37th National Day of Mourning

From: "kabespir"
Subject: 37th National Day of Mourning
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:11:48 -0500

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Kabespir
From ARISE:

PLYMOUTH, MA] NOVEMBER 23
ANNOUNCEMENT: 37th NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING
Since 1970, Native Americans have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the U.S. thanksgiving holiday. Many Native Americans do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture. Participants in National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism and oppression which Native Americans continue to experience.
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37th NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING
Thursday, November 23, 2006
12 Noon at Cole‚s Hill (the hill above Plymouth Rock) Plymouth, MA
Pot-luck Social to Follow
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Join us as we dedicate the 37th National Day of Mourning to our brother, Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier. Add your voice to the millions world-wide who demand his freedom. Help us in our struggle to create a true awareness of Native peoples and demonstrate the unity of Indigenous peoples internationally. Help shatter the untrue glass image of the Pilgrims and the unjust system based on racism, sexism, homophobia and war.
For More Information, contact: United American Indians of New
England/LPSG
(617) 232-5135
info@uaine.org
http://www.uaine.org
To download the pdf for the Day of Mourning leaflet, open
http://www.iacenter.org/polprisoners/dom_2006.htm

No Justice No Peace
"May there be peace when we meet." --Audrey Shenandoah, ONONDAGA