On October 6 2018, protestors gathered at Stallion Gate, 17 miles outside of Trinity Site or “Ground Zero” where the atomic bomb was first tested on July 16, 1945. Every first Saturday in April and October, the U.S. Army hosts a Trinity Site Open House. While hundreds of visitors
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.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Red Nation and Pueblo Action Alliance calls on all dispossessed, Indigenous, and oppressed people to rally for the call to end the lease sales happening right now in New Mexico. New Mexico Sandoval County Commissioners and the Bureau of Land Management are framing these sales as
Gallup, NM, September 28, 2018 — The Red Nation-Gallup invites anyone interested in organizing for LGBTQ2 liberation to join us for “All My Heroes Are Queens: A Queer Feminist Symposium.” When: Friday, September 28, 2018 from 10:00am – 4:00pm Where: El Morro Theatre, 207 W. Coal Ave, Gallup, NM 87301
Download the hi res poster here. Celebrate Resistance Not Conquest! ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Red Nation calls on all dispossessed, Indigenous, and oppressed people to march and rally for Indigenous Peoples Day on October 8, 2018, a day nationally celebrated as Columbus Day, and celebrate continued Indigenous resistance against settler
by Majerle Lister A bomb manufactured by Lockheed Martin recently killed 40 kids in Yemen. In total, 59 people died and 79 people were wounded. The bomb was sold under the permission of the U.S. State Department in an arms deal with Saudi Arabia. On July 24, the Navajo
This is the Preamble to The Red Nation’s Principles of Unity ratified by the first General Assembly of Freedom Councils in Albuquerque on August 10, 2018–Pueblo Revolt Day. In the spirit of Popay! We are Indigenous revolutionaries. We are comrades and relatives first and foremost. We practice radical
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By Jennifer Marley & Kayleigh Warren This summer, the Santa Fe Opera will be featuring the contemporary opera Doctor Atomic, which is a story that depicts the experiences of scientists and engineers who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National Labs (LANL). Like most of the rhetoric about
By Majerle Lister The narrative that conservationism is an ally of Indigenous people and Indigenous land serves the opportunistic purpose of unifying Indigenous people and pro-conservationist to fight for the land. At the center of the US conservation movement is Theodore Roosevelt, a notable racist and violent imperialist. Any act