Jorge Rivas: (Un)occupy Albuquerque Connects Corporate Greed to Fight for Native Land (Colorlines 10/23)
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Colorlines: (Un)occupy Albuquerque linked to tribal rights
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2011
"The 99 percent movement that’s swept the country has reached Albuquerque, New Mexico. But organizers there have decided to alter the “Occupy” name.
They are doing this out of respect for area’s indigenous communities, which have been forcibly occupied by the United States for centuries.
Instead, organizers are calling their protests “(Un)occupy Albuquerque” to connect corporate greed with the ongoing fight for indigenous land rights."
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Jorge Rivas: (Un)occupy Albuquerque Connects Corporate Greed to Fight for Native Land (Colorlines 10/23)
Jorge Rivas: (Un)occupy Albuquerque Connects Corporate Greed to Fight for Native Land (Colorlines 10/23)
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