Kiddie Commie's Aussie Penpals

Omar Hamed is a first year student at Auckland Uni. When he was at Takapuna High he was a founder of Radical Youth. Omar played a big part in their anti youth rates campaigns this year. Radical Youth is matey with Resistance, the youth wing of the Australian Democratic Socialist Perspective. Here's a letter that Omar wrote to his Aussie penpals lifted from the latest Green Left Weekly.


Dear Resistance

Aotearoa Radical Youth supports the Australian student strike organised for June 1. The struggle against neo-liberalism is as trans-national and trans-Tasman as the capitalist elites whose policies we oppose.

It is inspiring that the use of direct action against neo-liberalism has spread throughout the world. Whether it be French students fighting against unfair labour laws, American "illegals" protesting encroaching repression or Auckland youth mobilising for a fair and equal wage our cause is common and we value the solidarity that humanity encounters when we band together against the marginalisation, the oppression and exploitation of neo-liberalism.

The law that Australia is struggling against is based on the same philosophy as Wayne Mapp's bill here in Aotearoa. They both seek to make it easier to fire all workers and remove gains won by the working class movement, gains that took years of struggle to achieve. The laws, both here and there, will particularly affect young people as we are the ones who work in casual, low paid, non-unionised industries. We also continue to face the discrimination of youth wages. From Paris to Melbourne to Auckland we resolve that the work of the youth and students is to take the side of the oppressed and to fight for our rights. Nothing less will stem the tide of neo-liberalism. Kia Kaha. Ya Basta"

Let us know how you get on, : )

Yours for the Revolution,

Omar Hamed