The Freedom Shop Aotearoa

Prisons - a serious crime This country has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the world & that statistic doesn't include those serving a non­-prison sentence or waiting for a court appearance. As of 1 st Dec 2014 there were 8,641 people in NZ's prison. That's more than the towns of Foxton, Featherston and Martinborough combined. Of those people in prison, more than half are M āori & a quarter aged under 25. On top of all that, 70% of people imprisoned get another conviction within five years; the justice industry is a revolving system.   We are inviting speakers who have been involved with the prison system to give a short presentation on this theme, followed by general discussion for all. Come along and join in.   When: 7pm, Thursday, 1st October 2015 Where: 17 Tory Street, Wellington (formerly 19 Tory St)   What: Prisons - ­ a serious crime

Prisons - a serious crime This country has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the world & that statistic doesn't include those serving a non­-prison sentence or waiting for a court appearance. As of 1 st Dec 2014 there were 8,641 people in NZ's prison. That's more than the towns of Foxton, Featherston and Martinborough combined. Of those people in prison, more than half are M āori & a quarter aged under 25. On top of all that, 70% of people imprisoned get another conviction within five years; the justice industry is a revolving system.   We are inviting speakers who have been involved with the prison system to give a short presentation on this theme, followed by general discussion for all. Come along and join in.   When: 7pm, Thursday, 1st October 2015 Where: 17 Tory Street, Wellington (formerly 19 Tory St)   What: Prisons - ­ a serious crime

A fundraising celebration of radical and independent publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond! AK Press is a worker-run, collectively managed anarchist publishing and distribution company, in operation since 1990. On March 21st of this year, a fire in a building behind AK’s caught fire and the fire spread to AK’s warehouse. Two people living in the building died in the fire, much of AK’s inventory was damaged by water and smoke, and the city has deemed their building uninhabitable. While they have suffered a major blow they are carrying on and continue to publish and distribute anarchist and radical literature around the world, including to Aotearoa New Zealand. But they need all the help they can get and all money raised at this event will go directly to their fire relief fund. More information about AK Press and the fire can be found at http://www.akpress.org/ fire-relief.html Also a RadioNZ interview with Pip Adams promoting the AK Benefit. Confirmed so far: Jared

A fundraising celebration of radical and independent publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond! AK Press is a worker-run, collectively managed anarchist publishing and distribution company, in operation since 1990. On March 21st of this year, a fire in a building behind AK’s caught fire and the fire spread to AK’s warehouse. Two people living in the building died in the fire, much of AK’s inventory was damaged by water and smoke, and the city has deemed their building uninhabitable. While they have suffered a major blow they are carrying on and continue to publish and distribute anarchist and radical literature around the world, including to Aotearoa New Zealand. But they need all the help they can get and all money raised at this event will go directly to their fire relief fund. More information about AK Press and the fire can be found at http://www.akpress.org/ fire-relief.html Also a RadioNZ interview with Pip Adams promoting the AK Benefit. Confirmed so far:

The third meeting of Sshhhh will be taking place at Revolting Books. Drop in from 5.30pm onwards: Revolting Books, 128 Abel Smith St.

The third meeting of Sshhhh will be taking place at Revolting Books. Drop in from 5.30pm onwards: Revolting Books, 128 Abel Smith St.

We're having our second gathering of Sshhhh...come along if you're interested... Thursday, 30 July from 5:30pm at Revolting Books Library (128 Abel Smith St).

We're having our second gathering of Sshhhh...come along if you're interested... Thursday, 30 July from 5:30pm at Revolting Books Library (128 Abel Smith St).

The Freedom Shop’s 20th birthday party was appropriately opened by the ceremonial smashing of a TV. Inside Thistle Hall there was a timeline of the history of the shop with many historic photos. A zine making workshop lasted the whole afternoon, a patch making workshop was held and visitors enjoyed having a go at ‘pinning the lie on John Key’ (over 200 lies were available to chose from). And of course plenty of radical books, zines, patches and CDs were on sale. Freedom Shoppers who had started the original shop (which was right across the road from Thistle Hall at 272 Cuba St – now the bypass) told yarns about the early days of the shop and an interesting discussion was had around the future of radical publishing (watch this space). In the evening we enjoyed music by Dick Whyte, Dead Vicious, Awkward Death and The Four Stars until late. Thanks to the many people who contributed and helped make the event happen! For those who missed it, stay tuned for our 50th. On the meantime, you can

The Freedom Shop’s 20th birthday party was appropriately opened by the ceremonial smashing of a TV. Inside Thistle Hall there was a timeline of the history of the shop with many historic photos. A zine making workshop lasted the whole afternoon, a patch making workshop was held and visitors enjoyed having a go at ‘pinning the lie on John Key’ (over 200 lies were available to chose from). And of course plenty of radical books, zines, patches and CDs were on sale. Freedom Shoppers who had started the original shop (which was right across the road from Thistle Hall at 272 Cuba St – now the bypass) told yarns about the early days of the shop and an interesting discussion was had around the future of radical publishing (watch this space). In the evening we enjoyed music by Dick Whyte, Dead Vicious, Awkward Death and The Four Stars until late. Thanks to the many people who contributed and helped make the event happen! For those who missed it, stay tuned for our 50th. On the meantime, you c

On the 1st of May 2015, the Freedom Shop in Wellington turned 20! And on Saturday 9th May we will celebrate. We think that lasting 20 years is no small achievement for an anarchist collective and we are celebrating this anniversary by having an exhibition and a day of events at the Thistle Hall, right across the road from where the shop started on 20 years ago in 1995. When:  9 May 2015, midday till midnight Where:  Thistle Hall, corner Cuba and Arthur Streets, Wellington. What:   12 noon: Opening of the exhibition, followed by food. 1 pm: The Freedom Shop history , a discussion about the history of the shop and a chance for current and past members of the Collective to reminisce. 3 pm: The future of radical publishing . Come and join a chat about how we can ensure radical books and literature will continue to be available. 5 pm: What is anarchism? What does it mean to say you are an anarchist? What do we think anarchy is? Come along and join a discussion about anarchism. Food will be

On the 1st of May 2015, the Freedom Shop in Wellington turned 20! And on Saturday 9th May we will celebrate. We think that lasting 20 years is no small achievement for an anarchist collective and we are celebrating this anniversary by having an exhibition and a day of events at the Thistle Hall, right across the road from where the shop started on 20 years ago in 1995. When:  9 May 2015, midday till midnight Where:  Thistle Hall, corner Cuba and Arthur Streets, Wellington. What:   12 noon: Opening of the exhibition, followed by food. 1 pm: The Freedom Shop history , a discussion about the history of the shop and a chance for current and past members of the Collective to reminisce. 3 pm: The future of radical publishing . Come and join a chat about how we can ensure radical books and literature will continue to be available. 5 pm: What is anarchism? What does it mean to say you are an anarchist? What do we think anarchy is? Come along and join a discussion about anarchism. Food will be

On Saturday 1st November the Freedom Shop in Newtown will be closed BUT we will be at the Market Day being held at the Opportunity for Animals Kilbirnie Shop. We'll have zines, badges, stickers and patches for sale on the day.    The Opportunity for Animals Shop will have heaps of retro stuff, lucky dips, and the chance to win the Opportunity for Animals raffle, plus vegan treats and bodacious tunes.    So visit the Kilbirnie Opportunity for Animals between 11am and 3pm Saturday 1st November.

On Saturday 1st November the Freedom Shop in Newtown will be closed BUT we will be at the Market Day being held at the Opportunity for Animals Kilbirnie Shop. We'll have zines, badges, stickers and patches for sale on the day.    The Opportunity for Animals Shop will have heaps of retro stuff, lucky dips, and the chance to win the Opportunity for Animals raffle, plus vegan treats and bodacious tunes.    So visit the Kilbirnie Opportunity for Animals between 11am and 3pm Saturday 1st November.

The second issue of Aargh! is out.   Once more Aargh! consists of 16 pages of radical analysis and commentary for only $2. This issue includes  articles about elections, voting and political parties, including:   50 Days of Democracy The Green Party Drones - Judge, Jury and Executioner The Neo-Liberal Prescription  It also has book reviews, a film review and a recipe. Aargh! is at the Freedom Shop. If you can't make it to the shop, send us an envelope addressed to yourself and with an appropriate stamp and we'll mail you one. Send us ten dollars and we'll send five copies for you to give to your friends and family, who are bound to be delighted.

The second issue of Aargh! is out.   Once more Aargh! consists of 16 pages of radical analysis and commentary for only $2. This issue includes  articles about elections, voting and political parties, including:   50 Days of Democracy The Green Party Drones - Judge, Jury and Executioner The Neo-Liberal Prescription  It also has book reviews, a film review and a recipe. Aargh! is at the Freedom Shop. If you can't make it to the shop, send us an envelope addressed to yourself and with an appropriate stamp and we'll mail you one. Send us ten dollars and we'll send five copies for you to give to your friends and family, who are bound to be delighted.

We have had a couple of boxes of new books and tee-shirts arrive from AK Press, including: ' Against Equality ' critiques the current struggle for inclusion and equality in conservative systems and institutions for all queer people. Instead on inclusion, the Against Equality Collective challenges people to struggle for alternatives to the current system - for radical transformation of society. The Collective hope to ' reinvigorate the queer political imagination with fantastic possibility! ' We also have a couple of copies of an anthology of Peter Kropotkin's writings: ' Direct Struggle Against Capital '. Edited by Iain McKay, the book is fully annotated and features an historical introduction, biographical sketch, glossary, bibliography and index. " The enemy on whom we declare war is capital, and it is against capital that we will direct all our efforts, taking care not to become distracted from our goal by the phony campaigns and arguments of the pol

We have had a couple of boxes of new books and tee-shirts arrive from AK Press, including: ' Against Equality ' critiques the current struggle for inclusion and equality in conservative systems and institutions for all queer people. Instead on inclusion, the Against Equality Collective challenges people to struggle for alternatives to the current system - for radical transformation of society. The Collective hope to ' reinvigorate the queer political imagination with fantastic possibility! ' We also have a couple of copies of an anthology of Peter Kropotkin's writings: ' Direct Struggle Against Capital '. Edited by Iain McKay, the book is fully annotated and features an historical introduction, biographical sketch, glossary, bibliography and index. " The enemy on whom we declare war is capital, and it is against capital that we will direct all our efforts, taking care not to become distracted from our goal by the phony campaigns and arguments of the

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 .

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 .