is the defending champion,having been a finalist every year since the Award sinception in 1997, but not actually winning it until 2004.Toll is making its second appearance, having taken ownershipof the railways in 2004 (this was its first full year ofownership). Westpac, British American Tobacco and Comalco(and/or its subsidiary, NZ Aluminium Smelters Ltd) have allbeen finalists before, more than once in some cases. TheBNZ, Guardian Healthcare, and Mercks Sharp and Dohme arethe, very worthy, newcomers to the ranks of the finalists. The judges are: John Minto, from Auckland, a veteranpolitical activist, National Chairperson of the QualityPublic Education Coalition and a spokesperson for GlobalPeace and Justice Auckland; Maire Leadbeater, from Auckland,a veteran anti-nuclear and human rights activist, currentspokesperson for the Indonesia Human Rights Committee; LailaHarre, from Auckland, National Secretary of the NationalDistribution Union and former Cabinet Minister; andMary-Ellen O Connor, from Nelson, a senior educationalistand political activist. The criteria for judging are byassessing the transnational that has the most negativeimpact in each or all of the following categories: -Economic Dominance - monopoly, profiteering, tax dodging,cultural imperialism. - People - unemployment, impact ontangata whenua, impact on women, impact on children, abuseof workers/conditions, health and safety of workers and thepublic, cultural imperialism. - Environment - environmentaldamage, abuse of animals. - Political interference -cultural imperialism, running an ideological crusade. The Roger Award, sadly, shows no sign of not being needed.In fact, it is more necessary than ever, in light of the2005 Overseas Investment Act. That law has only one goal -- to make the transnational corporate takeover of New Zealandeven easier. Just reading the criteria why the above eightTNCs have been selected as finalists for the 2005 RogerAward reminds us of the huge crime perpetrated on the peopleof New Zealand by a system that permits our country to beconverted into a backwater branch office of the corporationsthat rule the world. Bad luck to all the finalists. Andmay the worst man win! The Roger Award is organised by thetwo Christchurch-based groups, Campaign Against ForeignControl of Aotearoa (CAFCA) and GATT Watchdog. Full detailsof the Roger Award can be read online at www.cafca.org.nzMurray Horton, for the organisers

CO-EXISTENCE EXHIBITION,Britomart Heritage Precinct - Behind Britomart Station FREE-24/7 February 11th - March 5th. Israel's Raphie Etgararrives in New Zealand to curate Coexistence, the 44-pieceexhibition of giant, thought-provoking posters featuringcompelling images by international artists. Some notablepeople associated with COEXISTENCE through their quotes areNelson Mandela, Jean-Paul Sartre, the Dalai Lama, Karl Marx,Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein and John Lennon. New Zealandworks are part of the exhibition.

'OPEN DOOR' - THE NEW2006 SERIES - offers you the opportunity to speak to thepeople of New Zealand. Morningside Productions Ltd.,Auckland. Do you, or a group that you're involved with, havesomething to say to the people of New Zealand? If you'reactively involved with an issue, be it social, sexual,political, family or whatever, a door is about to open againon TV3 Network Television. We are looking for people to workwith for our new series of "Open Door" televisiondocumentaries. Open Door is unique in that it allows groupsand individuals to speak for themselves. The format isstraightforward; only people directly involved in the issuesappear on the screen, rather then "experts", commentators oroutside observers. The programmes are made using theexpertise and equipment of the production team but withparticipants taking editorial control. Open Door offers theopportunity to let people "have their own say in their ownway". The key to the success of the process is having aclear idea of what you want to say. We are looking forpeople with firmly held opinions and an energetic commitmentto a matter that they're actively involved in. Theprogrammes, which are fully funded by New Zealand On Air,will be broadcast by TV3 who also approve for production thebest ten proposals received. Many of the previousparticipants also found that the videotape copies of theirprogramme proved to be a valuable and lasting resource. Youcan apply to make a programme directly from the site, orsend a brief outline of your interest or issue to: ShirlieFairbrother, P.O. Box 108, Kaukapakapa 1250, Ph. 09-8359285, email. opendoor@xtra.co.nz website:www.opendoor.net.nz

NOAM CHOMSKY INTERVIEW ON 95 B FM,Saturday 25th of March @ 5am with Wallace Chapman (breakfastshow host). Approx. 20 Mins. Topics of discussion focus onIran, Venezuala and Palestine

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL2006 With Panel Discussions of experts and speakers,Performances and entertainment. May 10th - May 17th. AcademyTheatre More details on doco's/films closer to thedate.

INTIFIDA MAGAZINE ISSUE # II Compilation of articlesand poems by Students for Justice in Palestine members,Palestine Human Rights Campaign members and otherindividuals. Includes pictures, other articles, upcomingevents, recommended websites, books, documentaries andfilms, and more! Only $3.00- Support SJP students and theirhard work! On sale MARCH 3rd, at Auckland University. Foryour copy contact: Golee @ malaaeka@gmail.com

MAY DAY INCUBA: Dear Friend: Please accept fraternal greetings onbehalf of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples(ICAP) and myself. This year our Institute will welcome the"May Day" Solidarity with Cuba World Brigade, which is madeup by delegations of friends of our country coming from allover the world. The Brigade is aimed at jointly celebratingthe World Workers Day, as well as to provide a widerunderstanding of Cuban reality and performing voluntary worksessions as a contribution to Cuban agricultural andproductive sectors development. This year 2006 we will behosting this Brigade, whose Program is to be accomplishedfrom April 24th to May 7th in the provinces of Havana, Cityof Havana and Matanzas, including the Bay of Pigs, site ofthe first great defeat of imperialism in America. Forfurther information we are enclosing the Program. The wholestay is of 14 nights, 11 of which will be at Julio AntonioMella International Camp (CIJAM) -which is located inCaimito Municipality, 45 kms from the City of Havana- plus3 nights in Matanzas province. The full cost of stay is280.00 CUC (Cuban Convertible Pesos), covering foraccommodation in rooms shared by up to 8 people at CIJAM,three meals a day, in-out airport transfers andtransportation to all the activities contained in theProgram. Optional visits are not included in the package sprice. The cost for an additional night stay in CIJAM is10.00 CUC. Please send us confirmation of date, time andflight of arrival/departure of Brigade members before April15th, 2006. You may contact us through: E-Mail:dasia@icap.cu/ alicia@icap.cu Fax: (537) 55-2430. Telph: (537) 55-2430. Fraternally yours, Alicia CorrderaMorales. Director of Asia and the Pacific Division. CubanInstitute of Friendship with the Peoples.

GOOD NEWS FROMNEPAL Ten days ago I wrote to tell all of about the arrestsof trade union leaders in Nepal and you respondedinstantly with over 1,600 messages to the King telling himto release our jailed brothers. Your emails worked underthe pressure of a big international campaign spearheaded bytwo national trade union centers in Nepal (GEFONT and theNTUC), nearly all the jailed unionists have now been freed. Full details of this victory are here:http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/show_news.pl?country=Nepal

DEJAVU ALL OVER AGAIN IN INDONESIA If this story soundsfamiliar, it should. In recent months we've told you aboutpalm oil workers in Indonesia who formed a union, whichtriggered a ferocious response by the company. Over 700union members lost their jobs, workers and their familieswere evicted from plantation housing and their childrenexpelled from school. And that was only the beginning. Thecompany then arranged the arrest and conviction of fiveunion leaders, who early this month got terms of 14 monthsto two years in prison (a sixth is on trial now). Enough isenough. These jailed unionists are prisoners of conscience.It's time to tell the Indonesia government to back off, andto allow these workers to have their union. It will takeyou only a few seconds to support this IUF-sponsoredcampaign. Please do so now:http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=76

WHAT SON IN AUCKLAND

Saturday, February 18, 3pm, 76 Buckland Rd,Mangere East TREE PLANTING IN MEMORY OF RUDY CARCAMO, A TRUEREVOLUTIONARY (former GAP) and Militant of the Movement ofRevolutionary Left (Chile). The Chilean Exiles living inAuckland and the family of Rudy Carcamo Ruiz will be meetingthis Saturday 18th February 2006 at 15;00hrs to plant a treein memory of Rudy Carcamo, a member of MIR and ex SalvadorAllende s bodyguard(GAP), who was kidnapped and laterdissapeared by the Pinochet dictatorship in 1974. His widowis currently visiting New Zealand and is an opportunity forhis family, comrades and friends to pay homage to a braveand audacious man who in face of the terror of these daysremained in Chile caring for the persecuted and reorganisingthe resistance against facism. The ceremony will commencewith music, few words from the family and members of thelocal Chilean community to follow with the planting of anative tree COMRADE RUDY CARCAMO AND ALL THOSE FALLEN IN THESTRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, PRESENT FOR EVER!!

Sunday, February 19, 1pm, Unite Office, 6a WesternSprings Rd, Morningside CALLING ALL PARENTS ANDGRANDPARENTS Young fast-food workers need your help. Youngmembers of Unite Union are engaged in a campaign to gain abetter deal in McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut,Starbucks etc. We need small groups of people able to spendan hour or so on different days giving out leaflets to thepublic going in and out of these stores. Can you help in thenext few weeks? If so please come to a very brief meetingat Unite Union, 6A Western Springs Road, Western Springs at1pm on Sunday morning 19th February -- this Sunday -- or phoneJohn Minto at 8454761 (Wk) or 8463173 (Hm). These youngworkers have done brilliantly well so far but they need ourhelp in what is a very important campaign for the wholecommunity. John Minto, Unite Union, Ph (09)8454761

Monday, February 20, 7.30pm, Unite Office, 6aWestern Springs Rd, Morningside GPJA COMMITTEE MEETING - Allvolunteer helpers welcome. Focus will be on planning theMarch 18 antiwar actions to mark the third anniversary ofthe invasion of Iraq.

Wednesday, February 22, 3.15pm,Carpark, Edmonton Rd, Te Atatu South There will be a marchand motorcade to protest the proposed clousure of Te AtatuSouth library. It will arrive at Waitakere council officesat 4.45pm.It s also a motorcade so decorate your cars. Kidsdress as your favourite book characters , there will beprizes for the best costumes . Together we can keep ourlibrary open. For more info phone Mered on 098366389.Organised by Citizens against Privatisation.

Monday, March6, 7.30pm, The Classic, 321 Queen St GPJA FORUM: ANNUALPRESENTATION OF THE RODGER AWARD FOR WORST TRANSNATIONALCOMPANY OPERATING IN NZ. ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wednesday March8th, International Womens' Day. 7pm, Trades Hall Bar , 147Great North Rd,Grey Lynn "A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THESTRUGGLE". A Forum of Speakers, Discussion, Music and Drink.There will be a panel of speakers on "Women organising women". Jill Ovens (Activist and Unionist) will speak on "Womenworkers:making the invisible visible". Daphna Whitmore willspeak on "International struggles." Music by About Town,Rosetta Vai, and the Romanovas (to be confirmed). Entry:free / koha (optional) to cover hall hire and organisingcosts. Proceeds from drink sales to the Working Women'sResource Centre. Organised by the Auckland InternationalWomens' Day Committe. Contact Nicki Jonas, email:nickijonas@hotmail.com Phone 6238189.

Sunday, March 12,(venue to be announced) PUBLIC LECTURE BY RENOWNEDJOURNALIST ROBERT FISK

BEST ON THE WEB

NEW ZEALAND TownHall Meeting Supports Campaign against Low Wages: Over 1000fast food workers and their supporters filled the Town Hallyesterday to give added impetus to the SuperSizeMyPay.Comcampaign and to other low paid workers campaigns.http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/41359/index.phpVideo: Unite Mobilises Youth In Minimum Wage Pushhttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0602/S00120.htm MattMcCarten Speech: The Great Rip Off!http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0602/S00073.htm PitaSharples Speech: Rally to Support Low Paidhttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0602/S00139.htm Campaign tolift life chances for poorest childrenhttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0602/S00080.htm

FILMKaren Kwiatkowski: Why We Fight: Why We Fight will eagerlybe consumed and digested by millions and millions of realand loyal Americans who are now weary of strange endlesswars in far away places and an economy wasting under thedemands of voracious spending on "defense."http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11874.htmWatch it on line: Why We Fight : What are the forces thatshape and propel American militarism? This award-winningfilm provides an inside look at the anatomy of the Americanwar machine. Real video.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8494.htm

THECARTOONS Rotten judgment in the state of Denmark - TheDanish paper that printed the cartoons wanted to stir uptrouble and the government wanted a culture war. They gotmore than they bargained for.http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/08/denmark/print.html

AFGHANISTANFury over foreignershttp://www.thenation.com/doc/20060220/parenti Losing Heartsand Minds in Afghanistan: Patience of many Afghans with theU.S. presence is wearing thin. We heard repeated accounts ofaggressive tactics during raids on homes or shops,particularly by U.S. troops in the southern and easternprovinces, and of torture and ill-treatment in U.S. custody.http://minutemanmedia.org/GOERING%20020608.htm

IRAQWestern Targets: The Iraqi insurgency is still primarily ananti-occupation effort - New data reveal, surprisingly, thatthe vast majority of the Iraqi insurgents' attacks are stillaimed not at Iraqi security forces or at civilians, butrather at U.S. and coalition troops. In other words, as muchas was the case a year or two ago, the Iraqi insurgency isprimarily an anti-occupation insurgency.http://www.slate.com/id/2135859/ The corporate plunder ofIraq: The looting of Iraq s oil wealth is unprecedented inthe history of corporate crime, writes criminologist DaveWhytehttp://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=8245

BOLIVIA'Coca is a way of life' - He's tackling poverty andcorruption, he's the first ever indigenous Bolivianpresident - and then there's that jumper. No wonder theyadore him at home. But elsewhere Evo Morales is not sopopular because of his refusal to cut down on the productionof coca, the raw material for making cocaine. At thepresidential palace in La Paz, Steve Boggan was granted anaudiencehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1705685,00.html

JOHNPILGER John Pilger describes the headlong rush by the UnitedStates, aided by Britain, to attack Iran. Like the attack onIraq, there is a secret agenda.http://pilger.carlton.com/print/133526

VENEZUELA Cháveztells Blair to go to hellhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/venezuela/story/0,,1706206,00.html

ENVIRONMENTGlobal warming: passing the 'tipping point' -- a Guardianspecial investigation reveals that critical rise in worldtemperatures is now unavoidablehttp://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article344690.eceWorld Is at its Warmest For a Millennium by Steve Connorhttp://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0210-07.htm

IRANThe Oxford Research Group has just released a new BriefingPaper - 'Iran: Consequences of a War'. The paper "provides acomprehensive analysis of the likely nature of US or Israelimilitary action that would be intended to disable Iran'snuclear capabilities. It outlines both the immediateconsequences in terms of loss of human life, facilities andinfrastructure, and also the likely Iranian responses, whichwould be extensive."www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefings/IranConsequences.pdf

UKA Good Model for a Mugging - Labour s first full-scaleprivatisation involves the multiple fleecing of the taxpayerhttp://www.monbiot.com/archives/2006/02/14/a-good-model-for-a-mugging/#more-975

WARON FREEDOM Rumsfeld and Cheney Revive Their 70's TerrorPlaybookhttp://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11900.htm

PALESTINE/ISRAELIsrael cuts off eastern West Bank from rest of West Bank:While the international community busied itself with thedisengagement from the Gaza Strip last summer, Israelcompleted another cut-off process, which went unnoticed:Israel completed cutting off the eastern sector of the WestBank from the remainder of the West Bank in 2005.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/681938.html U.S. supporthas allowed Israel to violate Palestinian rights repeatedly:Washington's support for Israel's occupation and gradualtakeover of Palestinian lands prevents the creation of aviable Palestinian state and a just and lasting peace,strengthens hawks and weakens doves on both sides, and meansmore needless Israeli and Palestinian deaths.http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/115471 IT S OFFICIAL:Israel unveils plan to encircle Palestinian state: Theacting Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said yesterdaythat he plans to annex the Jordan Valley and major Jewishsettlement blocks to Israel in drawing new borders,according to a television station that recorded an interviewwith him yesterday.http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1705020,00.html

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POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS: Molesworth & Featherston Weekend: Dec 16 2005 Transtasman Political Letter -- 2nd February 2006 Digest SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE:Questions And Answers -16 February 2006Questions And Answers - 15 February 2006

Int. Law: Japan Admits To Non-Scientific Whaling - An admission by the Japanese whaling institute that whale meat is ending up in that nation's pet food bowls is just one more reason that the barbaric slaughter must be banned, the Green Party says. Whales are not dog tucker! New Zealanders will be appalled to know that as they struggle to rescue stranded whales here, Japans dog's are feasting on whale," Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. Image courtesy of Greenpeace. See Whales are not dog tucker - Greens

Pacific Affairs: New Zealand to Retain Colonial Asset - Prime Minister Helen Clark has said New Zealand will fully respect the wishes of the people of Tokelau, as expressed in the referendum on whether Tokelauans should become independent in free association with New Zealand. The referendum has not produced a two thirds majority in favour of a change in status. "We have always taken the view that it is for the people of the territory to determine both the direction and the pace of their political development," Helen Clark said. See... Tokelau referendum does not support change ALSO:MFAT - Tokelau Votes To Retain Status QuoNational - Tokelau vote a waste of time and money

Environment: Seashore Beaches Best For Swimming - Report - New Zealand s favourite coastal swimming beaches are generally of a very high quality, a new report released today by Environment Minister David Benson-Pope shows. However, a number of inland lake and river swimming spots need more work to improve water quality to reduce health risks for swimmers. The Ministry for the Environment web-based report, Snapshot -- Recreational Water Quality in New Zealand, provides a national overview of water quality at swimming spots on the coast and in freshwater rivers and lakes. See... Snapshot of swimming spots shows beaches best

Economy: Manufacturing Continues Decline - Manufacturing activity in January dipped further than in the month before, according to the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). December s PMI, at 47.6, was the lowest since the surveys began in August 2002. January s PMI came in even lower, at 44.1. A PMI reading above 50.0 indicates that manufacturing is generally expanding; below 50.0 that it is declining. See... Manufacturing hits the New Year with a thud ALSO:EMA - Manufacturing under the hammer

Health: Aucklanders Suffer More - DHB Not Meeting Need: Nats - People have to be sicker before they can have an operation at Auckland DHB, says National's Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. "Latest figures show that despite millions of dollars being poured into the health system, Aucklanders have to be ever sicker to get an operation," says Mr Ryall. Auckland DHB has confirmed that 'the patients treated from the waiting list are sicker now, on average, then they were five years ago.' For example: Cardiothoracic patients now needing 46.4 points to qualify for elective surgery, compared with 33.5 points in 2001. See... Aucklanders have to be sicker to get operations

Politics: Brownlee Theorises PM Orchestrated AG Delay To Save Campaign-Card's Skin - National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee wants to know which party benefited the most out of the Labour-led delay on a review of taxpayer funded advertising rules. See... Who benefited from advertising review delay? ALSO:Scoop IV: Brownlee On Labour's Election SpendingLabour - Nats want to buy electionsLabour - Brownlee s desperation misses the facts National - Clark rejected chance to fix advertising rules

Legislation: Labour Backs Bradford's Youth Pay Bill - The Green Party has welcomed the announcement today of Labour's support for Sue Bradford's Private Member's Bill which aims to dump youth pay rates. Labour Minister Ruth Dyson announced this afternoon that the Government would support Ms Bradford's Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill to the select committee stage when it comes up for its first reading on Wednesday next week, (February 22). See... Bradford pleased at Govt support for youth pay Bill ALSO: Government to Support Youth Bill - Dyson and CTU - Higher Wages Crucial To Transforming The Economy Scoop Video: Unite Mobilises Youth In Minimum Wage PushDistribution Union - Labour s support for Youth Wage Bill Good NewsCTU - Public to have say on youth rates bill

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