U.S. SOCIAL FORUM & NATIVE INDIGENOUS PARTICIPANTS. They will share their
experiences and perspectives about this historical convergence that brought
over 10,000 people together. Gathered were activists representing groups
such as: Social, Economic and Environmental Justice organizers, Peace &
Justice, community-based organizations, Indigenous Nations, Unions, Gays,
students and many other groups to confront key issues facing their
communities. The forum was organized to be more than a conference, more than
a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression. It was to
provide a message to other people¹s movements around the world that there is
an active movement in the U.S. opposing U.S. policies at home and abroad.
The Forum was held in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 27 to July 1, 2007.
www.ussf2007.org.
Guest: Tom Goldtooth (Dine'), ED, Indigenous Environmental Network ~ Audrey
Thayer (White Earth Ojibwe), Coordinator, Greater Minnesota Racial Justice
Project, ACLU of MN ~ Alberto Saldamando (Chicano of Zapoteca origin), Legal
Counsel, International Indian Treaty Council, San Francisco, CA.
Audio of panel: ³Colonialism in the United States²
http://www.greeninstitute.net/subpages/general_report.asp.
U.S. Social Forum Forges Common Ground by Matthew Cardinale, IPS News, July
2, 2007. "This was really an awesome opportunity for the indigenous people
of the U.S. to develop family with indigenous people from the South,
delegations from Guatemala, from Chile and Argentina who were here... It
really provided us an opportunity to develop a family," said Tom GoldtoothŠ²
"We're willing to share some of our knowledge," he added. "The Water
Ceremony [at the USSF] was our opportunity to help inform all people about
the unification of water.² http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38397
US Social Forum: Native Americans and Immigrants Share Common Struggle by
Jonathan Springston, IPS News, July 2, 2007. ³One group has lived here for
millennia, while the other has just arrived. But Native Americans and
immigrants have much in common, particularly the alienation and oppression
they experience in U.S. society, activists and community leaders said on day
three of the U.S. Social Forum.²
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38388
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