Tara Hack: Im Not Guilty. Free Schapelle Corby

This beautiful song tells the true story of Schapelle Corby, an innocent suffering cruelty and abject misery in the hell of an Indonesian prison cell.

This outstanding video follows Tara around New York, as she campaigns tirelessly, and includes support messages from dozens of real people in real places across the globe: California, Preston UK, New Orleans, Adelaide (Australia), New Zealand, Ohio, Germany, Virginia, Texas, Macclesfield (UK), Perth (Australia), Tasmania, Dubai, and many many more, with the sequence ending in Canberra, home of the Australian government.


Schapelle Corby suffered the most blatant and obvious of show trials for importation of marijuana. No ordinary trial, but one in which the judge refused to test the drugs for country of origin (if they were Indonesian she could not have imported them!), refused to fingerprint the drug bags, and then burned all this evidence so it could never be used to free her! This same judge admitted he had never acquitted anyone in over 500 drug cases! On a daily basis her legal and human rights were grotesquely abused: it is scarecely believable, but it happened. Even the president of Indonesia intervened, urging an example to be made for other Australians! She had no chance whatsoever. None.

She was then (in 2005) sentenced to a brutal 20 years in the hell of a squalid and dangerous cell: more than murderers, rapists and terrorists often get. SHE IS STILL THERE NOW - SUFFERING.

For the Australian government, after initial hand wringing, they took the pragmatic view that their strategically important relationship with Indonesia trumped Schapelle Corby's human rights. She was dispensable. The Australian media subsequently covered their tracks, tracks which this song/video can help to uncover.


This incredible song and video were produced at the end of 2008, at Clould9 Recording in in New York by people who care. People who were not prepared to walk away and forget what they had learned. People who were prepared to act to try to help someone in truly desperate need, regardless of the odds.




Schapelle is not a soap character, she is human, just like you. She feels pain, she suffers and worries, and cries. Her cries for justice though are not heard. Her tears are not seen.

YOU can become her voice, and YOU can make a difference. Please pass on this story, pass on this song and video to your family, friends and anyone who will listen. Please Don't Walk Away... Tara Hack and Cloud9 didn't. Can you?


For more information on Schapelle Corby, please visit:
www.schapelle.net

Tara Hack's MySpace:
www.myspace.com/tarahack1

Could9's Website:
www.cloud9recording.com

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• tara hack
• prison
• drugs
• human rights
• schapelle corby
• music
• pop
• protest song
• australian
• indonesian
• court
• indie

[responder208]

Bravo Tara! It is about time we see someone with real talent. We can feel your passion for this cause in your words. Not to mention that I highly doubt that a professional director could have done a better job with the video. Everything came from your heart. New York is with ya. FREE SCHAPELLE!!!!!!!!!

[Ubiculous]

This is such a worthy and incredible cause. And Tara Hack is such an amazing artist. Whatever happened to real music, heart and soul like this? I haven't seen anything like it for years. This is superb, it really is.

[kurtelov]

i love this video ,shame ,,,,,,,she is steel safaried, excellent song thanks

[thisismyytname]

I can't believe she is still locked up in a shitty cell for something she obviously didn't do ! ... and the bad police work and corruption is so obvious !

That is why I have and always WILL, boycott Indonesia. And I always warn people about setting foot on Bali, with its corruption and terrorists.

[lixxia]

20 years for not locking her boad bag.. autch..

sweden says free the poor girl!

nice song btw.

[pinkgarterbelt]

Such talent, and this being a song for justice for Schapelle Corby, shows this artist has heart as well as talent.

[Toriam19]

Missouri Says FREE SCHAPELLE.

The evidence all said it was planted into her Boggie Board bag.

[Boleyngirl7]

FREE SCHAPELLE CORBY!

[responder208]

Tara Hack, the next American Idol. I'd vote for her.

[countdown109876]

Thanks Tara for a beautiful song and I love the lyrics. You really have captured the meaning of her plight and the film clip is great! Spread the word in the USA,

us Aussie supports of Schapelle would definately appreciate it!

Cheers

[1freedom219]

Brilliant and professional recording of the true story. Go for it Tara, tell the world. Paula.

[dadotar]

Indonesia found 4 kilos of what? If it was hydroponic aussie grown wouldn't they want to test and shout those results? No they knew it was planted Indonesian rag weed so they burned it quick before it could be used to Free Schapelle. Good on you Tara !!!