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• Saturday, 24 May - International Women's Day for Disarmament (IWDD), more information including details of the IWDD protests in Auckland and Wellington is available on this web page.

National listings

• Monday, 19 May - Campbell Live is presenting an in depth piece about the high rates of preventable disease in NZ children, and how some of the children are permanently damaged. This follows the Child Poverty Action Group's publication two weeks ago of 'Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage New Zealand children' (see new resource listing below), screens at 7pm on TV3.
• ANZAC Ploughshares deflate Waihopai spy dome - statement, support details and links to more information are available on this web page.
• New resource - Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage NZ children, published by the Child Poverty Action Group on 28 April 2008.
• Ongoing - Petition 'End government support for military exports' - deadline for return of signatures is 30 September 2008. Please note, signatures must be submitted on this form or they will not be accepted by the Office of the Clerk. If you have any difficulty opening or printing this petition, please contact us and we will post copies to you
• Ongoing - Depleted uranium petition and fact sheet - "To the NZ House of Representatives: "that the House emulate the Belgian Parliament's decision of 22 March 2007 by prohibiting in New Zealand the manufacture, use, storage, sale, acquisition, supply and transit of inert munitions and armour that contain depleted uranium [DU] or any other industrially manufactured uranium" - the deadline for return of petition forms will be available on this web page when it is confirmed.
• 'Pou Korero: A journalists' guide to Maori and current affairs' - by Carol Archie. While written primarily as a guide for journalists, 'Pou Korero' is an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in how Maori are portrayed by the Pakeha media and how this affects the way Maori are perceived by other New Zealanders - and, most importantly, how this can be improved. As well as practical guidance for journalists, such as reporting Maori occasions and including Maori perspectives in news rounds, 'Pou Korero' contains reflections and ideas which are valuable for anyone wanting to move beyond the dominant mono-cultural ways of thinking and behaving, it provides useful insights that are applicable in any profession or area of work. More information about the book, and how you can get a copy, is available here.
• 'Resistance: An Indigenous Response to Neoliberalism' - "Edited by Dr Maria Bargh, this collection of papers from Maori academics, activists and leaders is unique in highlighting the connection between globally dominant practices of neoliberalism and a diverse range of Maori resistance against them ... Moana Jackson, Cherryl Smith, Maui Solomon, Annette Sykes, Claire Charters, Alice Te Punga Somerville, Bridget Robson and Teanau Tuiono speak candidly of their experiences, national and international, that are often invisible in current debates on globalisation." More information about the book, and how you can get a copy, is available here.

Local listings - scan down the page for listings for your area

• Friday, 23 May - Divest now from nuclear weapons and cluster munitions! to mark International Women's Day for Disarmament (24 May), there will be simultaneous protests at the NZ Superannuation Fund offices in Auckland and Wellington to call on the Fund to divest immediately from companies involved in nuclear weapons and cluster bomb production; from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, outside the AMP Centre, corner Customs Street West and Albert Street, Auckland. Organised by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, for more information contact email. Information about International Women's Day for Disarmament and the Super Fund's investments is available on this web page.
• Saturday, 7 June - Rally for Justice And Peace in Palestine, come and support justice and peace based on an end to 40 years of Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip(including East Jerusalem), the right of return for Palestinian refugees, sharing Jerusalem, vacating all settlement colonies in Israeli occupied Palestine, and stopping Israel's annexation / apartheid wall in occupied Palestine. Starts 2pm, QEII Square, Customs Street and Queen Street intersection, outside Downtown Shopping Centre. Organised by the Palestine Human Rights Campaign, for more information contact email or go to this web site.

• Friday, 23 May - Divest now from nuclear weapons and cluster munitions! to mark International Women's Day for Disarmament (24 May), there will be simultaneous protests at the NZ Superannuation Fund offices in Auckland and Wellington to call on the Fund to divest immediately from companies involved in nuclear weapons and cluster bomb production; from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, outside the AMP Centre, corner Customs Street West and Albert Street, Auckland. Organised by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Peace Movement Aotearoa, for more information contact email. Information about International Women's Day for Disarmament and the Super Fund's investments is available on this web page.
• Thursday, 5 June - End NZ support for the 'war on terrorism', peace vigil from 5pm to 6pm at the Cenotaph (corner Lambton Quay and Bowen Street) - this week marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The vigils are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month; for more information contact Peace Movement Aotearoa email.
• Every Saturday and Wednesday - 'Behind the News' produced by Jim Delahunty, from 12.15pm to 12.45pm on Access Radio 783AM. If you would like to contribute to 'Behind the News', please contact email.

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