The Dunedin Branch of the ISO meets every Thursday at 7:30pm during University term time. Everyone is welcome to come along to these meetings which are in the Otago room of the Clubs and Societies building on Albany street , right opposite the ITS building (big glass library) on campus.
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Thursday, 09 September 2010 19:30 |
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The party is the tool of revolution. We need to have organisation to resist the system. After all, the system is organised from top to bottom to get the most out of the working class. Socialists realize the importance of this, and so we almost always have the refrain ‘organise, organise, organise’. However, we do not advocate the monolithic, all-knowing party of Stalinist Russia. We advocate a mass party, made up of working class people, not a select minority wielding power over the many. The presence of working class people in the movement is paramount above all else. |
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 19:30 |
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Since the 1980s, when fees were introduced on tertiary study, student debt has been climbing until today it stands at over $11 billion. Though the student movements in the 90’s fought, they were not successful. Now, it seems that students are resigned to the user pays system. However, the Otago Polytechnic Students association has refused to put up with extortive fee rises any longer. They are planning to stand up for the right of everyone to have the opportunity to learn, no matter how much money they have. Free education is the best path to economic recovery. |
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 02:01 |
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A referendum supporting the 'streamlining' of OUSA and the slashing of representative positions has been passed by a clear majority of the 1400-or-so students who voted. While many will have voted in the belief - promoted by one-sided propaganda from the executive - that they were increasing democracy, the corporate model that has been foisted on us will only increase yet again the control of OUSA by faceless bureaucrats and dec...rease student advocacy and services. |
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:54 |
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National has signaled some key changes to employment law: 1) extending the 90-day probation to all employees - effectively depriving 400,000 people (the number of people changing jobs or entering the workforce annually) of any rights at work. 2) giving the bosses the right to refuse union organisers entry 3) abolishing the paid training for union delegates 4) allowing holidays to be cashed in. These policies are designed to increase profits by increasing the power of your boss at work. Join the socialists, as well as Alliance, the Greens and Labour for a discussion of what this means and what needs to be done. |
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 19:30 |
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The police state is coming to NZ. With the Search and Surveillance bill police will be given powers far beyond what they currently have. They will be able to pull any and all information off a computer, and the ability to issue search warrants will be given to anyone the Attorney General wishes. While the argument is made that this is just ‘clarifying’ the law, it will result in powers that once lay with accountable individuals in the hands of cops. This is only a part of the growing powers of the police and the state in quashing dissent. The Urewera terror raids in 2005 were examples of how far the cops will go to intimidate and scare activists. We have to resist this handing over of our civil liberties to the authorities in the name of ‘law and order’. However, to fight, you need to understand.. |
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