And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 18:54:48 EDT Subject: Menendez Saint Augustine, FL- The American Indian Movement of Florida (Florida AIM) condemns the organizers condemns the annual genocidal glorification ceremony known as the reenactment of the invasion of Pedro Menendez and the grotesquely stereotypical depiction of Indigenous peoples at this event by a racist organization calling itself "ancient native.org" Florida AIM can not tolerate celebrations honoring the murderers and invaders of Indigenous peoples and Nations. No other people must tolerate celebrations honoring their genocide. There is no celebration of Adolf Hitler; none for Pol Pott-yet Indigenous peoples must constantly endure celebrations honoring the murderers of their ancestors. Celebrations honor De Soto, Navarez, Andrew Jackson and Menendez Florida AIM Executive Director Sheridan Murphy informed the crowd at this years Menendez reenactment that AIM will not allow such a reenactment to occur in the year 2000 Florida AIM finds the representation of Indigenous peoples by Caucasian individuals dressed as Neanderthals grotesquely offensive. Such a representation of Indigenous peoples is beyond racist and stereotypical. Florida AIM is filing a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission citing the blatant racism, stereotyping and false advertising located in the organizations web site. Florida AIM will also not allow such a vile and racist representation of Indigenous peoples to continue. Florida AIM prefers the dialogue of cooperation to the rhetoric of confrontation. As such we will extend the offer of dialogue through letters and meetings. However, we can not-and will not allow this charade and genocidal glorification ceremony to continue. As we disrupted Columbus events in 1992 and halted the Hernando DeSoto festival in Bradenton we will do the same with this genocidal glorification ceremony honoring Menendez. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
