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WE ARE ALL ONE RIVER.
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- AIM-West is hosting the 40th Anniversary Reunion of
the American Indian Movement, Nov. 24 -- 28. With the theme, "No one
is illegal -- Somos un solo rio/We are all one river," the topics
include the militarization of the US borders, treaty rights,
protection of sacred places, international Indigenous rights and
religious freedom for prison inmates.
Bill Means, cofounder of the International Indian Treaty Council, is
among the featured speakers at the sunrise gathering on Alcatraz
Island on Thursday, Nov. 27. The weeklong AIM-West reunion includes
Native Americans who have made history in the struggle for Indigenous
Peoples rights, including Madonna Thunder Hawk, Manny Pino, Lenny
Foster, Mike Flores, Charlie Hill and Patricia Bellanger.
The theme is "SOMOS UN SOLO RIO!" We Are One River, and "No One is
Illegal!" This includes recognition of Indigenous Nation's inherent
right to self-determination, honor and respect for treaties ratified
by the US Congress, protection of sacred sites, freedom for political
prisoners, and the encouragement for the U.S. to adopt the United
Nations General Assembly Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples. The discussions include strategies for the "Manifesto for
Change", Green power and Red Power, a sustainable future, and taking a
stand in solidarity with our relations from Mexico, Central and South
America.
During the organizing session in San Francisco on Tuesday night, Tony
Gonzales said the reunion, which includes speakers, concerts and an
Unthanksgiving Feast, offers the opportunity to focus on the direction
and needs of the future. Pegge Lemke said, following the US elections,
it is important to remember that it is the people who hold the power.
Lemke said it is the people who have "the power to empower others to
return to a more natural way of life and live in balance and rhythm."
Earthcycles web radio returns to the air live, to cover the week's
events, Nov. 24 -- 28. Earthcycles producer Govinda Dalton, and cohost
Brenda Norrell, will be in San Francisco for the week to host the live
show. Dalton, who lives in northern California, and Norrell, based in
Tucson, were cohosts of the Longest Walk Talk Radio, on the five-month
walk across America. Native Americans walked from Alcatraz to DC for
sacred places and protection of Mother Earth, from February through
July of 2008.
The same issues covered by the Longest Walk Talk Radio will be
highlighted in the weeklong, on-air coverage, including the
proliferation of coal mines, power plants and drilling in Indian
country; the militarization of the US borders and the oppression and
violations of human rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world.
Brief audio interviews are now available from Tuesday night's planning
session, with Tony Gonzales, Mark Anquoe, Kiowa from Oklahoma, and
Pegge Lemke, who was also a Long Walker. Pegge also encourages Native
American Indian Nations to rescue and adopt wild horses, because the
US government is now considering euthenasia for the horses. Pegge
urged Indian Nations to develop programs for their youths with these
horses, preserving Native horse culture. The audios are at
http://censored-news.blogspot.com/
Schedule of events for the Anniversary AIM West 40th Anniversary Reunion:
Monday, Nov. 24, 10 am to 5:30 pm
Opening ceremonies with masters of ceremonies Bill Means and Madonna
Thunder Hawk
San Francisco Library, 100 Larkin Street at Grove, Koret Auditorium
Film and slide show with historic footage of early AIM: Panel forum:
"No one is illegal -- Somos un solo rio/We are all one river."
Indigenous Peoples from the border attending include Tohono O'odham
Mike Flores, organizer of the Indigenous Peoples Border Summit of the
Americas in 2006 and 2007.
Topics: Green ecology; Red Power, Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 10 am - 5 pm
San Francisco Baha'i Center, 170 Valencia St.
Manny Pino, Acoma Pueblo, and Lenny Foster, Navajo prison religious
rights advocate
Topics: Coalition building, treaty rights, sacred sites, uranium
mining, Manifesto for Change, political prisoners including Leonard
Peltier
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 12 - 6 pm
Unthanksgiving Potluck Dinner and AIM Special Awards Ceremony, with
Charlie Hill, Patricia Bellanger and special guests
San Francisco Baha'i Center, 170 Valencia St.
Concert by Keith Secola, Phoenix, Medicine Warriors, All Nation Singers
Thursday, Nov. 27, 4 - 9 pm
Alcatraz Island Annual Sunrise Gathering
leaving from Hornblower Tours at Pier #31 (last boat out at 6 am)
Friday, Nov. 28, 6 - 10 pm
Concert featuring Dr. Loco and the Rockin' Jalapenos, The Bob Young
Project and local artists
San Francisco Baha'i Center, 170 Valencia St.
$10 to $20 donation, no one will be turned away, fundraiser for AIM-West
More information: Tony Gonzales (415) 577-1492 or visit http://www.aimwest.info/
Listen live at Earthcycles, http://www.earthcycles.net, Nov. 24 -- 28, 2008.
Photo: During the planning meeting for AIM-West's 40th Anniversary,
Tony Gonzales
receives a photo by photographer Kerry Richardson of a 1992 meeting of
the International Indian Treaty Council in Marin County, Calif.,
attended by Rigoberta Menchu, Bill Means and others. Photo copyright
Brenda Norrell
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Censored News
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