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Special Guest Speaker: DANNY BLACKGOAT
Danny Blackgoat is a longtime Dine' (Navajo) resister of forced
relocation. Traveling from his home at Big Mountain, Danny Blackgoat (son
of Roberta Blackgoat) will speak about relocation, coal mining, and recent
happenings at Black Mesa.
Film Screening: BROKEN RAINBOW
An Academy Award winning documentary. Broken Rainbow reveals the
machinations of energy companies and their government proxies as they
eagerly cast aside the peaceful Dine' to make way for oil, gas, uranium
and coal mining. In their own words, elders and outside experts discuss
the rich culture and history of the Navajo as well as their close friends
and neighbors, the Hopi. Beautifully photographed and scored, Broken
Rainbow compassionately illuminates a modern Trail of Tears and the deeply
rooted courage of the Dine' who vow to never leave their sacred
homelands.
Admission: $5-10
This event is a benefit for the 2009
Fall Caravan to Black Mesa.
On November 21st, work crews from Santa Cruz and all across the country
will converge in support of the indigenous resistance communities of Big
Mountain, Black Mesa. Donations of tools, food, and other supplies are
requested. Any items you wish to donate may be brought to this event. See
the needs list, below.
Event Schedule:
6pm: Doors open
6:30pm: Film (Broken Rainbow)
7:45pm: Intermission
8:00pm: Danny Blackgoat
Background:
SINCE 1974, federal relocation policy has forced 14,000 Dine' (Navajo)
people from their ancestral homeland in Arizona. This genocidal policy was
crafted by government agents and energy company representatives in order
to gain access to the mineral resources of Black Mesa - billions of tons
of coal, uranium and natural gas. For over 30 years, traditional Dine' at
Black Mesa have lived in resistance, steadfastly refusing to relocate as
strip-mines rip apart their sacred lands and generating plants poison the
desert air.
"We are resisting relocation and the coal mining not only for ourselves
but for the whole world. Black Mesa must not be desecrated because of its
sacredness --it provides life to all living things including all the human
races."
For more information:
Black Mesa Support, Santa Cruz
sheepandsagebrush [at] riseup.net
831-419-4825
Black Mesa Indigenous Support
Big Mountain Survival
Camp (blog)
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