Going to the Anti War Rally in Christchurch tomorrow. We have some good speakers lined up including Peter Beck, a lecturer in Islamic studies, antibases campaigner Bob Lenoard, and two Iraqis, including a 15 year old girl who has just come back from Iraq ( Read more... )

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At New York Kennedy airport today, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule and a calculator ( Read more... )

stolen from jupitah, took a few attempts to get working. Appears to be friends of friends, especially fellow members of the kaosians community.

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Went out to the university yesterday as I wanted to join a couple of the clubs out there. Joined SAGA (roleplaying club) and helped out on the Staunch/ youth Alliance desk. I started staunch in 2000 with the help of one friend, running it with the intention of making sure it continued after I left university. Did admit to a little bit of pride ( Read more... )

Last night I went to a Peace Action Network meeting in town - we are planning for an antiwar march in Christchurch on the 20th of March, to highlight the first birthday of that sorry little bastard, the Iraq war. And as anything you can expect from a strange union of Bush and Blair, the kid is turning out to be pretty screwed up ( Read more... )

Went to party at becky1's place on Saturday. I had been a bit down over the previous couple of days, I spent most of the day convicing myself it would be a good idea to leave the house, as I would feel worse the next day if I didn't go. Party did brighten me up signficiantly, so I was glad that I went. I crashed the night on a couch. This turned out ( Read more... )

I know this thing has been around a while - but hadn't involved myself in its trappings until recently ( Read more... )

Took my amplifier into be fixed today. Room has been very quiet without it. Luckily I can watch DVDs in my brothers room, as I have been playing my Bowie DVD quiet a bit, especially the song 'Mircale Goodnight' which is barmy and quite fab ( Read more... )

This week I have been involved in the campaign to free Ahmed Zaoui, an Algerian refugee who has been inprisioned in New Zealand for over a year now without trial. He remains imprisioned on the basis of a security risk certificate, issued by the NZ Secuirty Intelligence Service, which accuses Mr Zaoui of being a member of a terrorist organisation ( Read more... )

In wellington. Its cold and windy, but at least it has stopped raining. My brother Greg and I were going to climb up Mt Victoria to look at one of the LOTR film locations (FOTR where the hobbits hide under the tree from the wringrath). But it was too cold and windy to go climbing Mt Victoria today. We went and saw Big Fish at Reading Cinemas ( Read more... )