Awesome, Christchurch! Kia Kaha!

Awesome kia kaha The People of Christchurch and all other South Island provisences. Standup and be Counted & Heard.We need to keep the Mana of our Country in the Hand of the People. Not to be dictated by wonnabees.The Future Destiney of the Future of who are,as a Nation to stand side by side, stands in the Hands of all Decent Respectable KIWI s. Kia kaha

Tautoko ... brilliant. And I said to myself ... what a wonderful world, yeah.

Awesome Chch - From Hamilton protester WHAT A GREAT DAT MAY IT GET BIGGER & BIGGER!!!!

e hoa ma, ka mau te wehi. North, South, east and west. As scribe said, STAND UP. Mauriora

Loved the idea of sitting in the middle of the road - very good!

The Wheelie-bin-sound-system wasn't a winner.
Competing with chants, waiata & haka really didn't work.
Not to mention the digga & hoe lyrics(I don't understand the gargening ref in rap - that was it right - it wasn't anything I would find offensive?) in the music played by pakeha that drowned out waiata.

The music was definately not appropriate especially the offensive language and infront of children. The march itself did nothing but amuse those watching and allow them to see a bunch of weak people that refuse to take reponsibility for anything.

Please clarify weak? I see pasifisim as the way of the strong.
Those marching were taking responsibility for civil liberties & to raise a consciousness of them.
Any thoughts as to what the marchers weren't taking resposibility for?
Having a juggler & street theatre - you'ld hope there was laughter.

I fully support the sense of unity on Saturday that meant that ordinary chch people from different walks of life, passionate about a variety of causes and community concerns - all walked together in protest against the recent raids and arrests. The intentions of the day were peaceful, and about standing together, rather than apart from each other in suspicion. The attack by police on the freedom of activists around the country unites a variety of different people and their communities in concern - the unity of heartfelt concern was shown in Otautahi in the variety of people who showed up on Saturday to stand up, in conservative little old chch and take to the streets. Okay, so having the Green Party, anarchists, happy valley activists, tino rangatiratanga supporters, local representation from Tuhoe, concerned mums, dads, kids, anti-globalisation activists, older activists, maori, pakeha and tauiwi - all together walking around the central city is unusual, and not necessarily a completely comfortable bunch of alliances - but it was largely positive and may the mutual support continue in these times of political and police terrorisation of our friends and communities.

There was heaps od laughter, heaps of fun, heaps of getting the mesaage accross to thsoe watching that although the ones attacking us show anger we can do it in ways that are creative and exciting. I think it was an awesone day where lots of new people got involved and wanted to say to the police and the govt we arent going to sit back and wait while you sort out charges against our friends. If you see negitive maybe that is where you are in your life. Where you see dark I see light. You can join us whenever you like e hoa : )

And for goodness sake SMILE