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Anti-war films @ Tory St

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Thursday 21st September 6pm @ 19 Tory St  two films: Hell UnLtd (1936)  &  Remote (2017) War is big business, no matter who's in power the military and surveillance industries ensure that bombs keep dropping. War is not something that just concerns other countries, we are part of the problem. War starts with NZ companies producing technology for drone warfare, it continues with the GCSB supplying satellite information to US drone pilots and it culminates in the world´s largest weapons manufacturers having a conference in Wellington where they openly discuss how they can make more money out of killing people. Come and watch the films, and join us for kai and discussion afterwards. Members of Peace Action Wellington will be present to talk about the annual NZDIA weapons forum happening in Wellington October 10 & 11th.

Anti-war films @ Tory St

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Thursday 21st September 6pm @ 19 Tory St  two films: Hell UnLtd (1936)  &  Remote (2017) War is big business, no matter who's in power the military and surveillance industries ensure that bombs keep dropping. War is not something that just concerns other countries, we are part of the problem. War starts with NZ companies producing technology for drone warfare, it continues with the GCSB supplying satellite information to US drone pilots and it culminates in the world´s largest weapons manufacturers having a conference in Wellington where they openly discuss how they can make more money out of killing people. Come and watch the films, and join us for kai and discussion afterwards. Members of Peace Action Wellington will be present to talk about the annual NZDIA weapons forum happening in Wellington October 10 & 11th.

Film Screening - #WarStartsHere

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Thursday,  21 September,  6pm  @ 19 Tory St The Freedom Shop is screening two anti-war films: Hell UnLtd (19min)  Remote (33min) Hell UnLtd is a 1936 film made as a protest against profits in armaments during a period when fascism was growing throughout Europe. The film is political in nature but, unlike many political films of the period, also heavily experimental, mixing puppets, diagrams, animation, and archival footage at an extremely rapid tempo. It's a classic anti-war /anti-arms trade film calling on people to do something rather than sit dumbly and say 'I can't change anything'.  Remote is extremely recent. It's a June 2017 film about drone warfare, war,  surveillance, big business and people. The title 'Remote' deliberately plays on the the ideas of remote violence and the  remote society that allows this violence to happen.  Both films leave us thinking about how we allow the military & surveillance industrial complex to continue.  So come al

Film Screening - #WarStartsHere

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Thursday,  21 September,  6pm  @ 19 Tory St The Freedom Shop is screening two anti-war films: Hell UnLtd (19min)  Remote (33min) Hell UnLtd is a 1936 film made as a protest against profits in armaments during a period when fascism was growing throughout Europe. The film is political in nature but, unlike many political films of the period, also heavily experimental, mixing puppets, diagrams, animation, and archival footage at an extremely rapid tempo. It's a classic anti-war /anti-arms trade film calling on people to do something rather than sit dumbly and say 'I can't change anything'.  Remote is extremely recent. It's a June 2017 film about drone warfare, war,  surveillance, big business and people. The title 'Remote' deliberately plays on the the ideas of remote violence and the  remote society that allows this violence to happen.  Both films leave us thinking about how we allow the military & surveillance industrial complex to continue.  So come al

Refugee film screening follow-up

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As a follow-up to our film screening last week, here are links to the films we showed: The Valley Rebels Migrants: Unaccompanied minors stranded in Paris Cisarua refugee school (Indonesia) Also worth watching is this clip titled The real State of Emergency about refugees sleeping rough in Paris. A good read about a radical critique of borders and a grassoots response to the refugee crisis is Harsha Walia's book Undoing Border Imperialism, available at the Freedom Shop. We also have a small pamphlet on the increasing militarisation of borders, which can be downloaded here .

Refugee film screening follow-up

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As a follow-up to our film screening last week, here are links to the films we showed: The Valley Rebels Migrants: Unaccompanied minors stranded in Paris Cisarua refugee school (Indonesia) Also worth watching is this clip titled The real State of Emergency about refugees sleeping rough in Paris. A good read about a radical critique of borders and a grassoots response to the refugee crisis is Harsha Walia's book Undoing Border Imperialism, available at the Freedom Shop. We also have a small pamphlet on the increasing militarisation of borders, which can be downloaded here .

Film screening & discussion: What happens to young refugees?

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The Valley Rebels What happens to young refugees?   If on your drive home from work you encountered a group of lost teenage kids, would you stop and help them? That’s what the people from a valley in the French Alps do, and they are being prosecuted for it. Because the kids are “unaccompanied minor” refugees and the authorities don’t know what to do with them. Amongst the daily news about the “refugee crisis” in Europe, the situation of children is often overlooked. And closer to home, there are about 45 children held in the Australian detention centre on Nauru. Come and watch the film The Valley Rebels and join a discussion about young refugees and what happens to them. When: Thursday, 15 June 2017, 6 pm Where: 17 Tory St, Te Aro Hosted by the Freedom Shop

Film screening & discussion: What happens to young refugees?

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The Valley Rebels What happens to young refugees?   If on your drive home from work you encountered a group of lost teenage kids, would you stop and help them? That’s what the people from a valley in the French Alps do, and they are being prosecuted for it. Because the kids are “unaccompanied minor” refugees and the authorities don’t know what to do with them. Amongst the daily news about the “refugee crisis” in Europe, the situation of children is often overlooked. And closer to home, there are about 45 children held in the Australian detention centre on Nauru. Come and watch the film The Valley Rebels and join a discussion about young refugees and what happens to them. When: Thursday, 15 June 2017, 6 pm Where: 17 Tory St, Te Aro Hosted by the Freedom Shop

17 Tory St - Closing Celebration

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17 Tory Street, formerly known as Nineteen Tory Street, is closing its doors on the 18th of June. To honour the mauri of what has lived and flourished in the space over the past five years, there will be an afternoon of storytelling, kai, warmth and plotting: Sunday 11th of June  3pm - 7pm  **Keynote speakers at 5pm** The Concerned Citizens Collective asks us to bring the memories and spirit that made 17 Tory St the vibrant hub that it was. There will be an open-mic for storytelling opportunities. The 17 Tory Street Open Source Community Gallery grew out of the Occupy Movement of late 2011 and first opened in April 2012. The Freedom Shop began to hold public meetings there in November of that year. We'd hold public meetings at Tory St and film evenings at the Peoples' Cinema. After the Peoples' Cinema closed in 2014, most of our public events have been held at Tory Street. Our talks, public meetings and film screenings at Tory St have been on a variety of topics - includin

17 Tory St - Closing Celebration

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17 Tory Street, formerly known as Nineteen Tory Street, is closing its doors on the 18th of June. To honour the mauri of what has lived and flourished in the space over the past five years, there will be an afternoon of storytelling, kai, warmth and plotting: Sunday 11th of June  3pm - 7pm  **Keynote speakers at 5pm** The Concerned Citizens Collective asks us to bring the memories and spirit that made 17 Tory St the vibrant hub that it was. There will be an open-mic for storytelling opportunities. The 17 Tory Street Open Source Community Gallery grew out of the Occupy Movement of late 2011 and first opened in April 2012. The Freedom Shop began to hold public meetings there in November of that year. We'd hold public meetings at Tory St and film evenings at the Peoples' Cinema. After the Peoples' Cinema closed in 2014, most of our public events have been held at Tory Street. Our talks, public meetings and film screenings at Tory St have been on a variety of topics - includin

COPS, COPS, COPS talk

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The Freedom Shop will be showing some short films and having a discussion about how activist groups deal with cops this Thursday (20 April), 6.30pm, at 17 Tory Street. Even within activist and protest groups there are differing opinions about how we deal with police & recently some activist groups in Wellington have complained that they've been harassed by the police. So let's get together to talk about how as activist groups we could work together and protect ourselves more against police. Our zine about interacting with the police can be downloaded here  & imposed copy here

COPS, COPS, COPS talk

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The Freedom Shop will be showing some short films and having a discussion about how activist groups deal with cops this Thursday (20 April), 6.30pm, at 17 Tory Street. Even within activist and protest groups there are differing opinions about how we deal with police & recently some activist groups in Wellington have complained that they've been harassed by the police. So let's get together to talk about how as activist groups we could work together and protect ourselves more against police. Our zine about interacting with the police can be downloaded here  & imposed copy here

From Activist to 'Terrorist' - Jake Conroy

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Come along on Tuesday 4 April at 7pm at 17 Tory St and have a chance to talk with Jake Conroy, one of the SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA). Jake will talk about his experience of state repression and the US prison system. Jake was one of the members of SHAC imprisoned for several years after campaigning to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences. Their campaign didn’t involve bombs or arson, rather they campaigned to break the financial ties that Huntingdon had with other corporations. They also ran a website on which they posted news about the campaign — legal actions like protests and illegal actions like stealing animals from labs. They were imprisoned for  'reporting on and encouraging others to engage in legal  demonstrations and supporting the ideology of direct action'. For more info about the SHAC7: SHAC7  &  Sometimes We Had a Brick

From Activist to 'Terrorist' - Jake Conroy

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Come along on Tuesday 4 April at 7pm at 17 Tory St and have a chance to talk with Jake Conroy, one of the SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA). Jake will talk about his experience of state repression and the US prison system. Jake was one of the members of SHAC imprisoned for several years after campaigning to shut down Huntingdon Life Sciences. Their campaign didn’t involve bombs or arson, rather they campaigned to break the financial ties that Huntingdon had with other corporations. They also ran a website on which they posted news about the campaign — legal actions like protests and illegal actions like stealing animals from labs. They were imprisoned for  'reporting on and encouraging others to engage in legal  demonstrations and supporting the ideology of direct action'. For more info about the SHAC7: SHAC7  &  Sometimes We Had a Brick

Sunday - Spanish Revolution - 80 Years

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Sunday, 10 July
 Open all day from 10am The final day of the Spanish Revolution exhibition at 17 Tory Street, Wellington, concludes with a talk by Mark Derby at 4pm followed by a screening of Ken Loach's ' Land and Freedom '. 4pm: Mark Derby will talk about New Zealanders who went to Spain. Mark’s the author of ‘ Kiwi Compañeros: New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War ’ and ‘ Petals and Bullets. Dorothy Morris: New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War .’
 Mark’s talk will be followed by a screening of Ken Loach’s ‘ Land and Freedom ’.

Sunday - Spanish Revolution - 80 Years

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Sunday, 10 July
 Open all day from 10am The final day of the Spanish Revolution exhibition at 17 Tory Street, Wellington, concludes with a talk by Mark Derby at 4pm followed by a screening of Ken Loach's ' Land and Freedom '. 4pm: Mark Derby will talk about New Zealanders who went to Spain. Mark’s the author of ‘ Kiwi Compañeros: New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War ’ and ‘ Petals and Bullets. Dorothy Morris: New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War .’
 Mark’s talk will be followed by a screening of Ken Loach’s ‘ Land and Freedom ’.

Saturday, 9 July
 - Two Films & Exhibition

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Join us for the third day of the Spanish Revolution exhibition Saturday 9 July  -  Open from 10am - 1-2pm: Mujeres Libres - film screening ‘ Toda la Vida ’ followed by discussion
.  Toda la Vida' (All our Lives) is a film about Mujeres Libres. Angered by the sexism of their male comrades and by their marginalisation within a revolution that was supposed to offer liberty to all - women organised themselves. Mujeres Libres, formed in 1936 with a membership of over 30,000,  fought for both female emancipation and social revolution, arguing that the two had to be realised side by side. As well as fighting and dying at the front alongside men they set up schools, shut down brothels and engaged in popular education in both urban and rural communities.  7pm: movie screening ‘ La Lengua de las Mariposas (Tongue of the Butterfly) ’ Described as a movie that makes you think, 'Tongue of the Butterfly' captures the relationship between state and church in mid-1930s Spain and the time w

Saturday, 9 July
 - Two Films & Exhibition

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Join us for the third day of the Spanish Revolution exhibition Saturday 9 July  -  Open from 10am - 1-2pm: Mujeres Libres - film screening ‘ Toda la Vida ’ followed by discussion
.  Toda la Vida' (All our Lives) is a film about Mujeres Libres. Angered by the sexism of their male comrades and by their marginalisation within a revolution that was supposed to offer liberty to all - women organised themselves. Mujeres Libres, formed in 1936 with a membership of over 30,000,  fought for both female emancipation and social revolution, arguing that the two had to be realised side by side. As well as fighting and dying at the front alongside men they set up schools, shut down brothels and engaged in popular education in both urban and rural communities.  7pm: movie screening ‘ La Lengua de las Mariposas (Tongue of the Butterfly) ’ Described as a movie that makes you think, 'Tongue of the Butterfly' captures the relationship between state and church in mid-1930s Spain and the time w

Friday - Spanish Revolution - 80 years

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Friday 8 July What is Anarchism? Wander in to 17 Tory St at lunchtime: 1 2.30pm  join a discussion about what anarchism is or come in at after work for the film 'Living Utopia'.  6.30pm - film screening: Living Utopia Be inspired by people who lived and worked and showed a different world possible not dominated by capitalism. Living Utopia is a documentary consisting of interviews and talks with 30 anarchist survivors of the Spanish revolution. It includes workers involved in the collectives and members of Free Women of Spain - a truly up-lifting and inspiring way to spend a cold Friday night. The full programme for the Spanish Revolution Exhibition is: Friday, 8 July
 -Open all day 12.30 - 1.30pm: lunchtime discussion ‘What is Anarchism?' 6.30pm: film screening ‘ Living Utopia ’, followed by cerveza y patatas

 Saturday, 9 July
 -Open from 10am-
 1-2pm: Mujeres Libres - film screening ‘ Toda la Vida ’ followed by discussion
 7pm: movie screening ‘ La Lengua de las Mariposa

Friday - Spanish Revolution - 80 years

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Friday 8 July What is Anarchism? Wander in to 17 Tory St at lunchtime: 1 2.30pm  join a discussion about what anarchism is or come in at after work for the film 'Living Utopia'.  6.30pm - film screening: Living Utopia Be inspired by people who lived and worked and showed a different world possible not dominated by capitalism. Living Utopia is a documentary consisting of interviews and talks with 30 anarchist survivors of the Spanish revolution. It includes workers involved in the collectives and members of Free Women of Spain - a truly up-lifting and inspiring way to spend a cold Friday night. The full programme for the Spanish Revolution Exhibition is: Friday, 8 July
 -Open all day 12.30 - 1.30pm: lunchtime discussion ‘What is Anarchism?' 6.30pm: film screening ‘ Living Utopia ’, followed by cerveza y patatas

 Saturday, 9 July
 -Open from 10am-
 1-2pm: Mujeres Libres - film screening ‘ Toda la Vida ’ followed by discussion
 7pm: movie screening ‘ La Lengua de las Mariposa