Kia ora and welcome to the ninety seventh Auckland activist fortnightly
newsletter! COVID-19 Omicron cases are going down in Auckland and nationally,but there's still several thousand cases a day and it's cold, wet and windy, soplease keep doing what you need to do to stay safe, stay warm and stay dry! Youcan get the latest updates on COVID-19 in Aotearoa here: https://covid19.govt.nz/---- The biggest campaign in Auckland happening right now is Protect Putiki:https://linktr.ee/protectputiki on Waiheke Island, where kaitiaki are protectingPutiki Bay from a colonial and environmentally harmful marina development byKennedy Point Marina Development Limited through peaceful direct action. Thekaitiaki have suffered massive amounts of violence from private security guardsand police, but their peaceful direct action is resisting the development every day.If you can go to Waiheke Island, then the kaitiaki need more people who can bearwitness. If you can't go to Waiheke Island, then you can help through donatingmoney and supplies, sharing the campaign's content on social media, signingpetitions and open letters, attending solidarity rallies, attending courthearings of kaitiaki who have been arrested by police, popping a manu, recordingit on video and tagging Protect Putiki and talking to your friends and whanauabout the campaign.A range of other events will be happening throughout August, such as Webinar:Communities opposing the Far Right and FaRC on Thursday 18 August from 7pm onlinevia Zoom, UNEMIG 10 Years Anniversary Forum on Saturday 20 August from 3pm at 120Church Street, Onehunga, Food Not Bombs Tamaki Makaurau Community Cook-Up onSunday 21 August from 1pm at Gribblehirst Community Hub, Free Shop Hosts: AugustReally Really Free Market on Sunday 28 August from 2pm at 595 Te Atatu Road,Timebank Tuesday: Springtime Celebration on Tuesday 30 August from 6.30pm atGribblehirst Community Hub, Para Kore Online Education: Launch Event on Wednesday31 August from 2pm online via Zoom, Our Own Devices: Queer Zine-Making Workshopon Saturday 17 September from 3pm at the Makerspace at Auckland Central CityLibrary and Global Climate Strike on Friday 23 September from 1pm at Aotea Square.There's some more events in this newsletter compared to the previous letter, butmost are in person, so please do what you need to do to keep safe if you'replanning to attend them!We are an explicitly anarchist group in Auckland, about a year old, strugglingfor a better, fair and equal world. We are always open to new members. To findout more, come along to a public meeting, or you can find us attamakimakaurauanarchists@gmail.com.Upcoming Events on the Left in AucklandOngoingProtect Putiki, Kennedy Point, Waiheke IslandOccupation of Putiki Bay to stop the construction of an environmentallydevastating marina. Check Facebook for updates on situation, actions, materialneeds and how you can participate.Page: https://www.facebook.com/protectputiki/Thursday 18 August, 7-8pmWebinar: Communities opposing the Far Right and FaRC, online via ZoomJoin several anti-fascist groups for a webinar to hear from Queer Activist DudleyBenson, and Antifascist Researcher Byron Clark who will talk about experiences ofcommunity organising against fascists, and give us insight into what the Freedom& Rights Coalition (FaRC) is and an explanation of their far right agenda,followed by Q&A.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/610578760661557Saturday 20 August, 3-5.30pmUNEMIG 10 Years Anniversary Forum, 120 Church Street, OnehungaUnion Network of Migrants (UNEMIG) invites you to attend the 10th Anniversarycelebration of their establishment. The event will be an opportunity to reflectand discuss the last decade's migrant advocacy undertaken by UNEMIG, andunderstand how immigration changes and the current labor market influence migrantcommunities today. If you can attend, please email mikee.santos@firstunion.org.nz(to CONFIRM your attendance). RSVP.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1040530499977856/Sunday 21 August, 1-5pmFood Not Bombs Tamaki Makaurau Community Cook-Up, Gribblehirst Community HubFood Not Bombs Tamaki Makaurau will meet in the kitchen to cook up vegan kai forthe community using donated ingredients. Fight waste and food insecurity at thesame time! Everyone is welcome to cook and/or join them for a meal after theycook and tidy up (around 4:30/5pm). Please RSVP on Facebook (preferably) or tofnbvegankai@gmail.com so that they have an idea how many people are coming. Thankyou! Free. RSVP.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/746136713375539Sunday 28 August, 2-5pmFree Shop Hosts: August Really Really Free Market, 595 Te Atatu Road"Imagine if there were a store where all the items on the shelves were free-whereyou could get that toaster you've been needing, or a toy for your child, or abusiness suit, all without handing over a dime. The concept is called a "freestore," and it provides a unique way for people to responsibly get rid of thingsthey no longer need by putting them into the hands of others who can use them,free of charge, in a way that also builds community." -Green America Free Shop isa place to donate your unwanted (but still in good condition!) items. Feel freeto bring along things to gift (please no broken or dirty items). And you can takehome what you'd like. Yes you read correctly, everything at the Free Shop isfree! You are not required to donate anything in order to take things. Pleasecome and take as much as you want, they have already had an extraordinary amountof donations. Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/404136305143807/Tuesday 30 August, 6.30-9pmTimebank Tuesday: Springtime Celebration, Gribblehirst Community HubTimebank Auckland Central will gather for the last Tuesday of winter andcelebrate something! Celebrating is a way of being where they notice throughritual in some way important things in life. Have you got something to celebrate?Something big or something small? The night will be MCed by a member. More infoto come. Then they will share a community dinner. Vegan option available. Masksare required for all inside events unless eating. Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1437985393376613/Wednesday 31 August, 2-3pmPara Kore Online Education: Launch Event, online via ZoomNau mai, piki mai, whakatau mai ra ki te whakarewatanga o nga wananga a ipurangio Para Kore. Para Kore extends their invitation to you, to join our team in thelaunch of our new self-led online education modules! Where they will discuss ParaKore whakapapa, purpose of our online learning and have a quick peek into thecourses.Their launch will take place on Wednesday August 31st, 2pm via Zoom.These courses are part of their wider Oranga Taiao Programme and are designed tocreate awareness and build understanding of caring for Papatuanuku, Ranginui andtheir descendants. Launching these courses online allows further educationalopportunities to learn and partake in a programme aimed at strengthening ourrelationship with our taiao. Free. RSVP.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/790461971968267/Saturday 17 September, 3-4.30pmOur Own Devices: Queer Zine-Making Workshop, Makerspace at Auckland Central CityLibraryFollowing the postponement of samesame's zine-making workshop in February,samesame but different is so excited to bring you Our Own Devices: QueerZine-Making Workshop.Learn about the role and legacy of zines as a DIY, alternative publishing method,and explore the steps of putting together a great zine yourself! Looking at anoverall provocation of queerness in Tamaki Makaurau, they're welcomingexperimentation with form, text, media - all in a very laid-back, low-pressureenvironment. Great for newcomers to zines and more experienced zine-makers alike!Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/7640007146071803/Friday 23 September, 1-3pmGlobal Climate Strike, Aotea SquareJoin Fridays for Future Tamaki Makaurau and the rest of the world in demandingbetter climate action from our leaders, by striking on Friday for all of ourfutures! We need to prioritise people not profit, especially the people who aremost affected by rising sea levels caused by rising global temperatures! Here isthe opportunity to show your support and feelings towards this issue, and showthose in charge that they are not doing enough to prioritise our environment andsurvival on this planet! Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1116300625630149/https://mailchi.mp/ede3f9c42402/auckland-activist-fortnightly-newsletter-97_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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