The Freedom Shop Aotearoa

Here are some of the new books we've got. Don't forget the Newtown Festival on Sunday, 4 March. The Freedom Shop will be open from 10am till about 5pm. Anarchy Explained To My Father Anarchy Explained to My Father is a provocative and accessible discussion of the revolutionary mode of thought that rejects all forms of domination and seeks, in the words of Louise Michel, "order through harmony." Is China an Imperialist Country? Considerations and Evidence This book brings together theoretical, definitional and logical considerations, as well as the extensive empirical evidence which is now available, to demonstrate that China has indeed definitely become a capitalist-imperialist country Why Don't the Poor Rise Up? Organizing the Twenty-First Century Resistance In the context of unparalleled global wealth disparity, ecological catastrophe, and myriad forms of structural oppression, this vibrant collection offers a reassessment of contemporary obstacles to mass mobi

Here are some of the new books we've got. Don't forget the Newtown Festival on Sunday, 4 March. The Freedom Shop will be open from 10am till about 5pm. Anarchy Explained To My Father Anarchy Explained to My Father is a provocative and accessible discussion of the revolutionary mode of thought that rejects all forms of domination and seeks, in the words of Louise Michel, "order through harmony." Is China an Imperialist Country? Considerations and Evidence This book brings together theoretical, definitional and logical considerations, as well as the extensive empirical evidence which is now available, to demonstrate that China has indeed definitely become a capitalist-imperialist country Why Don't the Poor Rise Up? Organizing the Twenty-First Century Resistance In the context of unparalleled global wealth disparity, ecological catastrophe, and myriad forms of structural oppression, this vibrant collection offers a reassessment of contemporary obstacles to mass mobi

We’ve just received a shipment of books from Huia Publishers, at special mid-year summer holiday prices. Here’s a small selection: The Struggle for Māori Fishing Rights: Te Ika a Māori By Brian Bargh This book claims that four pou or elements significantly assisted in the recognition and eventual recovery of Māori fishing rights: The Treaty of Waitangi; the courts; The Waitangi Tribunal and the resilience and tenacity of Māori people, who never gave up fighting for what was right. $20 Polynesian Panthers: Pacific Protest and Affirmative Action in Aotearoa NZ 1971-1981 By Melani Anae, Leilani Tamu, Lautofa Iuli The Panthers organised prison visit programmes and sporting and debating teams for inmates; provided a halfway-house service for young men released from prison; ran homework centres; and offered ‘people’s loans’, legal aid and food banks that catered for 600 families at their height. $15 Māori and the Environment: Kaitiaki By Rachael Selby, Pātaka Moore, Malcolm Mulholland This c

We’ve just received a shipment of books from Huia Publishers, at special mid-year summer holiday prices. Here’s a small selection: The Struggle for Māori Fishing Rights: Te Ika a Māori By Brian Bargh This book claims that four pou or elements significantly assisted in the recognition and eventual recovery of Māori fishing rights: The Treaty of Waitangi; the courts; The Waitangi Tribunal and the resilience and tenacity of Māori people, who never gave up fighting for what was right. $20 Polynesian Panthers: Pacific Protest and Affirmative Action in Aotearoa NZ 1971-1981 By Melani Anae, Leilani Tamu, Lautofa Iuli The Panthers organised prison visit programmes and sporting and debating teams for inmates; provided a halfway-house service for young men released from prison; ran homework centres; and offered ‘people’s loans’, legal aid and food banks that catered for 600 families at their height. $15 Māori and the Environment: Kaitiaki By Rachael Selby, Pātaka Moore, Malcolm Mulholland This

The situation of the refugees who have been abandoned by Australia on Manus Island is getting worse by the day. They have been without food, water or medical supplies for 19 days now and many of them are acutely ill. On Saturday, the supposedly safe new camp in Lorengau was invaded by locals, armed with knives and machetes, who turned the electricity generator off. We need to get them here now! The Freedom Shop has put together two resources that can help spread information and raise awareness.   A twelve-page A5 pamphlet titled “The Manus Refugee Crisis – the story so far” provides a bit of background on the Australian detention policy and the history of the Manus camp, before giving a day-by-day chronology of the events since the closure of the camps on 31 October. Download the un-imposed (good for reading on a screen) version here and the imposed (good for printing) here . The fold-up poster “Welcome Refugees” is a quick-read info sheet and call to action, on the back of a poster.

The situation of the refugees who have been abandoned by Australia on Manus Island is getting worse by the day. They have been without food, water or medical supplies for 19 days now and many of them are acutely ill. On Saturday, the supposedly safe new camp in Lorengau was invaded by locals, armed with knives and machetes, who turned the electricity generator off. We need to get them here now! The Freedom Shop has put together two resources that can help spread information and raise awareness.   A twelve-page A5 pamphlet titled “The Manus Refugee Crisis – the story so far” provides a bit of background on the Australian detention policy and the history of the Manus camp, before giving a day-by-day chronology of the events since the closure of the camps on 31 October. Download the un-imposed (good for reading on a screen) version here and the imposed (good for printing) here . The fold-up poster “Welcome Refugees” is a quick-read info sheet and call to action, on the back of a poster

It's that time of year again! Wellington Zinefest is happening this Saturday, 18 November, 11am - 4pm at the Wellington High School Hall , 249 Taranaki Street and of course we will have a stall there. There will be a collaborative DIY table at the market open to anyone who wants to contribute to Wellington Zinefest's collaborative zine for 2017. Pens, paper, glue, scissors and other making materials will be provided. Feel free to add a page or two of your original work to this zine! See you there!