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By Olivia Pierson As the case of Baby Will has loomed in the public eye all around the world, two New Zealand women boldly came forward to pledge their formidable talents, love and indefatigable commitment to the Savage-Reeve family who found themselves walking through the valley of the shadow of death. Sue Grey and Liz Gunn have simply been magnificent. Sue dropped everything on her busy schedule to give Cole Reeve and Samantha Savage-Reeve, Baby Will’s parents, legal representation as our power hungry state moved to remove their medical guardianship over their son. Liz also dropped everything to become the family’s advocate, guardian angel and spokeswoman for a case which should never have been brought against two such loving parents in the first place. After the family reached out for urgent help, Sue and Liz swiftly went to work for them on all fronts. Liz conducted many interviews so the family could tell their version of what had transpired: they wanted a go-ahead with the heart surgery Baby Will so desperately needs but with blood transfusions of unvaccinated blood only, donated by a large pool of unvaccinated people offering up their own. But Health NZ and the New Zealand Blood Service were so put-out by this easily doable request that they blocked the surgery by seeking legal action instead to take guardianship off Will’s parents. Talk about wasting precious time! This disgusting act of state health tyranny lording it over a couple already going through hell ignited the attention and passions of New Zealand’s highly engaged freedom movement. Many swung into action on their respective platforms - Voices for Freedom, NZDSOS, The BFD, Counterspin Media, the Daily Examiner, the Daily Telegraph NZ, Horus Media along with empathetic fellow citizens gathering outside Auckland’s High Court in complete solidarity with the family. Candlelight vigils have been held all over the country - I was present at the one outside Auckland Hospital on Monday night. Liz spoke to us before leaving to get some much needed sleep - she had already conducted a twelve-hour live broadcasting feat on Counterspin called the Truth-a-thon (from 10am to 10pm of the previous day) in order to raise money and awareness for Baby Will’s case. Her emotional energy and commitment is nothing short of miraculous - and I for one will not let this woman’s compelling heroism go unsung. The second hearing before a judge yesterday, Tuesday 6th December, resulted in a deferred decision and we are currently awaiting his judgement with our hearts in our mouths. After this long day in court, Sue Grey showed up for an intimate talk with Voices for Freedom Ponsonby - and anyone else who wanted to come and hear her speak. Sue’s style is inspirational: objective, focused, professional, gracious and just thoroughly personable. She stood on a little stage in a very full, roomy bar with a microphone talking about all things freedom related until 9pm - from her travels among the freedom community in certain European cities to the court case she is now involved with (the parts she can talk about). I was struck by her comment that after her travels in Europe meeting leaders from some of their various freedom movements, she said that NZ’s pushback and organisational capacities are phenomenal and way ahead of the game. She also mentioned that one thing was crystal clear to her, when we step forward together to peacefully push back with right on our side, the regime takes a big step back. Together we are mighty and we must keep the pressure on until the inevitable critical mass takes over. So this piece is a shout-out to all the beautiful bad-ass women of our little country who are acting to not let tyranny stand and who are doing mighty things in the name of liberty and human flourishing for us all: Sue Grey, Liz Gunn, Lynda Wharton of the Health Forum NZ, Libby Jonson, Alia Bland and Claire Deeks of Voices for Freedom, Kirstin Murfitt for her detailed legal head and profoundly courageous heart (she’s assisting Sue Grey with the Baby Will case, among other things), Carlene Louise of Sovereign Hikoi of Truth who is always ready with her support and beautiful prayers, Chantelle Baker who has always been on the frontline and receives a considerable amount of vicious criticism and government censorship (though she’s got this!), Hannah Spierer of Counterspin Media, another gutsy Kiwi woman under direct and disgusting targeted persecution from our government - and to all the many other women valiantly fighting for our way of life behind the scenes in their own individual capacities. I salute you all. You are heroines of the highest order and I’m enormously proud to call you my countrywomen!
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Lola Kleinjan
6/12/2022 05:52:53 pm
Excellent article Olivia!! So eloquently stated. Amen from me and thank you ♥️
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Olivia
7/12/2022 09:55:57 pm
Thanks Lola, you’re welcome. x
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Steve Taylor
6/12/2022 06:22:36 pm
This (world) war for freedom seems to be one in which it's predominately the women - rather than the men - who are putting themselves on the front line. Maybe the men (or most of them) will only wake up when someone actually starts shooting bullets at them. But women recognise the gravity of the intellectual attack and the weaponary which has been aimed against us all.
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Olivia
7/12/2022 09:58:42 pm
Many of our men have been warriors too - Guy Hatchard, Matt Shelton spring to mind. But the women are def the ones on the front lines in large numbers.
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Jules Crane
7/12/2022 02:52:05 pm
Please, let's not make this about gender. While there does seem to be a predominance of women in the freedom movement who are on the front line, and in the background, it is also really important to acknowledge the men who are also heavily involved as well, who are fighting just as hard for our freedoms, also using the intellect, creativity, love, compassion and humour, whose hearts are aching just as much over the latest decision.
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Jules Crane
7/12/2022 02:53:47 pm
* And continue doing all we can to ensure we win the next skirmish in this war.
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Olivia
7/12/2022 10:02:13 pm
Just as an aside, this is the only blog piece I’ve ever written singling out women in a positive light (since I don’t do feminism on any level). It’s been a wondrous surprise to see so many women stepping forward so boldly in front of microphones on this one. Can’t be denied. People need not be sensitive about it.
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