The Freedom Shop Aotearoa

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:

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

Peace Action Wellington are campaigning to stop the weapons conference in November and have produced some cool t-shirts to raise funds and spread the message. The Freedom Shop sells them on behalf (without markup) for $15.

Peace Action Wellington are campaigning to stop the weapons conference in November and have produced some cool t-shirts to raise funds and spread the message. The Freedom Shop sells them on behalf (without markup) for $15.

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.

Once more we have a range of new books on the shelves. Orders have arrived from both PM Press and AK Press , including: The line has been drawn: it has gone this far, but no further . Published in 2014 ' A Line in the Tar Sands ' makes it clear that the industry needs to be shut down. The tar sands are a pivotal position in the fight against climate change. Anit-colonial and anti-capitalist fighters are confronting an industry driven by some of the largest corporations on earth, which have no goals that are any nobler than maximizing short-term profits and growth. A sample of the book can be downloaded here .   Asia's Unknown Uprisings , by George Katsiaficas. “Through Katsiaficas’s study of Asia’s uprisings and rebellions, readers get a glimpse of the challenge to revolutionaries to move beyond representative democracy and to reimagine and reinvent democracy. This book shows the power of rebellions to change the conversation.” —Grace Lee Boggs, activist and coauthor of