Headline: Rotorua to Host Mana Movement AGM
Posted on March 12, 2014 by admin in Annette Sykes, Press ReleasesThe heartland of the Waiariki electorate, Rotorua, will host the upcoming MANA Movement’s AGM on 11-13 April.
“Recent attacks by John Key on Hone Harawira regarding his trip to Mandela’s funeral and leave from Parliament have proved to be hit for MANA, with many branches enjoying an upsurge in interest and new memberships. The Rotorua branch alone has signed up over 100 new members in the past week!” said Annette Sykes, President of the MANA Movement.
“Interest in MANA and what we stand for is growing weekly, and a high turnout from around the country has already been indicated.
“People are very determined to change the government and MANA is looking forward to mounting a winning campaign – including in Rotorua and the key seat of Waiariki.
The AGM will be held at Mataikōtare Marae, 17 Mataikōtare Road, Te Ngae. MANA members can register via their local branch or online at www.mana.org.nz.
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For further information please contact Noel Jory, (07) 347 1428, or snjory@xtra.co.nz
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I really hope Mana can get a few more seats in the next parliament. Unless they and the Greens have a real presence, Labour will be dragged further into the neoliberal swamp by the likes of SeaLord Jones, Lawn Order Goff, Work ‘Til You Die Parker, and Get Off That Roof Shearer. Both parties also build movements outside parliament, which is becoming increasingly important. Anything given by act of law can be taken away, but if it comes from mass pressure and has a movement protecting it, it’s much harder to just wipe it via numbers in parliament. We saw how easily the union movement, which had become soft and dependent on the state, was bulldozed aside by the ACT governments from 1984 onwards. A movement built and maintained in struggle would not have rolled over so easily, or at all.
Kia kaha Mana.
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