PSNA Newsletter No 170 - January 7 2025
7 Kohitātea 2024
7 December 2024
Newsletter No 170
The stench of decaying morality hangs over our government
Open letter from PSNA to all MPs of the coalition government sent last week
With over 15 months of genocide in Gaza and nothing resembling effective sanctions on the Israeli regime there is a deepening indelible moral stain on the New Zealand government and on each and every MP who is part of it.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) and United Nations officials have all condemned Israel for crimes of genocide and extermination in Gaza.
Within the last few days Israel has renewed attacks on Gaza’s hospitals as it tries to drive the entire Palestinian population from northern Gaza in a massive ethnic cleansing operation called the General’s plan.
The genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crimes taking place every day are obvious to all humanity. And they are obvious to each and every one of you.
Heaven knows how you will explain your silence in the face of genocide to your grandchildren.
The government’s past 15 months of silence cannot be erased from history but you can stand up, either alone or together, to speak out now.
You must help New Zealand to redeem itself and call for sanctions on Israel for genocide.
Please respond collectively or individually to this message without unnecessary delay.
Reminder PSNA national conference February 22/23 in Wellington
PLEASE NOTE: If you are booking travel to come please note the conference will begin at 9am on Saturday 22 February and finish at 3pm on Sunday 23 February.
Palestinian playwright, scholar, commentator and poet, Samah Sabawi, will be a keynote speaker at the PSNA national conference in February. Samah is based in Australia and will be at our conference as part of a short speaking tour of Aotearoa New Zealand – more details in the next newsletter.
Samah will also be promoting her latest book “Cactus pear for my beloved”.
Samah is a marvellous speaker and wonderful advocate for Palestine. We are delighted to have her deliver a keynote address at the conference.
We hope to be able to confirm another international speaker for the conference in our next newsletter.
Mark the date 22/23 February to be in Wellington. More details of the programme will follow in future newsletters.
We will arrange billeting in Wellington for people from out of town and we will be able to help out with petrol costs to get there and airfares for those too far away to drive easily.
It will be a fantastic uplifting conference - looking forward to seeing you there!
PS: You can grab a copy of Samah’s new book “Cactus Pear for My Beloved: A family story from Gaza” at this link:
https://www.penguin.com.au/books/cactus-pear-for-my-beloved-9781761344978
Palestinian Trade Unionism - webinar
Sunday, January 12th: 8PM Jerusalem, 7PM Berlin, 6PM London, 1PM NYC, 7am Monday 13th January in Aotearoa New Zealand
The Palestinian trade union movement has always played a central role in the Palestinian struggle for political sovereignty.
Trade unions were instrumental in mobilizing general strikes during the First Intifada, shaping Palestinian party politics into the present, and mobilizing workers to fight for dignity despite the conditions of occupation.
Mohammed Barakat is a senior partner in the Green Olive Collective and a second generation refugee whose family was expelled from their home outside Jerusalem in the Nakba. He is a witness to all the major political events of recent decades, including the Six Day War, the Intifadas, and the entrenchment of military rule in the West Bank.
Mohammed organized hotel and hospitality workers during the First Intifada as a member of the executive board of the Hotels and Restaurant Workers Trade Union and the executive committee of the Progressive Workers Union. He will speak with us from experience about the development of Palestinian labour politics since the 1980s and the larger context of Palestinian union organizing.
Keep your ear to the ground
Pass on to us any news you have of government MPs at public events so we can hold them to account. Send messages to Secretary@PSNA.nz
Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week
To view events around Aotearoa:
Go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz
Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”
Click the button
Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes
Or events are on the PSNA Facebook events page here
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
North Island
Opononi - Gathering for Palestine
No Rally this week
Kerikeri - Rally
First Saturday of the month
Whangarei – Rally
No Rally this week
Waiheke – Market Stall – hosted by Stand With Palestine Waiheke!
Every Saturday
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ostend Market, Waiheke Island
Auckland – Stand for Palestine
Monday – Friday
3:00 – 4:00 pm at the US Consulate - 23 Customs Street East
4:00 – 5:00 pm at Te Komititanga Britomart Square
Auckland –Picket the British Consulate
Wednesday 8 January
12:00 noon
151 Queen Street, Auckland
Auckland – Banners around Tamaki Makaurau
Every Saturday
This week
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Te Atatu Road overbridge in West Auckland
Text John on 021 899 659 for more details
Auckland – Rally for Palestine – The BDS Series
Saturday 11 January
2:00 pm
Te Komititanga - Britomart Square, Tamaki Makaurau
Thames – Vigil to Stop the war on Children
(Hosted by The Basket – Social and Environmental Justice - Hauraki)
First Saturday of the month
Tauranga – Picnic in the Park
Friday 10 January
6:00 pm
Gourmet Night Market, Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui
Tauranga - Flags
Sunday 12 January
11:00 am
Coronation Park, Mt Manganui
Hamilton – Flag Waving for Palestine
Saturday 11 January
1:00 pm
Flynn Park, Cnr Wairere Drive & Naylor, Hamilton
Raglan
Sunday 12 January
2:00 pm
Wainui Bush Reserve by the sea in Whaingaroa
Cambridge - Rally for Palestine
Every Saturday
11:00 am
Cambridge Town Hall
Rotorua – Rally for Palestine
Every Thursday
4:30 pm
National MP Todd McClays Office - Cnr Amohau and Ranolf St lights, Rotorua
Gisborne - Farmers Market - Vigil to Stop the war on Children
Every Saturday
9:30 – 11:30 am
Gisborne Farmers Market
Napier - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 11 January
11:30 am
Marine Parade Soundshell Roundabout
Hastings – Rally for Palestine
Sunday 12 January
1:00 pm
Hastings Town Clock – Hastings CBD
Palmerston North - Rally
Every Sunday
2:00 pm
The Square, Palmerston North
New Plymouth – District Council
Friday 10 January
4:00 – 5:30 pm
NP District Council, 84 Liardet Street, New Plymouth
New Plymouth – March for Gaza
Saturday 11 January
1:00 PM
The Landing, 1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth
Whanganui - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 11 January
11:00 am
Riverside Market, Whanganui
Carterton – Gathering for Gaza
Every Tuesday
12:00 midday
Memorial Square.
Martinborough – Vigil for Palestine
Every Wednesday
11:00 am
The square at the top of Kitchener St, Martinborough
Masterton - Gathering for Gaza
Every Sunday
9:30 am
Town Hall Lawn, Masterton
Featherston – Gathering for Gaza
Every Saturday
11:00 am
The Squircle (opposite the op shop).
Wellington – Flags on the Bridge
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
Friday 10 January
7:45 – 8:45 am
Hill Street bridge Overbridge, Wellington
Wellington – Vigil for Palestine
(hosted by Aotearoa Healthcare Workers for Palestine)
Every Friday
6:00 pm
In front of Wellington Hospital, 49 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington
Wellington – Rally
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
Saturday 11 January
1:00 pm
Check out https://www.instagram.com/falastin_tea_collective for details
South Island
Nelson – Rally for Palestine
Saturday 11 January
10:30 am
1903 Square, Upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Blenheim - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 11 January
11:00 am
Blenheim Railway Station
Christchurch – Rally for Palestine
Saturday 11 January
1:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Timaru
No Rally this weekend
Dunedin – Rally
Saturday 11 January
1:00 pm
Otago Museum Reserve to the Octagon, Dunedin
Queenstown
No rally this weekend
Invercargill - Rally for Palestine
Sunday 12 January
1:00 pm
Wachner place Invercargill
An evening with Gabor Mate in Auckland
Dr Gabor Mate is visiting Auckland in Feb. His talk will not focus on Palestine, but he is a strong opponent of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Tickets available at this link.
Quotes of the week
"As if the relentless bombing and the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza were not enough, the one sanctuary where Palestinians should have felt safe in fact became a death trap. The protection of hospitals during warfare is paramount and must be respected by all sides, at all times."
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.”
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018), an American science fiction
“Every native population in the world resists colonists as long as it has the slightest hope of being able to rid itself of the danger of being colonised. That is what the Arabs in Palestine are doing, and what they will persist in doing as long as there remains a solitary spark of hope that they will be able to prevent the transformation of “Palestine” into the “Land of Israel.”
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, the founder of Revisionist Zionism, spoke of this very colonial nature in his 1923 Iron Wall speech, comparing Palestinians to the Aztecs and Sioux – who had found themselves colonized by outside powers.
Check out the stickers on these Sodastream products
If you’d like some stickers email your address to Merchandise@PSNA.nz and we will send them to you.
What to boycott over Summer?
Watch out for the main BDS targets over summer – don’t buy them and spread the word to friends, family and workmates…
1) Sodastream
2) HP products
3) BP and Caltex petrol stations
4) McDonald’s
5) Ahava beauty products
On-line in Aotearoa
https://www.onceit.co.nz/
https://freshbeautyco.co.nz/collections/
https://www.cosmeticsnow.nz/about
https://www.pharmacydirect.co.nz/Ahava (they also have products under the brand 'Dead Sea')
https://www.recreateyourself.co.nz/ (based in Oz)
https://nz.cosmostore.org/catalog/brands/
Stores: Harvey Norman!
Three important submissions due in January
There are three important bills before parliament which need to be challenged – submissions for each one close in January. The Foreign Interference Bill has direct implications for groups raising funds for Palestinian organisations or supporting the Palestinian resistance to Israeli apartheid. PSNA will make a submission on this bill.
The Treaty Principles Bill is an attempt to halt decolonization here and to make it easier for foreign corporations to exploit this country and our resources. We are standing against Israel’s settler colonial regime in Palestine and to be consistent we must stand with tangata whenua here against colonialism as well.
We have likewise included the Regulatory Standards Bill because it has serious implications for decolonization here.
Today is the last day for submissions on Treaty Principles Bill – see PSNA submission later in newsletter
1. The Treaty Principles Bill – Submissions close Tuesday 7 January
This ACT Party Bill is designed to stop progress towards decolonisation of Aotearoa and carries huge risks of creating serious social divisions. Here are four sites which can help you write short submission. Submissions can be made here.
Emily Writes – clear, simple set of steps to follow & points to make.
ActionStation website - a good clear submission guide and their video with Carwyn Jones, Tina Ngata and Max Harris has points & tips.
Green Party submission guide – best to use the points for making your own submission rather than just signing the form.
The PSA has a good submission guide.
2. Regulatory Standards bill – Submissions close Monday 13 January
This is another ACT Party Bill which aims to make it much harder to roll back neo-liberal reforms brought in the 1980s and 1990s. It has failed three times before but ACT are pushing it forward again.
Emeritus Professor of Law Jane Kelsey has written a scathing critique of the Bill here which can help us make a short submission. Even just writing “I oppose this Bill” is enough for a submission but Jane’s piece might give you other ideas.
Submissions can be emailed toRSBconsultation@regulation.govt.nz or post it to Ministry for Regulation, PO Box 577, Wellington 6140.
3. Foreign Interference Bill – Submissions close Thursday 16 January
Maire Leadbeater has written a good piece pointing to the dangers of this bill
Even just writing “I oppose this Bill” is enough for a submission but Jane’s piece might give you other ideas.
Note this bill has serious implication for fundraising for Palestinian resistance groups.
You can make a submission here:
PSNA submission on Treaty Principles Bill
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is a network of 30+ autonomous groups around New Zealand who support human rights and self-determination for the Palestinian people. We are committed to building and strengthening campaigns for a free Palestine and to isolating the colonial, apartheid state of Israel through BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions)
Our aims include working in opposition to all forms of racism, including anti-Jewish prejudice and Islamophobia. This includes opposition to racism and colonialism here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
PSNA opposes the Treaty Principles Bill because we see it as a direct attack on Māori and the country’s founding document Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Bill promotes a colonial view of the country where the majority culture dominates without respect for the rights or interests of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Bill would render Te Tiriti – the founding basis for the state of Aotearoa New Zealand - a “legal nullity”.
The Treaty Principles Bill promotes a degraded democracy where “one-person, one-vote” is used to subject Māori to the “tyranny of the majority” where Māori representation, in local bodies for example, is decided at the whim of Pākeha voters rather than as of right by Māori voters.
Democracy means government of the people, by the people and for the people. The Treaty Principles Bill promotes the idea of government of the majority culture, by the majority culture for the majority culture. A mature, developed democracy brings groups in a numerical minority to the decision-making table. Te Tiriti itself demands this for the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
We see the bill as a divisive, anti-democratic piece of legislation which is designed to split New Zealanders by pandering to resentful, lazy, red-neck racism amongst some Pākeha New Zealanders based on the distorted claim that Māori enjoy greater rights and privileges than other New Zealanders.
The Bill would end two generations of progress towards a decolonised Aotearoa New Zealand where Te Tiriti is honoured, participatory democracy flourishes, Māori language, culture and values are a source of national pride and kotahitanga (unity) based on common values benefits us all.
We urge the Select Committee to reject the bill outright.
PSNA Submission opposing the “Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill”
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is a network of 30+ autonomous groups around New Zealand who support human rights and self-determination for the Palestinian people. We are committed to building and strengthening campaigns for a free Palestine and to isolating the colonial, apartheid state of Israel through BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions)
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa opposes this proposed legislation and urges the Select Committee to recommend it not proceed further.
We are opposed to the legislation because:
1. The legislation is not necessary. Existing law already criminalises espionage which intentionally prejudices the security or defence of New Zealand.
2. The bill has the potential to criminalise people who join friendship groups or solidarity organisations calling for freedom and human rights when these conflict with the policies of the government in power. For example the New Zealand government has condemned every act of Palestinian resistance but refused to condemn Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people. It is clear solidarity groups such as PSNA could come under the threat of prosecution under this legislation if we liaise with Palestinian resistance groups when their actions are seen as opposed to US/New Zealand interests. Already the pro-Israel lobby frequently make claims along these lines when attacking those standing up for Palestinian human rights.
3. Similarly raising funds to support Palestinian resistance organisations, for example the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine), could be threatened under this legislation despite the PFLP calling for freedom and equal human rights for everyone in a liberated Palestine.
4. As has been pointed out by other such as Maire Leadbeater, the legislation could be used to target critics of New Zealand foreign policy:
“There is also real concern is that this legislation could capture critics of New Zealand’s foreign and defence policy, especially if they liaise with a ‘foreign country’. There is a global movement of resistance to economic sanctions on Cuba and other countries including Venezuela, and North Korea. Supporters are likely to liaise with representatives of those countries, and perhaps circulate their material. Could that be considered harming New Zealand’s interests?”
5. The legislation reads like something from the days of the cold war. It is a threat to free speech and could have a chilling effect on the free expression of political beliefs in a democracy like New Zealand. We urge the Select Committee to recommend the legislation be dropped and not proceed to a second reading.
6. We wish to be heard at the Select Committee on this proposed legislation.
If you have any comments on this draft you’d like considered for inclusion please email Chair@PSNA.nz
Some pics from last week’s healthcare rallies around the country
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Hamilton protest in solidarity with Health professionals in Gaza
Hamilton again
Heathcare professional Serena Moran addresses the Wellington rally
Luke Trainor from the Falastin Tea Collective address the Wellington rally outside the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Merchandise for sale
We are ready to mail to you any of our t-shirts, long ($35) and short ($30) sleeved, hoodies ($45) bumper stickers ($3), Tino/Palestine pins ($3) flags ($10) and other items plus postage.
See more on the PSNA website here.
Email Merchandise@PSNA.nz with your order.
Important stories this week
Editor’s Pick’s
Israeli Lawmakers Call on Military to Destroy Food, Water and Power Sources in Gaza here
The campaign to bring attention to the fate of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh & the other medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital here
A genocidal project – Dr Abu Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system here
Crime against journalism – Gaza journalists slam Al Jazeera ban here
Katrina Mitchell Kouttab – the Palestine tragedy and why it should matter to you and the world here
Israeli army bombs Damascus outskirts, seizes control of Syrian water sources here
Two voices on Israeli apartheid and genocide at the Oxford Union here
Rights Group Finds Israel Uses Gaza 'Safe Zones' to 'Hide a Genocide' here
Hezbollah: ‘We Remain Steadfast’ here
Medical staff at Kamal Adwan hospital stripped and arrested at gunpoint by Israeli soldiers while patients die
Shocking Statistics here (Mazin Qumsiyeh)
Other Stories
60 minutes programme on Lebanon pager attack was nothing more than Israeli propaganda here
Abducted Gaza doctor’s life in danger due to torture - call for immediate international intervention here
Israel orders patients and staff to evacuate last two hospitals in northern Gaza here
Gaza hospitals on ‘brink of total collapse’ from Israel attacks: UN here
UN Expert Urges Medical Boycott of Israel After It Detains Hospital Director here
‘Global silence and abandonment’ as Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital destroyed here
US spent over $22 billion in weapons for Israel since start of Gaza war here
Gaza: Doctors Warn Thousands of Palestinians Could Die This Winter from Cold, Hunger, Disease here
Raping Palestinians: Israel's weapon of war here
South Africa's president demands end to hostilities in Gaza in his New Year's message here
Israel splashes $150m in international PR to sway foreign opinion over Gaza genocide here
Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I’m Renouncing Mine here
Israeli arrested on charges of ‘committing crimes for a foreign entity’ here
ASB Classic: Auckland tennis tournament sees protest against Israeli player Lina Glushko here
Israeli players barred from competing in World Bowls Tour championship here
Jewish community in NZ needs protection from anti-semitism here
Response to Holocaust Centre’s dusty old rhetoric here
Boycott apartheid – Trojan horse here
Palestinian Authority takes Al Jazeera off air, shutters offices after accusing it of breaking law here
“Total Moral, Ethical Failure”: Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov on Israel’s Genocide in Gaza here
UN experts: Israel’s assault on the foundations of international law must have consequences here
A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and Unanswered Questions hereIsrael marks 2025 with massacres of Palestinians in Gaza here
Gaza's 'luxury spa': How Israel creates a fantasy retreat to distract from genocide here
Gaza Strip population declined by 6% by the end of 2024 here
Gaza ceasefire on verge of ‘collapse’ as Israel refuses to free Palestinian detainees here
Israel Vows to Assassinate Houthi Leaders Amid Intensifying Airstrikes in Yemen here
Tennis Court here
Witnessing the Gaza war here
Israel cannot lose a ‘humanity’ it never had here
Even if the war ends, Gaza will no longer be home here
A year of shame, and many more to come here
Trump’s second term is around the corner. Here’s what we can expect here
Tell BNP to stop bankrolling these war crimes here (petition)
More than 60 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza here
UNHCR chief warns of ‘human rights catastrophe’ as Israel attacks Gaza hospitals and healthcare facilities here
Israel ignores WHO appeals and attacks another hospital in northern Gaza here
Gaza chief doctor's life 'in danger' after Israeli abduction, monitor groups warn here
‘Iron Butterfly’ Explosive Bullets – Israel’s Deadly Weapons Targeting Palestinians here
After Israel destroyed her home, blind mother now lives in cemetery here
What US mediation? 1000 Israeli violations in Lebanon go unchecked here
Malaysia condemns Israel's 'incessant' aggression in Gaza here
Suspend Israeli ties – plea to global medical professionals here
CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera network as bid to hide the truth here
Killing of five Gaza journalists by Israeli strike highlights the weak NZ media genocide response here
'Where the Hell Is Doctor Hussam?' Israel Gives Mixed Messages on Gaza Hospital Director here
Biden administration said prepping $8 billion arms package for Israel, including heavy bombs here
Reminder: Dates for Palestine Solidarity during the year
Israel apartheid week has been added to the dates for likely local and national Palestine solidarity activity this year.
28 Mar – 4 Apr Israel Apartheid Week
30 Mar Land Day Palestine
5 Apr Palestinian Childs Day
9 Apr Deir Yassin massacre - Irgun Terrorism - 107-120 Palestinian men, women and children massacred
17 Apr Palestinian Prisoners Day
11 May World Kufiya Day
15 May Nakba Day – marking the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948
5 Jun Nakba Day - Start of 1967 War - Land Grab – Invasion of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt and Syria - 5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967
20 Jun Attack on Gaza - 6–21 May 2021 (2 weeks and 1 day)
16-18 Sep 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres
28 Sep Second Intifada - 28 Sept 2000 – 8 Feb 2005
2 Nov Balfour Declaration
29 Nov United Nations - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
8 Dec First Intifada - 8 Dec 1987 – 13 Sept 1993
Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?
We will need some serious money to make our campaign as effective as possible. For example, we will need somewhere in the vicinity of $25,000 to bring speakers to New Zealand over the next year and organise large public meetings to help spread the message.
You can help. Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign? In other words, can you afford to make an automatic payment of $5 per month to support the Palestinian struggle? (If you can afford more that would be great!)
Our account details are:
Account name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account number: 38-9015-0849542-00
We are happy to provide a receipt upon request (however, we are not a registered charity so this is not tax-deductible)
In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter – an invitation to subscribe from Leslie Bravery
Because of mainstream news media complicity, daily headlines and commentary only occasionally ever mention the relentless Israeli violence in Palestine, not even the frequent air strikes!
However, daily news and statistics regarding the violence Palestinians are forced to live under are regularly reported on in the “In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter”, sourced and compiled for easy reading and correlation chiefly from the Palestinian Monitoring Group's daily situation reports.
The In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter continues to be circulated, by email, worldwide to subscribers only, as it has been over the last two decades.
Please contact lesliebravery@icloud.com if you also wish to become a subscriber.
Merchandise for sale
We have Merchandise you can buy including T-shirts from our website.
Go here - https://www.psna.nz/shop
More ways you can get involved
Forward this Newsletter – If you know people who may be interested in this movement, please forward this Newsletter to them.
Join in local activities in your area - Contact Secretary@PSNA.nz if you would like to know where and how to get Flags and Banners
Help set up a Students for Justice in Palestine groups on your campus
Tell Your MP your opinions on Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.
Write Letters to Newspapers – Call Talkback Radio
Keep in touch with the campaign on social media
o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network website: https://www.PSNA.nz
o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/671376706283605/
o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network email: Secretary@PSNA.nz
The Palestine Human Rights Campaign produces the In Occupied Palestine newsletter. It is a regular daily newsletter on the daily situation in Palestine, compiled by Leslie Bravery and emailed to subscribers. If you would also like to become a subscriber, please contact Leslie at “lesliebravery @ icloud .com” (remove the spaces to use as an email address) for further information.
Keep Updated on our Facebook pages and websites (listed below)
Human rights for Uyghur refugees - In line with our support for human rights for the people of Palestine we have added our name to the petition in support of human rights for Uyghur refugees so they can be included in the government’s refugee quota. PSNA members who wish to also sign this petition can do so here - https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/open-letter-let-s-show-compassion-to-the-uyghur-community
PSNA Groups
PSNA National Committee
Website: www.PSNA.nz
Chair - John Minto: Chair@PSNA.nz
Secretary - Neil Scott: Secretary@PSNA.nz
Regional Groups
Bay of Islands PSN Bay of Islands (Email)
Whangarei PSN Whangarei (Facebook)
Auckland PSN Auckland – Tamaki Makaurau (Website)
Hamilton Palestine Human Rights Campaign Waikato (Facebook)
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 4 Palestine (Facebook)
Napier/Hastings Aotearoa Standing with Palestine (Facebook)
Palmerston North PSN Palmerston North (Email)
New Plymouth PSN Taranaki (Facebook)
Wellington PSN Wellington (Email)
Nelson Te Tau Ihu (Nelson) Palestine (Facebook)
Christchurch PSN Christchurch (Facebook)
Dunedin Dunedin for Justice in Palestine (Facebook)
Invercargill PSNA Invercargill (Email)