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168 pages. With 16 full page b&w illustrations. Page dimensions: 200 x 145mm. On 15 October 2007, the New Zealand Police raided a number of houses in New Zealand in search of what were widely described in the media at the time as"terrorists". This book collects together the accounts of fifteen individuals that were the subject of those raids, or otherwise affected by them."On that 15 October day in 2007, police arrested 17 people: indigenous, anarchist, environmental and anti-war activists. Police took into custody people from Tuhoe, Te Atiawa, Maniapoto and Nga Puhi along with a few Pakeha. The police wanted to charge 12 of us under the Terrorism Suppression Act (TSA) with participation in a terrorist group."- from the Introduction, page 12."Finally, there has been the suggestion that the government specifically targeted activists in order to shut down dissent. The unproblematic linking of activism with terrorism, whether the issue is indigenous sovereignty, environmental protection or workers'rights, is a worldwide phenomenon."- from the Introducion, page 17. ; 8vo
Books: The Day the Raids Came: Stories of Survival and Resistance to the State Terror Raids
Author
Valerie Morse
Title
The Day the Raids Came: Stories of Survival and Resistance to the State Terror Raids
Publisher name
Rebel Press (2010), Te Whanganui a Tara
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
2010
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Soft cover
Listing condition
New
Item condition
New
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
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