**UPDATE (9/27/17): THE LOCATION AND TIME FOR SATURDAY’S ACTIVITIES HAVE CHANGED. THE TIME FOR SUNDAY’S ACTIVITIES HAS CHANGED, AS WELL. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CHANGES.** Gallup, NM, September 20, 2017 — The Red Nation invites anyone interested in organizing for Native liberation to its second annual conference.
Abolish Columbus Day
By The Red Nation We condemn the bigoted terror that white supremacists used against anti-racist and anti-fascist forces this past weekend in #Charlottesville. A diverse coalition of progressives, LGBTQ rights advocates, anti-racists, feminists, socialists, communists, clergy, and anarchists took to the streets in unity Saturday to deny white supremacy a
Abolish the Racist Seal
This statement was read during May 5, 2016 during the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) Board of Regents Academic/Student Affairs & Research subcommittee meeting. by Dra. Alicia Romero Good afternoon Board of Regents, administrators, faculty, staff, students, and community members. First, I’d like to take this opportunity
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by The Red Nation & UNM KIVA CLub On Thursday, May 5, it was standing room only as the UNM KIVA Club and The Red Nation read a joint statement demanding the abolition of the University’s racist seal and justice for Native students during public comment for the Academic,
Abolish the Racist Seal
Speech given April 29, 2016 by David Uahikeaikalei‘ohu Maile Aloha mai kākou. ‘O David Uahikeaikalei‘ohu Maile wau. No Maunawili, O‘ahu mai au. My name is David Uahikeaikalei‘ohu Maile. I’m from Maunawili, O‘ahu. I’m Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian). I’m a Ph.D. student
Abolish the Racist Seal
by Robin Minthorne Today, I stand here to say I stand in solidarity with the efforts by Kiva Club and Red Nation to speak out for the abolition of the UNM Racist Seal. As Native studies faculty, we teach in our classes decolonization and the accurate history that is not
Abolish the Racist Seal
This report originally appeared in Liberation News. by Rebecca Hampton Over 100 people including students, faculty, administration, and community members joined The Red Nation and the Kiva Club for a speak-out in front of the president’s office on University of New Mexico’s campus to abolish the school’s
Abolish Columbus Day
The following is an open letter to the University of New Mexico President Bob Frank and the Board of Regents. This letter, with letters of support and a faculty, student, and community petition supporting students’ eleven demands, will be delivered to the President’s Office at Scholes Hall, Friday, April
Abolish the Racist Seal
by Nick Estes This talk was given March 3, 2016 as part of the Indigenous Book Festival’s opening roundtable, “Beyond Stereotype, Prejudice, & Racism,” at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. I want to make two simple claims: 1) The University of New Mexico profits from the genocide of