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Direct Action against Colonial pillaging
Now, Mr. Diyabanza, the spokesman for a Pan-African movement that seeks reparations for colonialism, slavery and cultural expropriation, is set to stand trial in Paris on Sept. 30. Along with the four associates from the Quai Branly action, he will face a charge of attempted theft, in a case that is also likely to put France on the stand for its colonial track record and for holding so much of sub-Saharan Africa’s cultural heritage — 90,000 or so objects — in its museums.
To Protest Colonialism, He Takes Artifacts From Museums (Published 2020)
Mwazulu Diyabanza will appear in a Paris court this month after he tried to make off with an African treasure he says was looted. France and its attitude to the colonial past will be on trial, too.
500 years of Indigenous Resistance graphic novel.
Today’s reading Gord Hill’s 500 years of Indigenous Resistance graphic novel.
The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book ebook by Gord Hill – Rakuten Kobo
Read “The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book” by Gord Hill available from Rakuten Kobo. The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book is a powerful and historically accurate graphic portrayal of Indigenous resistanc…
Corporations funding Big Oil
The investigation by the Public Accountability Initiative, a nonprofit corporate and government accountability research institute, and its research database project LittleSis, details how police foundations in cities such as Seattle, Chicago, Washington, New Orleans and Salt Lake City are partially funded by household names such as Chevron, Shell and Wells Fargo.
Revealed: oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities
Investigation portrays fossil fuel industry as common enemy in struggle for racial and environmental justice in America
the British Museum’s Colonial History
the doctrine of discovery
The 15th century papal bulls might be old, but they’ve influenced everything from how we treat the planet to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Indigenous activist urges the Vatican to revoke 500-year-old documents | CBC Radio
Author Steven Newcomb says 15th century papal bulls calling for the conquest of Indigenous peoples have influenced everything from how we treat the planet to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Occupation of Alcatraz
The (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971) was a 19-month long protest when 89 American Indians and their supporters occupied Alcatraz Island. The protest was led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others; John Trudell was the spokesman. Te group lived on the island together until the protest was forcibly ended by the U.S. government. There are some amazing photos here of the occupation.
Politician working for oil lobby
During a podcast hosted by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, Alberta’s energy minister Sonya Savage was asked about the Trans Mountain expansion project, which is under construction despite despite fierce opposition from environmentalists and some Indigenous groups.
Canada: minister says Covid-19 lockdown a ‘great time’ to build pipeline
Climate activists condemn Sonya Savage’s remarks about Trans Mountain project, which is under construction despite fierce opposition
On this day, 8 March 1782
Working Class History on Twitter: “#OtD 8 Mar 1782 the Gnadenhutten massacre took place in Ohio, when American forces in the revolutionary war massacred 96 Christian Lenape native Americans, scalping 39 children, 29 women and 28 men, before pillaging and burning their village pic.twitter.com/hXm6SoiY0v / Twitter”
OtD 8 Mar 1782 the Gnadenhutten massacre took place in Ohio, when American forces in the revolutionary war massacred 96 Christian Lenape native Americans, scalping 39 children, 29 women and 28 men, before pillaging and burning their village pic.twitter.com/hXm6SoiY0v