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Film Screening: Celebrate 20 years of Zapatista autonomous communities

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It is 20 years since NAFTA came into effect and the Zapatista National Liberation Army and people of Chiapas condemned it as 'a death sentence for the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico'. It was on 1st January 1994 that the Zapatista army said “¡Ya Basta!”, “Enough!”. Already fighting the effects of 500 years of colonisation, they knew what NAFTA would mean and said no to corporate globalisation. It is now 20 years since that day and for many the Zapatista have become an international symbol and inspiration for resistance against colonisation and corporate globalisation. In spite of murders, mass killings, rapes, harassment and arrests – despite constant harassment by the state and para-military forces, in spite of anti-Zapatista propaganda and attempts by global powers to vilify them – the autonomous communities of Chiapas continue. Come along on Friday 17 January and join in a film viewing and discussion about the Zapatista struggle. Further information about the Zapatista struggle

Film Screening: Celebrate 20 years of Zapatista autonomous communities

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It is 20 years since NAFTA came into effect and the Zapatista National Liberation Army and people of Chiapas condemned it as 'a death sentence for the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico'. It was on 1st January 1994 that the Zapatista army said “¡Ya Basta!”, “Enough!”. Already fighting the effects of 500 years of colonisation, they knew what NAFTA would mean and said no to corporate globalisation. It is now 20 years since that day and for many the Zapatista have become an international symbol and inspiration for resistance against colonisation and corporate globalisation. In spite of murders, mass killings, rapes, harassment and arrests – despite constant harassment by the state and para-military forces, in spite of anti-Zapatista propaganda and attempts by global powers to vilify them – the autonomous communities of Chiapas continue. Come along on Friday 17 January and join in a film viewing and discussion about the Zapatista struggle. Further information about the Zapatista struggle

Open again week beginning 6 January

The Freedom Shop is shut over the christmas and new year break until the week beginning 6th January. We still have many books from the recent Huia order and are currently contemplating a new order of zines. If you can recommends any zines, please let us know by popping into the shop over the next few weeks or emailing us on:  FreedomShopAotearoa@gmail.com .

Open again week beginning 6 January

The Freedom Shop is shut over the christmas and new year break until the week beginning 6th January. We still have many books from the recent Huia order and are currently contemplating a new order of zines. If you can recommends any zines, please let us know by popping into the shop over the next few weeks or emailing us on:  FreedomShopAotearoa@gmail.com .

December Film Screening

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We're ending the year with a film that is less overtly political and a little more entertaining, but not without a moral or two.... 'What to Do in Case of Fire' In 1987, six young Berlin squatters fight street battles with police, smoke a lot of dope and film themselves making a home-made pressure-cooker bomb. The bomb is a dud and soon forgotten. However, 12 years later it goes off - the group have long since disbanded and some of them are a bit more conservative and traditional than they used to be...       Friday, 20 December Doors open: 6pm Film starts: 6.30pm People's Cinema , 57 Manners St, Wellington Watch the trailer here . Original: Was tun, wenn's brennt. 

December Film Screening

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We're ending the year with a film that is less overtly political and a little more entertaining, but not without a moral or two.... 'What to Do in Case of Fire' In 1987, six young Berlin squatters fight street battles with police, smoke a lot of dope and film themselves making a home-made pressure-cooker bomb. The bomb is a dud and soon forgotten. However, 12 years later it goes off - the group have long since disbanded and some of them are a bit more conservative and traditional than they used to be...       Friday, 20 December Doors open: 6pm Film starts: 6.30pm People's Cinema , 57 Manners St, Wellington Watch the trailer here . Original: Was tun, wenn's brennt. 

Huia Books

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We have a new order of both fiction and non-fiction Huia Books in the Shop available at especially low prices. The books include both the M āori and English editions of 'Maumahara ki tērā Nōema' / 'Remember That November ' - a children's book about the story of the invasion of Parihaka on 5th November 1881. As one young reader put it, “ The book was in two halves. One was about a man called Guy (who had) fireworks. He tried to blow up the king and his men… Part 2: The government tried to take the Maori land. The government won, but MAORI came back and WIN IT BACK. ” We have several others books specifically about Taranaki, including ' Ng ā ti Ruanui: A History ', which Huia say is a 'fascinating, at times chilling, and ultimately inspiring' history of the South Taranaki iwi Ng ā ti Ruanui. The central theme of the book is described as ' the unwavering determination of the Ngāti Ruanui tribe to hold onto their land and their autonomy'. We a