Online Talk: First Peoples Day [] Center for Global Justice
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First Peoples Day
Monday, October 12, 2020 – 1:00pmDavid Barkin & Gustavo Esteva
October 12 is First Peoples Day, formerly known as Columbus Day. This day has been repurposed to honor the original inhabitants of this hemisphere rather than the Europeans who conquered their lands and carried out genocide against them. At a time of multiple crises our modern world has much that it can learn from these communal societies that… Read more
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