Our children will be the greatest agents of change. Tumeke to hear that our rangatira o apopo our leaders of the future are being able to express their riri toward what has happened to their people. Let us all be inspired by their actions. And stand the fuck up!!!!!!!!
Te Whiu o te kupu.

What a sad manipulation of children, stringing signs around their necks and making them march down a street.

Its a shame you don't spend as much time encouraging them to get an education and change the system from within without resorting to guns and violence.

Pathetic.

Guys. I appaud your efforts of protest against the insanity and oppression that is engulfing our nation.

What a sad manipulation of children, stringing signs around their necks and making them march down a street.

Its a shame you don't spend as much time encouraging them to get an education and change the system from within without resorting to guns and violence.

Pathetic.

???
cops march into a community with guns and threaten people and they have a measured responce -

what the fk are you on about - your racism isnt welcome here. notice how there wasnt armed police with black masks in wellington or auckland?

im ashamed of this police oppression ,this is not the way in Aotearoa ,fuck you !!racist coppers
pakeha in Aus

I'm not replying to the poster above me, but the one above him

If you are going to comment, then do it with facts, Whare Kura kids are top in maths in this country, they learn three to four languages, more than the monolingual middle NZ clots in this country. They are more politically aware than your average kid, and therefore are more vocal than your average kid, they are well informed of the issues and they are allowed to act upon them, last time I looked every citizen of this country has the right to protest, even children. What is middle NZ going to legislate that right away as well? Just like the Foreshore and Seabed. When was the last time a Pakeha kid under the age of 5 had guns pointed at THEM. If it was Pakeha kids on that bus there would be friggen outrage. Thanks for the support Pakeha from Aus

Very inspiring to see the hikoi/protest in Whakatane- rural communities must not tolerate this sort of police oppression. great to see the actual bus driver refuting the lies of the police who claim they didn't board the schoolbus full of young children, bristling with guns. just like George Bush, he claims to want to hunt down "the terrorists" when he is a terrorist and oil baron himself. kia kaha Tuhoe nation!
xx
Farmgal

------- Original Message --------
Subject: New Zealand - criminalization of Maori dissent
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:46:57 -0400
From: First Peoples Human Rights Coalition <info (at) firstpeoplesrights.org>
Reply-To: <sjasper (at) firstpeoplesrights.org>
Organization: First Peoples Human Rights Coalition
To: <info (at) firstpeoplesrights.org>


C. The criminalization of indigenous protest activities



44. One of the more serious human rights protection deficiencies in
recent years is the trend towards the use of laws and the justice system
to penalize and criminalize social protest activities and legitimate
demands made by indigenous organizations and movements in defence of
their rights. Reports indicate that these tendencies appear in two
guises: the application of emergency legislation such as anti-terrorist
laws, and accusing social protestors of common misdemeanours

(such as trespassing) to punish social protests. Examples from various
parts of the world have come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur.



Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation
of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people
(E/CN.4/2004/80), COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, Sixtieth session, Item 15
of the provisional agenda, 26 January 2004, para. 44

2007-10-18 | In an urgent appeal, the International Indian Treaty Council has asked agencies of the United Nations to intervene on behalf of Maoris in New Zealand who are being subjected to arrests, detentions and police raids. IITC's letter follows:

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL
2390 Mission St., Suite 301
San Francisco, CA. 94110
Telephone (1) (415) 641-4482
Fax (1) (415) 641-1298
email: alberto (at) ttreatycouncil.org; iitc (at) treatycouncil.org

October 17, 2007
Special Representative for the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders, Ms. Hina Jilani:
Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Expression, Mr. Ambeyi Ligabo:
Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions:
and,
Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, Mr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen
Via fax: +[41-22] 917-9006
Via email: urgent-action (at) ohchr.org

URGENT APPEAL: Raids and arrests against Maori by the New Zealand government

Please receive our respectful greetings.

The International Indian Treaty Council, an Indigenous NGO with Consultative Status before ECOSOC, has received many emails from Maori friends and associates in New Zealand concerning massive raids in Maori Communities against Maori activists, by the Government of New Zealand acting under recently adopted so-called “Terrorism Suppression” legislation:
On Monday, October 15, the government of New Zealand began a series of home invasions, raids and interrogation under threats of terrorist activities against the state. The Crown has decided to employ its recent Terrorism Suppression Act to lockdown on social justice activist, Houses continue to be being invaded, possessions confiscated and charges being threatened which will allow for Maori activists to be charged under the Terrorist Suppression Act that carries sentencing for life.

The ages of people currently under custody range from 18 – 64. Many being arrested and held are young people trying to do good things for Maori communities. These events are allegedly the largest scale operation headed by special operations from the Head of States Office. There appears yet no explanation for the timing of these invasions. The indigenous movement for self - determination is what is being blamed by the media for instigating acts of terrorism.
PLEASE CONTINUE READING.
censored-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/international-indian-treaty-council.html

Please also see:

Brenda Norrell:
Global oppression intense as Indigenous Peoples rise up and organize
www.unobserver.com/index.php

International Indian Treaty Council www.treatycouncil.org

Indigenous Peoples Caucus www.ipcaucus.net

The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs – IWGIA
www.iwgia.org

Draft United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.SUB.2.RES.1994.45.En

www.unobserver.com/

Dear 'Pathetic'

Don't you dare speak on behalf of maori. My parents sent me to school, uni etc and have high expectations - and taught me not to expect anything from anyone. I've never even seen, let alone held a gun and have never been arrested. So before you try and fit a square peg into a round hole, think again.

I presume 'pathetic' (9 posts above) got an education and is changing the system from within. And look at the results ... stupidity, bigotry, arrogance and mental slavery to a terrorist surveilance state. Like the pathetic National Front hiding from the rally today in Chch, 'pathetic' does contribute one thing to a decent society, and thats to graphically illustrate what we're struggling against.
Steve

All support to the Tuhoe nation. Stand strong and ignore the drivel that the likes of 'pathetic' dish up. There are many who are for you and who believe what the bus driver says. Kia kaha.