Organise_Aotearoa
Organise Aotearoa
Political party in New Zealand
Organise Aotearoa (founded 2018) is a New Zealand socialist organisation who describes itself as a movement "for decolonial communism". The organisation has an extra-parliamentary focus, and a membership composed of various prison-abolitionist, anti-imperialist and anti-poverty activists.[1]
Shortly after its launch, the organisation engaged in a series of direct action campaigns, including joining the blockade of New Zealand Defence Industry Association forums,[2] occupying the Brazilian embassy after the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro,[3] occupying the United States consulate in Auckland during the 2019 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, and joining the occupation of Ihumātao. The group has also organised broader mobilisations such as the 2018 protests agitating for abortion reform.[4]