Auckland WEA

The Federation of Workers Educational Associations. Te Whetereihana o Nga Kaimahi Akoranga o Aotearoa. The 'WEA' stands for the Workers Educational Association. We focus on issues and concerns of all workers, both employed and unemployed, particularly those who face forms of negative discrimination including women, people of the iwi, Pacific Islanders, and adults with literacy and numeracy problems.

We place special emphasis on our independent status — outside the formal education system. We are able to respond quickly, creatively and positively to social needs.

The Auckland WEA's aims are to:

• Recognise the inequalities and injustices that exist within Aotearoa / New Zealand society and promote a more just and equitable society
• Regard honouring the Treaty of Waitangi as the fundamental step in establishing a just and equitable society in Aotearoa / New Zealand
• Promote rangatiratanga (sovereignty for the iwi)
• Challenge the racist nature of Pakeha society, particularly with regard to iwi
• Advance the course of democracy and social justice by providing people with the information and skills to direct and improve their own lives

If you have projects in line with our aims, Auckland WEA may be able to support you and/or act as an umbrella for your activities. The executive meets four times a year.

Examples of recent activity

• Support of a public information day on Treaty of Waitangi issues
• Support writing of a book on colonization
• Support of preparation of a learning package that critiques 'new right' ideology
• Support of a women's building project

Resources

These materials are intended to help people to understand New Right ideology and its effects on Aotearoa since the mid 1980's. This package was designed to support facilitated workshops. Download Neoliberal Workshop (325Kb, MS Word document).

The following resources are for sale:

The Tawa Report (a structural analysis of a women's organisation): $5.00 per copy

Neo Liberal Workshop Handbook (how to teach / learn about New Right ideology): $5.00 per copy

The book, Telling our stories, was published in 2005 to mark 90 years of the WEAs in NZ — download the book as a PDF (1 Mb file) or email us for a complimentary copy. See page 2 of the book for a table of contents for a direct link to the page about this scheme.

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