The Socialist Equality Group’s (New Zealand) webinar included speeches by Bernie Monk, whose son was among the 29 men killed, and electrical engineer Richard Healey, who has extensively investigated the disaster.
New Zealand’s Labour-Greens government is imposing historic attacks on the working class
and the International Committee of the Fourth International on May 1.
Speech delivered by Tom Peters to the 2021 International May Day Online Rally
The Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand extends revolutionary greetings to workers listening to this May Day rally throughout the world, including everyone in the Pacific region, where COVID-19 continues to cause immense suffering. The legacy of colonial rule by Britain, Australia, New Zealand, France and the United States has left many countries in this region severely underdeveloped, often with little access to clean water, let alone decent medical facilities.
May Day Online Rally calls for formation of International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees
On Saturday May 1, the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) and the
World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) held the annual International Online May Day Rally. The rally motivated the formation of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC).
The rally was a major international event. It attracted a global audience of over 2,000 participants from 73 countries. There were attendees from the United States, Great Britain, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, India, France, Brazil, the Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, Spain, Pakistan, Japan, Mexico, Iran, Israel, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, and many other countries.
SEG (New Zealand) meeting: Ten years after the Pike River mine disaster
Political lessons in the fight for truth about the deaths of 29 miners
The Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) (SEG) will hold an online public meeting on Saturday, May 8, at 4PM NZ time, to discuss the political lessons of the Pike River mine disaster and the families’ fight for justice, in opposition to the ongoing cover-up by the state.
Please click here to register to attend on Zoom.
In November 2010, 29 miners were killed in a series of explosions at Pike River Coal’s underground mine. This was not a random accident, but the outcome of deliberate decisions to place production ahead of workers’ safety. The mine was a death trap, with grossly inadequate methane drainage, monitoring and ventilation systems, and no emergency exit.