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Solidarity with ANZAC day flag burners
Workers' Party Press Release
For
immediate Release 25.4.2007
Solidarity with ANZAC day flag burners
The Wellington Branch of the Workers' Party publically supports and congradulates the members of Peace Action Wellington who were arrested for burning the NZ flag today in protest against troops in Afghanistan, the Solomon Islands and Timore Leste.
In 2003 and again in 2004 Workers' Party (previously Anti Capitalist Alliance) members were arrested for burning the NZ flag in protest against NZ support for Imperialist wars.
ANZAC day is becoming increasingly repulsive and used as a way of glorifying New Zealands past and present adventures in imperialist wars. ANZAC day marks the day that NZ troops invaded Turkey on behalf of Britian in World War 1. NZ as a junior imperialist country continues to support its allies Australia, Britian and America in its imperialist war in Afghanistan. NZ also has troops in Timore and the Solomons to support falsely called peace keepers. What is needed is a mass movement against New Zealand troops in these countries and the capitalist system which keeps causing these wars.
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