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The candidate who currently appears to be the leading contender in the election for Mayor of Wellington City had this to say about twinning with a Sister City

In this episode four Wellington City Mayoral candidates – Ellen Blake, Barbara McKenzie, Ray Chung and Tory Whanau – discuss their views on twinning Wellington with a Sister City in Palestine. They also comment on Mayor Andy Foster's decision not to mark Nakba Day in May of this year by lighting up the Michael Fowler Centre in the colours of the Palestinian flag.

The speeches were made before a screening of the award-winning documentary Mayor, about the Mayor of Ramallah city in the Occupied Territories of Palestine. The speeches were preceded by Neil Ballantyne (Justice for Palestine) giving a short talk on a survey of all Wellington Council Candidates. Samira Zaitoun (Co-Convenor, Justice for Palestine) chaired the event.

Laura Agel from Justice for Palestine remembers Ghassan Kanfani. 

In Beirut, on July 9, 1972 – 50 years ago – Ghassan Kanafani climbed into his Austin 1100 car with his  17 year old niece Lamees, switched on the ignition and triggered a bomb planted by the Israeli Mossad. He and Lamees were killed instantly. 

But who was Ghassan Kanafani and why was the Israeli state so determined to kill him?

This is a recording of a live webinar with Michael Lynk: Former UN Rapporteur for human rights in Palestine. 

This event was jointly hosted by Alternative Jewish Voices and Justice for Palestine on Sunday 29th of May 2022.

Michael was interviewed by Marilyn Garson of Alternative Jewish Voices & Laura Agel of Justice for Palestine.

Rally for Palestine at Aotearoa New Zealand Parliament. Held on Wednesday 19 May from 1.00-2.00 PM. Speakers include: Nadia Abu-Shanab (Wellington Palestine); Golriz Ghahraman MP (Green Party), Vanushi Walter MP (Labour Party); Ibrahim Omer MP (Labour Party); Duncan Webb MP (Labour Party); Debbie Ngawera-Packer MP (Māori Party); Samira Zaiton (Wellington Palestine) and Marilyn Garson (Alternative Jewish Voices).

Also in attendance: Jan Logie MP (Green Party), Elizabeth Kerekere MP (Green Party), Ricardo Menéndez March MP (Green Party), Marama Davidson MP (Green Party) and Chlöe Swarbrick MP (Green Party), Helen White MP (Labour Party), Rachel Boyack MP (Labour Party) and Rawiri Waititi MP (Māori Party).

And a lone Zionist heckler!

A Wellington Palestine activist education session on Edward Said's Palestinian humanism by Dougal McNeill.