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Archive for February, 2006

PACIFIC STUDY SESSION

Brought to you by the Centre for Pacific Participatory Democracy.This conference is for young people from all over the Pacific, it will be held in Ruatoria, 24 - 28th of April. This is a incredible opportunity for anyone interested in issues of democracy, citizenship and identity - particularly that of minorty groups.
Applications close 24th of Feb, there are travel subsidies

SELLING OUT OUR NEIGHBOURS AND SERVING THE EMPIRE

A commentary on Winston Peters’ Foreign Policy “Five Year Plan’
By Omar Hamed

SUPER SIZE MY PAY!

The first supersizemypay.com strike in the Wellington Area will take place at KFC Porirua, Friday 24th of Feb, from 7 to 9pm. The campaign to end youth rates, poverty wages and gain secure work hours is building great momentum, with regular strikes of fast food

PACIFIC YOUTH FESTIVAL

The Pacific Youth Festival 2006 is taking place in Tahiti, July 17 - 22. This is a fantastic opportunity for young people from all across the Pacific to meet, talk, think and work together on issues and challenges facing youth in today’s globalised world.

CAMPAIGNS BUILDING WORKSHOP

Wellington, Sunday 19th of March 2-6pm.
With Sam La Rocca of the Change Agency.

This fun 4 hour workshop will be interactive and provide you with useful skills about how to build a campaign on an issue you really care about.

HIV/AIDS

All the time we hear about global pandemics like Bird Flu. We’re always told that we are at risk, but never given the guts of it… Like for instance, HIV/AIDS. What does it mean for me, an average young person living in Aotearoa New Zealand? Why should I care? It’s a scary thing that exists on the other side of the world and we’d rather ignore it right? Wrong.

PETITIONS.

Petitions have been a tool for change for a very long time. This article looks at the basics of petitions: What are they? How to write them, effective ways to use them, and the rules of petitioning.. This article also looks at how the internet can be used for petitioning.

TAKING BACK THEIR RIGHTS

By Omar Hamed.
Youth rise up against low pay and discriminaton with Supersizemypay.com

Global Education Centre