Washington, D.C.: A coalition of Native organizations announce a march and rally to protest against the Washington NFL football team at FedEx Field in Landover, MD, on December 28, 2014.
Several proponents of the anti-mascot movement, including the National Congress of American Indians, the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, Oneida Nation’s Change the Mascot campaign, the American Indian Movement, and Not Your Mascots, Inc. invite tribal nations, organizations, and allies to join in a demonstration against institutional racism.
As the Washington team’s season comes to a dismal close, we call on Dan Snyder to claim a simple win: Change the Name. Washington’s ongoing use of a Native American slur and mascot promotes the dehumanization, marginalization, and stereotyping of Native peoples.
Not Your Mascots has feet on the ground during this protest. Those who will be attending, and those who are unable to attend the rally in person are asked to show support BY JOINING IN THE THUNDERCLAP CAMPAIGNS BELOW, and through social media using the #NotYourMascot and #ChangeTheName, #NoHonorInRacism and #SaveTheFan hashtags. Twitterstorm will follow directly after Thunderclap message is sent, at 10:00 am EST. There will be pre-made tweets available for the supporting Twitter storm.