A not-for-profit anarchist bookshop and info-centre in Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Find us inside Book Haven at 160 Riddiford
St, Newtown. Opening hours: 10am - 5pm, 7 days.
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The Freedom Shop had a spontaneous working bee and we have now a new layout making it feel like a roomier shop. Now Tee-shirts are hanging on the side and badges are up on the wall. Come in and check us out.
“ The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed” – Simone de Beauvoir Introduction The last 40 years have seen the incremental, but steady, shift of political power away from the working class. Much of this power has moved into the hands of the managers, bureaucrats and other functionaries that make up the Professional-Managerial Class (PMC). This is a problem, firstly because no particular sector of society should have an unfair share of power, secondly because these are people who have never liked democracy very much. Increasing inequality, in other words the continuing class war waged on the working class, also creates resentment (even if the losers are only vaguely aware of what is going on), crime, increased health and mental health costs and demands for increased repression and control. At this point, the Professional-Managerial Class are the main reason we aren ’ t getting anywhere. In the class war, they ’ ve chos...
The Freedom Shop are excited to announce we're partnering with the Garrett Street community to bring you a mini film fest on the topic of political activism. We'd love to see you there! There will be a discussion following each movie. All movies will be held at Level 2, 13 Garrett Street, Te Aro, Wellington.
Rally At Parliament Against U.S. Imperialism In Latin America Saturday 24 January 2pm Rally at Parliament then march to US Embassy Wherever you’re from, people deserve a real say over their country’s political leadership, economy, and future. But across Latin America, that basic right is being threatened by foreign interference, coercion, and ongoing threats of forced political takeover. For more than a century, the United States has repeatedly overruled the democratic will of Latin American peoples, supporting coups against elected governments, installing dictatorships and far‑right regimes which murder political dissidents and trade unionists, crush popular movements, brutalise Indigenous communities, tear apart forests, rivers, and ecosystems, and push working people into hardship and degrading conditions. All of it to safeguard the profits of U.S. corporations and maintain control over other countries’ resources, markets, and political direction. Will people in Aotearoa allow...
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