G20 Defendant Leah Henderson Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison
Submitted on December 20, 2011
"Though I stand here being judged by you, I am accountable to more, that is beyond these walls...I am accountable to the indigenous communities whose lands we are on. To the earth who we’re daily assaulting with saws, and chemicals. To the elders in my life and to the generations yet to come...The laws that govern our societies are not laws of community, or laws of consensus, they are laws of oppression...I submit to your jails because today you hold many of the weapons, and many people under your spell. A day is coming when that will not be so."
- Leah Henderson, in her statement to the court
