The New Zealand ruling class has strengthened its ties with Washington in recent years, and is supporting all its crimes and conspiracies. During his meeting with President Obama last month Prime Minister John Key promised to support any new attack on Iraq, and aligned New Zealand more closely with the US military build-up against China. The opposition Labour Party—which sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan when it was in government—and the Greens have indicated that they would also support intervention in Iraq and Syria. Whichever party wins the September 20 election, the vast majority of the population, which opposes the drive to war, will be disenfranchised. There is an urgent need to build a new mass international movement against imperialism and war. A renewed antiwar movement can only succeed, however, to the extent that it is based on the socialist and internationalist perspective to unite workers around the world in a common struggle to end the profit system—the source of war, social inequality and exploitation. We encourage students, workers and young people to attend the open meeting called by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) to discuss this perspective. Wednesday, July 30, 4:15p.m. Student Union Building, SU219 Victoria University, Wellington, Kelburn campus
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 02:30:01 +0000