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DESCRIPTION:Wednesday, March 16 · 9:00am - 12:00pm\n\nChilean Consulate General\n870 
 Market Street, Suite 1062\nSan Francisco, CA\n\n\nOn July 2010, the 
 Indigenous People of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Ma’ohi Rapu, staged 
 peaceful, nonviolent protests by occupying public and private buildings in 
 Rapa Nui that were unlawfully seized by the Chilean government. In December 
 2010, the Chilean government responded to these peaceful protests by 
 shooting pellet bullets at the families and evicted them from their 
 ancestral lands on Rapa Nui. The Ma’ohi Rapu have been fighting for their 
 autonomy against the Chilean government since they were annexed by Chile in 
 1888. Today, the Ma’ohi Rapu send out a call to international communities 
 who believe in the rights of Indigenous Peoples for self-determination to 
 support them in their demand that Chile return ancestral land that it 
 illegally seized and they also demand that Chile engage in peaceful 
 negotiations.\n\nTHE FREE RAPA NUI DAY OF ACTION; Rally & Protest, will 
 include speeches by Ma’ohi Rapu leaders, Pacific Islander community 
 leaders, Native American community leaders, government and church 
 officials, and other allies. A petition with signatures will be presented 
 to the Chilean Consulate. Music, dance and poetry will be included. 
 Educational materials about the Ma’ohi Rapu’s struggle for 
 self-determination will be disseminated at the program.\n\n*The FREE RAPA 
 NUI DAY OF ACTION is organized by OCNC (Oceania Coalition of Northern 
 California): A multi-generational coalition of Pacific Islanders from 
 various community organizations working together for social 
 justice*\n\nContact info:\nDallas Te'o dallas.teo@gmail.com,\nFuifuilupe 
 Niumeitolu \n\nFor more information about Rapa Nui and the struggles of the 
 Ma’ohi Rapu people, please visit:\n\nSave-Rapanui 
 USA:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Rapanui-USA/126262820769194?ref=ts\nhttp://saverapanui.org/\n\nFree 
 Rapanui Day of Action 
 <\nhttps://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126343074106134&ref=ts>\n\n*Please 
 wear brown colors to the protest.* Please also bring drums*\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/03/13/18674500.php
SUMMARY:FREE RAPA NUI DAY OF ACTION; Rally & Protest
LOCATION:Chilean Consulate General\n870 Market Street, Suite 1062\nSan Francisco, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/03/13/18674500.php
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