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<div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Friday, June 15th, 6p-8p'''</span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Special Presentation on "Indigenous Justice: The Navajo Nation Situation"'''</span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''With Featured Guest: Dr. James W. Zion'''</span></div> | <div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Friday, June 15th, 6p-8p'''</span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Special Presentation on "Indigenous Justice: The Navajo Nation Situation"'''</span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''With Featured Guest: Dr. James W. Zion'''</span></div><br/></div> | ||
<span style="font-size:medium;">One of the positive hallmarks of the Occupy movement is recognition of the reality of indigenous peoples and indigenous rights. This talk will highlight the importance of indigenous rights in the United States, using the example of the Dine', the Navajo People of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, in terms of both Dine' rights and the rights of all the 99%.</span> | |||
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<span style="font-size:medium;">The United Nations Indigenous Forum recently concluded discussions of the falsity of the "Discovery Doctrine," and discussions of the pretexts of Europe in the theft of lands and liberties in the Americas are relevant to the Occupy movement: How is it that the same discourses of conquest that were, and are, sued to dominate indigenous peoples are also being used to dominate and exclude the 99% from effective power?</span> | |||
<span style="font-size:medium;">The situation of Navajos, who have treaties with Spain, Mexico and the United States but who have a dependent international state, is relevant to us all. We need to discuss their situation to better understand our own.</span> | |||
<br/><span style="font-size:medium;">'''About Dr. James W. Zion'''</span> | |||
<span style="font-size:medium;">James W. Zion is a public interest lawyer who lives in Albuquerque and practices law in the Navajo Nation and international fora- UN Indigenous Forum, UN Commission on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Geneva, etc. . His client base is primarily individual Navajos, Navajo nonprofit corporations and Navajo community organizations. He is the international counsel for the National Indian Youth Council. Zion has been in practice 43 years. His focus is public interest law in Indian Country.</span> | |||
<span style="font-size:medium;">He is licensed to practice in the Navajo Nation, Connecticut and the United States Supreme Court. He has published in the fields of customary Indian law and international indigenous human rights, and his latest book is Marianne 0. Nielsen & James W. Zion, eds., Navajo Nation Peacemaking: Living Traditional Justice (U. of Arizona Press, 2005). He is a 2012 Givelber Distinguished Lecturer at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, on the topic Ma 'ii Adil 'inigii? Indian Law for Coyotes.</span> | |||
<span style="font-size:medium;">Zion's particular interests are traditional American Indian justice and customary law, international human rights law, poverty law and advocacy of the rights of the new poor, the 99%. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals, and advocacy group for the rights of the victims of injustice and counsel to various Navajo public interest organizations, including the Shiprock Home for Women and Children, the Shiprock Community Development Corporation, The Forgotten People and Dine' bi Siihasin.</span> | |||
<div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Friday, June 29th''', the Faith and Spirituality Working Group will partner</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">with the Decolonize to Liberate Working Group in showing and discussing the</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">film "I AM." We will examine the film specifically through a decolonization</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">lens and the spiritual implications of such a lens as illustrated through</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">the documentary. [http://www.iamthedoc.com/ http://www.iamthedoc.com/] </span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">Meetings of the Decolonize to Liberate Working Group are held at the First</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">Parish in Cambridge, 6-8PM, easily accessible from the Harvard Square</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">T-stop, on the corner of Mass Ave and Church St., enter through the far door</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">on Church Street and ring the bell at the inner door for entrance.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div> | |||
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<br/></div><div><span style="font-size:large;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:x-large;">'''Previous Events'''</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Friday, May 18th, 6p'''</span></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Special Film Screening and Discussion: 2012 La Palabra Maya (The Mayan Word) '''</span></div><div>'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">En español, abajo.</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-czs7ifu3ImQ/TnEtlquqC-I/AAAAAAAAAAk/yK7gAwa34Tk/s1600/web%2Bbanner%2Bsept.%2Bflattened.jpg<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''''Everyone is talking about the Mayan Prophecies of 2012.'''''<br/></div><div>'''''But who is listening to the Maya?'''''</div> | |||
Please join the “Decolonize to Liberate” Working Group of Occupy Boston for a special screening and discussion of a newly-released groundbreaking film, “2012: La Palabra Maya (the Mayan Word).” Hear the voices of the Mayan people as they share their perspectives on the prophecies of their ancestors and their fight to defend Mother Earth and their culture from destruction. | |||
<div>'''Friday, May 18th, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm '''<br/></div><div>'''First Parish (UU) Church in Harvard Sq. '''<br/></div><div>'''3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 '''<br/></div><div>'''As with all Decolonize/Occupy events, this is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!'''<br/></div><div>Please RSVP and share the facebook event''' '''[https://www.facebook.com/events/347798498617160/ https://www.facebook.com/events/347798498617160/]</div> | |||
<br/>“2012: The Mayan Word” is both a message of hope and a call to action. Featuring testimonies from contemporary Mayans throughout Mesoamerica, from spiritual guides to activists, community leaders, farmers, artists, teachers, and children, this film is an extraordinary journey into the heart of Mayan struggle and spirituality. | |||
<div><br/></div><div>Watch the Trailer, here [http://youtu.be/11KdG4z5FuY http://youtu.be/11KdG4z5FuY]<br/></div><div>You can also watch the entire film for free, here [http://youtu.be/UwvpsVsawMg http://youtu.be/UwvpsVsawMg]</div><div><br/></div><div>The film (64 Minutes) will be followed by discussion with special guests, including Carlos Aceves (via Skype), author of “Nine Seasons: Beyond 2012” and other in-person guests To Be Announced. Attendees will also learn how they can join with Cambridge-based non-profit Cultural Survival (cs.org) to help legalize community radio in Guatemala.</div><div><br/></div><div>Organizers are performing outreach to invite members from local Mayan and Mexican/Guatemalan communities, and are planning to arrange for adequate translation. If you can help with either of these efforts, please contact decolonizeboston[at]gmail.com.</div> | |||
<br/><span style="font-size:large;">'''Presentación de la película especial y Discusión: 2012 La Palabra Maya'''</span> | |||
<div>'''Todo el mundo habla de las Profecías Mayas sobre el 2012'''<br/></div><div>'''¿Pero quién está escuchando a los mayas?'''</div> | |||
<br/>Por favor únase a la "Decolonizar para Liberar" a un grupo de “Occupy Boston” para una presentación y discusión especial de un innovador documental, “2012: La Palabra Maya (the Mayan Word).” Escucharemos las voces de la comunidad Maya que nos ofreceran Su cosmovision, la sabiduria de sus ancestr@s y Su Lucha por defender a la Madre Tierra y a Su cultura. | |||
<div><br/></div><div>'''Viernes, 18 de Mayo, 6:00 p - 8:00 p'''<br/></div><div>'''First Parish Church in Harvard Sq.'''<br/></div><div>'''3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138'''<br/></div><div>'''LIBRE Y ABIERTO AL PÚBLICO!'''<br/></div><div>'''''Habrá un traductor.'''''</div> | |||
Por favor, RSVP y compartir Facebook evento [https://www.facebook.com/events/347798498617160/ https://www.facebook.com/events/347798498617160/] | |||
<br/>2012 La Palabra Maya es un mensaje de esperanza y una llamada a la acción. A través de los testimonios de mayas contemporáneos de todo Mesoamérica, desde guías espirituales a activistas, líder@s comunitarios, campesin@s, artistas, maestr@s, niñas y niños, este documental nos lleva a un extraordinario viaje al corazón de la lucha y la espiritualidad Maya. | |||
<div>Usted puede ver una versión corta de la película, aquí [http://youtu.be/11KdG4z5FuY http://youtu.be/11KdG4z5FuY]<br/></div><div>Toda la película está aquí [http://youtu.be/UwvpsVsawMg http://youtu.be/UwvpsVsawMg]</div> | |||
Después de la película vamos a tener una discusión. L@s organizador@s están planeando proporcionar servicios de traducción. Si usted puede ayudar con esto, por favor póngase en contacto con decolonizeboston@gmail.com | |||
'''Friday, June 8th: Decolonize Film Screening; "Two Spirits"''' | |||
<div>Friday, June 8th we will be showing the film "Two Spirits" with Maria</div><div>Cristina facilitating. Our showing this film on the night before the annual</div><div>Gay Pride march allows us to honor a young transgender American Indian whose</div><div>life was tragically lost and also to discuss the intersection of oppressions</div><div>in the context of colonialism.</div><div> [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/two-spirits/film.html http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/two-spirits/film.html]. Meetings of the</div><div>Decolonize to Liberate Working Group are held at the First Parish in</div><div>Cambridge, 6-8PM, easily accessible from the Harvard Square T-stop, on the</div><div>corner of Mass Ave and Church St., enter through the far door on Church</div><div>Street and ring the bell at the inner door for entrance.</div><div><br/></div> | |||
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One of the positive hallmarks of the Occupy movement is recognition of the reality of indigenous peoples and indigenous rights. This talk will highlight the importance of indigenous rights in the United States, using the example of the Dine', the Navajo People of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, in terms of both Dine' rights and the rights of all the 99%.
The United Nations Indigenous Forum recently concluded discussions of the falsity of the "Discovery Doctrine," and discussions of the pretexts of Europe in the theft of lands and liberties in the Americas are relevant to the Occupy movement: How is it that the same discourses of conquest that were, and are, sued to dominate indigenous peoples are also being used to dominate and exclude the 99% from effective power?
The situation of Navajos, who have treaties with Spain, Mexico and the United States but who have a dependent international state, is relevant to us all. We need to discuss their situation to better understand our own.
About Dr. James W. Zion
James W. Zion is a public interest lawyer who lives in Albuquerque and practices law in the Navajo Nation and international fora- UN Indigenous Forum, UN Commission on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Geneva, etc. . His client base is primarily individual Navajos, Navajo nonprofit corporations and Navajo community organizations. He is the international counsel for the National Indian Youth Council. Zion has been in practice 43 years. His focus is public interest law in Indian Country.
He is licensed to practice in the Navajo Nation, Connecticut and the United States Supreme Court. He has published in the fields of customary Indian law and international indigenous human rights, and his latest book is Marianne 0. Nielsen & James W. Zion, eds., Navajo Nation Peacemaking: Living Traditional Justice (U. of Arizona Press, 2005). He is a 2012 Givelber Distinguished Lecturer at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, on the topic Ma 'ii Adil 'inigii? Indian Law for Coyotes.
Zion's particular interests are traditional American Indian justice and customary law, international human rights law, poverty law and advocacy of the rights of the new poor, the 99%. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals, and advocacy group for the rights of the victims of injustice and counsel to various Navajo public interest organizations, including the Shiprock Home for Women and Children, the Shiprock Community Development Corporation, The Forgotten People and Dine' bi Siihasin.
Please join the “Decolonize to Liberate” Working Group of Occupy Boston for a special screening and discussion of a newly-released groundbreaking film, “2012: La Palabra Maya (the Mayan Word).” Hear the voices of the Mayan people as they share their perspectives on the prophecies of their ancestors and their fight to defend Mother Earth and their culture from destruction.
“2012: The Mayan Word” is both a message of hope and a call to action. Featuring testimonies from contemporary Mayans throughout Mesoamerica, from spiritual guides to activists, community leaders, farmers, artists, teachers, and children, this film is an extraordinary journey into the heart of Mayan struggle and spirituality.
Presentación de la película especial y Discusión: 2012 La Palabra Maya
Por favor únase a la "Decolonizar para Liberar" a un grupo de “Occupy Boston” para una presentación y discusión especial de un innovador documental, “2012: La Palabra Maya (the Mayan Word).” Escucharemos las voces de la comunidad Maya que nos ofreceran Su cosmovision, la sabiduria de sus ancestr@s y Su Lucha por defender a la Madre Tierra y a Su cultura.
Por favor, RSVP y compartir Facebook evento https://www.facebook.com/events/347798498617160/
2012 La Palabra Maya es un mensaje de esperanza y una llamada a la acción. A través de los testimonios de mayas contemporáneos de todo Mesoamérica, desde guías espirituales a activistas, líder@s comunitarios, campesin@s, artistas, maestr@s, niñas y niños, este documental nos lleva a un extraordinario viaje al corazón de la lucha y la espiritualidad Maya.
Después de la película vamos a tener una discusión. L@s organizador@s están planeando proporcionar servicios de traducción. Si usted puede ayudar con esto, por favor póngase en contacto con decolonizeboston@gmail.com
Friday, June 8th: Decolonize Film Screening; "Two Spirits"