By Emilie Rākete Some of the activists and organisers I look up to the most are those who do advocacy work. The work of changing the world doesn't usually take place behind a keyboard or in front of a live studio audience. We change the world when we locate the sites of class struggle and… Continue reading What We Can’t Fix: Advocacy and Class Struggle
A rally held by Wellington-based Chileans on Tuesday drew up to a hundred people, following widespread repression and brutality against protesters by President Sebastián Piñera’s armed forces. People gathered at Frank Kitts Park opposite the Chilean Embassy, chanting, dancing, holding signs, and waving Chilean, indigenous Aymaran and Mapuche flags in solidarity with protesters in Chile.… Continue reading Piñera continues Chile’s legacy of fascism
Written byThe Feminist Caucus Working Group Preamble: Membership of the Feminist Caucus of Organise Aotearoa requires agreeing to the following kaupapa, and approval by the Caucus Coordinator in consultation with the existing membership of the Caucus. This method was deemed to be better than a biologically essentialist or identity-based requirement of entry, as both could… Continue reading Kaupapa of the Feminist Caucus of Organise Aotearoa
Yesterday, police commissioner Mike Bush announced that squadcars of officers armed with automatic rifles will be patrolling New Zealand’s streets as part of a trial run. A move labelled by police watchdogs as “dangerous and unnecessary”. Emilie Rākete, speaking on behalf of People Against Prisons Aotearoa, says that police violence against Māori has been escalating… Continue reading Armed police patrols puts Māori and Pacific communities at risk
Our series of longform primers attempt to take apart dense issues, while going into more historical and economic depth than the news. Northern Syria, also known as the NES (Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria) or by its Kurdish name, Rojava (the west), is often in the news for all the wrong reasons. This… Continue reading A Primer on Northern Syria
