What's on where: July - August 2000 archive

INTERNATIONAL

• SUN, 23 July - Debt Decision Day - during the G8 meeting in Japan (21 to 23 July); resources including postcards and poster are available from Christian World Service, PO Box 22 652, Christchurch, tel (03) 366 9274, fax (03) 365 2919, cws@christianworldservice.org.nz or Jubilee 2000 Office, PO Box 216, Porirua.

• 6 August - Hiroshima Day and 9 August - Nagasaki Day: is your group planning any commemorative events ? Please let us know so they can be advertised ! (plus see under local listings, Wellington, 4 August).

• Messages of Solidarity to the Fiji Vigil The Daily Peace Vigil resumes at the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral at 2-30pm this afternoon. The vigil meets daily at the Holy trinity Anglican Cathedral: Monday - Saturday 12noon to 2pm; Sunday 2-30 to 4-30pm. Since the weekend of May 20 many women and men from a wide variety of organisations have come together every day from 12 noon to 2pm at the Anglican cathedral in the centre of Suva in protest against the violent hostage situation at parliament house. They come together for reflection, prayer and a silent vigil. Fiji women’s organisations have taken this important initiative. You can send messages of solidarity and support to the daily vigil, the messages can be sent via the Fiji Women's Rights Movement fwrm@is.com.fj or the National Council of Women ncwf@is.com.fj.

  For more information on the Crisis in Fiji click here.

• 31 August - registrations close for the fifth meeting of the Asia-Pacific Military Operations Research Symposium (AMORS) which will be held in Wellington from 7 to 9 November. If you would like to go and meet with defence and defence related personnel who are active users or managers of OR/OA applications in the solution of military problems; defence planners and defence policy officials who deal with force development, capability planning and resource allocation decisions; defence force officers who are involved in force planning activities or defence academics who may be focussed on force structure and resource allocation issues using OR/OA techniques then this is the conference for you. The theme for AMORS V will be ‘Operational Research: An Indispensable Partner for Meeting Asia Pacific Security Challenges in the New Millennium’. For more information about the conference contact: Dr Eric Assendelft, tel (04) 496-0621, fax (04) 496-0859, eric.assendelft@defence.govt.nz, for information and registration, contact: Nadia de Blaauw, tel (04) 496-0607, fax (04) 496-0859, Nadia.deBlaauw@defence.govt.nz

NATIONAL

• 6 - 8 July - ‘Treaty Conference 2000 and beyond’, to be held in Tamaki Makaurau / Auckland, contact Betsan Martin b.martin@auckland.ac.nz or Ingrid Huygens pma@xtra.co.nz. The Enrolment form and Conference Programme are now available at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/treaty.htm.

• 9 July - National Network Waitangi AGM to follow ‘Treaty Conference 2000 and beyond’, contact joanmac@ak.planet.gen.nz.

• 3 - 9 July - National Gathering of the Student Christian Movement, to be held in Dunedin this year - includes leadership skills training conference, the AGM, and men’s and women’s retreats. For more information contact otago@scma.godzone.net.nz.

• 10 July - Campaign Against Landmines (NZ) AGM, 5-30pm, in the Wellington City Council Committee Room 2 - go in the Wakefield St entrance, then to Reception area, turn right and further directions will be written on a white board. For more info contact John Head john.head@xtra.co.nz.

• 19 - 21 July - ‘Culture and Values’ the prerequisite course for the Graduate Diploma in Not-For-Profit Management, in Wellington. The Diploma provides comprehensive training and up to date and relevant qualifications for people involved in all aspects of management of not-for-profit groups.
  For more information contact John Stansfield at UNITEC, tel (09 815 4321) 8x628 or jstansfield@unitec.ac.nz or check out http://www.unitec.ac.nz (click on course information, community and social work, not-for-profit management). The ‘Culture and Values’ course costs $170.

• 25 to 27 August - ECO national conference, ‘Strategies for Environmental Gains’, to be held at Tahuna Beach, Nelson. ECO's 2000 conference is focusing on the art of campaigning, and the most effective ways to achieve our environmental gaols. Themes include: discussion of power and the impact of political and corporate forces on the environment; setting the environmental agenda through effective strategies; practical training on campaigning tools. For more info, get in touch with ECO without delay ! at P O Box 11057, Wellington, tel / fax (04) 385 7545, eco@reddfish.co.nz, http://www.converge.org.nz/eco/

• 27 to 29 August - ‘Leading the way’ achieving peak performance through implementing ethical and socially responsible business, at the Waiouna International Hotel, Mt Wellington, Auckland. Registration from $219-38 upwards, for more information contact NZ Businesses for Social Responsibility, tel (09) 529 5078, fax (09) 529 4290, enquiry@bsr.org.nz

AUCKLAND

• FRI, 7 July and TUES, 11 July - ‘The Cup’ is screening at The Civic Theatre, at 7-30pm on 7 July and 11am on 11 July. The blurb says it is a comic tale of soccer-mad young monks, based at Chokling Monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas.

• SAT, 8 July - World Tibet Day and the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations, includes a screening of ‘Tibet’s Stolen Child’, the video about the Panchen Lama, 7-30pm at All Saints Church Hall, cnr Ponsonby Road and Cowan St, please bring a plate of finger food to share for supper. Organised by Friends of Tibet (NZ) Auckland branch, for more info tel (09) 483 7275.

• THURS, 13 July - you are invited to the premiere of ‘Magik and Rose’, the story of two very different women who both want the seemingly impossible - to have a child. Magik is searching for a daughter she gave up 16 years ago and Rose is struggling with the possibility of infertility. As everyone in town gears up for the annual Wild Food Festival (Hokitika), Magik and Rose are locked in a journey that could end a good marriage, redefine the perfect man and discover what it really means to be mother and daughter. Tickets are available through Ticketek and the Civic Theatre Booking Office. Adults $11, Concession $9. The general release will begin in Auckland on the 27th of July at Rialto cinemas, with nationwide release to follow. For more info, contact Vanessa Alexander tel(09) 360 4066, ness@page.co.nz or Ana Samways, tel (025) 275 6707.

• FRI, 14 July and SAT, 15 July - ‘Chasing Buddha’ is screening at Village Hoyts, Force Entertainment Centre, Cinema 6. At 2pm on 14 July and 12-30pm on 15 July. The blurb says it is a film that is both witty and wise.

• THURS, 27 July - Bridgebuilders Mid-year Programme 2000, an interactive presentation on Restorative Justice, Judge Stan Thorburn, Bruce Cropper mediator and barrister Anne Hayden are presenters, 7-30pm at Somervell Church Centre, 497 Remuera Road.

• MON, 31 July - ‘Justice in the 21st Century’, speaker Nandor Tanczos MP & Green spokesperson on justice, part of the Allan Nixon Memorial Lecture Series, 7-30pm at Ferndale House, 830 New North Road, Mt Albert.

• MON, 7 August - Tamaki Treaty Workers meeting, 7-30pm at the Pt Chevalier Community House, Huia Road.

• THURS, 10 August - ‘The Future of New Zealand: Four Possible Scenarios’, speaker Prof. Jane Kelsey, Women’s Resource Centre Mid Winter Lecture, 6-30pm light meal ($15), 7-30pm to 9-30pm Lecture, at the St Lukes Community Centre 130 Remuera Road. Register with WRC. Private Bag 11903, Ellerslie, tel (09) 525 4179, fax 525 4346, wrc@cybernet.co.nz

• SAT, 12 August - ‘Challenge for Workers Beyond the Employment Relations Bill’, speakers Jane Kelsey, Radha D’Sousa, Syd Jackson, Luci Highfield, from 10am to 1pm at the Methodist Central Mission, Queen Street.

• TUES, 15 August - Report on UN General Assembly Special Session on Women from non-governmental participants, 7-30pm at Somervell Church Centre, 497 Remuera Road.

• THURS, 17 August - UNIFEM Auckland Regional Committee AGM with guest speaker Areta Koopu and Sou Chiam, Human Rights Commission; plus report back on Beijing +5 Review Conference, 6-30pm at Auckland Girls Grammar Administration Building, Howe Street.

• MON, 21 August - Auckland Human Rights Network, ‘Children’s Rights’, speaker Dr Ian Hassall, 6pm at the Race Relations Office, 3rd floor, Norwich Building, cnr Queen St and Durham St West.
• TUES, 29 August - Auckland Abolition 2000 Group Meeting, 12-30pm at the Peace Foundation Office, 29 Princes Street.

• THURS, 31 August - ‘Between Legitimacy and Efficacy: The Jurisdictional Regime of the International Criminal Court’, speaker Morten Bergsmo, Legal Adviser, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. He will be speaking about the jurisdictional regime and basic powers of the permanent ICC as compared to the two ad hoc Tribunals established by the Security Council, 1pm -2 pm at the Small Lecture Theatre, 9 Eden Crescent, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland. Part of the Faculty of Law & Department of Commercial Law Seminar Series 2000.

PALMERSTON NORTH

• SUN, 6 August - Hiroshima Commemoration, will include the release of pigeons to take messages of peace across the city, starts at 2pm in the Square at one of the peace plaques - either the plaque behind the statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe in the eastern quadrant, or the one next to the Golden Totara tree (apologies for the vagueness of this - that’s the information we’ve been given, hopefully you Palmerston North residents will know what it means). Organised by the Manawatu Peace Collective.

LOWER HUTT

• TUES, 18 July - Dame Laurie Salas speaks about ‘UN Reform’ and Kofi Annan’s Millennium Forum, to the Waiwhetu / Lower Hutt Peace Group meeting, 8pm at the Waiwhetu Uniting Church Hall, 6 Trafalgar Street, Lower Hutt, all welcome. For more info contact Arthur Quinn, tel (04) 567 0533.
• TUES, 29 August - ‘Peace needs social justice’, speaker Des Brough on peace, human rights, debt and debt remission, 8pm at the Waiwhetu Uniting Church Hall, 6 Trafalgar Street. For more info contact Arthur Quinn, (04) 567 0533.

WELLINGTON

• 1 - 2 July - Universal Income Gathering 2000, to help promote understanding and unification of the diversity of those systems purporting the future directions for economic justice and rights in Aotearoa / NZ, 9am to 5-30pm both days, at the St John’s Conference Centre, cnr Willis and Dixon Sts, Wellington, up to $10. Organised by the Universal Income Trust, contact Patrick Dunahey, tel (03) 547 6865, uitrustnz@yahoo.co.nz.

• THURS, 6 July - Wellington Peace Lunch Forum - an informal lunch time session to exchange peace news, bring your lunch, your leaflets, your news and views, tea and coffee provided, 1pm to 2pm on the first Thursday of each month at the PMA offices, Rooms 16 and 17, Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington. If you are not able to attend in person, or live outside Wellington, you can send leaflets, notices, whatever you want to share to the lunch forum via PMA, PO Box 9314, Wellington, tel (04) 382 8129, fax (04) 382 8173, pma@xtra.co.nz.

• SAT, 8 July - ‘Behind the News’ the new monthly programme on Wellington Access Radio (783 AM), broadcast at 12-30pm, brought to you by Jim Delahunty, producer of ‘Dig’. The next broadcast will be on Sat 5 August.

• FRI, 21 July - the Wellington Peace and Environment Centre Street Appeal. Collectors are needed for 1 or 2 hour time slots (or more) particularly within the hours 7am-9am, 12pm-2pm, 4pm-6pm, in collection hotspots around the Railway Station, bus stations, Lambton Quay, Cuba St, Manners Mall.

  Groups who benefit from the Appeal are: Peace Movement Aotearoa, Eco, Committee for the Establishment of Civilisation, Wellington Rainforest Action Group, Campaign for a Better City and more ! Please contact the Peace and Environment Centre, tel (04) 382 6728 or PMA, tel (04) 382 8129, pma@xtra.co.nz if you can help.

• FRI to SUN, 21 to 23 July - Alternatives to Violence Project basic workshop, includes affirmation (building self-esteem and trust), communication (improving both listening skills and assertive methods of expression), co-operation (developing co-operative attitudes that avoid competitive conflicts), creative conflict resolution (getting in touch with the inner ‘transformative power’ to resolve violence), and community building (acknowledging differences and recognising similarities). For more info contact AVP Wellington, 7A Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria, Wellington, tel Myra - (04) 384 8896 (day) or Ralph - (04) 383 6986 (evening).

• TUES, 25 July - ‘The 1997 Fiji Constitution - and how we got there’, speaker Paul Reeves formerly Chair of the Fiji Constitution Commission; Governor-General of New Zealand, 1985 - 1990, from 5-30 to 6-30pm at Lecture Theatre 1, VUW Law Faculty, Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay. Organised by Wellington Branch of the NZ Institute of International Affairs.

• WEDS, 26 July - Protest against Factory Farming! The factory farmers are having their AGM on the 26 July, come and send them a strong message against factory farming! Bring whistles, drums and other noise makers, 12 noon outside the Novotel Hotel, 345 the Terrace. Contact Wellington Animal Action, poo@tradeshall.org.nz, tel (04) 385 6728.

• THURS, 27 July - ECO Organic Drinks Tasting Fundraiser with Special Guest the Honourable Marian Hobbs, Come join our celebrations ! We have an evening of organic nibbles, provided by Gretta and Melissa Carney of Organic Cuisine, a wide selection of Organic beverages, an opportunity to discuss the Environment with Marion Hobbs and a commentary by Larry McKenna, Wine Specialist. All this plus more in a convivial setting with friendly company, from 6pm - 8.30pm, at The Large Gallery, Turnbull House, Bowen Street, $15 unwaged/ $20 waged. If you would like to invest in a ticket for this event, contact Lynda Sutherland at the ECO Office tel (04) 385 7545.

• SAT, 29 July - 'Iron Fist or Velvet Glove? Human Rights and Foreign Policy’, speakers are Matt Robson, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Michael Gilchrist, from TUF, talking about workers rights; and Ramon Das, Philosophy lecturer talking about Iraq and Fiji sanctions, 2pm at Crossways, a Wellington Alliance Forum.

• WEDS, 2 August - Forum on nuclear disarmament, speakers Matt Robson and Llyn Richards, part of VUWSA’s Politics Week, 12 noon in the Exhibition Foyer, Victoria University Student’s Association building. For more info contact Andrea tel (04) 471 1122 or 470 6664.

• THURS, 3 Aug - Wellington Peace Lunch Forum - an informal lunch time session to exchange peace news, bring your lunch, your leaflets, your news and views, tea and coffee provided, 1pm to 2pm on the first Thursday of each month at the PMA offices, Rooms 16 and 17, Trades Hall, 126 Vivian Street, Wellington. If you are not able to attend in person, or live outside Wellington, you can send leaflets, notices, whatever you want to share to the lunch forum via PMA, PO Box 9314, Wellington, tel (04) 382 8129, fax (04) 382 8173, pma@xtra.co.nz

• FRI, 4 Aug - Lantern Floating Ceremony to commemorate those who died in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese Women's Choir followed by peace lanterns at the Civic Square pool between the library and City Art Gallery, 6-30pm, meet at the Wellington Public Library meeting room (mezzanine floor). For more info contact Chris Greenwood, tel (04) 937 9103, organised by WILPF (Wellington).

• SAT, 5 August - ‘Behind the News’ the new monthly programme on Wellington Access Radio (783 AM), broadcast at 12-30pm, brought to you by Jim Delahunty, producer of ‘Dig’.

• SUN, 6 August - Hiroshima Day Commemoration - with keynote speakers from St Mary’s and St Patrick’s Colleges, Peter Dunne MP, the First Secretary from the Japanese Embassy and the First Secretary from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China. 3pm at the Peace Flame, Botanic Gardens, if wet it will be held in the Botanic Gardens Begonia House. For more information contact Barney Richards, Peace Council, tel / fax (06) 364 8940.

• MON, 7 August - ‘Relationship Changes coming your way’, Jenny Shipley and Annabel Young give their thoughts on the Property (Relationships) Bill, 6-30pm in the National Party Caucus Room at parliament, you need to advise Annabel Young’s office if you wish to attend because of parliamentary security, tel (04) 471 9427 or annabel.young@parliament.govt.nz

• FRI, 11 August - 10 am - at the gates to Government House, Basin Reserve, Wellington. Mike Moore, director general of the WTO and former PM, is receiving the Order of NZ tomorrow at 10-30am at Government house. Like people around the world who are opposing the WTO, we will be protesting outside Government House to voice our opposition to free trade at the expense of the environment and workers' rights. The WTO is an undemocratic organisation, and as director general Mike Moore is responsible for it's policies that increase the power of the even more undemocratic multinational corporations. The strength of protests against the WTO in Seattle and elsewhere has been the diversity of groups who have been able to work together. In this tradition the demonstration will include unionists and workers, students, environmentalists, socialists, anarchists, and you! Bring banners, placards, noise makers etc.

• WEDS, 9 August - ‘Still Being Punished’ - Rachael Selby discussing the issues she encountered in interviewing Maori men and women who were punished at school for speaking Maori language from the 1930s to the 1960s, the impact on their lives, their children's lives and their grandchildren's lives; and ‘Nga Tangata Awarua: The joys and pain of being both Maori and Pakeha’ Am I Maori, Pakeha, or is it OK to be both? This oral history project undertaken by free-lance writer/researcher Heeni Collins which highlights some issues on the subject of being both Maori and Pakeha by collecting a range of life stories. 12-10pm,National Library Auditorium, Aitken St, organised by NOHANZ (the National Oral History Association) and the Oral History Centre of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

• THURS, 10 August - ‘International Human Rights’, Andrew Butler, Crown law Office and Anthony Shaw, barrister and law lecturer, a Human Rights 2000 seminar organised by School of Political Science and International Relations and the Centre for Strategic Studies, to be held at the Centre, 16 Waiteata Road, free parking available next door in Recreation Centre carpark. Further info from Helen Greatrex tel (04) 476-0346 (office hours).

• THURS, 10 August - Wellington Branch of the NZ Institute of International Affairs Annual General Meeting, speaker Brigadier Martyn Dunne (Brigadier in command of operational formation in INTERFET) on the theme ‘New Zealand's military engagement in East Timor’, 5-30pm to 6pm - AGM; 6pm to 6-15pm - refreshments; 6-15pm - speaker at Lecture Theatre 1, VUW Law Faculty, Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay.

• THURS, 10 August - ‘Home brewed cancer and other maladies’, speaker on the harmful chemical additives in everyday products around the home, 6pm at Green Party office, level 1, 16 Cambridge Tce. For more info tel (04) 381 4640.

• SAT, 12 August - Critical mass bike ride, leaving Civic Square at 2pm, for more info contact Kerryn Pollock , tel (04) 4758619, Kerryn.Pollock@vuw.ac.nz

• MON, 14 August - ?! The GE Issue !? Wondering how to frame your submission to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Genetic Modification ? then this workshop may be for you - An Introductory Workshop on Causal Layered Analysis, CLA was developed by Sohail Inayatullah, an internationally recognised futures researcher based in Brisbane, who has participated in several seminars and workshops in Wellington in recent years, from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm at the Friends’ Meeting House, Moncreith St. Further information and RSVP to: Alan Fricker, tel: (04) 589 1575, frickera@actrix.gen.nz
• FRI - SUN, 25 to 27 August - ‘Exploring the treaty through Comic Performance’, a weekend workshop from Magdalena Aotearoa and Tï Kouka, exploring Päkehä and Mäori perspectives. Part of the ‘Making Waves’ workshop series, for more information contact Magdalena Aotearoa, tel (04) 385 0777, magdalen@actrix.gen.nz

• FRI, 25 August - ‘Will the ENZ Justify the Genes ?’ - creating dialogue on the ethics of genetic engineering, a Capital City Forum event with speakers including Rev Dr Joseph Bush, Dr Hugh Campbell, Ms Georgina Roberts and Prof. Warren Tate. From 9-15am to 5pm, at the St John’s Conference Centre, Willis St, $15 - $50, contacts Kay Smith, tel (04) 496 1701, cathjpd@globe.net.nz or Richard Davis, tel (04) 381 8295, RichardD@pcanz.org.nz or Stephanie McIntyre, tel (04) 384 6240, just_us@ihug.co.nz

TAKAKA

• FRI, 4 August - Hiroshima Day stall in Commercial St from 10 am to 4pm, organised by Golden Bay Peace Group. During the week 31 July to 4 August, GBPG are encouraging people to sign the Unesco Manifesto 2000. Baylink Communications (between Kirks and Hammer Hardware in Commercial St) will have the website accessible free during business hours. Golden Bay High School will have Internet access open to the public in the Art room between 3-15pm and 5pm each day. Collingwood Area School will also provide access to the website for the public - details from the school tel (03) 524 8125.

  People can sign paper copies at the stall on 4 August and we will send them in electronically. Manifesto 2000 is a 6-point pledge of personal commitment to peace, justice and environmental responsibility. It is part of Unesco's promotion of the International Year for the Culture of Peace.

NELSON

• SUN, 30 July to SUN 6 Aug - ‘Give Peace a Chance’, a week of activities organised by the Nelson branch of the National Council of Women, including: SUN, 30 July - a community peace service at Nelson Cathedral at 5pm; MON, 1 AUG - Brother Pat Lynch, deputy chairman of NZ National Commission of Unesco, speaks at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology at 7-30 pm; FRI, 4 August - panel discussion with Nelson Mail editor Paul Thomson, Planet FM News editor Matt Lawry, employment counsellor and journalist Mere Wetere, MP for Nelson Nick Smith, and Nelson City councillor Gail Collingwood on the role of the media in the promotion of peace at the student centre of the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology at 7-30pm; SAT 5 August - family walk to the Centre of New Zealand, contact Margaret Belton 03 548 0775 for more details; 6 August - peace walk from the top of Trafalgar St to the Maitai River for lantern floating , starts at the 1903 Centre at 5-30pm, BYO candle and torch.

• ONGOING - a series of potluck dinners, organised by Friends of Tibet (Nelson) to fundraise for the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, for more info tel (03) 546 8534.

UPPER MOUTERE

• SAT, 12 August - Top of the South regional peace groups meeting, 10am for a cuppa, meeting starts at 10-30am, at the Riverside Community,BYO lunch to share.

CHRISTCHURCH

• SUN, 6 August - Hiroshima and Nagasaki Never Again Commemoration, speakers Rev Maurice Gray, Hon Ruth Dyson, the Mayor Gary Moore. Songs and performance followed by a lantern ceremony to float lanterns on the Avon River. 6pm at Victoria Square, Central Christchurch, 7 pm at Aldersgate Methodist Church, Durham St for Soup, Stories and Song, the evening will be filmed live by Japanese Television, you can participate by bringing cranes and lanterns. More information: contact Anna Parker tel (03) 348 1353.

• THURS, 10 August - ‘Showdown in Seattle: 5 Days that Shook the WTO’ screening; 7pm at WEA (59 Gloucester St), organised by S11 Christchurch Solidarity Campaign.

• FRI, 11 August - ‘Showdown in Seattle: 5 Days that Shook the WTO’ screening; 3pm at Lower Common Room, Uni of Canterbury, organised by S11 Christchurch Solidarity Campaign.

• MON, 14 August - fresh from his defeat at the Battle of Seattle, WTO Director General Mike Moore will be speaking to the Canterbury Employers Assoc. at the Centra Hotel, Cnr Cashel and High Sts, and there will be protest outside from 11-30am to 2pm - join the protest to show your opposition to the WTO and the global free market economy. Bring anything that makes a noise ! Organised by GATT Watchdog.