Rise up

By Native Savage

We’ve been fighting for 160 years
And that a lot of blood lost and many tears shed
For our whaea
Papatuanuku
When she’s gone, whose got chu?

Born with a responsibility
coz we are kaitiaki
Of our whenua
Thru nga kapua
Maintaining that harmony

White man came with no obligation
Just a long history of devastation
Native under thumb
Controlled by their guns
On mass slaughter
Blood in the water
But we didn’t die
Yes we fought to survive
Now its our turn to rise on up

Chorus:

Rise Up! Rise Up! Rise Up!
Yea.yah
Rise Up! Rise Up! Rise Up!
Yea.yah
New generation
Preservation
And Restoration
Our peoples and this land
Yes we are making a stand

War was fought with men guns and pens
New nuclear bomb called legislation
Only form of infiltration
Was penetration or destruction of this system
And no we won’t compromise
Coz they conquer wise
And let the good ones stay in
To continue this devastation
Of that which is colonization

So baton downs your doors
Because we have decided its time we settle the scores
We are sick of being your slaves
And we are sick of being your whores

We are a new generation
Concerned primarily with preservation
and restoration of our peoples and this land
Will you give us a hand?
Or continue to demand that we stay on our chains
And just obey
Whatever it is that you say!
Coz Mr. It will be a long day
And many who will pay
If that’s the way you want to play
Coz we are ready to fight
Yes we are ready to die
Coz for far too long we’ve just had to survive
But this native believes in a maori nation that will thrive
And lead indigenous peoples world wide sky high
But natives gotta rise

Chorus:

Rise Up! Rise Up! Rise Up!
Yea.yah
Rise Up! Rise Up! Rise Up!
Yea.yah
New generation
Preservation
And Restoration
Our peoples and this land
Yes we are making a stand

Native Savage is a sometimes bedroom MC and a full time Maori rights activist.


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Orpheus Day Disrupted by Anti-Colonisation Activists

thanks to:

http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/74892/index.php

The 9th February saw a disgraceful act of colonial glorification by a deep-rooted racist community of locals and backed by ignorant politicians and do-gooders of the Mangere Bridge community and wider Manukau district. Orpheus Day is an event to commemorate the shipwreck of HMS Orpheus, a military ship that was bound for land confiscation, cultural genocide, treaty breaches and the bloody and tragic invasion of the Waikato. This year anti-colonialist Māori, Pākehā and Tau Iwi activists disrupted this event.

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The 9th February saw a disgraceful act of colonial glorification by a deep-rooted racist community of locals and backed by ignorant politicians and do-gooders of the Mangere Bridge community and wider Manukau district. Orpheus Day is an event to commemorate the shipwreck of HMS Orpheus, a military ship that was bound for land confiscation, cultural genocide, treaty breaches and the bloody and tragic invasion of the Waikato. This year anti-colonialist Māori, Pākehā and Tau Iwi activists disrupted this event.

The ‘festival’ had the aim of getting youth involved to celebrate and commemorate the lives lost in the shipwreck of HMS Orpheus. The ‘festival’ was dismal in turnout and offensively ignorant as expected. Like last year, there was no involvement from the local iwi who have been opposed to this event from the beginning.

Starting with a marching band of a paid bagpipe brigade, followed by a contingent of St Johns youth and the local walking club, protesters made a mockery of the event by leading the march with Tino Rangatiratanga flags and a banner with the slogan- ‘Colonisation: The REAL Tragedy’.

Notable characters such as recently appointed mayor or Manukau, Len Brown, Mayor of Waitakere, Bob Harvey and the benefactor of the cannon on whose property it sits, Wynona Stevens, made inappropriate speeches about the great loss incurred by the sinking, rebutted by hecklings and chants from Maori sovereignty activists and Radical Youth. After speeches, men dressed in colonial military regatta fired their guns and raised a New Zealand flag; people hummed along to the Maori version of the national anthem, follower by a hearty chorus of the English version. The public was then invited to proceed down to the festivities across a knoll, where a baking competition, an all female barbershop cortette and more colonial British military gunfire would barely hold the attention of the 20 or so members of the public who considered today’s event relevant or worthwhile.

Commemoration of the Orpheus also involved the firing of a cannon, situated on a Mangere Bridge resident’s front lawn. The half-scale replica of a traditional colonial cannon was due to be fired at 1:30pm after speeches, but protestors stood in front of the cannon preventing it from being let off until most people had left the ‘festival’. This cannon is a symbol colonial destruction and mass murder.

Those involved the organising of the event alleviated the community action funds of all but the remaining matter of dollars for a fizzer of an event- thousands were given to the group organising who claimed at a community board meeting that the event could not go ahead if the money was not granted- the money then went to paying St John to participate and hiring the marching bagpipe brigade as well as hiring a singing cortette.

Pitched as a youth based event to educate and involve the community, the event itself on the day could not have been further from this; the average age being round the 60 year old mark and those youth who did attend were part of a paid contingent or those protesting against the shameful event. No schools were invited to the event and most of the community did not know it was on. It is unlikely to for the event to continue next year due to the disruption from protestors and the poor turnout from the community.

People in the community were told that local iwi had approved the day and indorsed the celebrations- that was not the case and tangata whenua of the region were and still are offend by the notion of firing a cannon to commemorate the loss of what was essentially, a raiding party, here to steal, kill and destroy.

Related

• http://www.conscious.maori.nz
• http://www.radicalyouth.org.nz

Waitangi Day 2008 Haki Campaign

Tena koutou nga Tangata e tautoko ana te kaupapa Tino Rangatiratanga me te Mana Motuhake o Aotearoa

Once again, Te Ata Tino Toa is challenging Transit NZ and the Government to fly the Tino Rangatiratanga / Maori Flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge for Waitangi Day 2008.

To promote the Maori flag on this day, we have a Haki Campaign in place and we are calling on all our comrades to tautoko financially with a koha. Our aim is to stay consistent in our stand to fly the Maori Flag using Creative Resistance with Media support. This will ensure that we are seen and heard as Tangata Whenua this coming Waitangi day.

To do this we require resources for the Action. So dig deep e hoa ma and give a koha in support.

Details for Donations.

Via Paypal on the CC site.

www.conscious.maori.nz

or

Cheques to be made out to:
Conscious Collaborations
Po. Box 91
Bulls

Wire or Transfer Details:

Bank account is:
Conscious Collaborations Charitable Trust
389 005 0969 05700

Bank Name: KiwiBank
Kiwibank Limited
155 The Terrace
Wellington 6332
New Zealand.

SWIFT: bknznz22

RISE UP

Kings Arms, Dec 7th

Cornerstone Roots, Batucada Sound System, Unity Pacific, Dam Native + Lots more

Conscientising and Mobailizing the masses: A fundraiser event for those effected by events post Oct 15th

Please forward to your networks

Mauriora!

Kiritapu Allan
Conscious Collaborations
www.conscious.maori.nz
+64 21 0256 5068

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"Acts of resistance in the past were steps on a journey. That journey is
not easy but when our tipuna decided to sail across the greatest ocean in
the world to get here, that journey was not easy.

"Constitutional resistance is a journey to towards hope."

INDIGENOUS hip hop reggae crews unite for SOLID TERRITORY

Press Release: SOLID TERRITORY

SOLID TERRITORY jams express solidarity for the Aboriginal peoples of
the Northern Territory (NT)– in the spirit of Indigenous Self
Determination and unity. It brings together conscious and creative
crews to express solidarity given the recent military driven - land
grabbing attack on Indigenous Self Determination.

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Maori and other hip hop reggae
crews join forces to express outrage at the recent 'Trojan horse'
tactics of the Federal Government in Australia. Local crews join
forces with hip hop legends Upper Hutt Posse, Revolution MC's and Miss
bMe coming all the way from Aotearoa/NZ!

Local mob include The Last Kinnection, Street Warriors, Wire MC,
Nadeena Dixon, Honesty, Djaypun Inc, MC Liquid, The Whitehouse with
interstate guests Zennith (Qld) One Blood Hidden Image (TSI) and Dizzy
D (Qld). It promises to fire up some seriously solid hip hop and
reggae flavours – true south pacific songs of solidarity.

a Creative Combat and Conscious Collaborations joint force
for more info see:
http://www.conscious.maori.nz/solid.html

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Media Contacts
[Sydney]
Jason De Santolo  jason.desantolo@gmail.com  0416747910 (Int + 61
416747910)

[Newcastle]
Adriana Rios blackchiliproductions@hotmail.com  04022354382 (Int + 61
402235382)
Bud Kelly -  craybob@hotmail.com 0411754896 (Int +61 411754896)

[Melbourne]
Moses Iten moizapata@yahoo.com.mx 0410112049 (int + 61 410112049)

[Aotearoa / New Zealand]
Teanau Tuiono teanau.tuiono@gmail.com NZ 063587340 (Int +64 63587340


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[Newcastle]
Blakchili Productions presents:
a SOLID TERRITORY jam
Thursday OCT 11th 2007, 8pm
Bar on the Hill, University of Newcastle
Zennith, The Last Kinnection, Street Warriors
+ Special Guests
www.myspace.com/blackchiliproductions

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[Melbourne]
Combat Wombat presents:
a SOLID TERRITORY jam
Ding Dong Lounge, MELBOURNE City
Thursday OCTOBER 11TH
Upper Hutt Posse, Combat Wombat, Uber Lingua DJs.
Starting early 8PM FOR THE OFFICIAL MOVIE LAUNCH
COST $12/$10
www.combatwombat.org/combatwombat/

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[Sydney]
justUS and Byalla presents:
a SOLID TERRITORY jam
Friday OCT 12th 2007
BAKBONE - 6pm +
The Glasshouse Bar, UTS Tower Level 3, Broadway
(Gold Coin Donation Entry)
The Last Kinnection, Upper Hutt Posse, Street Warriors, Wire MC
Zennith, Revolution MC's, One Blood Hidden Image, Dizzy D,
Djaypun Inc, Miss bMe, Honesty, The Whitehouse, The Sandridge Band,
MC Liquid, Nadeena Dixon.
www.conscious.maori.nz


[Sydney]
justUS and Byalla presents:
Ngaatahi Film Showing
4pm screening of Te Kupu's Rapumentary - 'Ngaatahi - Know the Links',
Room 3, Level 5, Bon Marche Building, UTS, Broadway
www.tekupu.com

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We warmly acknowledge our support partners: JustUS, Byalla, Tribal
Warrior Blakchilli Productions, Street Warriors, Zennith, UTS Union,
Jumbunna Research Unit - UTS, Umulliko - University of Newcastle,
National Indigenous Times, Combat Wombat, Metro Screen, Survival Café,
Breakout DesignPrintWeb, Waralungku Arts.

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healing our histories, cultivating strong communities

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Conscious Collaborations

Conscious Collaborations is an indigenous collective striving for a world that acknowledges Papatuanuku (Earthmother) by building synergies between indigenous, activist, and creative communities... ..tuia tangata tuia tumanako..

Whakarongo ake ki te manu nei, E tangi ana Tui Tui Tuia
Tuia ki runga Tuia ki raro Tuia ki roto Tuia ki waho Tuia ki te here tangata
Ka rongo te ao Ka rongo te ao Tuia ki te muka tangata i takea mai i Hawaiki Nui i Hawaiki roa i Hawaiki pamamao ki te wheiao ki te ao marama
Tihei Mauriora!

Conscious Collaborations is an indigenous collective striving for a world that acknowledges Papatuanuku (Earthmother) by building synergies between indigenous, activist, and conscious music communities. We recognise that we share a common understanding of Papatuanuku with other indigenous brothers and sisters from all corners of the globe. It is our shared experience of resistance to colonisation that is the basis of solidarity between our peoples, we want to create spaces where we can share those experiences

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