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"Fire Your Boss!"... "Abolish the wage system!" On the centenary of the Great Strike of 1913, we invite you to listen to the voices of the ' Industrial Workers of the World ' . Started in 1905 under the motto “ an injury to one is an injury to all ” , the IWW was the only union open to all trades and to men and to women; and the only union (past and present) to state “ it is the historic mission of the working class to do away with capitalism. ”    An IWW branch was established in Wellington in 1907, and IWW members were involved in many of the early militant labour unions and struggles here , including the Great Strike. The Wobblies (1979; Stewart Bird, Deborah Shaffer) provides an overview of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), complete with archival footage, loads of interviews, Wobbly art and songs . Further information about events organised in Wellington to mark the 1913 Great Strike can be found here: http://1913greatstrike.org/ When: Frid

"Fire Your Boss!"... "Abolish the wage system!" On the centenary of the Great Strike of 1913, we invite you to listen to the voices of the ' Industrial Workers of the World ' . Started in 1905 under the motto “ an injury to one is an injury to all ” , the IWW was the only union open to all trades and to men and to women; and the only union (past and present) to state “ it is the historic mission of the working class to do away with capitalism. ”    An IWW branch was established in Wellington in 1907, and IWW members were involved in many of the early militant labour unions and struggles here , including the Great Strike. The Wobblies (1979; Stewart Bird, Deborah Shaffer) provides an overview of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), complete with archival footage, loads of interviews, Wobbly art and songs . Further information about events organised in Wellington to mark the 1913 Great Strike can be found here: http://1913greatstrike.org/ Wh

The latest edition of 'imminent rebellion' is here.   Imminent Rebellion is an irregular anarchist journal published by Rebel Press . This issue includes: ‘Pirates’ vs Pirates: Somalia through the eyes of a German court  Lizard’s Revenge - action against BHP's uranium mine at Olympic Dam in South Australia Loomio: Making self-organised governance convenient The Trial - a description of the 'Urewera 4' trial Never Ceded: An interview with Marianne Mackay Hot and Hotter: The Sex Worker Freedom Festival Up a Mighty River Without a Paddle Unpicking Arcadia: Philip Josephs and early NZ anarchism An Interview with the Kurdish Anarchist Forum The Aftermath: The fight to save Glen Innes

The latest edition of 'imminent rebellion' is here.   Imminent Rebellion is an irregular anarchist journal published by Rebel Press . This issue includes: ‘Pirates’ vs Pirates: Somalia through the eyes of a German court  Lizard’s Revenge - action against BHP's uranium mine at Olympic Dam in South Australia Loomio: Making self-organised governance convenient The Trial - a description of the 'Urewera 4' trial Never Ceded: An interview with Marianne Mackay Hot and Hotter: The Sex Worker Freedom Festival Up a Mighty River Without a Paddle Unpicking Arcadia: Philip Josephs and early NZ anarchism An Interview with the Kurdish Anarchist Forum The Aftermath: The fight to save Glen Innes

We have a few new books from Huia Publishers at special prices: At the Heart of Hiruharama by Isabel Waiti-Mulholland Ngati Ruanui: A History by Tony Sole Ocean Roads by James George  The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-economic History of Te Arawa by Vincent O Malley The Smell of the Moon by Mark Kneubuhl Te Wiremuu - Henry WIlliams: Early Years in the North by Caroline Fitzgerald Wiremu Tamihana by Evelyn Stokes Zhu Mao by Mark Sweet

We have a few new books from Huia Publishers at special prices: At the Heart of Hiruharama by Isabel Waiti-Mulholland Ngati Ruanui: A History by Tony Sole Ocean Roads by James George  The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-economic History of Te Arawa by Vincent O Malley The Smell of the Moon by Mark Kneubuhl Te Wiremuu - Henry WIlliams: Early Years in the North by Caroline Fitzgerald Wiremu Tamihana by Evelyn Stokes Zhu Mao by Mark Sweet

Mining and drilling is experiencing a resurgence with plans for more open cast mines and deep sea oil drilling rearing their ugly heads. Join us to see a film that tells a story of resistance against Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies. The Coconut Revolution is the story of the extraordinary struggle of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army for their land, their culture and their independence – against an overwhelming Papua New Guinea army, backed by the Australian government and the billions of Rio Tinto. Friday, 20 September 2013, 6:30pm at the People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St, Wellington