Haka For Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London

ByThe Daily Blog

Multi-award winning Australian journalist Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained for 1865 days in London’s Belmarsh prison.
Today judges will decide whether to extradite him to the U.S. where he faces 175 years for having revealed U.S. war crimes.
Join us online by videoing yourself doing the haka  – or in person outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London .
Watch the video here :
Matt O’Brannen – from Aotearoa4Assange:  Txt: +447849825761 Matt O B  email : mat.brennan@gmail.com
Transcript ( with links )  :
Richard Hillgrove :  Have you ever wanted to perform a haka for a mighty cause ?
Join us as we  launch the global Haka challenge calling for the freedom of Julian Assange, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, 20th of May .

Alex Hills : Julian’s case is the biggest threat to our freedom and global peace in centuries.

Matt :  He has been jailed and prosecuted for ending the illegal invasion of Iraq with truthful journalism.

Alex : How can we have justice or peace without truth?

Richard Hillgrove The Words of the Kamate Haka say :

Matt : “This is the hairy man who fetched the sun and caused it to shine again.”
Richard Hillgrove :  Julian shone a massive light on corruption so that we would all know justice and peace.

He revealed the secret TPPA agreement which thousands of kiwis protested about.

Now he is in danger and it’s time we stood up for him and our right to know the truth.

Alex: Julian is the South Pacific’s greatest truth teller: 
Born in Australia, his grandmother was a kiwi , his father called New Zealand his second home.
Richard Hillgrove:  Three long time kiwi Julian Assange campaigners are uniting to bring this together :

Alex Hills of Candles for Assange who promotes and inspires global action.

Matt O’Brannon from Aoteroa4Assange who inspired the human chain around the British Parliament
And I’m Richard Hillgrove, great-great grandson of Te Wai Heberley who signed Te Tiriti.
I first planned the haka in 2019 but he was taken from the Embassy just 3 days before.
Now we need you !
Matt : Now we need you. Those who’re in London join us outside the Royal Courts of Justice on May 20th
Everyone else, take part in the haka challenge online
Richard : Register to participate and we’ll send you training material and a workshop invitation to learn the kamate haka as performed by the All Blacks.

Matt: Record yourself and share it on your socials on May the 20th. You can do the solo or the group .
Share this video now and challenge two friends to join you.
Richard Hillgrove: And let’s make a historic stand for truth, justice and peace for all.

Matt : Tukua te pono.

Richard: Free Assange , Free us all !

Matt : Join the Haka For Assange !!!

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