GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 452, January 24, 2013
The February GPJA meeting has been changed to combine with a not-to-be-missed presentation by UK documentary maker HARRY FEAR (see below).
Thursday, February 7, 7pm, Lecture Room B28, Auckland University Library, Alfred St, City.
GAZA REPORT – Hear UK documentary maker & activist HARRY FEAR. Harry Fear & veteran Kiwi activist Roger Fowler were on a fact-finding mission in Gaza when the recent Israeli bombing raids took place. They will speak about their experiences. Hosted by Auckland University Students For Justice in Palestine. Website: uoasjp.wordpress.com Organised by Kia Ora Gaza. Website: kiaoragaza.net
APPEAL FOR WITNESSES AND VIDEO CLIPS FROM TPP PROTEST.
Hi everyone, As a result of the protest against the TPP on 8 December outside Skycity one of our protest group is facing a serious charge of assault with intent to injure a police officer. We are helping to co-ordinate the defence and we need witnesses and video footage of the incident where the police officer with motorbike helmet (Robocop?) grabbed a woman around the neck and wrestled with her on the ground. If you were directly or indirectly involved in the incident please get in touch with us urgently. Please send video footage to mike as well as write down NOW what you actually saw of the incident and send that through as well. You can also call or text John Minto at 0220850161.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PETITION: COROMANDEL – TOO PRECIOUS TO MINE!
Kia ora koutou friends and family, There is over 80,000HA of land in the Coromandel Hauraki region that is under permit for exploration for minerals such as gold and silver. The social, environmental, economic and cultural impacts of mining would be devastating to our communities who deserve better than a boom and bust industry based on the fluctuating price of gold. We must act to stop this – please sign our petition. The first part of the petition asks to maintain robust protection of Schedule 4 land and extend it so it continues south to include all conservation and coastal land in the Coromandel Peninsula. The second part asks to ban mining under homes which could potentially happen in Waihi soon in a case that is awaiting a ruling from the Environment Court. Several residents groups opposed this application which proposes to go under a huge portion of the east side of the town. We need to support these residents as they oppose this consent which could set a very dangerous legal precedent for the rest of Hauraki Coromandel as well as the rest of the country. Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki is a grassroots organisation that has stood alongside Coromandel communities for over 30 years to protect this unique area. We already have over 1000 signatures on paper after one week! You can also like us on facebook and visit our website to see other ways to support our campaign. Please help us save the Coromandel. Warm Regards – Nga mihi nui, Renee Annan, Coordinator, Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki. M: 022 018 1764 h: 07 869 0311 www.watchdog.org.nz
TIME FOR CHANGE: A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON VALUES-BASED AND TREATY-BASED CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Peace Movement Aotearoa, December 2012, Softcover, ISBN 978-0-473-23400-3 While the thought of a discussion on constitutional matters may seem daunting and far removed from daily life, the exercise of public power has a direct impact on us all on an ongoing basis. ‘Time for change’ provides a framework for Pakeha / Tauiwi organisations to use for discussion within their organisations, as well as for wider community discussions, on moving towards Treaty-based and values-based constitutional arrangements. This is an opportunity to contribute to discussions about developing constitutional arrangements that would ensure a better, fairer society for all New Zealanders – with protection for the guarantees of the Treaty, for human rights, for the environment, and for real democracy – now and for future generations. Link: pma with ‘Time for change: Constitutional change resource’ in the subject line of your message.
2012 ROGER AWARD PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Cast your vote at http://bit.ly/UIq28W For the first time, the organisers of the Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand are inviting the public to have their say by voting online for the People’s Choice winner. This is an online poll only; the field is restricted to the eight finalists for the 2012 Roger Award listed at the People’s Choice Website, along with brief information about why each of them was selected; the People’s Choice winner will be announced at the same May Day event in Wellington at which the Roger Award judges announce their winner. The judges’ choice is the actual winner of the Roger Award and, as always, will be accompanied by a detailed Judges’ Report and Financial Analysis. There will be no equivalent reports about the People’s Choice winner. Please help to publicise this. Spread the word. Murray Horton, Secretary/Organiser
WHAT’S ON IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND
Thursday, January 24, 6.30pm, Soundings Theatre, Level 2, Pe Papa Tongarewa / Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
Treaty Debate Series 2013 – My Voice Counts. This year, the Treaty debates focus on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements. Participants include two prominent lawyers and a panel of young people. The event is introduced by Claudia Orange, Te Papa’s Treaty of Waitangi scholar, and Carwyn Jones, from the New Zealand Centre for Public Law. The Treaty Debates are organised by Te Papa in partnership with the New Zealand Centre for Public Law at Victoria University of Wellington.
Treaty Debates: My Voice Counts – Finding a Place for the Treaty
What’s the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements? Lawyers Matthew Palmer, specialist in public law, and Moana Jackson, specialist in Treaty of Waitangi and constitutional issues, discuss this topic in our first Treaty Debate of 2013.
Thursday, January 31, 6.30pm, Soundings Theatre, Level 2, Pe Papa Tongarewa / Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
Treaty Debates: My Voice Counts – The Constitutional Review. Kim Hill, 2012 International Radio Personality of the Year, chairs the second Treaty Debate of 2013. This year, we invite a panel of young people to discuss the Constitutional Review, which wraps up in late 2013. They answer the question: What are the issues you care about?
Wednesday, January 30, 7pm, Unite Union, 6a Western Springs Rd, Kingsland, Auckland
The first BDS meeting to follow from our meeting late last year will be held next Wednesday 30th January at Unite Office, 6A Western Springs Road, Kingsland. Hope you all can make it. Minutes from our last meeting are attached. Please feel free to pass on to others and encourage them to come.
Saturday, February 2, 1pm-4pm, Quaker Meeting House, 113 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden
Auckland Coal Action: Our next planning meeting is scheduled as below. You are very welcome to attend: This meeting will be preceded by a shared lunch at 12pm – please bring food.
Monday, February 4, 6.30pm, 86 Princes St, Onehunga, Auckland
Auckland Action Against Poverty are holding our first wider meeting of the year. If you’re already involved, would like to be involved, or want to learn more about AAAP, come along! All friends and supporters welcome
Thursday and Friday 14 & 15 February 2013, AUT University Business School, 42 Wakefield St, Auckland city
Supported by the Occupational Health and Safety Research Group, AUT University; the NZCTU; the SFWU; the University of Auckland and the NZ Industrial Relations Foundation Trust Inc. PRECARIOUS WORK AND THE LIVING WAGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. Two Day Symposium and Workshops. Keynote speakers include: Guy Standing, Professor of Economics, University of London; Malcolm Sargeant, Professor of Labour Law, Middlesex University; Iain Campbell, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University; Deborah Littman, Metro Vancouver Alliance. This symposium will include in-depth discussions on the employment of vulnerable workers and the current developments around a living wage in New Zealand and around the world. We encourage participants from academia, unions, NGOs, faith communities and government agencies to attend. There is a charge of $40 per day. Attendees must register to: work.research More info: www.workresearch.aut.ac.nz/ohs www.livingwagenz.org.nz
Saturday, February 16, 9am – 5.30pm, Blockhouse Bay Boat Club, end of Endeavour St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland
The Workshop for Agents of Change is an interactive, transformational workshop designed to deepen our understanding of what it means to be an Agent of Change, and to empower our capacity to address humanity’s most pressing issues. All participants will receive a resource notebook from the day that includes worksheets, resources and inspiration. Participation by koha: Participants are invited to contribute with great love commensurate with their experience.
Saturday, March 16, 4pm, Westlake Boys’ High School, 30 Forrest Hill Road, Auckland, New Zealand
MIGRANTE: The Filipino Diaspora ( A Joel C. Lamangan Film). A touching movie about the trials, hopes and dreams of migrants working in foreign countries. Bring along your family and friends to this inspiring film about migrants helping one another in times of great need. Ticket sales will be donated to support purchase of lifeboats for communities vulnerable to massive flooding and for rebuilding of schools for indigenous people devastated by typhoon Pablo in Mindanao.
Monday, April 15
2013 Global Day of Action on Military Spending: 15 April 2013 – if you would like to be involved in the 2013 Global Day of Action in Aotearoa New Zealand, or would like your organisation listed as a pma
BEST ON THE WEB
NEW ZEALAND
It’s Time NZ Decriminalised Abortion http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00069/its-time-nz-decriminalised-abortion.htm
Oppose attacks on the disability benefit http://iso.org.nz/2013/01/16/oppose-attacks-on-the-disability-benefit/
Brian Rudman: Affordable housing? It’s right under your nose, guys http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10859866
Brian Fallow: Kiwis renewing appetite for debt http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10859612
TPPA will remove consumer rights http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00273/tppa-will-remove-consumer-rights.htm
Is MANA MAORI a Possibility? http://mana.net.nz/2013/01/is-mana-maori-a-possibility/
MANA Welcomes the Sacking of the Minister of Housing http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00080/mana-welcomes-the-sacking-of-the-minister-of-housing.htm
Images: Rainbow Warrior arrives in Auckland http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1301/S00204/images-rainbow-warrior-arrives-in-auckland.htm
Visit By Palestinian Ambassador http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00064/visit-by-palestinian-ambassador.htm
GPJA: Letter of complaint re police conduct on 19 January https://gpjanz.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/letter-of-complaint-re-police-conduct-on-19-january/
State housing vs home ownership http://thestandard.org.nz/state-housing-vs-home-ownership/
Fran O’Sullivan: It’s high time the PM got serious on youth employment http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10858589
Look out! The Drones are here – and we’re not ready … by David Beatson http://www.pundit.co.nz/content/look-out-the-drones-are-here-%E2%80%93-and-we%E2%80%99re-not-ready-%E2%80%A6
Toby Manhire: NZ must act fast to control aerial spying devices http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10858391
Petty drug users fill New Zealand jails http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/8151844/Petty-drug-users-fill-New-Zealand-jails
The High Cost of Cannabis Prohibition http://gonzofreakpower.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/the-high-cost-of-cannabis-prohibition.html
MP urges new approach to drugs http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/8162970/MP-urges-new-approach-to-drugs
Gordon Campbell On the subsidies for The Hobbit. http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2013/01/17/gordon-campbell-on-the-subsidies-for-the-hobbit/
When a state house was for life http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10858440
Affordable housing? It’s right under your nose, guys http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10859866
Asset sales petition gets its numbers http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/8141848/Asset-sales-petition-gets-its-numbers
New Zealand Story – a Greenpeace tribute to the ‘Kiwi way’ http://cafepacific.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/new-zealand-story-greenpeace-tribute-to.html
WAIHOPAI SPY BASE PROTEST: SOME MEDIA COVERAGE
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/8202779/Clash-at-spy-base-protest
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/8194154/Call-to-attend-Waihopai-rally
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/opinion/8203243/Editorial-A-right-to-protest
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-mail/8196160/Protesters-25-year-campaign
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/protestors-clash-police-waihopai-spy-base-picket-5321762
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=160145&fm=newsmain%2Cnarts
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/125984/protesters-jump-fence-at-waihopai-spy-base
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/15879752/scuffle-at-waihopai-spy-base-protest/
http://www.3news.co.nz/GCSB-focus-of-Waihopai-base-protest/tabid/1607/articleID/282749/Default.aspx
POVERTY & WELFARE DEBATE
Auckland Action Against Poverty 2012 highlights
Feed the Kids Bill deserves Select Committee scrutiny http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00085/feed-the-kids-bill-deserves-select-committee-scrutiny.htm
Support mounting for MANA’s Feed the Kids Bill http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1301/S00078/support-mounting-for-manas-feed-the-kids-bill.htm
‘Feed the Kids Bill’ Opportunity to Improve Lives of NZ Kids http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00083/feed-the-kids-bill-opportunity-to-improve-lives-of-nz-kids.htm
Nurses support ‘Feed the Kids’ Bill http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00088/nurses-support-feed-the-kids-bill.htm
Who wouldn’t want to feed the kids? http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00089/who-wouldnt-want-to-feed-the-kids.htm
Call for all MPs to support Food in Schools Bill http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00091/call-for-all-mps-to-support-food-in-schools-bill.htm
Gordon Campbell On the crisis in affordable housing http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2013/01/22/gordon-campbell-on-the-crisis-in-affordable-housing/
WORKRIGHTS NZ
Do you hear the people sing? At 430pm today, the workers will rise up against Miserable bosses at an Auckland site. http://unitenews.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/do-you-hear-the-people-sing-at-430pm-today-the-workers-will-rise-up-against-miserable-bosses-at-an-auckland-site/
Forestry Death Renews Calls For Inquiry Into Industry http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00024/forestry-death-renews-calls-for-inquiry-into-industry.htm
Second Forest Death this year http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00057/second-forest-death-this-year.htm
Union leader supports private equity tax clampdown http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/125852/union-leader-supports-private-equity-tax-clampdown
Julie Fairey: Pay fairly and all of society wins http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10859797
NZ workplace safety a ‘national disgrace’ – consultant http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=10859227
Graduate earnings report confirms gender pay gap http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1301/S00076/graduate-earnings-report-confirms-gender-pay-gap.htm
Air NZ in call centre move http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10859130
Facing a future as Australia’s poor relations http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/8193631/Facing-a-future-as-Australias-poor-relations
Chef who harassed boss wins $30k http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/8190371/Chef-who-harassed-boss-wins-30k
STATS OF THE WEEK
The world’s 100 richest billionaires netted $240 billion in income last year, calculates the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. That would be enough, notes a just-released Oxfam International report, to end extreme global poverty four times over.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“Billionaires warn higher taxes could prevent them from buying politicians.” Headline from the New Yorker magazine Borowitz Report, a look at the “news reshuffled,” December 9, 2012
FEATURES
Robert Fisk on Al-Qaeda in North Africa & the Legacy of the Arab Spring http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/01/21/robert-fisk-on-al-qaeda-in-north-africa-the-legacy-of-the-arab-spring/
“Unintended Consequences of Military Intervention”: Roots of Mali, Algeria Crisis Tied to Libya War http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/18/unintended_consequences_of_military_intervention_roots
Weekly News Update on the Americas http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/wnu-1158-mexico-frees-last-detainees.html
Exclusive: Aaron Swartz’s Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Dead Activist http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/17/exclusive_aaron_swartzs_partner_expert_witness
Paul Le Blanc on Martin Luther King: Christian core, socialist bedrock http://links.org.au/node/3188
Foreign complicity in the drone war – The UK government’s support for the CIA’s drone campaign raises questions about the breadth of foreign involvement. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/2013114103153393705.html
The Left in Europe: From Social Democracy to the Crisis in the Euro Zone – An Interview with Leo Panitch http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/761.php
“Fire in the Blood”: Millions Die in Africa After Big Pharma Blocks Imports of Generic AIDS Drugs http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/23/fire_in_the_blood_millions_die
WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS
George Monbiot: If you think we’re done with neoliberalism, think again – The global application of a fraudulent economic theory brought the west to its knees. Yet for those in power, it offers riches http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/14/neoliberal-theory-economic-failure
Oxfam says world’s rich could end poverty http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/01/201312061337695543.html
LAND, LABOUR AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Capitalism as Pathology: The Guise of the Illusory “Green Economy”
NASA: No, global warming hasn’t stopped http://climateandcapitalism.com/2013/01/20/no-global-warming-hasnt-stopped/
CULTURAL DISSENT
PROMISED LAND: HOLLYWOOD TAKES ON THE FRACKERSTed Glick says Matt Damon’s new movie doesn’t tell the whole story about fracking, but it is nonetheless a strong film about corporate power http://wp.me/p9tW8-3U1
“Kill Anything That Moves”: New Book Exposes Hidden Crimes of the War Kerry, Hagel Fought in Vietnam http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/15/kill_anything_that_moves_new_book
Bugger The Bankers THE OFFICIAL VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WSIUf2hD6Io
Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley’s New Film Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert U.S. Warfare http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/22/dirty_wars_jeremy_scahill_and_rick
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Peace Volunteer: Drones Bury Beautiful Lives http://palestinechronicle.com/afghan-peace-volunteer-drones-bury-beautiful-lives/
ARGENTINA
Kidnapping and forced prostitution verdict causes uproar http://links.org.au/node/3179
A Year of Progress in Argentina’s Human Rights Trials http://upsidedownworld.org/main/argentina-archives-32/4042-a-year-of-progress-in-argentinas-human-rights-trials
AUSTRALIA
Ultra heatwave: Australia’s new normal http://climateandcapitalism.com/2013/01/16/ultra-heat-waves-australias-new-normal/
BOLIVIA
Evo Morales’ historic speech at the Isla del Sol http://lifeonleft.blogspot.ca/2013/01/evo-morales-historic-speech-at-isla-del.html
GEOPOLITICS OF THE AMAZON – A DEFENCE OF BOLIVIA’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – A powerful response to left critics who have attacked the Morales government for what they call ‘extractivism,’ including a full discussion of the real issues in the debate over plans to complete a highway in the TIPNIS region. This important book-length essay was written by Bolivian vice-president Álvaro García Linera, one of Latin America’s leading Marxist intellectuals. http://wp.me/p9tW8-3Uc
CANADA
The Crisis and the Myth of Canadian Exceptionalism – An Interview with Michael Lebowitz http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/760.php
Subsidies and Concessions: The Never-Ending Corporate Shake-Down by Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/764.php
The Greatest Swindle in Toronto’s History by Mick Sweetman http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/763.php
Human-smuggling law too broad: court – Decision throws into question cases involving Tamil migrants http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Human+smuggling+broad+court/7820490/story.html#ixzz2IrmEVGP8
John Riddell on Pipelines, Socialism, and #IdleNoMore http://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=5002
COLOMBIA
Free trade and workers’ rights in Colombia: “peace” the European way
Free Colombian Political Prisoner David Ravelo! http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/7315/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12529
EGYPT
Workers, Trade Unions and Egypt’s Political Future http://www.merip.org/mero/mero011813
HAITI
Three Years Later, Haiti Still Struggling Due to Failures of International Community http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/three-years-later-haiti-still-struggling-due-to-failures-of-international-community
INDONESIA
Military paid to intimidate Nike workers in Indonesia http://www.industriall-union.org/military-paid-to-intimidate-nike-workers-in-indonesia
IRELAND
Hmv Workers Occupy Store http://anticapitalists.org/2013/01/18/hmw-workers-occupy-store/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RAOprczr6h0
MALI
France Launches War in Mali in Bid to Secure Resources, Stamp Out National Rights Struggles by Roger Annis http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/762.php
The bombing of Mali highlights all the lessons of western intervention – The west African nation becomes the eighth country in the last four years alone where Muslims are killed by the west http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/14/mali-france-bombing-intervention-libya
MEXICO
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation Announces Next Steps (Mexico) http://upsidedownworld.org/main/mexico-archives-79/4047-the-zapatista-army-of-national-liberation-announces-next-steps
2012: Year of Indigenous Resistance in Mexico http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/8769
Campesinos block gold mine in Zacatecas (Mexico) http://ww4report.com/node/11828
Mexico: bloody Christmas in Michoacán, Sinaloa http://ww4report.com/node/11827
PALESTINE
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Intifada http://palestinechronicle.com/the-palestinian-prisoners-intifada/
Palestinian Unity – Israel’s Nemesis http://palestinechronicle.com/palestinian-unity-israels-nemesis/
PHILIPPINES
Phoning from the Philippines – The Philippines is emerging as a great outsourcing nation for cost efficiency, but are there limits to its success? http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2013/01/2013114112150348699.html
SAUDI ARABIA
Inside the Saudi Kingdom (BBC Documentary)
SOUTH AFRICA
Failing the children of the poor http://terrybellwrites.com/2013/01/15/failing-the-children-of-the-poor/
THAILAND
Electrolux imprisons then sacks workers in Thailand http://www.industriall-union.org/electrolux-imprisons-then-sacks-workers-in-thailand
UK
Resist the cuts and stop worrying about your careers, trade union leader Len McCluskey tells Labour councillors http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/jan/resist-cuts-and-stop-worrying-about-your-careers-trade-union-leader-len-mccluskey-tell
Life on benefits: The starving of the 11 million http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/life-on-benefits-the-starving-of-the-11-million-8448685.html
Working class politics, the labour movement and protest: This is the full text of Len’s Ralph Miliband lecture at the LSE. http://www.leftfutures.org/2013/01/working-class-politics-the-labour-movement-and-protest/
USA
Bus Stewards Win More Routes – Through Alliance with Riders by Nick Bedell http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/759.php
White supremacy and mass incarceration http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/201311782939161836.html
The Radicalization of Martin Luther King – Anthony Monteiro: Obama’s presidency has nothing to do with the legacy of King, it’s actually the opposite http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?Itemid=74&id=767&jumival=9502&option=com_content&task=view
In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy http://unitenews.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/in-walmart-and-fast-food-unions-scaling-up-a-strike-first-strategy/
URUGUAY
An outstanding speech by Uruguay’s president Mujica in Rio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr465Atwenw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
VENEZUELA
Huge March Defends Venezuela’s Democracy and Revolution http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/7639
In Venezuela the Poor Are Happy and the Rich Are Mad. That Must Mean Something http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/7637
GPJA 