Denis Goldberg – fighting apartheid in South Africa and Israel – lessons from the front line
Last week the world lost one of the heroes of the South African anti-apartheid struggle when 87-year-old Denis Goldberg died.
John Minto
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“Open letter to the Prime Minister – will the need for election campaign funding be allowed to direct the post Covid 19 government spend?”
We are deeply concerned at government proposals to spend the bulk of our post-Covid 19 investment on large infrastructure projects to match corporate priorities.
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7pm tonight NZ’s first on-line protest – End the blockade of Gaza
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is organising New Zealand’s first on-line protest – complete with speakers, placards and even some chants – this Sunday at 7pm.
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Lessons from the first fortnight of lockdown
The most important lessons from the first two weeks of lockdown:
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Distress call from Gaza – New Zealand government must speak out urgently!
The Palestine Solidarity network Aotearoa has renewed its urgent appeal to the government to act in the face of a distress call issued from Gaza’s Ministry of Health to the world to provide laboratory testing materials for Coronaviruus which will run out this evening (today NZ time) at Gaza’s central laboratory.
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Crisis capitalism is on the move and it’s not going to be pretty
Big business is dead keen to get us all back to “business as usual” in quick time with the government priority to put the corporate sector first. We must resist this, not only for our own personal and community health, but also because there is no intention to shift from a business as usual agenda.
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Panic buying should not be a surprise to anyone
Many of us are rolling our eyes and tut tutting as women fight in the supermarket aisles over rolls of toilet paper.
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Tragic news today that coronavirus has reached the Gaza Strip – but you can do something to help!
Tragic News that coronavirus has reached Gaza.
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Capitalism, coronavirus and cronyism
Saving businesses is the first priority – workers losing their jobs are collateral damage and, after minimal help, will have to fend for themselves.
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The only constant in Israeli political leadership is racism towards Palestinians
The post-election debate in Israel has heated up over the weekend.