Author Archives: Peace Action

Thousands of people across Aotearoa and the world joined in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter to stand against systemic racism both inside the United States and everywhere. The US police are intimately tied to the US military that enforce white supremacist violence … Continue reading →

Individuals and groups stood in solidarity with the Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) Campaign outside Fletcher offices in Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, and Hamilton on Friday 15 February to stop an unwanted housing development on 33 hectares of rare landscape at … Continue reading →

Save Our Unique Landscapes (SOUL) have ramped up their campaign to protect Ihumātao and it’s moving fast! SOUL are planning a National Day of Action against Fletchers – FRIDAY 15th FEBRUARY. People across the country will be taking action to #ProtectIhumātao. … Continue reading →

This weekend Peace Action went along to Ōtaki Summer Camp and saw Pania Newton speak about the SOUL campaign to protect Ihumātao. So many young people got fired up that they set up the SOUL Solidarity Network! Ihumātao was confiscated in 1863 … Continue reading →

This year the Weapons Expo shifted to Palmerston North on the 31st of October after successful protests in Auckland and Wellington in 2016 and 2017. Auckland Peace Action have written a nice summary of events here so here is some … Continue reading →