The cops have been called in and battle lines have been drawn. The mana whenua of Ihumātao have called on their friends and allies to protect this sacred land from destruction and desecration.In Episode 24, we spoke to Pania Newton from SOUL, one of the leaders of the land protection movement. You can listen to the episode here: https://soundcloud.com/peoples-politburo/episode-24-protect-ihumatao-an-interview-with-pania-newton-other-shpp-nonsenseIn this episode, Ti and Emmy discuss the recent developments, the use of police, as well as community and government responses. Speaking from the barricades at Ihumātao, Emmy gives an inspiration retelling of the story of struggle so far.We hope this will be the first part of an ongoing, daily series from the front lines at Ihumātao. This struggle is fundamentally important. If you can come to Ihumātao, please do. If you can’t, please share this and all other propaganda to get the word out.If you can, please donate to SOUL to fund the ongoing occupation.Bank: Kiwibank Name: SOULAccount: 38-9017-0062452-00From overseas, you’ll also need:SWIFT CODE: KIWINZ22Currency: NZDBank Address: Level 1, 727 Waterloo QuayCity: WellingtonCountry: New ZealandSOUL’s address: 1 Ihumatao Quarry Road, Auckland, New ZealandThis series will also cost us a fair bit of money. We want to be able to continue to pay our editor a fair wage, so please either sign up to our Patreon (https://patreon.com/peoplespolitburo) or give to our bank account directly:SHPP12-3427-0230757-01