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The Final Variant is Called ‘Business as Usual’

Below is the Freedom Shop‘s excellent position on the ‘anti-mandate’ protests. The Freedom Shop is an anarchist bookshop in Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington. It’s easy to write off the ‘anti-mandate’ protests in Wellington and other towns. Given New Zealand has had few … Continue reading

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Climate Justice – a movement for radical change

Those of us in the movement for climate justice have for many years advocated for systematic and radical changes to our economy and society to avert the threat of climate chaos. For decades, scientists have warned us about the implications … Continue reading

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APEC 2021 – Haere atu! 

The New Zealand government will be hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Auckland in November 2021. This inter-governmental forum of 21 Pacific Rim countries has spent the last 30 years promoting its neo-liberal agenda, an agenda of endless … Continue reading

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The Confederation as the Commune of Communes

Check out this new article by Debbie Bookchin and Sixtine van Outryve. Confederalism as a revolutionary strategy provides us with the means to build and organize a radically democratic and egalitarian society at scale. The Confederation as the Commune of … Continue reading

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Anarchy Camp 2019 – rebooting anarchism in Aotearoa

In March 2019, 50 anarchists from across Aotearoa and even further afield, gathered for the first time in a decade for discussions, strategising and building networks and relationships. Back in April 2009, the Wildcat Anarchist Collective organised a two-day conference … Continue reading

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Introduction to Social Ecology online seminar starts April 8 – enrol now!

From the Institute for Social Ecology: Our popular introductory seminar Ecology Democracy Utopia starts again next week, meeting Mondays at 10 am PST/1 pm ET April 8 through May 27. Write us to enroll today! This eight-week seminar provides a comprehensive overview … Continue reading

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Rebel and Strike for Climate Justice

While our Kurdish comrades in Syria are in the process of destroying the last ISIS stronghold in the city of Baghouz near the Iraqi border, new movements are making their mark in Aotearoa with actions that challenge the systematic make-up … Continue reading

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Free West Papua – Papua Merdeka

The Morning Star Flag was flying in coastal Taranaki (Aotearoa / New Zealand) today in support of a world-wide call for an end to Indonesian military occupation of West Papua. West Papua has been occupied by the Indonesian military since … Continue reading

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Je vote OUI – Ensemble pour Kanaky

I vote YES – together for Kanaky The votes from yesterday’s referendum on independence in New Caledonia are counted. 56.4% (78,361 people) voted against independence while 43.6% said yes (60,573 people). Voter turnout was very high with 80.63% of registered … Continue reading

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Anarcho-Syndicalist Speaking Tour

Wow – this doesn’t happen very often! A comrade from the Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation in Australia is visiting Aotearoa and doing a speaking tour with five public meetings across the country. Very exciting! Here are all the details: Auckland – 3rd November … Continue reading

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