Albuquerque
by Nick Estes These were the concluding remarks to the first annual Native Liberation 2016 Conference convened at the Larry Casuse Center in Albuquerque, NM on Aug. 13, 2016. Nick Estes is a co-founder of The Red Nation and a member of the Leadership Council. The Red Nation formed in
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 Columbus Day
The Red Nation is an anti-profit coalition of Native and non-Native activists, community members, educators, and workers dedicated to the liberation of Native Nations, lands, and peoples. We formed in November 2014 with the intention to continue the centuries-old Native liberation struggle in the southwest and beyond, through active coalition-building
Abolish Columbus Day
by Nick Estes Come celebrate Albuquerque’s First ever Indigenous Peoples Day this Monday, Oct. 12. Today, Oct. 7, 2015, is historic for Indigenous peoples of Albuquerque. The Albuquerque City Council declared the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October, a day nationally recognized as “Columbus
Abolish Columbus Day
March & Rally for Indigenous Peoples’ Day of Resistance & Resilience Monday, October 12, 2015 Downtown ABQ: First St. & Central Ave @ 5pm Columbus Day celebrates the death and disappearance of Native people, land and life. We call on all people to unite and declare an end to this racist,
Albuquerque
by Nick Estes On Sunday evening in Albuquerque, more than fifty people attended a memorial and vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the violent murders of two Diné men, Allison “Cowboy” Gorman and Kee “Rabbit” Thompson. The surviving family members also came to remember their lost relatives. Last year
Albuquerque
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 16, 2015 Contact Person: Melanie Yazzie Phone: 505-670-1110 Email: contact@therednation.org THE RED NATION CALLS FOR MEMORIAL AND VIGIL ON ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF VIGILANTE MURDERS OF ALLISON GORMAN AND KEE THOMPSON WHEN: 6:00 pm, Sunday, July 19, 2015 WHERE: Rapid Ride Bus
Albuquerque
by Nick Estes On Friday, June 26, more than thirty people stood outside the Peter V. Dominici federal courthouse in Albuquerque, NM to demand executive clemency for Leonard Peltier, an Anishnabe and Lakota leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the murders of