Mylene Cabalona – BIEN
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New Zealand Solidarity
May Day 2022
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Striking Myanmar Teachers Supported by NZ Teacher Unions
In spite of risks posed by the Myanmar military, over 475 Karen children have been able to attend home-based schooling. Classes are provided by 62 striking teachers from the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM). With generous donations from the NZEI and PPTA teacher unions, these volunteers provide mathematics, geography, English and Myanmar language classes to children …
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Acting Executive Officer
Introducing Helen Dobson who is working with us part time after Mike Naylor moved on. Helen brings extensive experience in logistics and systems and has quickly settled in with our team of staff and volunteers.
Film fundraising makes over $2000
Thanks to those who bought tickets for Summer of Soul, and other generous donations, we have raised over $2000 for Myanmar. The Myanmar Appeal has also been boosted by $10,000 thanks to a generous donation from Matt Wilson of the House of Good Fortune Coffee, Petone. In addition, Matt also supplied small bags of coffee …
Mike is leaving UnionAID
We are sad to announce that our wonderful Executive Officer, Mike Naylor, is leaving shortly to work for Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta as her advisor. Mike has been with UnionAID for seven years working with our Asia-Pacific union partners to develop effective partnership projects, and to oversee our three Young Leaders Programmes. We will …
Striking workers continue to thwart Myanmar military
Thanks to our generous donors and supporters, $42,600 in donations have been sent directly to groups in Myanmar through UnionAID’s networks. This supports workers to defy the military and remain on strike. One month’s financial support to sustain 454 workers participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) strike action. This includes nurses, doctors, teachers, clerical …
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Celebrate International Solidarity
May 1: the day we celebrate our union movement and all those people around the world striving, like us, for better work and a better world. Please join us at 6:30pm on 1 May at Te Auaha for drinks, food and celebration of our union movement. We will be highlighting the acheivements and struggles from …
Fight Back for Myanmar Democracy
The stop-work protest initiated by nurses and doctors two days after the recent coup in Myanmar is now a massive country-wide movement of young people, factory workers, teachers, engineers and civil society staff. Acts of defiance include a nationwide strike on February 22nd, the noisy banging of pots and pans by neighbours when activists are …