On
Wednesday, May 14, John "Splitting the Sky" Hill and Craig Rosebraugh will be speaking at
UCSC's Charles E. Merill Lounge from
5:30 - 7:30 on Native Sovereignty, reevaluating the anti-war movement, and prospects for revolution in America.
Splitting the Sky - Speaking on Native Sovereignty
From a backround of orphanages and boarding schools,
Splitting the Sky emerged as a principled leader of the
Attica prison rebellion at the age of ninteen, and later became a major figure with the American Indian Movement. He was founder of the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations of the Western Hemisphere, has been involved in numerous armed standoffs with the Canadian and US authorities, and after decades of poverty, imprisonment, and repression, he continues to agitate for Native sovereignty and prisoners rights.
Craig Rosebraugh - "Reevaluating the Anti-War Movement"
Former spokesperson of the underground
Earth Liberation Front. Long time proponent for direct action tactics to defend the earth, animals, and people.
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Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse
Mitakuye Oyasin
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
For many aboriginals(in Canada), the present system(unfair as it is) is the only reliable source of food and shelter available. without a clear alternative to this dependancy, it would be virtual suicide to over throw it. We arn't speaking of a sample of people who live exclusivly in rural reservations, but rather a cross section of people living in diverse environments, with diverse needs. A revolution won't help the old man in downtown Vancouver who relies on panhandeling, and shelters for survival.
I genuinely believe that the emancipation of the indian peoples doesn't lie in violent upheaval, brought on by another ruling party (aboriginal or otherwise), but rather in healing the diseases that plague us. If we teach the people who they are and where they come from, they will become empowered and strong again, then and only then may the first nations have a hope for self government that is not only different, but possibly even sustainable and if we're really lucky, virtuous.
Much love to the people.
We will survive.
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
Re: Native Sovereignty & Prospects for Revolution In America
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