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New books have arrived

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We have new books on a range of subjects - The state of the world George Monbiot: How did we get into this mess? How Did We Get into this Mess?, based on his powerful journalism, assesses the state we are now in: the devastation of the natural world, the crisis of inequality, the corporate takeover of nature, our obsessions with growth and profit and the decline of the political debate over what to do. Migrants and refugees Carrie McKinnon: Aminullah The story of a young Afghan migrant, with refelctions on borders, Calais Migrant Solidarity and Anti-Raids action. Old but still current Noam Chomsky: Power and Terror Chomsky's latest thinking on terrorism, US foreign policy, and the meaning and true impact of militarism in the world today. And some real classics Jessica Mills: My mother wears combat boots Stuart Christie: Granny made me an anarchist And lots more...

New books have arrived

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We have new books on a range of subjects - The state of the world George Monbiot: How did we get into this mess? How Did We Get into this Mess?, based on his powerful journalism, assesses the state we are now in: the devastation of the natural world, the crisis of inequality, the corporate takeover of nature, our obsessions with growth and profit and the decline of the political debate over what to do. Migrants and refugees Carrie McKinnon: Aminullah The story of a young Afghan migrant, with refelctions on borders, Calais Migrant Solidarity and Anti-Raids action. Old but still current Noam Chomsky: Power and Terror Chomsky's latest thinking on terrorism, US foreign policy, and the meaning and true impact of militarism in the world today. And some real classics Jessica Mills: My mother wears combat boots Stuart Christie: Granny made me an anarchist And lots more...

The Freedom Shop has moved

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… but not very far. We’re still inside Opportunities for Animals, but at the back of the shop. The new space is a bit more enclosed and feels more like a book shop. We’re still in the process of making it pretty.  So don’t despair if you don’t see our window display, just wander to the back.

The Freedom Shop has moved

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… but not very far. We’re still inside Opportunities for Animals, but at the back of the shop. The new space is a bit more enclosed and feels more like a book shop. We’re still in the process of making it pretty.  So don’t despair if you don’t see our window display, just wander to the back.

Refugee film screening follow-up

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As a follow-up to our film screening last week, here are links to the films we showed: The Valley Rebels Migrants: Unaccompanied minors stranded in Paris Cisarua refugee school (Indonesia) Also worth watching is this clip titled The real State of Emergency about refugees sleeping rough in Paris. A good read about a radical critique of borders and a grassoots response to the refugee crisis is Harsha Walia's book Undoing Border Imperialism, available at the Freedom Shop. We also have a small pamphlet on the increasing militarisation of borders, which can be downloaded here .

Refugee film screening follow-up

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As a follow-up to our film screening last week, here are links to the films we showed: The Valley Rebels Migrants: Unaccompanied minors stranded in Paris Cisarua refugee school (Indonesia) Also worth watching is this clip titled The real State of Emergency about refugees sleeping rough in Paris. A good read about a radical critique of borders and a grassoots response to the refugee crisis is Harsha Walia's book Undoing Border Imperialism, available at the Freedom Shop. We also have a small pamphlet on the increasing militarisation of borders, which can be downloaded here .

Film screening & discussion: What happens to young refugees?

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The Valley Rebels What happens to young refugees?   If on your drive home from work you encountered a group of lost teenage kids, would you stop and help them? That’s what the people from a valley in the French Alps do, and they are being prosecuted for it. Because the kids are “unaccompanied minor” refugees and the authorities don’t know what to do with them. Amongst the daily news about the “refugee crisis” in Europe, the situation of children is often overlooked. And closer to home, there are about 45 children held in the Australian detention centre on Nauru. Come and watch the film The Valley Rebels and join a discussion about young refugees and what happens to them. When: Thursday, 15 June 2017, 6 pm Where: 17 Tory St, Te Aro Hosted by the Freedom Shop