Nationwide protests again this week in 20 centres across New Zealand on International Day of Action for Palestine

Nationwide protests again this week in 20 centres across New Zealand 

New Zealanders are continuing to protest after almost 100 days of Israeli slaughter of Palestinians – with rallies, marches and vigils in 20 centres across the country this weekend on an Internationals Day of Action for Palestine. (Details are at the end of this advisory)

Israel is killing as many Palestinians each day now as it did in the opening days of the war.

Meanwhile the New Zealand government hides under the dark shadow of the Israeli/US genocide in Gaza.

There is no sign of any moral considerations by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon or Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

Neither have uttered a single word of criticism of Israel but in the last two weeks have met online with the US facilitator of genocide Anthony Blinken, signed up to the US-instigated statement condemning attacks on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea (with no acknowledgement of the reason for the attacks) and condemned North Korea’s transfer of arms to Russia but said nothing about the US transfer of arms to Israel for the apartheid state to continue its slaughter of Palestinians.

The government has also remained silent on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice which began yesterday.

New Zealanders are stepping up where our government is failing the country.

Details of the protest events across the country are on our Facebook event page here (the basic details are below)

 

John Minto

National Chair

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

 

 

North Island

Kaikohe – Gathering for Palestine

Thursday 11 January

3:00 pm

Meet at Broadway – At the pedestrian way to the Library and New World carpark

 

Kerikeri

Saturday 13 January

9:00 am

Main Kerikeri roundabout, on State Highway 10 

 

Whangarei – Rally

Saturday 13 January

11:00 am

Whangārei Town Basin in front of Hundertwasser Building

 

Auckland – Rally and March

Sunday 14 January

11:00 am

Aotea Square, Queens street

 

Auckland – Kites in solidarity with Gaza

(Hosted by Palestinian Youth Aotearoa)

Sunday 14 January

3:00 pm

Bastion Point

 

Tauranga – Rally

Sunday 14 January

12:00 mid-day

Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui 

 

Hamilton – Rally

Saturday 13 January

1:00 pm

End of Wairere Drive and Naylor Street, Hillcrest

 

Rotorua – Rally

Saturday 13 January

TBA – Check PSNA Facebook events page for details

 

Napier

Saturday 13 January

11:30 am

Soundshell Round

 

Hastings – Rally

Sunday 14 January

2:00 pm

Hastings Clock tower – Heretaunga street, Hastings

 

Palmerston North

Saturday 13 January

2:00 pm

The Square, Palmerston North

 

New Plymouth – Rally

Saturday 13 January

1:00 pm

The Landing, 1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth

 

Whanganui – Rally

Saturday 13 January

11:00 am

Riverside Market

 

Wellington

Sunday 14

1:00 pm

US Embassy to the Israeli Embassy

 

South Island

 

Nelson – Rally

Saturday 13 January

10:30 am

1903 Square, Upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson

 

Blenheim

Saturday 13 January

11:00 am

Blenheim Railway Station

 

Christchurch – Flag Waving for Palestine

Friday 12 January

4:00 pm

Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street

 

Christchurch – Fly a Kite for Gaza and Rally

Saturday 13 January

11:00 am

New Brighton Clock Tower

 

Timaru

Saturday 13 January

2:30 am

Face of Peace, Caroline Bay, Timaru 

 

Queenstown

Saturday 13 January – No Rally

 

Wanaka

Saturday 13 January

TBA – Check PSNA Facebook events page for details

 

Invercargill

Friday 12 January

5:30 pm

Wachner place Invercargill