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#FreeLeonardPeltier Today in Fort Collins, Colorado
"The Free #LeonardPeltier film will be shown in Fort Collins, Colorado, today, Sunday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the ACT Human Rights Film Festival. It can be viewed online [at the link below for $7] April 7 through April 15 from the Colorado State University Libraries, all part of the ACT Human Rights Film Festival."
Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-leonard-peltier-film-shows-in.htmlOnline viewing:
https://
act2025.eventive.org/schedule/67c8e6c7dd9ab8c88ffc43fb
#IndigenousActivist #LeonardPeltier #AIM #LeonardPeltierMovie -
#FreeLeonardPeltier Today in Fort Collins, Colorado
"The Free #LeonardPeltier film will be shown in Fort Collins, Colorado, today, Sunday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the ACT Human Rights Film Festival. It can be viewed online [at the link below for $7] April 7 through April 15 from the Colorado State University Libraries, all part of the ACT Human Rights Film Festival."
Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-leonard-peltier-film-shows-in.htmlOnline viewing:
https://
act2025.eventive.org/schedule/67c8e6c7dd9ab8c88ffc43fb
#IndigenousActivist #LeonardPeltier #AIM #LeonardPeltierMovie -
#WinonaLaDuke: #DAPLPipeline Lawsuit Against #Greenpeace Aims to Silence #Indigenous #Protests, Too
#DemocracyNow, March 04, 2025"As the oil company Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace over the 2016 #StandingRock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, we speak with #IndigenousActivist Winona LaDuke, who took part in that historic uprising. LaDuke is an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of #Anishinaabe who lives and works on the White Earth Nation Reservation and was among the thousands of people who joined the protests in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect water and Indigenous lands in North Dakota. She highlights the close links between North Dakota’s government and Energy Transfer and says that while the lawsuit targets Greenpeace, Indigenous water and land defenders are also on trial. 'North Dakota has really been trying to squash any kind of #resistance,' says LaDuke. 'If they can try to shut down Greenpeace, they’re going to shut down everybody.'"
Watch / listen / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/winona_laduke
#ViewerSupportedNews #StandWithStandingRock #WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #KelcyWarren #Trump #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #BigOilAndGas #EnvironmentalRacism #StandingRock #SLAPPs #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #SLAPPsLawsuits #SilencingDissent #ACAB #EnergyTransfer #UnicornRiot #CriminalizingDissent #ACAB #Blackwater #ErikPrince -
#WinonaLaDuke: #DAPLPipeline Lawsuit Against #Greenpeace Aims to Silence #Indigenous #Protests, Too
#DemocracyNow, March 04, 2025"As the oil company Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace over the 2016 #StandingRock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, we speak with #IndigenousActivist Winona LaDuke, who took part in that historic uprising. LaDuke is an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of #Anishinaabe who lives and works on the White Earth Nation Reservation and was among the thousands of people who joined the protests in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect water and Indigenous lands in North Dakota. She highlights the close links between North Dakota’s government and Energy Transfer and says that while the lawsuit targets Greenpeace, Indigenous water and land defenders are also on trial. 'North Dakota has really been trying to squash any kind of #resistance,' says LaDuke. 'If they can try to shut down Greenpeace, they’re going to shut down everybody.'"
Watch / listen / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/winona_laduke
#ViewerSupportedNews #StandWithStandingRock #WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #KelcyWarren #Trump #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #BigOilAndGas #EnvironmentalRacism #StandingRock #SLAPPs #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #SLAPPsLawsuits #SilencingDissent #ACAB #EnergyTransfer #UnicornRiot #CriminalizingDissent #ACAB #Blackwater #ErikPrince -
Biden grants activist Leonard Peltier clemency to finish life sentence at home
American Indian Movement activist was sentenced to life in prison for killings of 2 FBI agentsThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 20, 2025 1:05 PM
"Just moments before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
"Peltier was denied parole as recently as July and wasn't eligible for parole again until 2026. He was serving life in prison for the deaths of the agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
"He will transition to home confinement, Biden said in a statement.
"Biden has set the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. He announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offences. He also gave a broad pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes.
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"The fight for Peltier's freedom is entangled with the Indigenous rights movements. Nearly half a century later, his name remains a rallying cry.
"An enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota, Peltier was active in the American Indian Movement, which began in the 1960s as a local organization in Minneapolis that grappled with issues of police brutality and discrimination against Native Americans. It quickly became a national force.
"The movement grabbed headlines in 1973 when it took over the village of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation, leading to a 71-day standoff with federal agents. Tensions between the movement and the government remained high for years.
"On June 26, 1975, agents went to Pine Ridge to serve arrest warrants amid battles over treaty rights and self-determination."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/leonard-peltier-biden-clemency-1.7436142
#LeonardPeltier #AmericanIndianMovement #AIM #IndigenousActivist -
Biden grants activist Leonard Peltier clemency to finish life sentence at home
American Indian Movement activist was sentenced to life in prison for killings of 2 FBI agentsThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 20, 2025 1:05 PM
"Just moments before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
"Peltier was denied parole as recently as July and wasn't eligible for parole again until 2026. He was serving life in prison for the deaths of the agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
"He will transition to home confinement, Biden said in a statement.
"Biden has set the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. He announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offences. He also gave a broad pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes.
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"The fight for Peltier's freedom is entangled with the Indigenous rights movements. Nearly half a century later, his name remains a rallying cry.
"An enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota, Peltier was active in the American Indian Movement, which began in the 1960s as a local organization in Minneapolis that grappled with issues of police brutality and discrimination against Native Americans. It quickly became a national force.
"The movement grabbed headlines in 1973 when it took over the village of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation, leading to a 71-day standoff with federal agents. Tensions between the movement and the government remained high for years.
"On June 26, 1975, agents went to Pine Ridge to serve arrest warrants amid battles over treaty rights and self-determination."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/leonard-peltier-biden-clemency-1.7436142
#LeonardPeltier #AmericanIndianMovement #AIM #IndigenousActivist -
HT @BvlbanchaLiberationRadio for breaking the news about #LeonardPeltier!
Biden commutes sentence for #IndigenousActivist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
https://apnews.com/article/leonard-peltier-biden-pardons-eba525b713f2ec739b84aa4426366775
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HT @BvlbanchaLiberationRadio for breaking the news about #LeonardPeltier!
Biden commutes sentence for #IndigenousActivist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
https://apnews.com/article/leonard-peltier-biden-pardons-eba525b713f2ec739b84aa4426366775
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HT @RadicalAnthro Arrest of #Australian #FirstNations protestor at #Sydney Opera House
by Katy Watson and Tiffanie Turnbull
10/22/2024"Before [the royals] arrived, #WayneWharton, a prominent #IndigenousActivist from Brisbane, was arrested after shouting #AntiMonarchist slogans and refusing a police order to move on.
"It comes as backlash over an #Aboriginal senator's heckling of #KingCharles in Canberra on Monday intensifies."
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HT @RadicalAnthro Arrest of #Australian #FirstNations protestor at #Sydney Opera House
by Katy Watson and Tiffanie Turnbull
10/22/2024"Before [the royals] arrived, #WayneWharton, a prominent #IndigenousActivist from Brisbane, was arrested after shouting #AntiMonarchist slogans and refusing a police order to move on.
"It comes as backlash over an #Aboriginal senator's heckling of #KingCharles in Canberra on Monday intensifies."
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HT @RadicalAnthro Arrest of #Australian #FirstNations protestor at #Sydney Opera House
by Katy Watson and Tiffanie Turnbull
10/22/2024"Before [the royals] arrived, #WayneWharton, a prominent #IndigenousActivist from Brisbane, was arrested after shouting #AntiMonarchist slogans and refusing a police order to move on.
"It comes as backlash over an #Aboriginal senator's heckling of #KingCharles in Canberra on Monday intensifies."
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HT @RadicalAnthro Arrest of #Australian #FirstNations protestor at #Sydney Opera House
by Katy Watson and Tiffanie Turnbull
10/22/2024"Before [the royals] arrived, #WayneWharton, a prominent #IndigenousActivist from Brisbane, was arrested after shouting #AntiMonarchist slogans and refusing a police order to move on.
"It comes as backlash over an #Aboriginal senator's heckling of #KingCharles in Canberra on Monday intensifies."
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HT @RadicalAnthro Arrest of #Australian #FirstNations protestor at #Sydney Opera House
by Katy Watson and Tiffanie Turnbull
10/22/2024"Before [the royals] arrived, #WayneWharton, a prominent #IndigenousActivist from Brisbane, was arrested after shouting #AntiMonarchist slogans and refusing a police order to move on.
"It comes as backlash over an #Aboriginal senator's heckling of #KingCharles in Canberra on Monday intensifies."
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So, many years ago, I created a meme with the late #CorbinHarney, spiritual leader of the #WesternShoshone, and #IndigenousActivist against #YuccaMountain and #NuclearDisarmament. The only copies of the meme are very low resolution, so I decided to re-do the meme with a new image and type at a higher resolution.
“It’s in our backyard… It’s in our front yard. This #nuclear contamination is shortening all life. We’re going to have to unite as a people and say no more! We, the people, are going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet here. We only have One Water… One Air… One #MotherEarth.”
- Corbin Harney (1920 - 2007), Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader.
#ShundahaiNetwork #NuclearColonialism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Shoshone #NuclearWaste #Pauite #NoNukes #NoWar #NoDumping #EnvironmentalRacism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoDumpingWithoutConsent #ProtectTheSacred
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So, many years ago, I created a meme with the late #CorbinHarney, spiritual leader of the #WesternShoshone, and #IndigenousActivist against #YuccaMountain and #NuclearDisarmament. The only copies of the meme are very low resolution, so I decided to re-do the meme with a new image and type at a higher resolution.
“It’s in our backyard… It’s in our front yard. This #nuclear contamination is shortening all life. We’re going to have to unite as a people and say no more! We, the people, are going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet here. We only have One Water… One Air… One #MotherEarth.”
- Corbin Harney (1920 - 2007), Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader.
#ShundahaiNetwork #NuclearColonialism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Shoshone #NuclearWaste #Pauite #NoNukes #NoWar #NoDumping #EnvironmentalRacism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoDumpingWithoutConsent #ProtectTheSacred
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So, many years ago, I created a meme with the late #CorbinHarney, spiritual leader of the #WesternShoshone, and #IndigenousActivist against #YuccaMountain and #NuclearDisarmament. The only copies of the meme are very low resolution, so I decided to re-do the meme with a new image and type at a higher resolution.
“It’s in our backyard… It’s in our front yard. This #nuclear contamination is shortening all life. We’re going to have to unite as a people and say no more! We, the people, are going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet here. We only have One Water… One Air… One #MotherEarth.”
- Corbin Harney (1920 - 2007), Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader.
#ShundahaiNetwork #NuclearColonialism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Shoshone #NuclearWaste #Pauite #NoNukes #NoWar #NoDumping #EnvironmentalRacism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoDumpingWithoutConsent #ProtectTheSacred
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So, many years ago, I created a meme with the late #CorbinHarney, spiritual leader of the #WesternShoshone, and #IndigenousActivist against #YuccaMountain and #NuclearDisarmament. The only copies of the meme are very low resolution, so I decided to re-do the meme with a new image and type at a higher resolution.
“It’s in our backyard… It’s in our front yard. This #nuclear contamination is shortening all life. We’re going to have to unite as a people and say no more! We, the people, are going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet here. We only have One Water… One Air… One #MotherEarth.”
- Corbin Harney (1920 - 2007), Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader.
#ShundahaiNetwork #NuclearColonialism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Shoshone #NuclearWaste #Pauite #NoNukes #NoWar #NoDumping #EnvironmentalRacism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoDumpingWithoutConsent #ProtectTheSacred
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So, many years ago, I created a meme with the late #CorbinHarney, spiritual leader of the #WesternShoshone, and #IndigenousActivist against #YuccaMountain and #NuclearDisarmament. The only copies of the meme are very low resolution, so I decided to re-do the meme with a new image and type at a higher resolution.
“It’s in our backyard… It’s in our front yard. This #nuclear contamination is shortening all life. We’re going to have to unite as a people and say no more! We, the people, are going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet here. We only have One Water… One Air… One #MotherEarth.”
- Corbin Harney (1920 - 2007), Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader.
#ShundahaiNetwork #NuclearColonialism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Shoshone #NuclearWaste #Pauite #NoNukes #NoWar #NoDumping #EnvironmentalRacism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoDumpingWithoutConsent #ProtectTheSacred
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Update on Fundraisers for #kleebenally -- via #IndigenousAction
The family of Klee Benally thanks you for the donations!
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé. If you would like to support some of the work that still continues, please consider a donation to #HaulNo. And we know you really want to go out and do some rabble-rousing. Don’t just do it for Klee, do it for you! Do it for the future. All our lives depend on it.
Donations for Haul No!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
Continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for.
To donate:
https://haulno.com/donate/Source:
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/#RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #IndigenousActivist
#MutualAid #LandBack #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
#NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumProcessing #EnvironmentalRacism #DefendTheSacred #NoMiningWithoutConsent -
Update on Fundraisers for #kleebenally -- via #IndigenousAction
The family of Klee Benally thanks you for the donations!
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé. If you would like to support some of the work that still continues, please consider a donation to #HaulNo. And we know you really want to go out and do some rabble-rousing. Don’t just do it for Klee, do it for you! Do it for the future. All our lives depend on it.
Donations for Haul No!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
Continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for.
To donate:
https://haulno.com/donate/Source:
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/#RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #IndigenousActivist
#MutualAid #LandBack #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
#NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumProcessing #EnvironmentalRacism #DefendTheSacred #NoMiningWithoutConsent -
Update on Fundraisers for #kleebenally -- via #IndigenousAction
The family of Klee Benally thanks you for the donations!
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé. If you would like to support some of the work that still continues, please consider a donation to #HaulNo. And we know you really want to go out and do some rabble-rousing. Don’t just do it for Klee, do it for you! Do it for the future. All our lives depend on it.
Donations for Haul No!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
Continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for.
To donate:
https://haulno.com/donate/Source:
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/#RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #IndigenousActivist
#MutualAid #LandBack #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
#NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumProcessing #EnvironmentalRacism #DefendTheSacred #NoMiningWithoutConsent -
Update on Fundraisers for #kleebenally -- via #IndigenousAction
The family of Klee Benally thanks you for the donations!
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé. If you would like to support some of the work that still continues, please consider a donation to #HaulNo. And we know you really want to go out and do some rabble-rousing. Don’t just do it for Klee, do it for you! Do it for the future. All our lives depend on it.
Donations for Haul No!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
Continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for.
To donate:
https://haulno.com/donate/Source:
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/#RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #IndigenousActivist
#MutualAid #LandBack #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
#NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumProcessing #EnvironmentalRacism #DefendTheSacred #NoMiningWithoutConsent -
Update on Fundraisers for #kleebenally -- via #IndigenousAction
The family of Klee Benally thanks you for the donations!
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé. If you would like to support some of the work that still continues, please consider a donation to #HaulNo. And we know you really want to go out and do some rabble-rousing. Don’t just do it for Klee, do it for you! Do it for the future. All our lives depend on it.
Donations for Haul No!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
Continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for.
To donate:
https://haulno.com/donate/Source:
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/#RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #IndigenousActivist
#MutualAid #LandBack #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
#NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumProcessing #EnvironmentalRacism #DefendTheSacred #NoMiningWithoutConsent -
#Montagnard #IndigenousActivist arrested in #Thailand, resists being extradited to Vietnam
He was convicted in Vietnam for alleged terrorism
Written by Mong Palatino
Posted 17 July 2024"Despite his refugee status, Indigenous activist #YQuynhBdap, who advocates for the Montagnard and #Ede Indigenous groups, was arrested on June 11 in Thailand and is currently facing deportation proceedings after the Vietnamese government sought his #extradition.
"Montagnard refers to around 30 Indigenous tribes living in #Vietnam’s central highlands, which includes the Ede ethnic group. These ethnic minorities face discrimination and violence linked to land conflicts and state-backed attacks.
"After years of being persecuted as a youth activist, Y Quynh Bdap escaped to Thailand in 2018 and was granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office. In 2019, he founded the Montagnards Stand for Justice (#MSFJ) which advocates for peaceful reforms and human rights protection for Indigenous communities. However, as of March 2024, the Vietnam authorities have designated the MSFJ as a #terrorist group.
"In June 2023, riots erupted in Dak Lak province which led to an attack on a government office. Six Montagnard Indigenous people were charged with terrorism in relation to this incident including Y Quynh Bdap who was tried in absentia. In January 2024, Y Quynh Bdap and his co-accused were convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
"MSFJ described its inclusion in the list of terrorists as an 'illogical, unjust accusation' and called out authorities for using 'false accusation to suppress religious freedom and peaceful movements.' It asserted that it is committed to peaceful reforms.
"…from the outset, MSFJ has set clear objectives to struggle through peaceful means, in accordance with the law. This is evidenced by hundreds of violation reports sent to the United Nations. It is a vivid testimony to the peaceful, compassionate spirit of this group. They dare to fight for the truth, for the rights of prisoners of conscience and oppressed people, even sacrificing themselves to cross the border to Thailand and continue to speak up for their compatriots.
"After his sentencing in January, Y Quynh Bdap was forced to restrict his movements in Thailand for fear of being arrested and sent back to Vietnam.
In a video recorded on June 7, Y Quynh Bdap maintained his innocence and defended his advocacy for the protection of Indigenous rights."
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #SilencingDissent #SouthEastAsia
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#Montagnard #IndigenousActivist arrested in #Thailand, resists being extradited to Vietnam
He was convicted in Vietnam for alleged terrorism
Written by Mong Palatino
Posted 17 July 2024"Despite his refugee status, Indigenous activist #YQuynhBdap, who advocates for the Montagnard and #Ede Indigenous groups, was arrested on June 11 in Thailand and is currently facing deportation proceedings after the Vietnamese government sought his #extradition.
"Montagnard refers to around 30 Indigenous tribes living in #Vietnam’s central highlands, which includes the Ede ethnic group. These ethnic minorities face discrimination and violence linked to land conflicts and state-backed attacks.
"After years of being persecuted as a youth activist, Y Quynh Bdap escaped to Thailand in 2018 and was granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office. In 2019, he founded the Montagnards Stand for Justice (#MSFJ) which advocates for peaceful reforms and human rights protection for Indigenous communities. However, as of March 2024, the Vietnam authorities have designated the MSFJ as a #terrorist group.
"In June 2023, riots erupted in Dak Lak province which led to an attack on a government office. Six Montagnard Indigenous people were charged with terrorism in relation to this incident including Y Quynh Bdap who was tried in absentia. In January 2024, Y Quynh Bdap and his co-accused were convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
"MSFJ described its inclusion in the list of terrorists as an 'illogical, unjust accusation' and called out authorities for using 'false accusation to suppress religious freedom and peaceful movements.' It asserted that it is committed to peaceful reforms.
"…from the outset, MSFJ has set clear objectives to struggle through peaceful means, in accordance with the law. This is evidenced by hundreds of violation reports sent to the United Nations. It is a vivid testimony to the peaceful, compassionate spirit of this group. They dare to fight for the truth, for the rights of prisoners of conscience and oppressed people, even sacrificing themselves to cross the border to Thailand and continue to speak up for their compatriots.
"After his sentencing in January, Y Quynh Bdap was forced to restrict his movements in Thailand for fear of being arrested and sent back to Vietnam.
In a video recorded on June 7, Y Quynh Bdap maintained his innocence and defended his advocacy for the protection of Indigenous rights."
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #SilencingDissent #SouthEastAsia
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#Montagnard #IndigenousActivist arrested in #Thailand, resists being extradited to Vietnam
He was convicted in Vietnam for alleged terrorism
Written by Mong Palatino
Posted 17 July 2024"Despite his refugee status, Indigenous activist #YQuynhBdap, who advocates for the Montagnard and #Ede Indigenous groups, was arrested on June 11 in Thailand and is currently facing deportation proceedings after the Vietnamese government sought his #extradition.
"Montagnard refers to around 30 Indigenous tribes living in #Vietnam’s central highlands, which includes the Ede ethnic group. These ethnic minorities face discrimination and violence linked to land conflicts and state-backed attacks.
"After years of being persecuted as a youth activist, Y Quynh Bdap escaped to Thailand in 2018 and was granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office. In 2019, he founded the Montagnards Stand for Justice (#MSFJ) which advocates for peaceful reforms and human rights protection for Indigenous communities. However, as of March 2024, the Vietnam authorities have designated the MSFJ as a #terrorist group.
"In June 2023, riots erupted in Dak Lak province which led to an attack on a government office. Six Montagnard Indigenous people were charged with terrorism in relation to this incident including Y Quynh Bdap who was tried in absentia. In January 2024, Y Quynh Bdap and his co-accused were convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
"MSFJ described its inclusion in the list of terrorists as an 'illogical, unjust accusation' and called out authorities for using 'false accusation to suppress religious freedom and peaceful movements.' It asserted that it is committed to peaceful reforms.
"…from the outset, MSFJ has set clear objectives to struggle through peaceful means, in accordance with the law. This is evidenced by hundreds of violation reports sent to the United Nations. It is a vivid testimony to the peaceful, compassionate spirit of this group. They dare to fight for the truth, for the rights of prisoners of conscience and oppressed people, even sacrificing themselves to cross the border to Thailand and continue to speak up for their compatriots.
"After his sentencing in January, Y Quynh Bdap was forced to restrict his movements in Thailand for fear of being arrested and sent back to Vietnam.
In a video recorded on June 7, Y Quynh Bdap maintained his innocence and defended his advocacy for the protection of Indigenous rights."
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #SilencingDissent #SouthEastAsia
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#Montagnard #IndigenousActivist arrested in #Thailand, resists being extradited to Vietnam
He was convicted in Vietnam for alleged terrorism
Written by Mong Palatino
Posted 17 July 2024"Despite his refugee status, Indigenous activist #YQuynhBdap, who advocates for the Montagnard and #Ede Indigenous groups, was arrested on June 11 in Thailand and is currently facing deportation proceedings after the Vietnamese government sought his #extradition.
"Montagnard refers to around 30 Indigenous tribes living in #Vietnam’s central highlands, which includes the Ede ethnic group. These ethnic minorities face discrimination and violence linked to land conflicts and state-backed attacks.
"After years of being persecuted as a youth activist, Y Quynh Bdap escaped to Thailand in 2018 and was granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office. In 2019, he founded the Montagnards Stand for Justice (#MSFJ) which advocates for peaceful reforms and human rights protection for Indigenous communities. However, as of March 2024, the Vietnam authorities have designated the MSFJ as a #terrorist group.
"In June 2023, riots erupted in Dak Lak province which led to an attack on a government office. Six Montagnard Indigenous people were charged with terrorism in relation to this incident including Y Quynh Bdap who was tried in absentia. In January 2024, Y Quynh Bdap and his co-accused were convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
"MSFJ described its inclusion in the list of terrorists as an 'illogical, unjust accusation' and called out authorities for using 'false accusation to suppress religious freedom and peaceful movements.' It asserted that it is committed to peaceful reforms.
"…from the outset, MSFJ has set clear objectives to struggle through peaceful means, in accordance with the law. This is evidenced by hundreds of violation reports sent to the United Nations. It is a vivid testimony to the peaceful, compassionate spirit of this group. They dare to fight for the truth, for the rights of prisoners of conscience and oppressed people, even sacrificing themselves to cross the border to Thailand and continue to speak up for their compatriots.
"After his sentencing in January, Y Quynh Bdap was forced to restrict his movements in Thailand for fear of being arrested and sent back to Vietnam.
In a video recorded on June 7, Y Quynh Bdap maintained his innocence and defended his advocacy for the protection of Indigenous rights."
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #SilencingDissent #SouthEastAsia
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#Montagnard #IndigenousActivist arrested in #Thailand, resists being extradited to Vietnam
He was convicted in Vietnam for alleged terrorism
Written by Mong Palatino
Posted 17 July 2024"Despite his refugee status, Indigenous activist #YQuynhBdap, who advocates for the Montagnard and #Ede Indigenous groups, was arrested on June 11 in Thailand and is currently facing deportation proceedings after the Vietnamese government sought his #extradition.
"Montagnard refers to around 30 Indigenous tribes living in #Vietnam’s central highlands, which includes the Ede ethnic group. These ethnic minorities face discrimination and violence linked to land conflicts and state-backed attacks.
"After years of being persecuted as a youth activist, Y Quynh Bdap escaped to Thailand in 2018 and was granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office. In 2019, he founded the Montagnards Stand for Justice (#MSFJ) which advocates for peaceful reforms and human rights protection for Indigenous communities. However, as of March 2024, the Vietnam authorities have designated the MSFJ as a #terrorist group.
"In June 2023, riots erupted in Dak Lak province which led to an attack on a government office. Six Montagnard Indigenous people were charged with terrorism in relation to this incident including Y Quynh Bdap who was tried in absentia. In January 2024, Y Quynh Bdap and his co-accused were convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
"MSFJ described its inclusion in the list of terrorists as an 'illogical, unjust accusation' and called out authorities for using 'false accusation to suppress religious freedom and peaceful movements.' It asserted that it is committed to peaceful reforms.
"…from the outset, MSFJ has set clear objectives to struggle through peaceful means, in accordance with the law. This is evidenced by hundreds of violation reports sent to the United Nations. It is a vivid testimony to the peaceful, compassionate spirit of this group. They dare to fight for the truth, for the rights of prisoners of conscience and oppressed people, even sacrificing themselves to cross the border to Thailand and continue to speak up for their compatriots.
"After his sentencing in January, Y Quynh Bdap was forced to restrict his movements in Thailand for fear of being arrested and sent back to Vietnam.
In a video recorded on June 7, Y Quynh Bdap maintained his innocence and defended his advocacy for the protection of Indigenous rights."
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #SilencingDissent #SouthEastAsia
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"Violence against the land is violence against the people"
#Dine' #KleeBenally: #Colonialism, #police and #genocide in the U.S.Dine' Klee Benally. Video by @subMedia
"Klee speaks on how colonialism, #capitalism and police are part of the dynamic affecting violence against women and the destruction of sacred places, and the roles of Treaties and sovereignty.
"Klee shares the Indigenous way of being and peacemaking in parallel to police and prisons, and the need for the restoration of traditional Indigenous systems for healing."Watch the video, in English, with new French subtitles by Christine Prat. Klee passed to the Spirit World in December.
"Klee's book, finished shortly before his passing, can be ordered at Detritus Books. "No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred"
Original post (via #CensoredNews):
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/dine-klee-benally-violence-against-land.html
Klee's book is available via #DetritusBooks
https://detritusbooks.com/products/no-spiritual-surrender-indigenous-anarchy-in-defense-of-the-sacredLink to video by #SubMedia:
https://vimeo.com/978417283#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
#NoUraniumMining #HaulNo #PeabodyCoal
#BigMountainResistance
#LandBackNow #Dineh #DefendTheSacred #EnvironmentalRacism #CulturalGenocide
#CorporateColonialism
#BigOilAndGas
#IndigenousAnarchist #IndigenousAnarchy
#EarthDefenders
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"Violence against the land is violence against the people"
#Dine' #KleeBenally: #Colonialism, #police and #genocide in the U.S.Dine' Klee Benally. Video by @subMedia
"Klee speaks on how colonialism, #capitalism and police are part of the dynamic affecting violence against women and the destruction of sacred places, and the roles of Treaties and sovereignty.
"Klee shares the Indigenous way of being and peacemaking in parallel to police and prisons, and the need for the restoration of traditional Indigenous systems for healing."Watch the video, in English, with new French subtitles by Christine Prat. Klee passed to the Spirit World in December.
"Klee's book, finished shortly before his passing, can be ordered at Detritus Books. "No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred"
Original post (via #CensoredNews):
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/dine-klee-benally-violence-against-land.html
Klee's book is available via #DetritusBooks
https://detritusbooks.com/products/no-spiritual-surrender-indigenous-anarchy-in-defense-of-the-sacredLink to video by #SubMedia:
https://vimeo.com/978417283#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
#NoUraniumMining #HaulNo #PeabodyCoal
#BigMountainResistance
#LandBackNow #Dineh #DefendTheSacred #EnvironmentalRacism #CulturalGenocide
#CorporateColonialism
#BigOilAndGas
#IndigenousAnarchist #IndigenousAnarchy
#EarthDefenders
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Remembering #KleeBenally, For the People
"A true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love" -- #CheGuevera
by Shannonlynn Chester, via #CensoredNews
June 13, 2024"In February, a local publication ran a piece on Klee that said 'RAGE. In Beauty'. But sometimes the world didn't see him (or any of us associated with him) that way. His way of 'raging in beauty' didn't fit into what society saw as normal or peaceful at all, but I'm reminded today that Klee saw beauty in everything. If it didn't exist in something, he did something about it, he spoke the truth on it. He was someone who lived and breathed beauty, love, kinship, respect ... he embodied hózhó -- we should all be like that.
"I'm one of three still here at #TaalaHooghan Infoshop. I'm still holding it down, I've been here consistently since January. There are times I have to take a one or two week break, as it's exhausting 'work' ... not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well
"Most days I can just be here on autopilot -- cleaning, organizing and packing but some days are different ... because I come across things and will reminisce about everything we've done here in the name of #MutualAid. I've spent 4 years here, I know every crack in the floor, every hole in the wall. Ever since Klee joined the ancestors, it hasn't been easy to be here but most times it is healing and has just become part of my grieving process, I guess.
"Some days unsheltered relatives come by and I have to tell them that we're shutting down. Every so often someone will come by asking for #Klee, sometimes just describing him -- saying that he helped them years ago and they want to thank him. I'm still having to break the news to others here and there. There's been a lot of tears shed outside in the parking lot ... from that we gain strength and resilience and speak affirmations to do better. And be better.
"I'm finally getting down to the last of the supplies that we were distributing as #KinlaniMutualAid and #DinéHealersRelief (as part of a larger collective and network we started called #IndigenousMutualAid). Along with the help of a few individuals, I've been making sure it's all getting back into the community somehow, because everything here has always been for the people."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/06/remembering-klee-for-people-by_13.html#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
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Remembering #KleeBenally, For the People
"A true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love" -- #CheGuevera
by Shannonlynn Chester, via #CensoredNews
June 13, 2024"In February, a local publication ran a piece on Klee that said 'RAGE. In Beauty'. But sometimes the world didn't see him (or any of us associated with him) that way. His way of 'raging in beauty' didn't fit into what society saw as normal or peaceful at all, but I'm reminded today that Klee saw beauty in everything. If it didn't exist in something, he did something about it, he spoke the truth on it. He was someone who lived and breathed beauty, love, kinship, respect ... he embodied hózhó -- we should all be like that.
"I'm one of three still here at #TaalaHooghan Infoshop. I'm still holding it down, I've been here consistently since January. There are times I have to take a one or two week break, as it's exhausting 'work' ... not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well
"Most days I can just be here on autopilot -- cleaning, organizing and packing but some days are different ... because I come across things and will reminisce about everything we've done here in the name of #MutualAid. I've spent 4 years here, I know every crack in the floor, every hole in the wall. Ever since Klee joined the ancestors, it hasn't been easy to be here but most times it is healing and has just become part of my grieving process, I guess.
"Some days unsheltered relatives come by and I have to tell them that we're shutting down. Every so often someone will come by asking for #Klee, sometimes just describing him -- saying that he helped them years ago and they want to thank him. I'm still having to break the news to others here and there. There's been a lot of tears shed outside in the parking lot ... from that we gain strength and resilience and speak affirmations to do better. And be better.
"I'm finally getting down to the last of the supplies that we were distributing as #KinlaniMutualAid and #DinéHealersRelief (as part of a larger collective and network we started called #IndigenousMutualAid). Along with the help of a few individuals, I've been making sure it's all getting back into the community somehow, because everything here has always been for the people."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/06/remembering-klee-for-people-by_13.html#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
#NoUraniumMining #HaulNo -
Remembering #KleeBenally, For the People
"A true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love" -- #CheGuevera
by Shannonlynn Chester, via #CensoredNews
June 13, 2024"In February, a local publication ran a piece on Klee that said 'RAGE. In Beauty'. But sometimes the world didn't see him (or any of us associated with him) that way. His way of 'raging in beauty' didn't fit into what society saw as normal or peaceful at all, but I'm reminded today that Klee saw beauty in everything. If it didn't exist in something, he did something about it, he spoke the truth on it. He was someone who lived and breathed beauty, love, kinship, respect ... he embodied hózhó -- we should all be like that.
"I'm one of three still here at #TaalaHooghan Infoshop. I'm still holding it down, I've been here consistently since January. There are times I have to take a one or two week break, as it's exhausting 'work' ... not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well
"Most days I can just be here on autopilot -- cleaning, organizing and packing but some days are different ... because I come across things and will reminisce about everything we've done here in the name of #MutualAid. I've spent 4 years here, I know every crack in the floor, every hole in the wall. Ever since Klee joined the ancestors, it hasn't been easy to be here but most times it is healing and has just become part of my grieving process, I guess.
"Some days unsheltered relatives come by and I have to tell them that we're shutting down. Every so often someone will come by asking for #Klee, sometimes just describing him -- saying that he helped them years ago and they want to thank him. I'm still having to break the news to others here and there. There's been a lot of tears shed outside in the parking lot ... from that we gain strength and resilience and speak affirmations to do better. And be better.
"I'm finally getting down to the last of the supplies that we were distributing as #KinlaniMutualAid and #DinéHealersRelief (as part of a larger collective and network we started called #IndigenousMutualAid). Along with the help of a few individuals, I've been making sure it's all getting back into the community somehow, because everything here has always been for the people."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/06/remembering-klee-for-people-by_13.html#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
#NoUraniumMining #HaulNo -
Remembering #KleeBenally, For the People
"A true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love" -- #CheGuevera
by Shannonlynn Chester, via #CensoredNews
June 13, 2024"In February, a local publication ran a piece on Klee that said 'RAGE. In Beauty'. But sometimes the world didn't see him (or any of us associated with him) that way. His way of 'raging in beauty' didn't fit into what society saw as normal or peaceful at all, but I'm reminded today that Klee saw beauty in everything. If it didn't exist in something, he did something about it, he spoke the truth on it. He was someone who lived and breathed beauty, love, kinship, respect ... he embodied hózhó -- we should all be like that.
"I'm one of three still here at #TaalaHooghan Infoshop. I'm still holding it down, I've been here consistently since January. There are times I have to take a one or two week break, as it's exhausting 'work' ... not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well
"Most days I can just be here on autopilot -- cleaning, organizing and packing but some days are different ... because I come across things and will reminisce about everything we've done here in the name of #MutualAid. I've spent 4 years here, I know every crack in the floor, every hole in the wall. Ever since Klee joined the ancestors, it hasn't been easy to be here but most times it is healing and has just become part of my grieving process, I guess.
"Some days unsheltered relatives come by and I have to tell them that we're shutting down. Every so often someone will come by asking for #Klee, sometimes just describing him -- saying that he helped them years ago and they want to thank him. I'm still having to break the news to others here and there. There's been a lot of tears shed outside in the parking lot ... from that we gain strength and resilience and speak affirmations to do better. And be better.
"I'm finally getting down to the last of the supplies that we were distributing as #KinlaniMutualAid and #DinéHealersRelief (as part of a larger collective and network we started called #IndigenousMutualAid). Along with the help of a few individuals, I've been making sure it's all getting back into the community somehow, because everything here has always been for the people."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/06/remembering-klee-for-people-by_13.html#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
#NoUraniumMining #HaulNo -
Remembering #KleeBenally, For the People
"A true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love" -- #CheGuevera
by Shannonlynn Chester, via #CensoredNews
June 13, 2024"In February, a local publication ran a piece on Klee that said 'RAGE. In Beauty'. But sometimes the world didn't see him (or any of us associated with him) that way. His way of 'raging in beauty' didn't fit into what society saw as normal or peaceful at all, but I'm reminded today that Klee saw beauty in everything. If it didn't exist in something, he did something about it, he spoke the truth on it. He was someone who lived and breathed beauty, love, kinship, respect ... he embodied hózhó -- we should all be like that.
"I'm one of three still here at #TaalaHooghan Infoshop. I'm still holding it down, I've been here consistently since January. There are times I have to take a one or two week break, as it's exhausting 'work' ... not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well
"Most days I can just be here on autopilot -- cleaning, organizing and packing but some days are different ... because I come across things and will reminisce about everything we've done here in the name of #MutualAid. I've spent 4 years here, I know every crack in the floor, every hole in the wall. Ever since Klee joined the ancestors, it hasn't been easy to be here but most times it is healing and has just become part of my grieving process, I guess.
"Some days unsheltered relatives come by and I have to tell them that we're shutting down. Every so often someone will come by asking for #Klee, sometimes just describing him -- saying that he helped them years ago and they want to thank him. I'm still having to break the news to others here and there. There's been a lot of tears shed outside in the parking lot ... from that we gain strength and resilience and speak affirmations to do better. And be better.
"I'm finally getting down to the last of the supplies that we were distributing as #KinlaniMutualAid and #DinéHealersRelief (as part of a larger collective and network we started called #IndigenousMutualAid). Along with the help of a few individuals, I've been making sure it's all getting back into the community somehow, because everything here has always been for the people."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/06/remembering-klee-for-people-by_13.html#RememberingKlee #IndigenousActivist #LandBack #IndigenousAction
#NoUraniumMining #HaulNo -
[Photos] Celebration of the Life of Klee Benally at the Orpheum Theatre
January 7, 2024 via #CensoredNews
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01/celebration-of-life-of-klee-benally-at.html
#KleeBenally #IndigenousActivist #ClimateJustice
#LandDefender
#IndigenousAnarchist -
[Photos] Celebration of the Life of Klee Benally at the Orpheum Theatre
January 7, 2024 via #CensoredNews
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01/celebration-of-life-of-klee-benally-at.html
#KleeBenally #IndigenousActivist #ClimateJustice
#LandDefender
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Fundraisers for #KleeBenally:
- Donations for family expenses
Family expenses will be utilized for burial expenses.
Zelle: Princess Benally, [email protected]- Donations for #TaalaHooghan expenses
Property related costs and utilities are due at Táala Hooghan. Donate here to help offest those costs.
PayPal: Princess Benally, [email protected]- Donations for #HaulNo!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/
#IndigenousActivist #MutualAid #LandBack #SettlerSaturday #IndigenousAction #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
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Fundraisers for #KleeBenally:
- Donations for family expenses
Family expenses will be utilized for burial expenses.
Zelle: Princess Benally, [email protected]- Donations for #TaalaHooghan expenses
Property related costs and utilities are due at Táala Hooghan. Donate here to help offest those costs.
PayPal: Princess Benally, [email protected]- Donations for #HaulNo!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/
#IndigenousActivist #MutualAid #LandBack #SettlerSaturday #IndigenousAction #Fundraisers #UraniumMining
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via #CensoredNews
The Celebration of #Klee's life will be held on January 6, at 2 p.m., at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff, #Arizona.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01/warrior-klee-benally-never-surrendered.html
#KleeBenally #IndigenousActivist #ClimateJustice
#LandDefender
#IndigenousAnarchist -
via #CensoredNews
The Celebration of #Klee's life will be held on January 6, at 2 p.m., at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff, #Arizona.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01/warrior-klee-benally-never-surrendered.html
#KleeBenally #IndigenousActivist #ClimateJustice
#LandDefender
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In Memory of #KleeBenally: An Interview with #Blackfire
January 3, 2024
via @CrimethInc"Early on December 31, 2023, the #Diné land defender, organizer, author, and musician Klee Benally passed away at the age of 48. In his memory, we present an interview that we conducted in 2009 with Klee and his siblings in the punk band Blackfire. At that time, they had already been making music together for twenty years.
"A dedicated and demanding proponent of #IndigenousLiberation, Klee fought on a wide range of fronts, emphasizing the importance of both concrete and spiritual forms of #resistance and critically exploring the possibility of an #IndigenousAnarchy.
"As the eulogy published by Anarchist Agency recounts,
"'Klee was living in Flagstaff, Arizona at the time of his passing. He was born October 11, 1975 in #BlackMesa and worked nearly all his life at the front lines of struggles to protect #Indigenous sacred lands. Klee was a driven organizer with projects such as #IndigenousAction Media, #Kinlani #MutualAid, and #IndigenousMutualAid. He also helped establish #TáalaHooghan Infoshop, #ProtectThePeaks, and #OuttaYourBackpackMedia, and volunteered with #HaulNo.'
"'Haul No is a campaign against #UraniumMining in the #GrandCanyon. #LandDefense struggles were especially important to Klee.
"In addition to all this, Klee was a filmmaker and musician. You can view many of Klee’s films here. In addition to his decades in Blackfire, Klee also played in the band Appropriation and recorded various solo projects."
Read more: https://crimethinc.com/2024/01/03/in-memory-of-klee-benally-an-interview-with-blackfire
#IndigenousActivist #ClimateJustice #LandDefender #IndigenousAnarchist
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In Memory of #KleeBenally: An Interview with #Blackfire
January 3, 2024
via @CrimethInc"Early on December 31, 2023, the #Diné land defender, organizer, author, and musician Klee Benally passed away at the age of 48. In his memory, we present an interview that we conducted in 2009 with Klee and his siblings in the punk band Blackfire. At that time, they had already been making music together for twenty years.
"A dedicated and demanding proponent of #IndigenousLiberation, Klee fought on a wide range of fronts, emphasizing the importance of both concrete and spiritual forms of #resistance and critically exploring the possibility of an #IndigenousAnarchy.
"As the eulogy published by Anarchist Agency recounts,
"'Klee was living in Flagstaff, Arizona at the time of his passing. He was born October 11, 1975 in #BlackMesa and worked nearly all his life at the front lines of struggles to protect #Indigenous sacred lands. Klee was a driven organizer with projects such as #IndigenousAction Media, #Kinlani #MutualAid, and #IndigenousMutualAid. He also helped establish #TáalaHooghan Infoshop, #ProtectThePeaks, and #OuttaYourBackpackMedia, and volunteered with #HaulNo.'
"'Haul No is a campaign against #UraniumMining in the #GrandCanyon. #LandDefense struggles were especially important to Klee.
"In addition to all this, Klee was a filmmaker and musician. You can view many of Klee’s films here. In addition to his decades in Blackfire, Klee also played in the band Appropriation and recorded various solo projects."
Read more: https://crimethinc.com/2024/01/03/in-memory-of-klee-benally-an-interview-with-blackfire
#IndigenousActivist #ClimateJustice #LandDefender #IndigenousAnarchist
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TY to @peterjriley2024 for making me aware of this website.
Donations Accepted for the Family of #KleeBenally
Published 7 hours ago
on January 2, 2024
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé.
"If you would like to make a donation, we are currently accepting them for a few immediate needs. These donations will ensure that he is returned to the earth through our cultural protocols and that the projects that he was recently working on & volunteering with can be financially eased.
- Donations for family expenses
Family expenses will be utilized for burial expenses.
- Donations for #TaalaHooghan expenses
Property related costs and utilities are due at Táala Hooghan. Donate here to help offest those costs.
- Donations for #HaulNo!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels’ #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
- Cash donations can also be accepted in person.
"#IndigenousAction will continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for."
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/
#UraniumMining #FirstNations
#IndigenousAnarchist #KleeBenally #MutualAid #Dineh #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #Resistance #ClimateJustice #BigMountain #ClimateWarrior #LandDefender #MutualAid -
TY to @peterjriley2024 for making me aware of this website.
Donations Accepted for the Family of #KleeBenally
Published 7 hours ago
on January 2, 2024
"The family extends their appreciation for the fierce outpouring of support. We cannot thank you enough. Ahééhéé.
"If you would like to make a donation, we are currently accepting them for a few immediate needs. These donations will ensure that he is returned to the earth through our cultural protocols and that the projects that he was recently working on & volunteering with can be financially eased.
- Donations for family expenses
Family expenses will be utilized for burial expenses.
- Donations for #TaalaHooghan expenses
Property related costs and utilities are due at Táala Hooghan. Donate here to help offest those costs.
- Donations for #HaulNo!
Klee was deeply involved in Haul No! to stimulate actions of resistance against #EnergyFuels’ #PinyonPlain / #CanyonMine #UraniumMine, Energy Fuels’ #WhiteMesaMill, and related transport.
- Cash donations can also be accepted in person.
"#IndigenousAction will continue the protection and fight for #MotherEarth & #HumanRights that Klee passionately fought for."
https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/
#UraniumMining #FirstNations
#IndigenousAnarchist #KleeBenally #MutualAid #Dineh #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #Resistance #ClimateJustice #BigMountain #ClimateWarrior #LandDefender #MutualAid -
#KleeBenally, #CulturalAdvocate and #LandDefender, dies at 48
By Kianna Joe | Dec 31, 2023
KINŁÁNÍ-DOOK’O’OOSŁÍÍD – "Klee Benally died the morning of Dec. 31, 2023. He was 48.
"Benally’s family will be having a family meeting later today to share a formal announcement of Benally’s life, according to an #IndigenousAction social media post.
"Benally was from #Dziłyíjiin, Arizona. He was from the Tódích’íi’nii and #WanderingPeople clans. He relocated to #Kinłání, where he proudly stood tall with Dook’o’oosłííd.
"In his last interview with the Navajo Times on Dec. 7, Benally credited his father, #JonesBenally, a respected and known #hataałii, who shared the #Diné traditions and culture with him.
"Klee Benally’s teachings growing up laid a foundation for who he was as a Diné and led to him fighting for the sacred Dook’o’oosłííd.
"'For Diné people, it represents a part of our cosmology and being,' Benally said on Dec. 7.
'Each mountain is a part of our creation account set forward for our boundaries, Diné Bikéyah, where we walk around.'"Benally described the mountains as leaders that hold and share teachings for Diné.
"Countless comments from people who knew and followed Benally shared their sudden sadness but described Benally as a 'one-of-a-kind' wise son, brother, uncle, or grandpa.
"Along with fighting for sacred elements, Benally was an #artist in many mediums, writer, musician, and filmmaker.
"On Thursday, Dec. 21, Benally launched his book, '#NoSpiritualSurrender,' released in November.
"The book delves into Benally’s experience fighting for sacred places and why he does it to protect #nahasdzáán.
"Benally recounted the many times he had been #arrested in the Dec. 7 interview, along with tying himself to heavy machinery to send a message that he wasn’t going anywhere for the land’s sake.
"Benally’s work reflected his dedication and understanding of fighting for land and its #IndigenousPeoples.
"Benally worked endlessly for the community and land, which are grateful to have been protected by a dedicated Diné."
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/klee-benally-cultural-advocate-and-land-defender-dies-at-48/
#Dineh #BigMountain #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #IndigenousAnarchist #Resistance #ClimateJustice #ClimateWarrior
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#KleeBenally, #CulturalAdvocate and #LandDefender, dies at 48
By Kianna Joe | Dec 31, 2023
KINŁÁNÍ-DOOK’O’OOSŁÍÍD – "Klee Benally died the morning of Dec. 31, 2023. He was 48.
"Benally’s family will be having a family meeting later today to share a formal announcement of Benally’s life, according to an #IndigenousAction social media post.
"Benally was from #Dziłyíjiin, Arizona. He was from the Tódích’íi’nii and #WanderingPeople clans. He relocated to #Kinłání, where he proudly stood tall with Dook’o’oosłííd.
"In his last interview with the Navajo Times on Dec. 7, Benally credited his father, #JonesBenally, a respected and known #hataałii, who shared the #Diné traditions and culture with him.
"Klee Benally’s teachings growing up laid a foundation for who he was as a Diné and led to him fighting for the sacred Dook’o’oosłííd.
"'For Diné people, it represents a part of our cosmology and being,' Benally said on Dec. 7.
'Each mountain is a part of our creation account set forward for our boundaries, Diné Bikéyah, where we walk around.'"Benally described the mountains as leaders that hold and share teachings for Diné.
"Countless comments from people who knew and followed Benally shared their sudden sadness but described Benally as a 'one-of-a-kind' wise son, brother, uncle, or grandpa.
"Along with fighting for sacred elements, Benally was an #artist in many mediums, writer, musician, and filmmaker.
"On Thursday, Dec. 21, Benally launched his book, '#NoSpiritualSurrender,' released in November.
"The book delves into Benally’s experience fighting for sacred places and why he does it to protect #nahasdzáán.
"Benally recounted the many times he had been #arrested in the Dec. 7 interview, along with tying himself to heavy machinery to send a message that he wasn’t going anywhere for the land’s sake.
"Benally’s work reflected his dedication and understanding of fighting for land and its #IndigenousPeoples.
"Benally worked endlessly for the community and land, which are grateful to have been protected by a dedicated Diné."
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/klee-benally-cultural-advocate-and-land-defender-dies-at-48/
#Dineh #BigMountain #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #IndigenousAnarchist #Resistance #ClimateJustice #ClimateWarrior
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#KleeBenally, #CulturalAdvocate and #LandDefender, dies at 48
By Kianna Joe | Dec 31, 2023
KINŁÁNÍ-DOOK’O’OOSŁÍÍD – "Klee Benally died the morning of Dec. 31, 2023. He was 48.
"Benally’s family will be having a family meeting later today to share a formal announcement of Benally’s life, according to an #IndigenousAction social media post.
"Benally was from #Dziłyíjiin, Arizona. He was from the Tódích’íi’nii and #WanderingPeople clans. He relocated to #Kinłání, where he proudly stood tall with Dook’o’oosłííd.
"In his last interview with the Navajo Times on Dec. 7, Benally credited his father, #JonesBenally, a respected and known #hataałii, who shared the #Diné traditions and culture with him.
"Klee Benally’s teachings growing up laid a foundation for who he was as a Diné and led to him fighting for the sacred Dook’o’oosłííd.
"'For Diné people, it represents a part of our cosmology and being,' Benally said on Dec. 7.
'Each mountain is a part of our creation account set forward for our boundaries, Diné Bikéyah, where we walk around.'"Benally described the mountains as leaders that hold and share teachings for Diné.
"Countless comments from people who knew and followed Benally shared their sudden sadness but described Benally as a 'one-of-a-kind' wise son, brother, uncle, or grandpa.
"Along with fighting for sacred elements, Benally was an #artist in many mediums, writer, musician, and filmmaker.
"On Thursday, Dec. 21, Benally launched his book, '#NoSpiritualSurrender,' released in November.
"The book delves into Benally’s experience fighting for sacred places and why he does it to protect #nahasdzáán.
"Benally recounted the many times he had been #arrested in the Dec. 7 interview, along with tying himself to heavy machinery to send a message that he wasn’t going anywhere for the land’s sake.
"Benally’s work reflected his dedication and understanding of fighting for land and its #IndigenousPeoples.
"Benally worked endlessly for the community and land, which are grateful to have been protected by a dedicated Diné."
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/klee-benally-cultural-advocate-and-land-defender-dies-at-48/
#Dineh #BigMountain #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #IndigenousAnarchist #Resistance #ClimateJustice #ClimateWarrior
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#KleeBenally, #CulturalAdvocate and #LandDefender, dies at 48
By Kianna Joe | Dec 31, 2023
KINŁÁNÍ-DOOK’O’OOSŁÍÍD – "Klee Benally died the morning of Dec. 31, 2023. He was 48.
"Benally’s family will be having a family meeting later today to share a formal announcement of Benally’s life, according to an #IndigenousAction social media post.
"Benally was from #Dziłyíjiin, Arizona. He was from the Tódích’íi’nii and #WanderingPeople clans. He relocated to #Kinłání, where he proudly stood tall with Dook’o’oosłííd.
"In his last interview with the Navajo Times on Dec. 7, Benally credited his father, #JonesBenally, a respected and known #hataałii, who shared the #Diné traditions and culture with him.
"Klee Benally’s teachings growing up laid a foundation for who he was as a Diné and led to him fighting for the sacred Dook’o’oosłííd.
"'For Diné people, it represents a part of our cosmology and being,' Benally said on Dec. 7.
'Each mountain is a part of our creation account set forward for our boundaries, Diné Bikéyah, where we walk around.'"Benally described the mountains as leaders that hold and share teachings for Diné.
"Countless comments from people who knew and followed Benally shared their sudden sadness but described Benally as a 'one-of-a-kind' wise son, brother, uncle, or grandpa.
"Along with fighting for sacred elements, Benally was an #artist in many mediums, writer, musician, and filmmaker.
"On Thursday, Dec. 21, Benally launched his book, '#NoSpiritualSurrender,' released in November.
"The book delves into Benally’s experience fighting for sacred places and why he does it to protect #nahasdzáán.
"Benally recounted the many times he had been #arrested in the Dec. 7 interview, along with tying himself to heavy machinery to send a message that he wasn’t going anywhere for the land’s sake.
"Benally’s work reflected his dedication and understanding of fighting for land and its #IndigenousPeoples.
"Benally worked endlessly for the community and land, which are grateful to have been protected by a dedicated Diné."
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/klee-benally-cultural-advocate-and-land-defender-dies-at-48/
#Dineh #BigMountain #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #IndigenousAnarchist #Resistance #ClimateJustice #ClimateWarrior
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#KleeBenally, #CulturalAdvocate and #LandDefender, dies at 48
By Kianna Joe | Dec 31, 2023
KINŁÁNÍ-DOOK’O’OOSŁÍÍD – "Klee Benally died the morning of Dec. 31, 2023. He was 48.
"Benally’s family will be having a family meeting later today to share a formal announcement of Benally’s life, according to an #IndigenousAction social media post.
"Benally was from #Dziłyíjiin, Arizona. He was from the Tódích’íi’nii and #WanderingPeople clans. He relocated to #Kinłání, where he proudly stood tall with Dook’o’oosłííd.
"In his last interview with the Navajo Times on Dec. 7, Benally credited his father, #JonesBenally, a respected and known #hataałii, who shared the #Diné traditions and culture with him.
"Klee Benally’s teachings growing up laid a foundation for who he was as a Diné and led to him fighting for the sacred Dook’o’oosłííd.
"'For Diné people, it represents a part of our cosmology and being,' Benally said on Dec. 7.
'Each mountain is a part of our creation account set forward for our boundaries, Diné Bikéyah, where we walk around.'"Benally described the mountains as leaders that hold and share teachings for Diné.
"Countless comments from people who knew and followed Benally shared their sudden sadness but described Benally as a 'one-of-a-kind' wise son, brother, uncle, or grandpa.
"Along with fighting for sacred elements, Benally was an #artist in many mediums, writer, musician, and filmmaker.
"On Thursday, Dec. 21, Benally launched his book, '#NoSpiritualSurrender,' released in November.
"The book delves into Benally’s experience fighting for sacred places and why he does it to protect #nahasdzáán.
"Benally recounted the many times he had been #arrested in the Dec. 7 interview, along with tying himself to heavy machinery to send a message that he wasn’t going anywhere for the land’s sake.
"Benally’s work reflected his dedication and understanding of fighting for land and its #IndigenousPeoples.
"Benally worked endlessly for the community and land, which are grateful to have been protected by a dedicated Diné."
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/klee-benally-cultural-advocate-and-land-defender-dies-at-48/
#Dineh #BigMountain #IndigenousActivist #NativeAmericanActivist #FirstNations #IndigenousAnarchist #Resistance #ClimateJustice #ClimateWarrior