December 26, 2018 Dear friends, Greetings from The Red Nation. (Subscribe to our newsletters here.) ’Tis the season of giving. We need Red Santas to support our work! If you enjoy our newsletters, articles, teach-ins, reading groups, conferences, events, or just like the work we do, consider donating! Sign up
by Justine Teba Edited by N. Lira-Pérez On Wednesday, December 5, members of The Red Nation, Pueblo Action Alliance, Dine and Pueblo community leaders, and the Coalition to Protect Greater Chaco, gathered at the New Mexico state office for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Santa Fe. Rallying behind
December 4, 2018 Dear friends, Greetings from The Red Nation. This has been a busy year—and it’s not over. There have been many victories, and there are many struggles yet to come. But we are not afraid. Young people are on the move. On November 22 in Albuquerque,
by The Red Nation As we continue actively organizing for a world free of settler colonial violence, it’s important we acknowledge the precedent-setting victories belonging to all people who come together to successfully protect our relatives and life-affirming resources, and celebrate the collective fight yet to come The Red
by Nicolás Cruz More than forty people gathered in Santa Fe on Friday, November 16 for a press conference held by The Red Nation Santa Fe and Albuquerque chapters alongside members of the Frack Off Greater Chaco Coalition. Protestors gathered outside the Hotel Santa Fe Hacienda and Spa, where the
November 19, 2018 Dear friends, Greetings from The Red Nation. (See upcoming events at the end of this email.) This Thursday is Thanksgiving, a settler holiday and a national origin story washed in horrific violence. Despite the common trope that the United States is “a nation of immigrants,” the history
by Sarah Knopp It is important to understand the political context of the caravans arriving in Tijuana; they should be seen as a collective political response. Although it vacillates from one year to the next, the homicide rate in Honduras in 2015 was about 100 people killed per 100,000
This holiday season, don’t struggle alone. The Red Nation invites you to a No Thanks, No Giving community potluck and teach-in on the real history of Thanksgiving next Thursday, November 22, starting at 5 PM at the Sundowner Community Center, 6101 Central Ave., Albuquerque, NM. Presentations will also focus
November 5, 2018 Dear friends, Greetings from The Red Nation. This being our first newsletter, we have many stories and events to cover. In June 1974, on the final day of the first International Indian Treaty Council meeting at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, the mood was serious. A colossal
It has been over a year now since the Gallup Freedom Council of The Red Nation was formed. Continuing the work of activists and comrades that came before us, we remain committed to ending the racist and colonial violence and exploitation that Native people face. We have held strong to
by Berkley Carnine In the high desert of the Southwest, water is a precious resource that is sacred to Indigenous peoples. Water is also the lifeblood of the fracking industry. To drill for oil and gas reserves, millions of gallons are needed. Water has to be stolen from Indigenous peoples,
This speech was given Sept. 29, 2018 at the True Colors Drag Show at Gallup Pride. by Jeremy Yazzie (AKA Kat Storm) Welcome to 2018 Gallup Pride! First and foremost, fuck Donald Trump! Thank you for coming out today. Thank you for showing us what bravery and pride looks like.