Indigenous peoples

U.S. Delegation Demands: Defend Nicaragua!

October 15, 2021 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Nicaragua, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Published on Workers World, October 11, 2021 From Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua’s Alliance for Global Justice delegation visited Nicaragua to learn about the advances of the Sandinista government over the last 15 years. The object of the visit was to counter the tsunami of false information daily churned out by the U.S. State Department and its allies in the national and[…]

Decolonization : Survival : Water : Life

October 14, 2021 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Palestine, Protest, US Hypocrisy, Visions of a Future

by Steven Salaita, published on Mondoweiss, October 11, 2021 During the summer of 2016, thousands of people representing dozens of nations converged on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in the American state currently known as South Dakota. They arrived to prevent the destruction of land and water by a foreign oil company. Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas, a regular in[…]

Columbus Day Toppled in Boston

October 13, 2021 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Organizing, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, Rights of Opressed Peoples

by K. James, published on Workers World, October 12, 2021 A stunning victory for the people of Boston, and for Indigenous people everywhere! The message is clear: we can replace ‘Columbus’ Day with ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day [jb] In a major victory for Indigenous people everywhere, Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an Executive Order declaring the second Monday in October to[…]

Indigenous People’s Day Reminds Us To Acknowledge And Support Indigenous Struggles

October 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Featured, Indigenous peoples, Lawfare, Native Americans, Nicaragua, War on the Earth

by Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, October 21, 2021 Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. Across the country, a growing number of cities and states are recognizing this day in place of the traditional Columbus Day. This change reflects the growing awareness that holidays like Columbus Day are used to rewrite the past and uphold institutions of white supremacy, racism[…]

Indigenous Peoples Day

October 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Featured, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans

by Stephanie Tromblay, published on Workers World, October 8, 2021 Monday, October 11 2021 is Indigenous People’s Day in the U.S. Yes, it has other names, but let us honor the indigenous peoples of this continent and the civilizations they built, which were destroyed by the arrival of Columbus and an endless stream of Europeans who came to pillage. [jb][…]

Nicaragua at a Revolutionary Crossroads and in Imperialist Crosshairs

October 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Black Liberation Movement, Counter Revolution, Indigenous peoples, Nicaragua

by Netfa Freeman, published on Hood Communist, September 2, 2021 U.S. attack on Nicaragua targets its Black community. There is a page in the playbook for U.S. imperialist regime change in Latin America that includes exploiting the identity politics of Blackness. A recent example was the unrest in Cuba a month ago that included a sophisticated attempt to paint the[…]

Contemptible Court Sentences Courageous Attorney for Contempt of Court

October 8, 2021 UNAC Editor Fascism, Indigenous peoples, Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Resistance

by Cliff Conner, published on Socialist Action, October 5, 2021 The arrogance and open spite of the judge in this case is profoundly disturbing. [jb] ON OCTOBER 1, 2021, the sun rose in the east and Steven Donziger was sentenced to prison. Both events were equally predictable, but only the latter was a consequence of the systematic corruption of what[…]

Nicaragua’s Indigenous Leaders Speak Out Against Misinformation and False Solutions

October 3, 2021 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Indigenous peoples, NGOs, Nicaragua

by Rick Sterling, excerpted from larger document by Stephen Sefton. You can download a PDF of this article HERE. [jb] Nicaragua has an election upcoming on November 7. According to polls, the current Sandinista government is popular and expected to win. However, the Sandinista government is intensely disliked by Washington and there has been a steady stream of negative news[…]

Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Billions Of Tons Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annually

September 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, Native Americans, petroleum

by Collin Rees, published on Popular Resistance, September 2, 2021 A New Report Bemidji, Minnesota — The Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International are releasing a new report titled Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon. The report analyzes the impact that Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects in the United States and Canada has had on greenhouse gas emissions over the past 10 years. From the struggle[…]

Black Alliance For Peace Statement on Afghanistan

August 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Indigenous peoples, Neocolonialism, Political Analysis

Black Alliance for Peace Newsletter, August 18, 2021 Just days ago, some intelligence estimates figured it could take up to six months for the Taliban to seize control of Kabul in its sweeping campaign to reclaim power in Afghanistan. Yet, on Sunday, former President Ashraf Ghani formally resigned and fled the country. Now, Taliban officials reside in the presidential palace[…]