GPJA Newsletter #7, December 3, 2004
GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER #7, December 3, 2004
Website http://www.gpja.pl.net/ Contact details: Forums - John Minto, (09) 846 3173, jbminto@xtra.co.nz; Newsletter
Editor - Mike Treen 027 525 47440 / 3616989 miket@pl.net Web page - bobo@enzyme.org.nz Donations can be sent to GPJA,
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WHATS'S ON IN AUCKLAND
Saturday, December 4, 12 noon, Mt Eden Remand Prison
"TWO YEARS TOO LONG - FREE ZAOUI NOW" - PUBLIC RALLY
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00124.htm
Saturday, December 4, 4pm, Auckland War Memorial Museum (West Side) - Palestine Wall Palestine Human Rights Campaign:
SPECIAL RALLY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR YASSER ARAFAT A floral tribute will be laid to honour the memory of all those who have
died or suffered in the conflict. A procession to the olive grove at the rear of the museum where another tribute will
be laid. Prayers for peace will be offered from all faiths present. Contacts: David Wakim 09 520 0201 Tuma Hazou 09 473
8677.
Monday 6th December, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road Grey Lynn. GPJA FORUM: Wellington lawyer Tony Ellis will
deliver a presentation on "SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NZ: FINDINGS OF THE HIGH COURT AND THE UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE".
Tony has recently been successful in challenging the abuse of prisoners in New Zealand jails - much to the embarrassment
of the government and prison authorities. His address will cover both his recent court victories and the continuous law
changes in recent years which have been progressively chipping away at our legal rights under the "law and order" or
"fighting terrorism" banners. Tony is president of the NZ Council of Civil Liberties.
Friday, December 10, 5.30pm, Trades hall, 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn "Think and Drink": Guest speaker VIVIENNE
PORZSOLT, from JEWS AGAINST THE OCCUPATION, will give an eye witness report (with slides) on a international human
rights march of women in Palestine/Israel earlier this year.
Saturday, December 11, 7.30pm, The Meeting House , 113 Mt Eden Rd Come and see and hear for yourself. Christina has been
working in Hebron, Palestine with the same Christian Peacemaker Team as Susan Rhodes, and she is now on her way home
(Dunedin ) for her break. Please circulate this invitation. You can view photos at
http://www.cpt.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=hebron
BEST ON THE WEB
AHMED ZAOUI
Ahmed Zaoui Granted Right To Apply For Bail - The Supreme Court has decided that the High Court does have an inherent
right to grant bail for detained refugee Ahmed Zaoui. A bail hearing has been set down for 9 December in the Supreme
Court in Wellington. See... Supreme Court Will Hold Zaoui Bail Hearing Dec 9 [1] . See also... Media Release: Ahmed
Zaoui V The Attorney-General [2] and the full text of the judgement… ZAOUI V THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL & Ors SC CIV 13/2004 [3] ALSO: - CTU - Zaoui decision protects our rights [4] - GPJA - Public Rally in Support of Zaoui
to Proceed! Dec 4 [5] - NZ First - Labour Dithering Will Set Zaoui Free [6] - National - Time for Inspector-General to
rule [7] - Amnesty International NZ - Amnesty Welcomes Supreme Court Zaoui Decision [8] - Greens - A great day for
justice [9] - Progressive Party - Zaoui decision a victory for procedural fairness [10]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0411/S00339.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00213.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00214.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00226.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00221.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00560.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00558.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00215.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00557.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00556.htm
SIS
17 organisations call for independent SIS review
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3112428a10,00.html
Inquiry Convened Into SIS Allegations Raised On Scoop
Prime Minister Helen Clark has given the Inspector General of Security and Intelligence a green light to inquire into
allegations made by Scoop.co.nz and in the Sunday Star Times concerning the propriety of SIS investigations into the
Maori Party and Iwi organisations. See... Inspector General To Inquire Into SIS Allegations [1] ALSO: - Greens - Don't
make this a punitive inquiry [2] & Greens call for broader inquiry into SIS [3] For reaction to Scoop's Scoop see...SCOOP SPOOKS SPECIAL FEATURE [4] and
STORY OF THE WEEK [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0411/S00323.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00543.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00545.htm
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/mason/features/?s=spooks
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/index.html#sow
SIS Investigation: Intelligence Expert Says Public & National Interest Threatened
Paul Buchanan: "I believe that, then and now, the public should be very concerned about the extremely broad scope of the
SIS charter, its lack of accountability, its relative impunity, and the virtual absence of viable oversight mechanisms,
parliamentary or otherwise, to hold the SIS leadership responsible for the actions it takes."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0411/S00354.htm
WEST PAPUA
Foreign Minister urged to press for opening of West Papua and Aceh
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0411/S00211.htm
CHILD POVERTY
Greens Indict Govt. For Failure To Address Child Poverty
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0411/S00559.htm
IRA
qNaomi Klein: Smoking while Iraq burns: Its idolisation of 'the face of Falluja' shows how numb the US is to everyone's
pain but its own
http://207.44.245.159/article7381.htm
Fallujah 101: A history lesson about the town we are currently destroying.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1683/
WORLD ECONOMY
Economic `Armageddon' predicted
http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=55356
Poor Numbers: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on World Poverty
http://www.cepr.net/publications/poor_numbers.htm
Why not eat Children?
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=13=6459
The globalisation of inequality http://www.counterpunch.org/vidal11292004.html
PROTEST AGAINST SPIES AND SPY BASES WELLINGTON, EASTER 2005 SATURDAY MARCH 26, SUNDAY 27
The Anti-Bases Campaign (ABC) is doing something a little different after many years of protests at the Waihopai
spybase, in Marlborough. We have decided to focus attention instead on Wellington. Why? Because it is the home to the
headquarters of the NZ Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), New Zealand's biggest and most secret spy
agency. The GCSB operates the Waihopai and Tangimoana spybases on behalf of the foreign Powers grouped together in the
super-secret UKUSA Agreement (which shares global electronic and signals intelligence among the intelligence agencies of
the US, UK, Canada, Australia and NZ). Because Wellington is the diplomatic and political capital of New Zealand. It is
in Wellington, not the Waihopai Valley or Blenheim, that you will find the "movers and shakers" who, nominally or in
reality, control New Zealand's Intelligence agencies and foreign policy. There is a whole "Secret Wellington" to be
explored and exposed. It is a secret world ranging from the HQ of the Security Intelligence Service, NZ's best known spy
agency, to the embassies of our Big Brothers, such as the US, UK and Australia. Because it is the closest main city to
the "forgotten" Tangimoana spybase. Details about Tangimoana can be found on the ABC Website at
http://www.converge.org.nz/abc/otherbases.html If you don't have Internet access, contact us and we'll send you a hard
copy. Failing that, read about Tangimoana in Nicky Hager's definitive book, "Secret Power: New Zealand's Role In The
International Spy Network" (Craig Potton Publishing, 1996). These are the main reasons why we've decided to go to
Wellington, not Waihopai, in 2005 (don't worry, we'll be back at that spybase in the future). And we're holding our
weekend of action over the middle two days of Easter so that people from all around the country have the chance to take
part. Planning is in the early stages. Thus far, we propose the two days to include: A forum or seminar on the whole
bases issue in New Zealand; one of our famous "Spies Picnics" in proximity to Freyberg (i.e. Spyberg) House, where the
GCSB headquarters is located on the upper floors;a Tour of Secret Wellington, either conducted by the Wellingtonian who
started them, world famous researcher, Nicky Hager, or by someone trained by him; and a one day field trip to the
Tangimoana spybase, including a protest rally there. The final programme, including times and venues, will be announced
closer to the time. We invite the people of Wellington, and from around the country, to join us for this weekend of
protest action against the spies and spybases. We will not be providing accommodation, unlike what we do at our Waihopai
actions. Wellington is a city, where people can make their own arrangements. But, as at Waihopai, we are asking people
to register and pay for the weekend. There will be costs - venue hire, publicity, some light food, transport for the
Tangimoana trip and for the Tour of Secret Wellington. For example, it's vital that if we're going to hire a bus for the
Tangimoana trip that we know in advance how many people will need a ride. So please book and pay in advance, folks! The
weekend will cost $30 waged (or $15 unwaged). Registration includes a seat on the bus. If you're a Wellingtonian, and
want to get involved with organising this weekend of action, contact Kane O'Connell, of the Anti-Bases Campaign. He can
be contacted at: (04) 3852521 - h; (04) 4982502 - w; research@students.org.nz
Mike