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On Tuesday, October 22, at 5.30pm at the National Library, corner Molesworth & Aitken St, Wgtn, as part of the centenary of the 1913 Great Strike, Jared Davidson is giving a talk on working-class radicalism and the state between 1915 and 1925 . It was during these years that the NZ Government enforced a strict censorship regime to fight what they perceived as the threat of political and industrial unrest. The mail, literature, and speeches of radicals – especially the Industrial Workers of the World (known as the Wobblies) – came under state scrutiny, and led to raids, arrests, and deportation of those deemed seditious. The talk by Jared will ‘Reds & Wobblies’ highlight the actions of a government fearful of social revolution in a time of worldwide turbulence, and discuss the working-class radicalism that caused such fears – from IWW stickers to the deportation of Noel Lyons. Jared is the author of two books stocked by the Freedom Shop: 'Sewing Freedom' and 'Remains

On Tuesday, October 22, at 5.30pm at the National Library, corner Molesworth & Aitken St, Wgtn, as part of the centenary of the 1913 Great Strike, Jared Davidson is giving a talk on working-class radicalism and the state between 1915 and 1925 . It was during these years that the NZ Government enforced a strict censorship regime to fight what they perceived as the threat of political and industrial unrest. The mail, literature, and speeches of radicals – especially the Industrial Workers of the World (known as the Wobblies) – came under state scrutiny, and led to raids, arrests, and deportation of those deemed seditious. The talk by Jared will ‘Reds & Wobblies’ highlight the actions of a government fearful of social revolution in a time of worldwide turbulence, and discuss the working-class radicalism that caused such fears – from IWW stickers to the deportation of Noel Lyons. Jared is the author of two books stocked by the Freedom Shop: 'Sewing Freedom' and 'Remai

"Fire Your Boss!"... "Abolish the wage system!" On the centenary of the Great Strike of 1913, we invite you to listen to the voices of the ' Industrial Workers of the World ' . Started in 1905 under the motto “ an injury to one is an injury to all ” , the IWW was the only union open to all trades and to men and to women; and the only union (past and present) to state “ it is the historic mission of the working class to do away with capitalism. ”    An IWW branch was established in Wellington in 1907, and IWW members were involved in many of the early militant labour unions and struggles here , including the Great Strike. The Wobblies (1979; Stewart Bird, Deborah Shaffer) provides an overview of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), complete with archival footage, loads of interviews, Wobbly art and songs . Further information about events organised in Wellington to mark the 1913 Great Strike can be found here: http://1913greatstrike.org/ When: Frid

"Fire Your Boss!"... "Abolish the wage system!" On the centenary of the Great Strike of 1913, we invite you to listen to the voices of the ' Industrial Workers of the World ' . Started in 1905 under the motto “ an injury to one is an injury to all ” , the IWW was the only union open to all trades and to men and to women; and the only union (past and present) to state “ it is the historic mission of the working class to do away with capitalism. ”    An IWW branch was established in Wellington in 1907, and IWW members were involved in many of the early militant labour unions and struggles here , including the Great Strike. The Wobblies (1979; Stewart Bird, Deborah Shaffer) provides an overview of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), complete with archival footage, loads of interviews, Wobbly art and songs . Further information about events organised in Wellington to mark the 1913 Great Strike can be found here: http://1913greatstrike.org/ Wh

The latest edition of 'imminent rebellion' is here.   Imminent Rebellion is an irregular anarchist journal published by Rebel Press . This issue includes: ‘Pirates’ vs Pirates: Somalia through the eyes of a German court  Lizard’s Revenge - action against BHP's uranium mine at Olympic Dam in South Australia Loomio: Making self-organised governance convenient The Trial - a description of the 'Urewera 4' trial Never Ceded: An interview with Marianne Mackay Hot and Hotter: The Sex Worker Freedom Festival Up a Mighty River Without a Paddle Unpicking Arcadia: Philip Josephs and early NZ anarchism An Interview with the Kurdish Anarchist Forum The Aftermath: The fight to save Glen Innes

The latest edition of 'imminent rebellion' is here.   Imminent Rebellion is an irregular anarchist journal published by Rebel Press . This issue includes: ‘Pirates’ vs Pirates: Somalia through the eyes of a German court  Lizard’s Revenge - action against BHP's uranium mine at Olympic Dam in South Australia Loomio: Making self-organised governance convenient The Trial - a description of the 'Urewera 4' trial Never Ceded: An interview with Marianne Mackay Hot and Hotter: The Sex Worker Freedom Festival Up a Mighty River Without a Paddle Unpicking Arcadia: Philip Josephs and early NZ anarchism An Interview with the Kurdish Anarchist Forum The Aftermath: The fight to save Glen Innes

We have a few new books from Huia Publishers at special prices: At the Heart of Hiruharama by Isabel Waiti-Mulholland Ngati Ruanui: A History by Tony Sole Ocean Roads by James George  The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-economic History of Te Arawa by Vincent O Malley The Smell of the Moon by Mark Kneubuhl Te Wiremuu - Henry WIlliams: Early Years in the North by Caroline Fitzgerald Wiremu Tamihana by Evelyn Stokes Zhu Mao by Mark Sweet