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| <div><span style="font-size: large">'''A Working Group of Occupy/Decolonize Boston'''</span><br/></div><div>< span style=" font-size: large">''' (formerly the Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group)'''</ span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: large">''[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/definitions What is "Decolonization"?] A collection of definitions and explanations assembled by the Working Group''</span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: large">'' Also: check out our new <span style="font-size: x-large">'''[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/resources Decolonize To Liberate resource page!]'''</span> Links, articles, videos and 'zines!''</span><br/></div><div>[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/declarations <span style="font-size: large">''Decolonizing Declarations from Occupies Across the Continent''</span>] <br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:large">To sign up on our new announcements-only list, please send an email to < br/></ span> | | <div><span style="font-size: large">'''A Working Group of Occupy/Decolonize Boston'''</span><br/></div><div>< font size=" 4">''' <br/>'''</ font></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: large">''[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/definitions What is "Decolonization"?] A collection of definitions and explanations assembled by the Working Group''</span> <br/></div><div>''<br/></div><div><span style="font-size: large">''<span style="font-size: x-large">'''[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/resources Decolonize To Liberate resource page!]'''</span> Links, articles, videos and 'zines!''</span> <br/></div><div<br/></div><div>[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/declarations <span style="font-size: large">''Decolonizing Declarations from Occupies Across the Continent''</span>]<br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:large">To sign up on our new announcements-only list, please send an email to </ span>< br/> |
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| <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: xx-large"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">*** UPCOMING EVENT! ***</span></ span></ p>< p style="text-align: center"> '''<span style="font- size: x-large"> Decolonize to Liberate Occupy Boston Community Gathering</ span>'''</ p>< p style=" text- align: center">'''<span style="font-size: x-large"> Monday February 27th, 6p-9p. </ span>'''</p>< p style="text-align: center">'''<span style="font-size: x-large"> Christ Church in Cambridge 0 Garden St. (Harvard Sq., [http:// maps.google.com/ maps?q= 0+Garden+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138+%28christ+church+cambridge%29&hl=en&sll=37.0625,- 95.677068&sspn= 49.089956,114.169922&oq= Christ+Chur&hnear= 0+Garden+St,+Mid- Cambridge, +Massachusetts+02138& t=h& z=16 map])</span>'''</ p>< p style="text-align: center"></p></div>< div style="text-align: center">< br/></div><div><div style=" text- align: center"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- color: transparent; font- weight: bold; font-style : normal; font- variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id=" internal- source-marker_0.9909502756746107"> “</span><span style=" font- family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font- weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"> Decolonize the Movement, Decolonize your Mind</ span><span style= "font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0 ); background- color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">”</span></span><br/></div><div style="text-align: center"><br/></div><div style="text-align: center" <br/></div><div>''<span style="font-size:large"><span style=" background- color: #ffff00"> Update</ span> : 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!< /span >''<br/><br/></div><div style=" text- align: center">< br/></div><div style=" text- align: center" ><span style=" font-size: large"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font- variant: normal; text- decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" ></span><span style=" font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span ><br/><span style=" font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background- color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/>< span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">< /span>< /span><span style="font- size: 18px; font- family: Arial; color: rgb( 0, 0, 0); background- color: transparent; font- weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline " id="internal-source-marker_0.4128899987794481"> 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. </span>< br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font- variant: normal; text- decoration: none; vertical- align: baseline"></span><br/ ><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">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.</span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">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. </span><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Decolonize to Liberate Occupy Boston Community Gathering</span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Monday, 2/27, 6p-9p at Christ Church, 0 Garden St. Cambridge (Harvard Sq.)</span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">to RSVP/share on Facebook, please visit </span>[https://www.facebook.com/events/254536891289792/ <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">https://www.facebook.com/events/254536891289792/</span>]<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">If you would like to take advantage of free child care during the event, please email </span>[mailto:decolonizeboston@gmail.com <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">decolonizeboston@gmail.com</span>]<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">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. </span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">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. </span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/></div><div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Decolonize the 99% to Liberate the 100%</span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/></div><div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">DecolonizeBoston.org</span><br/><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span></div> | | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: x-large; ">Many thanks to everyone who joined us for the Decolonize to Liberate Occupy Boston Community Gathering. We look forward to continuing this work together. Please join us at our weekly meetings.</span></p></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; ">All are welcome to our regular weekly meetings. Half of the meeting is discussion/self-education to help us decolonize ourselves (see our </span>[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Decolonize_To_Liberate/resources resources section]<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; ">). Half of each meeting is for planning events and actions to help decolonize the movement. </span></div><div> |
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| | [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, [http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/10/09/occupy-boston-ratifies-memorandum-of-solidarity-with-indigenous-peoples/ here].]<span style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "></span></span> |
| <br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.9645151262889148">Decolonize</span> to Liberate seeks to shed the dominator ethos and systems of oppression<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.9645151262889148">that come from colonization, to stand in solidarity with indigenous </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.9645151262889148">resistance worldwide and to help restore our relationships to Mother Earth.</span></span></span><br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(55, 55, 55); text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span></span><span style="font-size: large"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(55, 55, 55); text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">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.</span></span></span><br/></div></blockquote><blockquote>
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