#DayOfDignity

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#DayOfDignity is something i partook in today at Brooklyn College, the leader groups that were sort of in charge of it were PRA(Puerto Rican Association) &MEDO(Dominican Student Movement) it sounds cooler in spanish tho its like Movemente Estudiantes Dominican__something LOL.. But I stray from the point. Day of Dignity was a silent protest against Columbus Day, a day which gets more controversial the older I get, but it was a silent march throughout Brooklyn College campus with protesters in all black clothing & those that didn't have a flag held their hands behind their back like they were handcuffed. This symbolizing what the 'Discoverer of the Americas' did to the indigenous peoples that were already here. He stifled our diversity and forced us to become slaves ON OUR OWN LAND. I say our like i was really there but I feel i get to say our because I'm a minority and shit y'know ?

^Excerpt from 10/14/14* 

As an onlooker looking at the group of somber faced individuals you begin to have questions. I heard  "Can yall talk?" "Whats this for?" "This isn't changing Columbus day" & of course there were people that argued with the certain individuals that were allowed to speak and tell others what the group was marching about. What we were doing was referred to as an 'Opinion' and opinions don't really change things, also some big words were thrown around to try to sway the conversation into being one sided argument that we really weren't changing anything. Obviously I couldn't talk but i just looked at the person and thought of Seattle where they got Columbus Day changed to Indigenous Peoples Day which is pretty cool, now all that has to be done is to spread that movement and get it well known all across the U.S 

Seattle joins a growing number of cities officially recognizing Native American history
By: Nolan Feeney @NolanFeeney*

Columbus Day will now be known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Seattle.*

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved the re-designation, which acknowledges that Native Americans were living in North America well before Christopher Columbus “discovered America” in the 15th century, Reuters reports.

The change, which will go into effect before the Oct. 13 holiday this year, marks the second major city in the U.S. to officially re-designate the day, after Minneapolis’ vote in April.* (Though the city of Berkeley, Calif., ceased observation of Columbus Day in 1992.)

“Nobody discovered Seattle, Washington,” said Quinault Nation President Fawn Sharp in remarks to the council. “This action will allow us to bring into future and present a day honoring our rich history.”

The change faced some opposition from some members of Seattle’s Italian-American community, who view the day as a celebration of their cultural heritage (Columbus hailed from Genoa, Italy).

The Seattle School Board voted last week to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day on the same day in public schools.

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