Decolonize To Liberate

Decolonize To Liberate

A Working Group of Occupy/Decolonize Boston

(formerly the Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group)

What is "Decolonization"?    A collection of definitions and explanations assembled by the Working Group

Also:  check out our new Decolonize To Liberate resource page! Links, articles, videos and 'zines!

Decolonizing Declarations from Occupies Across the Continent

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*** UPCOMING EVENT! ***

Decolonize to Liberate Occupy Boston Community Gathering

Monday February 27th, 6p-9p. 

Christ Church in Cambridge 0 Garden St.  (Harvard Sq., map)

“Decolonize the Movement, Decolonize your Mind”

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Update:  We have learned that we will be joined by a special guest, Ramona Peters, of the Mashpee tribe of the Wampanoag Nation.  She is one of the seven traditional chief's councilors and a member of the tribal council board.We are honored to have Ms. Peters at our event and to facailitate this connection with the Decolonize/Occupy movement!

The Occupy Movement seeks to address the concerns of the 99%, to unify the majority who are being exploited to benefit the richest of the rich.  But if we are to build a broad movement towards a just society that works for everyone, we must understand how this movement fits into a much older movement for justice, one that has been ongoing for hundreds of years.

The Decolonize to Liberate Working Group is hosting a Community Gathering of Occupy Boston on February 27th to help us connect and build together.  Together, we will explore the history of this land and it’s people and how the goals and roots of the movement are critically intertwined with the ongoing struggles of indigenous people worldwide.

If you are a dedicated catalyst at Occupy Boston, a supporter, or just curious or completely new to the movement, we invite you to please join us for a unique community learning experience.  This will be a great opportunity to connect, share food, words, and build.

Decolonize to Liberate Occupy Boston Community Gathering
Monday, 2/27, 6p-9p at Christ Church, 0 Garden St. Cambridge (Harvard Sq.)
to RSVP/share on Facebook, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/254536891289792/
If you would like to take advantage of free child care during the event, please email decolonizeboston@gmail.com

The Decolonize to Liberate Working Group has been meeting since the early days of Dewey Square, when it introduced the Statement of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples.  We are continuously working to help each other shed the dominator ethos that came from colonialism, and to support the transformational work of the Occupy Movement.  

Please join us on Monday, February 27th at 6p to learn what it means to “Decolonize Occupy” and how we can better create a global movement that works for everyone.

Decolonize the 99% to Liberate the 100%

DecolonizeBoston.org

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Decolonize to Liberate seeks to shed the dominator ethos and systems of oppressionthat come from colonization, to stand in solidarity with indigenous resistance worldwide and to help restore our relationships to Mother Earth.

As a signal to the national “Occupy” movement and to members of First Nations (Indigenous Peoples) who have felt excluded by the colonialist language used to name this movement, it shall be declared that “Occupy Boston” aspires to “Decolonize Boston” with the guidance and participation of First Nations.

[Excerpt from the Statement of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples introduced by this working group and passed by the Occupy Boston General Assembly on October 8, 2011.  Read the full resolution, here.]

All are welcome to our regular weekly meetings.  Half of the meeting is discussion/self-education to help us decolonize ourselves (see our resources section).  Half of each meeting is for planning events and actions to help decolonize the movement. 

Meetings held each Friday, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

LOCATION  CHANGED! (down the street)

First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist

3 Church Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

(map)

Contact decolonizeboston[at]gmail.com with any questions or to get involved.

If you would like to join the working group list-serve and have or don't mind creating a google account, please follow this link.

Otherwise, email a request for membership to the above email, and we will send you an invite.

Please Follow us on Twitter!: @DecolonizeBos

And now we have a facebook page, too!

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Many thanks to all who were able to join us in Plymouth for the 42nd National Day of Mourning! 

The Boston Globe produced an article and a video about our visit to Plymouth. 

You can read the article,"In Solidarity, Occupy Group Joins with Native Americans"  also a video, "Occupy Boston Protesters in Plymouth" 

A member of the working group was also interviewed in a Democracy Now! special on the event:

Native Americans Mark Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving: 'We are not Vanishing, We Are Not Conquered'

Turtle Island Initiative Reading List:

http://ti42.weebly.com/required-reading.html