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Gary
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Date: 27 Sep 91 10:49 PDT
From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us
>From: sipro@igc.org
We are SIPRO, participating in the experimental BBS beton-governmental
Organizations in Mexico. In our BBS, we recently opened a conference on the
500 years, focussing on both church- and na people-issues. We intent to
exchange materials between the two conferences.
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Date: 27 Sep 91 17:50 PDT
From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us
>From: cscheiner@igc.org
I am Charles Scheiner, a local/national (US)/international activist with
the Westchester Peoples Action Coalition (WESPAC), Mobilization for Survival
and War Resisters League, and the Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific
movement. All three are grappling with how to address the 500th
anniversary, and have already begun to some extent. In the NFIP movement,
more recently invaded ("discovered") countries are still under indigenous
control with indigenous majorities, and are resisting political, economic,
and cultural colonialism from the US and European powers. Check out
reg.pacific for more information.
I look forward to learning from and using this conference to see how
primarily non-indigenous people can relate to the Quincentenary, to learn
from crimes of the past and prevent their continual repetition.
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Date: 27 Sep 91 22:55 PDT
From: NativeNet@gnosys.svle.ma.us
>From: pstanfield@igc.org
My name is Pablo Stanfield; i am a consultant in human systems
and intercultural conflict resolution working with a small
group called Inter/Act Institute for Intercultural Understanding.
I am a Quaker and like Quakers from the first colonies in this
continent have been appalled at how other Europeans treat the
native peoples. I am also bicultural and bilingual Latino and
Anglo. I love Spain and Latin America and am distressed at how
the Italians are stealing Colo'n (a perfectly good catala'n
surname and family) and the Hispanic heritage while everyone
celebrates Anglo-America and ignores the Conquista and Latin
America. The peoples of the rest of America also are trying to
deal with these 500 years of mestizo, criollo, and indigena
together. The AFSC office in Seattle is quite concerned to make
the next year a valid celebration of all Americans and re-evalu-
ation of the impact of colonization on this continent. I will
serve as a liaison with them and pn. if you'd like.