Socialist Aotearoa

Socialist Aotearoa
Leader Joe Carolan
Founded 2008
Newspaper Anticapitalist
Ideology Revolutionary socialism
Marxism
Tino rangatiratanga
Political position Far-left
MPs in the House of Representatives
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Website
http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/

Socialist Aotearoa (SA) is a socialist organisation based in Aotearoa/New Zealand. SA formed as a split from Socialist Worker in 2008.[1] They are based in Auckland and are part of the International Socialist Tendency.[2] Its leader is Joe Carolan, a Unite Union employee[3] and former Mana party candidate.[4]

In 2016, Joe Carolan announced his intention to stand in the 2017 Mount Albert by-election.[5][6] He officially stood under the party name of "Socialist - People Before Profit" and campaigned for rent controls and building of 100,000 new state houses over the next 10 years.[3] He received 1.3% of the vote.

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References

  1. ↑ "Open Letter to Socialist Aotearoa (May 2008)". Workers Party New Zealand. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Revolution conference - Spring in our step". Socialist Aotearoa. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 Owen, Catrin (13 February 2017). "Mt Albert by-election candidates have housing on their mind". Stuff. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Mana names Auckland candidates". Stuff.co.nz. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  5. ↑ "Aotearoa/New Zealand: A new working-class, pro-Maori political voice". Socialist Aotearoa. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Is it time for some Community Communism in Aotearoa?". Unite.org.nz. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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