PMA: What's On Soon
What's On Soon
13 October 2000
******************* WHAT'S ON SOON *******************
*** NATIONAL
***
~ Ongoing, everywhere ! - GE public meetings. 1) For
details of meetings at different venues around the country
organised by the Interchurch Commission on Genetic
Engineering, check out
~ 15 to 22
October - Saying NO to Violence Week: YWCA Week Without
Violence, including: * SUNDAY, 15 October - Day of
Remembrance, a chance to remember all those lost to or
affected by violence. Join the YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand
in Civic Square WELLINGTON, from 11-30am to 12-30pm; music
from Emma Paki and guest speakers including Steve Maharey,
Minister of Social Services, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, CE of
the National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges,
Roger McClay, Commissioner for Children and Mary O’Regan,
YWCA National President. There will be a special tree of
remembrance placed in Civic Square. People will be
encouraged to write messages to loved ones or expressions of
grief or hope for the future and tie them to the branches of
the tree. This tree will then be placed in the Wellington
City Council building for the remainder of the campaign
week. * MONDAY, 16 October
- Safe Workplaces Day - Seminars run by Relationship
Services on how to keep workplace relationships free from
violence and abuse in AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON and CHRISTCHURCH
* TUESDAY, 17 October - 17
October - ‘Saying NO to militarism and war’ the
international day of the Week, co-ordinated by PMA and
WILPF. Get involved in saying NO to militarism and war, at
* WEDNESDAY, 18
October - Say no to violence in the home and family.
* THURSDAY, 19 October - Breaking
the silence about sexual violence. * FRIDAY, 20 October - Safe Schools: an end to
bullying. WHANGAREI Police have schools involved with
designing ‘NO Violence’ pictures which will go on display at
the YWCA and other organisations. * SATURDAY, 21 October
- Fair Play in sport and recreation. Olympics safe sports in
MOTUEKA Neighbourhood Centre. * SUNDAY, 22 October -
Facing Violence Amongst Men. ~ 14 to
25 October - John Ondawame, International representative of
the OPM - Free West Papua Movement, national speaking tour.
For nearly 40 years West Papuan people have campaigned for
their freedom - hear about their struggle from a veteran
leader. SAT, 14 Oct - guest speaker at the Alliance
conference (WELLINGTON); MON, 16 Oct - on National Radio
with Kim Hill at 10-45am; TUES, 17 Oct - at 5-30 pm, Open
Learning Centre/Te Whare Akonga, Level 2, MLC Building,
181-185 The Square, PALMERSTON NORTH, bring food to share,
contact tel Gaye 021 440 621; WEDS, 18 Oct - 7pm, St Andrews
on the Terrace public meeting, WELLINGTON, contact Mark
Derby, 04-939-1215 or mobile 025-279-0491; THURS, 19 Oct -
at 8pm, public meeting Trade Union Centre (1st Floor) 199
Armagh St, CHRISTCHURCH, contact Joe Davies, Corso tel
03-366-2803; 21-22 Oct - in DUNEDIN contact Suzanne Menzies
Culling tel 03-487-7088, Corso day 03-477-3395; TUES 24 Oct
- 9-30 am, meeting with NGOs in Law School, Auckland; 1 pm,
University Campus meeting, in Room GO 6, 11 Symonds St,
Philosophy Department, Auckland, 7-30pm, public meeting Grey
Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland;
WEDS, 25 Oct - public meeting at 7pm, Pat Irving Lounge, St
Johns Church 149 Kamo Rd, Kensington, Whangarei, contact Tim
Howard tel 09-434-6633. ~ 16- 21 October, Sexual
Harassment Prevention Week - the Human Rights Commission
aims to raise public awareness about what sexual harassment
is and what can be done about it; a National Sexual
Harassment Prevention Network of NZQA-qualified trainers has
been set up to provide two hour workshops to workplaces,
businesses, church and community groups, school committees
and other interested organisations. For more information on
training in the Wellington area, tel (04) 934 5559,
***
AUCKLAND ~ SUN, 15 October - Celebration of the
anniversary of the dedication of te whare Torere in 1936 by
the users of the marae in response to the Howick päkehä
community who have fought to have the marae removed; to have
the sign at the entrance removed and that the Howick
Community Board will control the gardens which include the
marae, from 9am at the Owairoa Marae, Uxbridge Road,
Howick. ~ TUES, 17 October - 17 October - ‘Saying NO to
militarism and war’ the international day of the Week, WILPF
Tamaki Makaura, from 12 noon to 2pm, Aotea Square, along
with the women celebrating the final day of the World March
of Women, women around the world uniting to demand freedom
from violence and poverty, with Darien Fenton, Michelle
A’Court, Donna Hoha and Henrietta Ford. ~
WEDS, 18 October - National Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Strategy Workshops on Industry & Commerce; Community &
Household. More info from ~ THURS,
19th October - Wag the Dog, examination of media
manipulation in modern US presidential style politics, video
screening, 6pm at ALR5, School of Architecture, Symonds St.
Organised by Staunch Alliance (the Alliance group on
campus), for more info tel (09) 623-2676,
*** WELLINGTON ~ ongoing until
TUES, 24 October - Photo exhibition of Palestinian refugees
from 1948 to now, including the most recent uprising and
killings of innocent children on the West Bank and Gaza
strip, at the Wellington Public Library. ~ TUES, 17
October - speakers from the Downtown Community Ministry on
their recently released reports showing that thousands of
households are missing out on their special benefits, 9-30am
to 11am, in the meeting room, 7th floor, 75 Ghuznee
street. ~ WEDS, 18 October - Celebrating a quarter of a
century of teaching Women's Studies at Victoria University -
the Victorious Women's Collective will be handing out slices
of celebratory cake, pink frosted delights which will be
accompanied with pink serviettes with messages explaining
why you are being handed a free piece of cake and a
prospectus of women's studies courses. If the weather is
fine the cake handing out ceremony will take place outside
the Women's Studies (20 Kelburn Parade), if not then look
out for cake in the Quad. And as it is also 10 years of
teaching Queer studies at Victoria University look out for
the UniQ item. There will also be a Thursdays in Black
stall. ~ THURS, 19 October - Wellington Palestine Group
meeting, discussion of current crisis and video, 6pm, at the
Senior Citizen meeting Room, Mezzanine Floor, wellington
Public Library. Contact tel (04) 389 3440. ~ THURS, 19
October - ‘Tibet’s Stolen Child’ showing of the video about
the Panchen Lama as part of the Friends of Tibet
(Wellington) AGM, 7pm at Meeting Room 1, Wellington City
Council Building, Wakefield St, for more info contact Rick
Sahar, *********** If you would
like your events or meetings advertised, just send them to
Peace Movement Aotearoa
the national networking peace group PO Box 9314,
Wellington, Aotearoa / New Zealand. tel +64 4 382 8129,
fax 382 8173,