Colonialism

End Colonialism, Support Self-Determination, Correct Historical Wrongs

July 29, 2019 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Newsletter Colonialism, Democracy, Independence, Puerto Rico, Sovereignty

The results of centuries of US empire, which began with Manifest Destiny that crossed the North American continent and grew into a global empire, are coming home to roost in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Puerto Ricans had an important victory last week with the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló after more than one million people protested to demand his removal. This was a powerful display of people power, but changing the head of state does not confront the real issues for Puerto Rico: ending colonialism and ensuring self-determination. There is confusion after Rosselló's resignation. The next in line has already resigned and Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez, who is in line after that, does not want the job.

Mauna Kea Protests Aren’t New. They’re Part Of A Long Fight Against Colonialism.

July 29, 2019 Maile Arvin, Truthout.org Resist! Colonialism, Hawaii, Nationalism, Protests

Something big and beautiful is happening in Hawaiʻi. Currently, hundreds of Native Hawaiians and allies are camped at the base of Mauna Kea, a mountain located on Moku o Keawe, or Hawaiʻi Island. They are organizing to protect the summit of Mauna Kea from the construction of a proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). This project has been in the works for years, and has drawn opposition from Native Hawaiians who object to the environmental and cultural impact of a massive 18-story, five-acre telescope complex on sacred land...

Colonialism Is What’s Wrong With Puerto Rico

July 24, 2019 Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford, Blackagendareport.com Resist! Class Struggle, Colonialism, Protests, Puerto Rico

Progressive Puerto Ricans hope the mass protests that have rocked the colonized island will result in more than just the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosello, said Daniel Vila, a veteran New York City activist. Some progressives ultimately want to force creation of a “government of national salvation,” encompassing all of Puerto Rico’s political tendencies. Others seek a constitutional convention to end the colonial relationship with the US.

By Not Investigating The U.S. For War Crimes, The International Criminal Court Shows Colonialism Still Thrives In International Law

April 19, 2019 Helyeh Doutaghi and Jay Ramasubramanyam, Theconversation.com Educate! Colonialism, International Criminal Court, War crimes

On April 5, the United States revoked the visa of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, for her attempts to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan. A week later, judges at the ICC rejected Bensouda’s request to open a probe into U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. While rights advocates condemned this move as amounting to U.S. interference in the workings of the ICC, it’s more alarming than mere obstruction — and is rooted in the pre-existing hierarchy and embedded colonial structures in international legal order.

Pirates Of The Caribbean – Stealing Haiti’s Future By Repeating Colonialist History

March 1, 2019 Eleanor Goldfield, Occupy.com Resistance Report Colonialism, Haiti, History, US Imperialism

As the world rightfully demands no sanctions, no coup and no war on Venezuela, another crime scene rife with US fingerprints demands our attention. Kevin Pina joins us to talk about the ongoing crisis in Haiti, the history and present of US involvement and the larger context we must grasp if we are ever to loosen this imperialist stranglehold. In short, colonialism didn’t die - it just put on a suit and tie.

Democracy, Class And The Fight Against Recolonization

November 6, 2018 Staff, Tortillaconsal.com Educate! Colonialism, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Nationalism, United States

Having lost Eurasia, the US elites and their allies have focused much more attention on Latin America and the Caribbean in order to re-consolidate their absolute control of the region's resources. They work to destroy the movements and political leaders who defend impoverished majorities against the neocolonial agenda of the West. Western elites devote special attention, along with their local allies, to the elimination of all expression of international sovereignty. From within countries, they undermine and co-opt governments and institutions. From the outside, they deploy all kinds of financial, commercial, diplomatic and media aggression, in addition to the blatant military harassment.

Puerto Rico Tribunal Verdict: U.S. Is Guilty Of Crimes Against Humanity

October 30, 2018 Puerto Rico Tribunal. Resist! Colonialism, Human Rights, Puerto Rico, US Imperialism

New York, NY - Internationally recognized human rights activists and social movement leaders participated in the Emergency International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico. The Tribunal was convened on Saturday, October 27, beginning at 9 am in New York City. The charges against the United States were leveled by prosecutor Dr. Augusto Zamora, an international lawyer from Nicaragua. He took a case on U.S. violations of Nicaraguan sovereignty to the International Court and won a judgment against the U.S. Testimony was offered in person and via recorded video messages by leading figures in the Puerto Rico independence movement and other social struggles.

In Latest Fit Of Censorship, Facebook Deletes Video Detailing Brutal Legacy Of Christopher Columbus

October 19, 2018 By Jon Queally, Commondreams.org Educate! Censorship, Colonialism, Facebook, History, Racism, Social Media

With nothing but a vague "violation of community standards" note and offering no ability to appeal the decision, Facebook has once again blocked a piece of critical journalism—this time a short documentary video depicting the brutal legacy of Christopher Columbus—from its global online platform. "Monbiot’s piece of video journalism was about the airbrushing of history; therefore, there is a great irony in the fact it has now been airbrushed from their platform." —Yannis Mendez, Double Down News.The short video—produced by Double Down Newsand titled "The true legacy of Christopher Columbus: 'Western Civilisation'"—features author and journalist George Monbiot recounting the infamous European explorer's history of subjugation and brutalization of the Indigenous people he encountered when he arrived in the so-called "New World" in the late 15th Century.

Time To Abolish Columbus Day

October 7, 2018 Bill Bigelow, www.zinnedproject.org Create! Colonialism, US history

By Bill Bigelow for Teaching A People's History, Once again this year many schools will pause to commemorate Christopher Columbus. Given everything we know about who Columbus was and what he launched in the Americas, this needs to stop. Columbus initiated the trans-Atlantic slave trade, in early February 1494, first sending several dozen enslaved Taínos to Spain. Columbus described those he enslaved as “well made and of very good intelligence,” and recommended to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that taxing slave shipments could help pay for supplies needed in the Indies. A year later, Columbus intensified his efforts to enslave Indigenous people in the Caribbean.

TribalUSm: Colonization Unleashed With Ruthless Efficiency In America

August 24, 2018 Teorose Fikre, Ghionjournal.com Educate! Colonialism, Development, United States

Up until that epiphany occurred during my second year in college, I assumed the technological edge, weapons superiority and tactical advances were why country after country in the continent we now refer to as Africa was decimated and put under the boots of European invaders. I was wrong all along, it was never the superior might of colonial powers that paved the way for the suppression of the Zulu, Hausa, Yoruba and countless civilizations within “Africa”, manufactured schisms and the splintering of the people birthed continental subjugation. Though the targets were many, the blueprint of colonization was always the same. The first step is to induce conflict by way of tribalism. In order to do this, sustainable communities were lumped in with other communities in order to form a central authority.

We Can’t Confront Fascism Without Addressing White Settler Colonialism

August 19, 2018 Jen Deerinwater, In These Times. Strategize! Colonialism, Indigenous Rights, Racism

The white supremacists didn't come to Washington, D.C. on August 12. They were already here, occupying the White House, capitol, Supreme Court and federal agencies. The white invasion brought white supremacy to Turtle Island, and people indigenous to this land have been suffering from it for more than 500 years. Washington, D.C. is the colonizer's capital—and the scourge of settler colonialism, and the racism and other ills it brought here, haven't been addressed by those in power. On August 12, 2017, white supremacist Jason Kessler's “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia turned violent and left many injured and one anti-racist activist, Heather Heyer, dead.

Agroecology In Puerto Rico: Building Alternatives To Colonialism And Capitalism

August 6, 2018 Staff, Resumen-english.org Create! Agroecology, Capitalism, Colonialism, New Economy, Puerto Rico

Jesef Reyes Morales: The movement is composed of different collectives that carry out regional work in the island. Collectives of agroecological agriculture, community processes, educational work, artistic initiatives – all these have been brought together under the Movimiento de Agroecología Popular. It was founded about five years ago and is quite a young movement. Our objective, in addition to taking forward initiatives for agroecological production, is to help in the process of the empowerment of our peasantry. They are a sector of society where we can see a lot of cultural resistance but it is still dispersed in other aspects. So currently, it is not a politically organized sector of society but it should be. We see agroecology as resistance in our territories with respect to our seeds and our culture.

[Act Out! 168] – Crushing Colonialism: A Conversation With Jen Deerinwater

July 12, 2018 Eleanor Goldfield, Act Out Resistance Report Colonialism, History

Colonialism didn't just happen. It's still happening. Indigenous peoples weren't just here hundreds of years ago. They're still here. Jen Deerinwater joins us to discuss the colonial paradigm and how folks in the US perpetuate anti-native behaviors. As a two-spirit indigenous organizer and journalist, her unique insight and experience offers a decolonizing lens in a steadfastly colonized country. From meaningfully including native voices in our work to reading up on the histories and cultures of the peoples whose land we live on, we can decolonize and ultimately crush colonialism.

The Texas Counter-Revolution Of 1836

July 10, 2018 By Richard D. Vogel, Mronline.org Educate! Colonialism, History, Nationalism, Revolution, Texas

Leaders on both the Anglo and the Mexican sides of the conflict in northern Mexico knew that the future of slavery was the issue at hand. Stephen F. Austin, the Missouri expatriate who arranged for Anglo immigration to Mexico in 1821, encouraged migration from the U.S. with generous land grants for heads of households, their wives, and children. Simultaneously he, himself a slave owner, promoted the extension of slavery from the southern U.S. into Coahuila y Tejas by granting 80 additional acres for every slave that immigrants brought with them.

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