Urewera 4 Day 20: We can't have freedom without agitation
Operation 8: Day 20, March 14th
'We can't have
freedom without agitation.'
by Annemarie Thorby
Wednesday began with Christopher Stevenson addressing the jury on behalf of his client, Urs Signer. He began by speaking about the role of activists in the world.
'Democracy needs people like Urs Signer. Urs Signer and people like him keep democracy honest. You can't believe in freedom, you can't subscribe to it without accepting there will be some form of agitation. Protest and social activist have a long and noble history.'
'We can't have freedom without agitation.'
'Someone else said, you can't expect the crop without ploughing the ground.'
Powerful Evidence
'Urs Signer is a believer and a very young believer. At the time of the start of Operation 8, he was a believer in social justice and in the best of humanity. He believed there can be a world without poverty, a world without inequality and war.'
'Urs Signer didn't put his head in his
“We stopped a day or so, for R and R.” Wellington, New Zealand. “We picked up more Marines. They were on R and R from Guadalcanal. We also dropped off equipment.” Sydney. Brisbane. Australian troops boarded the US ship. “They had just gotten home.