Posted on 15-7-2002

GPJA This Month

Monday July 15, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn. SPECIAL
GPJA FORUM: “NZ in the World”. Labour - Chris Carter, Deputy Chair of the
Foreign Affairs Select Committee; National - Richard Worth, MP for Epsom
and Associate Justice Spokesperson; Greens - Rachel McIntosh, Northcote
candidate; Alliance - Mike Treen, Alliance International Secretary,
Auckland Central Candidate; Act - Dick Quax

Monday, July 15, 5.45pm-7pm. A228, Auckland College of Education. Auckland
Human Rights Network meeting. For more info contact Beverley Turner tel
(09) 4180700. (Use Gate 3, Epsom Ave and go to A block, check at reception
if unsure of directions to A228)

Monday, July 15, 7.30pm, Kelston Boys High School, Archibald Rd. 'Politics
and human rights', Amnesty International challenges the politicians - West
Auckland candidates speak about their party's position on refugees and
migration, human rights in the Middle East, and their policies toward
terrorism. For more info contact tel (09) 8270441.

Tuesday, July 16, 7.30pm, Balmoral School Hall, Brixton Rd. QPEC (Quality
Public Education Coalition) forum with political parties justifying their
education policies. National - Nick Smith, Alliance - Liz Grdon, Greens
-Ian Ewan Street plus Labour, NZF, Act, CHP.

Thursday, July 18, 2-4pm, Upstairs, Old Government House, Auckland.
University. National Day of Action defending Tertiary education. Organised
by Public Tertiary Education Coalition – a coalition of staff and student
unions. Speakers: Jane Kelsey (Chair), David Cunliffe (Labour), Jill Ovens
(Alliance), Maurice Williamson (National), Metiria Teria (Greens), Brian
Donnelly (NZF), Murial Newman (Act). Refreshments supplied.

Thursday, July 18, 7-30pm, St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St, Ponsonby
'Because our Children are our Future', report back leading into discussion
of the implications for NZ children and their families of the Outcomes from
the UN Special Session on Children (held in May, 2002 in New York) with
speakers Jessica Dewan, youth delegate in NZ delegation; Trish Grant,
Senior Advocate from Office of the Commissioner for Children; Dr Alison
Blaiklock, Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa; Pauline Kingi. Director,
Auckland/Tamaki Regional office of Te Puni Kokiri; Susan St John, Child
Poverty Action Group; panel chairperson is Dr Ian Hassall, Children's
Agenda;. All welcome, supper will be provided, a gold coin koha would be
appreciated. For more info contact Beverley Turner, tel (09) 418 0700 or
sejt@nznet.gen.nz

Saturday, July 20, 10-45am to 12-30pm, Hillsborough Room, Fickling
Convention Centre, corner Mt Eden and Mt Albert Roads, Three Kings. 'The
Moulding of the Silent Immigrants: New Zealand Born Chinese', an open
seminar (in the English language) for all who are interested, Liu Sheng
Wong, a New Zealand born Chinese whose earliest ancestors arrived here in
1864 presents a paper, from Sponsored by NZ Chinese Association, for more
info contact tel (09) 306 2656 or email wongls@hrc.co.nz

Saturday 20th July, 7.30pm Bruce Mason Centre, Cnr Hurstmere Rd & The
Promenade, Takapuna. WORLD PEACE CONCERT - Celebrating and Supporting
Refugee Communities. With performances by people from Burma, Nurundi,
Israel, Palestine, Latin America, Korea, Taiwan, the Kurdish people of
Iraq, Gypsies from Czechoslovakia and more.Tickets $12/$22 Tickets -
488-3133. organised by Free Spirit Productions and the Friends of Refugees
Trust.

~ ongoing to 21 July - ''Reporting the world: John Pilger's Great
Eyewitness Photographers” explores the close association of John Pilger,
the award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, with some of the
world's great eyewitness photographers, 10am to 5pm daily at the Auckland
War Memorial Museum, admission $10/$7-50. For more info contact Karyn Clare
tel 306 7084 kclare@akmuseum.org.nz

Monday July 22, 6pm, Otara Music Arts Centre, cnr Newbury St, Bairds Rd.
Public meeting “Who wants to drink Waikato water” with Dr Joel Cayford
(North Shore City Councillor). Ph Paul 262-2743

Tuesday July 23, 9-30am to 5pm, Auckland University of Technology
Conference Facility WA 209, Wellesley Street ‘Debt Summit’ - the third
national student debt summit, co-hosted by the NZ University Students
Association and Laila Harre, Minister of Youth Affairs. $20 registration,
includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea (if paying by cheque please make
it payable to NZUSA and post to PO Box 10-191, The Terrace, Wellington).
For more info contact tel (04) 498 2500.

- to Sunday July 28 POLITICAL MOVIES ON IN THE AUCKLAND FILM FESTIVAL
www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0206/S00008.htm

Thursday, August 1, 7pm, St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby
'Pacific perspectives', Rae Julian, Executive Director Council for
International Development, speaks at the UNIFEM Auckland Regional Committee
AGM; AGM at 7pm, Rae Julian at 7.30pm, evening concludes with supper. For
further information contact Beverley Turner email: sejt@nznet.gen.nz or tel
(09) 418 0700.

Monday August 5, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn GPJA FORUM:
“Organising against the War without Limit”. Introduction on the latest
stage of the war preparations against Iraq and…by Mike Treen and a
screening of the John Pilger Video on Iraq. This will be followed by an
organising session to plan antiwar action.

Wednesday/Thursday, August 6-7 'Politics of early childhood education'
symposium, plenary speakers include Helen May, Roger McClay and Action for
Children and Youth Aotearoa Committee members Piripi Davis, Beth Wood and
Alison Blaiklock; organised by the Auckland College of Education. For
further information please contact Di McKenzie email ecps@ace.ac.nz tel
(09) 623 8990 or write to Early Childhood Professional Support, Auckland
College of Education, Private Bag 92601, Symonds St, Auckland.

Sunday, August 10 - closing date for nominations for the 2002 Media Peace
Awards. Categories include print, radio, TV/film, internet, public
relations and rangatahi/student. For more details and a nomination form
contact the Peace Foundation, tel (09) 373 2379 or peace@fps.pl.net

24 September to 17 October, Aotea Centre, BNZ Foyer, 9am-5pm daily.
Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Exhibition - a collection of photographs and
artifacts that depict the consequences of the bombings from 1945 through to
the international peace initiatives of today; the exhibition aims to
promote the total abolition of nuclear weapons through increased knowledge
and understanding.