Auckland

University of Auckland Amnesty International Group Comedy Night

Thursday October 23, 7pm

Forde’s Bar, Anzac Avenue, Auckland

Known and new comedians stand-up for human rights

Gold coin donation

Small Places Tour 2008 - Amnesty International
Bringing Human Rights Home:  Michael Franti and Spearhead

Tuesday, 7 October 2008
8:00pm
Powerstation, Auckland Central
Tickets (R18 event)  $65.50 Call 0800 111 999 for tickets  

Human Rights Debate at the University of Auckland

Featuring key debaters: David Williams, Pita Sharples and John Minto as Affirmative, Don Brash, Stephen Hoadley and Max Harris as Negative.

Moot: New Zealand has a human rights obligation to support the UN Declaration for Indigenous Rights

Thursday 31st July, 6:30pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre HSB2 Human Sciences Building, City Campus, University of Auckland,

Entry: Gold coin donation/Koha.

Contact: Auckland Uni Group

Q: What is the place of nationalism vs human rights in sports events? Is it all getting out of hand?

Open Invitation:

The Human Rights Network are hosting their Mid-winter forum for 2008 with the topic of "Human rights and the Olympics"
The forum will discuss the whether - Human rights and the Olympics are compatible? What is in the best interests of the country? ...of the sportspeople? Speakers will discuss these issues from a wide variety of perspectives.

Sunday 29 June, 2:30pm

St Columba Centre, Vermont St, Ponsonby

Wellington

Kapiti Coast Horowhenua Group Film Afternoon

October film is 'Breath of Peace', a documentary on peace workers and human rights activists in New Zealand.
Sunday 26 October, 2pm

Eric Clarke's theatre - 6 Michael Road, Paraparaumu
Entry fee - Koha.
There will be a raffle and appeal letters for a Iranian Human Rights Defender  

Amnesty International Concert of Two Halves

Cafe Klezmer Band and MSQ

Sunday 2 November, 4.30pm  

La Pineta, 113 Aston Road, Waikanae Downs. 

Tickets $15 from Wordsmith of Waikanae 9025379  

Stand up against Poverty

The Wellington group will have a stall at the Stand Up against Poverty event, so if you are in the area go along and support them.  There will be some MPs attending to speak and serve free soup! There is also live music. 

Date and place - October 17th from 11.30am in Civic Square, Wellington.
Stand Up is a global mobilisation to end poverty and inequality and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Last year, 43.7 million people joined Stand Up worldwide, setting a new world record. This year, Stand Up is asking people to Stand Up and Take Action on October 17-19, to ensure governments worldwide hear our demands to end poverty and inequality. See http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/ for more details on the movement.  

6th Victoria Symposium on Human Rights

Tuesday 7 October, 11.00am to 2.30pm (brown bag lunch, bring your own)

Venue: Simpson Grierson, Level 24, HSBC Tower, 195 Lambton Quay
Organised by: Victoria Human Rights Programme
Enquiries: paul.morris@vuw.ac.nz'Guardians' written by Peter Morris

Bats Theatre Wellington

27 May - 11 June

The Wellington season is directed by Damon Andrews (Wheeler’s Luck) and features Heather O’Carroll (The Country) and Sam Snedden (The Hollow Men). Surprisingly funny and often grossly frank, the two disparate stories from the ‘War on Terror’ force us to question the undeniable power of artifice and the media in our scandal-loving world.

“I wanted to treat these scandals in a dramatic context,” says the play’s London-based playwright Peter Morris.

Guardians plays at BATS Theatre, Wellington from 27 May to 11 June at 8.30pm (no show Sundays or Mondays. Book by phoning 04 802 4175 or email book@bats.co.nz

Proceeds will go to Amnesty International.

World Refugee All Star XI vs. Wellington Invitational XI Soccer Game 2008 to mark World Refugee Day 2008

World Refugee Day activity in Wellington on June 15th, which marks the start of World Refugee Week (June 15th to June 21) this year. Our match is held on the Sunday June 15th and not the actual day of June 20th.

See further details here

Contact Liz Barrett
RMS Refugee Resettlement
Phone 04 3815 269, 027 244 2576
RMS Volunteer Function Co-ordinator
Wellington & Regional Office

'Blasted'

Amnesty International will have a presence at the theatre performance of Blasted by Sarah Kane, directed by Kat Thomas.  To get tickets go to www.eventfinder.co.nz/2008/oct/wellington/blasted

Date and place - Wednesday 1 October - Saturday 4 October, 8.30 pm at the Basement Theatre, Te Whaea, 11 Hutchison Road, Wellington

Christchurch

World Refugee Day - SAFE HAVEN, The benefits of refugee resettlement in New Zealand

Friday, June 20th

6pm, The WEA Hall, 59 Gloucester St - opposite the Art Gallery

In honour of world refugee day, with key speaker Anne-Marie Reynnolds (Southern Regional Manager, Refugee Services Aotearoa NZ). All ages welcome, refreshments provided. Gold coin entry.

Dunedin

Amnesty International One Million Hands Awareness Gig

Dunedin bands Tono and the Finance Company, Thelonius, Nadia Reid, The Paper Planes, Biff Merchants play an all ages gig to raise awareness and generate action on behalf of child soldiers.

Sunday 26 November at 2 - 5.30pm

Refuel Underground, University Union, Otago Uni campus

Entry - Gold coin donation.  Contact Griffin Leonard Ph 027 309 6509