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• Friday, 15 May - International Conscientious Objectors' Day, more information about the day is available here - the focus this year is on conscientious objection in South Korea

National listings

• Ongoing to Tuesday, 19 May - oral submissions to the Foreshore and Seabed Act Ministerial Review Panel: date, time and venue details are in this action alert.
• Tuesday, 19 May - is the deadline for written submissions to Foreshore and Seabed Act Ministerial Review Panel, more information is available here.
• Sunday, 24 and Monday, 25 May - 'Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: No Longer The Impossible Dream' conference in Wellington. * Sunday, 24 May: 3.30pm to 8pm, Legislative Council Chamber and Grand Hall, Parliament - Pre Conference Function and Opening Session, with Minister for Disarmament, Hon Georgina Te Heuheu and Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser, Former Prime Minister, Australia. * Monday, May 25: 9am – 5.30 pm, Turnbull House, Bowen Street - Major Sessions: Global Initiatives, with Dr Marianne Hanson, Mary Wareham, Edwina Hughes; Pacific Emphasis, with Ema Tagicakibau, Akiwa Kawasaki; Multilateral Initiatives, with Dr Kate Dewes, Dr Joan Mosely, Natasha Barnes; Panel Discussions: Cross Party Parliamentarians; Youth Initiatives, with Wilson Chau, Rosemary Wyber, Areti Metuamate; Non Governmental Organisations, PCRC, NCCD, PMA, IPPNW; Small Group Discussions; and Conference Dinner, Guest Speaker: Dr Kevin Clements, Otago University. More information, including links to the draft programme, the registration form, background papers and a flyer is available here - RSVPs for preconference and opening sessions must be received by Thursday, 21 May. Organised by the National Consultative Committee on Disarmament, contact email.
• Ongoing to 5 June - Human Rights Film Festival: a range of movies covering a broad spectrum of human rights issues both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the world. * Wellington, 7 to 15 May * Auckland, 14 to 22 May * Christchurch, 21 to 29 May * Dunedin, 28 May to 5 June. More information including the screening schedules and details of all the films is available here.
• Ongoing - White poppies for peace are now available any time of the year, all proceeds to the new peace scholarships, 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.
• 'Terror in Our Midst? Searching for Terror in Aotearoa New Zealand' - with contributions from Pou Temara, Moana Jackson, Sue Abel, Maria Bargh, Te Urikore Biddle, Luke Crawford, Rawinia Higgins, Richard Hill, Brendan Hokowhitu, Craig Innes, Tonga Karena, Danny Keenan, Ocean Ripeka Mercier, Dominic O'Sullivan, Mamari Stephens and Alice Te Punga Somerville. Huia Publishers, September 2008. More information about the book, and how you can order a copy, is available here.
• 'Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage NZ children' - report by the Child Poverty Action Group, published April 2008, available here.
• 'Pou Korero: A journalists' guide to Maori and current affairs' - by Carol Archie. While written primarily as a guide for journalists, 'Pou Korero' is an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in how Maori are portrayed by the Pakeha media and how this affects the way Maori are perceived by other New Zealanders - and, most importantly, how this can be improved. As well as practical guidance for journalists, such as reporting Maori occasions and including Maori perspectives in news rounds, 'Pou Korero' contains reflections and ideas which are valuable for anyone wanting to move beyond the dominant mono-cultural ways of thinking and behaving, it provides useful insights that are applicable in any profession or area of work. More information about the book, and how you can get a copy, is available here.
• 'Resistance: An Indigenous Response to Neoliberalism' - "Edited by Dr Maria Bargh, this collection of papers from Maori academics, activists and leaders is unique in highlighting the connection between globally dominant practices of neoliberalism and a diverse range of Maori resistance against them ... Moana Jackson, Cherryl Smith, Maui Solomon, Annette Sykes, Claire Charters, Alice Te Punga Somerville, Bridget Robson and Teanau Tuiono speak candidly of their experiences, national and international, that are often invisible in current debates on globalisation." More information about the book, and how you can get a copy, is available here.

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

• Thursday, 14 to Friday, 22 May - Human Rights Film Festival: a range of movies covering a broad spectrum of human rights issues both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the world. More information including the screening schedule and details of all the films is available here.
• Monday, 25 May - Hikoi: No super city without us! E Nga Iwi, Nga Waka, Nga Hau e Wha! Nau mai tautoko mai! The people of Auckland and Aotearoa from all waka and all cultures are invited to hokoi - stand by us Auckland we're making a stand for you. The hikoi will converge at the bottom of Queen Street by 12 noon before peacefully walking together to the Town Hall and Aotea Square. Start from your part of Auckland: * South Auckland - 8.30am at Manukau City Council, 9.20am leave by car convoy, parking in the Auckland Domain; leave Domain by foot by 10.30am for Queen Street via Symonds Street and Anzac Ave. * East/Central Auckland - 8.30am at Bastion Point / Orakei Marae; 9.30am leave by walking along Tamaki Drive to the bottom of Queen Street. * North Auckland - 10am at Awataha Marae, 58 Akoranga Drive, leave by car convoy, 11am re-group at Victoria Park then walk to bottom of Queen Street, CBD parking details to be announced. * West Auckland - 9am at Te Piringatahi o Te Maungarongo Marae, 19 Luckens Road, West Harbour; 11am re-group at Victoria Park then walk to bottom of Queen Street, CBD parking details to be announced. For more information, and to contact your Area Hikoi coordinator/s to get involved, go to this web page.
• Saturday, 7 June - Rally for Justice and Peace in Palestine, come and support justice and peace based on an end to 40 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 stopping 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.

• Thursday, 7 to Friday, 15 May - Human Rights Film Festival: a range of movies covering a broad spectrum of human rights issues both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the world. More information including the screening schedule and details of all the films is available here.
• Sunday, 24 and Monday, 25 May - 'Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: No Longer The Impossible Dream' conference. * Sunday, 24 May: 3.30pm to 8pm, Legislative Council Chamber and Grand Hall, Parliament - Pre Conference Function and Opening Session, with Minister for Disarmament, Hon Georgina Te Heuheu and Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser, Former Prime Minister, Australia. * Monday, May 25: 9am – 5.30 pm, Turnbull House, Bowen Street - Major Sessions: Global Initiatives, with Dr Marianne Hanson, Mary Wareham, Edwina Hughes; Pacific Emphasis, with Ema Tagicakibau, Akiwa Kawasaki; Multilateral Initiatives, with Dr Kate Dewes, Dr Joan Mosely, Natasha Barnes; Panel Discussions: Cross Party Parliamentarians; Youth Initiatives, with Wilson Chau, Rosemary Wyber, Areti Metuamate; Non Governmental Organisations, PCRC, NCCD, PMA, IPPNW; Small Group Discussions; and Conference Dinner, Guest Speaker: Dr Kevin Clements, Otago University. More information, including links to the draft programme, the registration form, background papers and a flyer is available here - RSVPs for preconference and opening sessions must be received by Thursday, 21 May. Organised by the National Consultative Committee on Disarmament, contact email.
• Thursday, 4 June - 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 and third Thursdays of each month; for more information contact Peace Movement Aotearoa email.
• 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.

Christchurch

• Thursday, 21 to Friday, 29 May - Human Rights Film Festival: a range of movies covering a broad spectrum of human rights issues both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the world. More information including the screening schedule and details of all the films is available here.

Dunedin

• Thursday, 28 May to Friday, 5 June - Human Rights Film Festival: a range of movies covering a broad spectrum of human rights issues both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the world. More information including the screening schedule and details of all the films is available here.

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