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The Freedom Shop Sessions

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Public Talk & Discussion on Political Issues This is a series of talks and discussion organised by The Freedom Shop. Session Topics & Dates: Nov 6th 'Pirates, coastguards & warships' Nov 13th 'Introduction to Anarchism' Nov 27th 'Pacifism & non-violence' Location:  19 Tory Street, Central Wellington Time:  6pm A Report Back on 'Pirates, Coastguards and Warships': Observations of a farcical trial in Hamburg, where the might of Germany and its plodding jurisprudence was set the challenge of annihilating a handful of Somali pirates. The underlying theme of the evening came as a paraphrasing of what Slavoj Zizek said in a public discussion with Assange: “let’s not be glib. You are a terrorist, technically, yes this is true. But, and this is my point: if you are a terrorist, then my god, what are they?!” Lets unpack that: the Somali men and youths sentenced to between seven and two years in jail are pirates. The beginning of this modern pira

The Freedom Shop Sessions

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Public Talk & Discussion on Political Issues This is a series of talks and discussion organised by The Freedom Shop. Session Topics & Dates: Nov 6th 'Pirates, coastguards & warships' Nov 13th 'Introduction to Anarchism' Nov 27th 'Pacifism & non-violence' Location:  19 Tory Street, Central Wellington Time:  6pm A Report Back on 'Pirates, Coastguards and Warships': Observations of a farcical trial in Hamburg, where the might of Germany and its plodding jurisprudence was set the challenge of annihilating a handful of Somali pirates. The underlying theme of the evening came as a paraphrasing of what Slavoj Zizek said in a public discussion with Assange: “let’s not be glib. You are a terrorist, technically, yes this is true. But, and this is my point: if you are a terrorist, then my god, what are they?!” Lets unpack that: the Somali men and youths sentenced to between seven and two years in jail are pirates. The beginning of this mode

Up the Punks 2012 Stalls

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The Freedom Shop will be doing two stalls at the 'Up the Punks 2012' exhibition, Nov 7th at San Francisco Bathhouse and Nov 10th at Thistle Hall . http://www.upthepunks.co.nz/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page