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DESCRIPTION:THE FREE LAND PROJECT PRESENTS THE 2ND ANNUAL THANGS TAKEN: RETHNIKING 
 THANKSGIVING CULTURAL EVENT. THANGS TAKEN IS A PEOPLE’S HOLIDAY EVENT 
 FEATURING MUSIC, POETRY, FILM, THEATRE, AND LIVE ART. THANGS TAKEN WILL BE 
 HELD SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2007 7 PM AT LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER, 3105 
 SHATTUCK AVE. BERKELEY, CA. THANGS TAKEN IS A PART OF LA PENA’S HECHO EN 
 CALIFAS  FESTIVAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.LAPENA.ORG\n\nBerkeley, 
 CA November 5, 2007— Thangs Taken: rethinking thanksgiving is an annual 
 cultural event that brings artists, activists, and communities together to 
 explore the complex history of Thanksgiving and to acknowledge the legacy 
 of United States colonialism and genocide against Native Americans.  
 Produced by the Free Land Project, Thangs Taken features live music, dance, 
 film, spoken word poetry, hip hop theater, and visual art installations 
 from Native and non-Native artists.  Grounded in grassroots activism, 
 Thangs Taken also features leaders from local social and environmental 
 justice organizations to provide information on current campaigns and 
 concrete ways to take creative community action.  With the arts at the 
 center, people from diverse backgrounds gather to engage in a critical 
 dialogue about the impact of Thanksgiving and to stand in our collective 
 power to create a world based in peace and justice for which we can truly 
 be thankful.  \n\nThis people’s holiday event features Ariel Luckey’s 
 solo hip hop theater show Free Land and music by Ras K’Dee and One 
 Struggle. The film Shellmound will be screened with Director Andres Cediel 
 speaking. Octavio de la Paz will be creating live art. The event will also 
 feature special guests: Jimbo Simmons with the International Indian Treaty 
 Council, Corrina Gould with Indian People Organizing for Change, and 
 Morning Star Gali with the Coalition to Protect Sacred Sites.\n\nFree Land 
 is an innovative hip hop theater solo show written and performed by Ariel 
 Luckey, directed by Margo Hall, and scored by Ryan Luckey.  The show 
 follows a young white man’s search for his roots as it takes him from the 
 streets of Oakland to the prairies of Wyoming on an unforgettable journey 
 that will change him forever.  During an interview with his grandfather he 
 learns that their beloved family ranch was actually a Homestead, a free 
 land grant from the government.  Haunted by the past, he’s compelled to 
 dig deeper into the history of the land, only to come face to face with the 
 legacy of theft and genocide in the Wild Wild West.  Caught between the 
 romantic cowboy tales of his childhood and the devastating reality of what 
 he learns, he grapples with the contradictions in his own life and the 
 possibility for justice and reconciliation.  Free Land challenges us to 
 take an unflinching look at the truth buried in the land beneath our 
 feet.\n\nThangs Taken: rethinking thanksgiving\nSunday November 18, 2007 
 7pm  $10-25 sliding scale\nLa Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, 
 Berkeley CA.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/07/18458738.php
SUMMARY:The 2nd Annual Thangs Taken: rethinking thanksgiving Event
LOCATION:LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER,\n3105 SHATTUCK AVE. BERKELEY, CA. THANGS TAKEN IS 
 A PART OF LA PENA'S\nHECHO EN CALIFAS  FESTIVAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO 
 WWW.LAPENA.ORG
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/07/18458738.php
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