peace Archive

  • frog

    Palestine’s path to UN Observer Statehood - by frog



    (All photos via the Guardian, the New York Times and Indymedia) Early November saw a huge surge in violence between Hamas and Israel: A Palestinian man kisses the hand of a dead relative: A Palestinian officer inspects an unexploded Israeli missile which landed in the Gaza strip: Ibrahim Khamis, a Palestinian refugee in Ramallah. He [...] read more
    November 30, 2012 1:22 pm - 7 Comments
  • Kennedy Graham

    On the passing of Larry Ross - by Kennedy Graham



    I was saddened today to hear of the passing of one of this country’s stalwarts on peace and disarmament, Larry Ross. I knew Larry through his work on the NZ nuclear-free zone back in the 1980s when I was on the government delegation negotiating the South Pacific regional zone. I remember him then as a [...] read more
    April 19, 2012 4:51 pm - No Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Challenging global military spending - by Keith Locke



      The Global Day of Action Against Military Spending is being marked today, April 12th. Last year the world military budget was US$1,630 billion, with America well ahead of other nations. It spent US$698 billion, six times its nearest rival China on US$114 billion. Adding to the scandal, the US spends 20 times as much [...] read more
    April 12, 2011 10:29 pm - 8 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Latest terrorist designations undermine New Zealand’s role as a peacemaker - by Keith Locke



    One of my aims, as a Green MP, has been to get New Zealand to specialise in international peacemaking, using Norway as a model. Norway has used its good offices, and specialist advisers, to sponsor peace talks in Sri Lanka, Sudan, the Middle East, and the Philippines. It has been able to play this mediating [...] read more
    October 13, 2010 1:09 pm - 29 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    At last, Key congratulates Chinese Nobel prize winner - by Keith Locke



    On Friday the great news came through the Liu Xiaobo, jailed for his promotion of the Chinese democracy manifesto, Charter 08, had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Within 24 hours we had congratulatory messages from Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner,  the European Commission chief, Jose Manual Barroso, etc.  Green co-leader [...] read more
    October 12, 2010 5:53 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    In times of war - by frog



    theyworkforyou.co.nz has a sobering post following the election results which notes: Two parties which New Zealand has just elected into power, National and Act, voted in favour of the New Zealand Government joining the USA-led war coalition. This coalition invaded Iraq on 20 March 2003. For those of you that missed my previous post here’s [...] read more
    November 12, 2008 9:35 am - 45 Comments
  • frog

    Make peace not war - by frog



    And here’s more policy announcements.  Keith Locke and Kennedy Graham launched a 22 page foreign affairs policy tonight at the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute for International Affairs that: Introduces into our trading framework with other countries values like human rights, labour and environmental standards, ecologically-sustainable practices, local values and cultures, the right [...] read more
    September 17, 2008 8:55 pm - 102 Comments
  • frog

    Peace Sign Turns 50 - by frog



    From the BBC News article: It started life as the emblem of the British anti-nuclear movement but it has become an international sign for peace, and arguably the most widely used protest symbol in the world. It has also been adapted, attacked and commercialised. Gerald Holtom, a designer and former World War II conscientious objector [...] read more
    March 25, 2008 2:23 pm - 2 Comments