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Mining and drilling is experiencing a resurgence with plans for more open cast mines and deep sea oil drilling rearing their ugly heads. Join us to see a film that tells a story of resistance against Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies. The Coconut Revolution is the story of the extraordinary struggle of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army for their land, their culture and their independence – against an overwhelming Papua New Guinea army, backed by the Australian government and the billions of Rio Tinto. Friday, 20 September 2013, 6:30pm at the People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St, Wellington

Mining and drilling is experiencing a resurgence with plans for more open cast mines and deep sea oil drilling rearing their ugly heads. Join us to see a film that tells a story of resistance against Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies. The Coconut Revolution is the story of the extraordinary struggle of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army for their land, their culture and their independence – against an overwhelming Papua New Guinea army, backed by the Australian government and the billions of Rio Tinto. Friday, 20 September 2013, 6:30pm at the People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St, Wellington

The screening of 'Rebellion' was postponed due to the earthquake - we will be re-scheduling it and will let people know of the new date. In the meantime, if people know of any videos or documentaries that they would like to see, send us an email at the_freedom_shop@yahoo.com or pop into the Shop and have a talk with one of us. The opening hours are listed to the right of this page.

The screening of 'Rebellion' was postponed due to the earthquake - we will be re-scheduling it and will let people know of the new date. In the meantime, if people know of any videos or documentaries that they would like to see, send us an email at the_freedom_shop@yahoo.com or pop into the Shop and have a talk with one of us. The opening hours are listed to the right of this page.

Rebellion (Original: L'Ordre et la Morale) Mathieu Kassovitz says his first film La Haine was about police brutality, while Rebellion is about government brutality. “It’s April 1988 on the Ouvéa Island in the French colony of New Caledonia. 30 police are kidnapped by Kanak separatists and in response 300 special-forces operatives are sent in to restore order. To avoid unnecessary conflict, Philippe Legorjus (Mathieu Kassovitz), the captain of an elite counter-terrorism police unit, is sent in to the heart of the rebel base to negotiate a peaceful solution. But against the highly pressured backdrop of presidential elections in France, the stakes are high and all bets are off. Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine) makes a powerful comeback in front of and behind the camera with this violent thriller, based on true events.” Craig Grobler, The EstablishingShot . Friday, 16 August 2013, 6:30pm at the People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St.

Rebellion (Original: L'Ordre et la Morale) Mathieu Kassovitz says his first film La Haine was about police brutality, while Rebellion is about government brutality. “It’s April 1988 on the Ouvéa Island in the French colony of New Caledonia. 30 police are kidnapped by Kanak separatists and in response 300 special-forces operatives are sent in to restore order. To avoid unnecessary conflict, Philippe Legorjus (Mathieu Kassovitz), the captain of an elite counter-terrorism police unit, is sent in to the heart of the rebel base to negotiate a peaceful solution. But against the highly pressured backdrop of presidential elections in France, the stakes are high and all bets are off. Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine) makes a powerful comeback in front of and behind the camera with this violent thriller, based on true events.” Craig Grobler, The EstablishingShot . Friday, 16 August 2013, 6:30pm at the People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St.

Living Utopia (Original, 1997: Vivir la utopía. El anarquismo en Espana) Escape the cold Wellington winter and join us to remember one of the great moments of working class history, the sunny days of July 1936 when ordinary Spaniards seized control of their lives, fought fascism and demonstrated how pleasant life could be when capitalism and the state are consigned to the dustbin. What: Living Utopia: Anarchism in Spain When: Friday 19 July 2013 Where: People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St, (across the road from McDonalds), Wellington Time: 6:30 pm

Living Utopia (Original, 1997: Vivir la utopía. El anarquismo en Espana) Escape the cold Wellington winter and join us to remember one of the great moments of working class history, the sunny days of July 1936 when ordinary Spaniards seized control of their lives, fought fascism and demonstrated how pleasant life could be when capitalism and the state are consigned to the dustbin. What: Living Utopia: Anarchism in Spain When: Friday 19 July 2013 Where: People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St, (across the road from McDonalds), Wellington Time: 6:30 pm

The shelves are full - we've done a re-run of old popular zines, printed some new ones, and we've also have just received an order of new books. Some of the new zines include ' The Sun Still Rises ' by the imprisoned members of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire ; the Lexicon pamphlet series by the Institute for Anarchist Studies and ' Hunter Gather ' by Crimethinc . Reprinted zines include a new edition of ' Hot Pantz ', the wonderful do-it-yourself gynecology zine that begins with the statement: "Patriarchy sucks. It's robbed us of our autonomy and much of our history. We believe that it's integral for women to be aware and in control of our own bodies. The recipes we present here have been known for centuries, passed down from mother to daughter, and have survived the censorship of the witch hunts. Our intent is simple and practical: to help break away from the medical establishment's tentacular grip on our bodies and our approaches to

The shelves are full - we've done a re-run of old popular zines, printed some new ones, and we've also have just received an order of new books. Some of the new zines include ' The Sun Still Rises ' by the imprisoned members of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire ; the Lexicon pamphlet series by the Institute for Anarchist Studies and ' Hunter Gather ' by Crimethinc . Reprinted zines include a new edition of ' Hot Pantz ', the wonderful do-it-yourself gynecology zine that begins with the statement: "Patriarchy sucks. It's robbed us of our autonomy and much of our history. We believe that it's integral for women to be aware and in control of our own bodies. The recipes we present here have been known for centuries, passed down from mother to daughter, and have survived the censorship of the witch hunts. Our intent is simple and practical: to help break away from the medical establishment's tentacular grip on our bodies and our approaches to

We are hosting a film screening and discussion evening on Friday, 21 June at the People’s Cinema. On June 13, parliament passed the Immigration Amendment Bill into law - just in time for World Refugee Day on June 20. The new law allows the mass detention of groups of asylum seekers, should they ever manage to arrive in here. The changes bring New Zealand in line with Australia’s much condemned mandatory offshore detention regime. On top of that, earlier this year John Key signed an agreement with Julia Gillard to take 150 asylum seekers off Australia, further reducing New Zealand’s already small annual quota of 750 UN refugees and making New Zealand complicit in Australia’s human rights violations. In order to show what mass detention looks like, we will screen the documentary “No Advantage: Inside Australia’s Offshore Processing Centres”, which exposes the conditions inside the detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island. When: Friday, June 21, 2013, 6:30pm Where: People’s Cinema, 57

We are hosting a film screening and discussion evening on Friday, 21 June at the People’s Cinema. On June 13, parliament passed the Immigration Amendment Bill into law - just in time for World Refugee Day on June 20. The new law allows the mass detention of groups of asylum seekers, should they ever manage to arrive in here. The changes bring New Zealand in line with Australia’s much condemned mandatory offshore detention regime. On top of that, earlier this year John Key signed an agreement with Julia Gillard to take 150 asylum seekers off Australia, further reducing New Zealand’s already small annual quota of 750 UN refugees and making New Zealand complicit in Australia’s human rights violations. In order to show what mass detention looks like, we will screen the documentary “No Advantage: Inside Australia’s Offshore Processing Centres”, which exposes the conditions inside the detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island. When: Friday, June 21, 2013, 6:30pm Where: People’s Cinema, 57

Sewing Freedom , by Jared Davidson, is the first in-depth study of anarchism in New Zealand during the turbulent years of the early 20th century—a time of wildcat strikes, industrial warfare and a radical working class counter-culture. Interweaving biography, cultural history and an array of archival sources, this engaging account unravels the anarchist-cum-bomber stereotype by piecing together the life of Philip Josephs—a Latvian-born Jewish tailor, anti-militarist and founder of the Wellington Freedom Group. Anarchists like Josephs not only existed in the ‘Workingman’s Paradise’ that was New Zealand, but were a lively part of its labour movement and the class struggle that swept through the country, imparting uncredited influence and ideas. Sewing Freedom places this neglected movement within the global anarchist upsurge, and unearths the colourful activities of New Zealand’s most radical advocates for social and economic change. More information on the book, a sampler, and revie

Sewing Freedom , by Jared Davidson, is the first in-depth study of anarchism in New Zealand during the turbulent years of the early 20th century—a time of wildcat strikes, industrial warfare and a radical working class counter-culture. Interweaving biography, cultural history and an array of archival sources, this engaging account unravels the anarchist-cum-bomber stereotype by piecing together the life of Philip Josephs—a Latvian-born Jewish tailor, anti-militarist and founder of the Wellington Freedom Group. Anarchists like Josephs not only existed in the ‘Workingman’s Paradise’ that was New Zealand, but were a lively part of its labour movement and the class struggle that swept through the country, imparting uncredited influence and ideas. Sewing Freedom places this neglected movement within the global anarchist upsurge, and unearths the colourful activities of New Zealand’s most radical advocates for social and economic change. More information on the book, a sampler,

We have new stock in the Shop, including: Hawaii 1778--1958, From Western Discovery to Statehood - J. Gerlach The Right to be Lazy. Paul LaFargue (Author) Quiet Rumours: An Anarcha-Feminist Reader, New Edition - Dark Star Collective Disassembly Required: A Field Guide to Actually Existing Capitalism - Geoff Mann Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire - C. B. Daring A Poetics of Resistance, The Revolutionary Public Relations of the Zapatista Insurgency - Jeff Conant (Author) Arab Spring, Libyan Winter - Vijay Prashad Decolonizing Anarchism: An Antiauthoritarian History of India's Liberation Struggle - Maia Ramnath The Congo: A European Invention - J. Gerlach Mythmakers & Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction - Margaret Killjoy (Editor) Partisanas: Women in the Armed Resistance to Fascism and German Occupation (1936--1945) - Ingrid Strobl Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America (2nd edition) - Ward Churchill Ey

We have new stock in the Shop, including: Hawaii 1778--1958, From Western Discovery to Statehood - J. Gerlach The Right to be Lazy. Paul LaFargue (Author) Quiet Rumours: An Anarcha-Feminist Reader, New Edition - Dark Star Collective Disassembly Required: A Field Guide to Actually Existing Capitalism - Geoff Mann Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire - C. B. Daring A Poetics of Resistance, The Revolutionary Public Relations of the Zapatista Insurgency - Jeff Conant (Author) Arab Spring, Libyan Winter - Vijay Prashad Decolonizing Anarchism: An Antiauthoritarian History of India's Liberation Struggle - Maia Ramnath The Congo: A European Invention - J. Gerlach Mythmakers & Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction - Margaret Killjoy (Editor) Partisanas: Women in the Armed Resistance to Fascism and German Occupation (1936--1945) - Ingrid Strobl Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America (2nd edition) - Ward Churchill Ey

We are contemplating a new order of books and zines, if you have a title you think we should stock - flick us an email at the_freedom_shop@yahoo.com

We are contemplating a new order of books and zines, if you have a title you think we should stock - flick us an email at the_freedom_shop@yahoo.com