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• Monday, 8 March - International Women's Day. 'Women Say NO to War and Spy Bases' is one event marking the Day this year, see details in Wellington listings below - an A4 poster for 'Women Say NO to War and Spy Bases' is available here.

National listings

• Saturday, 6 March - the Waihopai Ploughshares trial begins in Wellington on 8 March, and there is a wide range of support activities and events taking place from 6 to 12 March - the full schedule is available on this web page. Background information and some ideas about how you can support Ploughshares are available on this web page.
• Friday, 16 April to Sunday, 18 April - 2010 National Peace Workshops, the national gathering for people interested in peace, social justice, and human rights, will be held at the Quaker Settlement in Whanganui. The theme of the 2010 National Peace Workshops is 'Exposing and opposing militarism and militarisation' and the focus is on sharing stories and experiences, workshops and participatory discussion with contributors who have experience of community and individual non-violent resistance to militarism and militarisation in Aotearoa and overseas. The programme will include campaign updates from peace and related groups, follow up to the Waihopai Ploughshares trial, and the Peace Movement Aotearoa Annual General Meeting. More information is available here.
• Ongoing - White poppies for peace are available any time of the year, all proceeds to the White Poppy Peace Schlolarships, more information is available on this web page, or contact email.
• 'Treaty of Waitangi: Questions and Answers' - the revised and updated edition of 'Treaty Questions and Answers' which was first published by Network Waitangi in 1989. Covering many historical and contemporary issues, it is for people who would like to gain a basic knowledge about the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications, as well as for those who wish to refresh and update their understanding. The publication includes a summary of legislation and actions since 1840 which have breached the Treaty, and a comprehensive reading list. The online version of 'Treaty of Waitangi: Questions and Answers', together with information about where you can get hard copies, is on this web page.

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

• Saturday, 6 March - Rally for Justice and Peace in Palestine, come and support justice and peace based on an end to 42 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 dismantling 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.

Whanganui

• Friday, 16 April to Sunday, 18 April - 2010 National Peace Workshops, the national gathering for people interested in peace, social justice, and human rights, will be held at the Quaker Settlement in Whanganui. The theme of the 2010 National Peace Workshops is 'Exposing and opposing militarism and militarisation' and the focus is on sharing stories and experiences, workshops and participatory discussion with contributors who have experience of community and individual non-violent resistance to militarism and militarisation in Aotearoa and overseas. The programme will include campaign updates from peace and related groups, follow up to the Waihopai Ploughshares trial, and the Peace Movement Aotearoa Annual General Meeting. More information is available here.

• Thursday, 25 February - Waihopai Ploughshares support planning meeting for anyone interested in organising around the Ploughshares trial, 6pm at the US Embassy, corner Fitzherbert Terrace and Murphy Street, Thorndon (under the gazebo in the park if raining) for shared meal and planning meeting; followed by radical interactive political bible study. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but are interested in becoming involved, please contact the Wellington Ploughshares Support Group c/o Peace Movement Aotearoa.
• Thursday, 4 March - End NZ support for the 'war on terrorism' peace vigil, 5pm to 6pm at the Cenotaph (corner Lambton Quay and Bowen Street); the vigils are held on the first Thursday of each month, for more information contact Peace Movement Aotearoa email.
• Thursday, 4 March - Waihopai Ploughshares support planning meeting for anyone interested in organising around the Ploughshares trial, 6pm at the US Embassy, corner Fitzherbert Terrace and Murphy Street, Thorndon (under the gazebo in the park if raining) for shared meal and planning meeting; followed by radical interactive political bible study. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but are interested in becoming involved, please contact the Wellington Ploughshares Support Group c/o Peace Movement Aotearoa.
• Saturday, 6 March - the Waihopai Ploughshares trial begins in Wellington on 8 March, and there is a wide range of support activities and events taking place from 6 to 12 March - the full schedule is available on this web page. Background information and some ideas about how you can support Ploughshares are available on this web page.
• Monday, 8 March - Women Say NO to War and Spy Bases: Come along to the peaceful protest on International Women's Day to add your voice to the call of women around the world who are saying NO to war and YES to peace, and to mark the first day of the Waihopai Ploughshares trial. Join us at 5.30pm at the GCSB / Defence Force Headquarters, corner Aitken and Mulgrave Streets, then proceeding along Mulgrave Street to the US embassy at 6pm. Wear something pink if you can, and bring pink streamers or ribbons, photos, messages, cardboard or paper peace doves, or wool to decorate the GCSB / Defence Force HQ and US embassy fence; something to make a noise with - pot and spoon, drum, your voice - during the time of anger; flowers or candles to leave at each location during the time of mourning; and a poem or reading to share during the time of reflection ... and your own banner or placard if you wish. All women and children welcome. Organised by Peace Movement Aotearoa and Women Support Waihopai Ploughshares - an A4 poster for this event is available here.
• 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.

Women Say NO to War | Hikoi, October 2006 | International Day of Peace 2007 | Hikoi mo te Iwi, 2007 | West Papua solidarity 2007 | NZ Super Fund invests in death and destruction, Wellington, 2008 | 'Pacific demilitarisation, disarmament and human security' meeting + 'Remember Lebanon: Ban Cluster Bombs', Auckland, 2008 | Waihopai Ploughares: Fundraising for Iraq, Wellington, 2008 | Russia: stop using cluster bombs, Wellington, 2008 | Waihopai Ploughshares Support, Wellington, 2008 | Presentation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples' petition to parliament, 2008

Please note that if you send your event listing to us less than fourteen days before the event takes place, it may not be included with our e-listings or on this page. We simply do not have sufficient resources (alas) to put the listings together more frequently than every two to three weeks.

We will not include listings for events that are inconsistent with Peace Movement Aotearoa's aims and objectives.