Genocide Cover-Up Day

On Thursday (also known as Thanksgiving Day), Shusli, Jim Craven, and I will be hosting "Genocide Cover-Up Day" on KBOO, 90.7fm here in Portland. At www.kboo.fm on the internet.

This is an annual program started by Theresa Mitchell about 15 years ago to discuss the genocide of Indians as well as genocides that have and still do occurr all over the world. We will open the phone lines and discuss these issues with you. What does genocide look like? How do we stop this crime from happening anymore?

Why do we do it on Thanksgiving Day? Well, Thanksgiving did not start as an annual holiday in 1621 for the union of colonizers and colonized, it started in 1676 as a celebration of slaughtering Indians. Thus, Theresa started "Genocide Cover-Up Day," and Shusli, Jim, and I carry on that tradition annually in remembrance, in creating awareness, and in the desire to end this horrific crime once and for all.

Here is a good web page for debunking such myths as thanksgiving, as well as others. Also read this interesting essay on the history of Thanksgiving by Julia White.

Then, feast with your families, be thankful for all you have, be thankful for the fight in your heart (whcih comes in many forms), and struggle to change the world.