[E-rundbrief] Info 2051 - IENEARTH: Insurrection at the United States Capitol (in Washington, D.C)
Matthias Reichl
info at begegnungszentrum.at
Sa Jan 9 16:50:08 CET 2021
E-Rundbrief Info 2051 - The Indigenous Environmental Network/ IENEARTH
(USA, worldwide): Insurrection at the United States Capitol (in
Washington, D.C).
Bad Ischl, 9.1.2020
Begegnungszentrum für aktive Gewaltlosigkeit
www.begegnungszentrum.at
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Insurrection at the United States Capitol
Statement
The Indigenous Environmental Network/ IENEARTH
Let's talk about the insurrection at the United States Capitol.
Although we can sympathize with the trauma of the event, it is
difficult for us to be completely shocked. For years Trump has
instigated, fueled and motivated his white supremacist followers to
take physical action against those deemed as enemies. He openly
incited these white supremacists to attack the US Capital, causing the
death of numerous people. Trump needs to be held accountable for those
deaths. We were also not surprised to watch law enforcement
accommodate these white insurrectionists to swarm the building.
Rather, we saw it as a reminder that white anger is always justified,
no matter the cause, and our policing system will not only side with
white supremacy but will protect it. This is the blatant hypocrisy of
America.
To speak up in America as a Black, Brown, Indigenous, queer or person
of color has dire consequences -- ask the many water protectors that
endured police violence at Standing Rock. Indigenous peoples
peacefully defending sacred lands were met with tear gas, flash
grenades, water cannons, dog attacks and rubber bullets. Black
relatives & allies were attacked and beaten for merely advocating that
Black Lives Matter. Meanwhile, those who wish to harm elected
officials and stage a coup were openly welcomed into the United States
Capitol.
As Indigenous Nations and Peoples in what is so-called North America,
we have a long history with this settler-state, a history ripe with
genocidal attacks against our respective nations, political systems,
lands, languages and families. Anyone paying attention can no longer
deny the hypocrisy of how the settler-states address white
supremacist vs. how they address Black, Brown and Indigenous peoples.
Trump will soon no longer be America’s President but the hatred and
racism he fed has long been embedded in our society. We can no longer
allow these racial and social inequities to continue to diminish
Black, Brown and Indigenous lives. Trump must be arrested for treason
and the Senators and Representatives that supported him arrested for
aiding and abetting.
Our foundations as warriors for Indigenous environmental justice will
continue in the face of white supremacy, and will not be deterred.
Our prayers and thoughts for those traumatized by this attempted
insurrection and the families of those who died and were injured.
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Established in 1990, The Indigenous Environmental Network is an
international environmental justice nonprofit that works with tribal
grassroots organizations to build the capacity of Indigenous
communities. I EN’s activities include empowering Indigenous
communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect
our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, the health of
both our people and all living things, and to build economically
sustainable communities.
Learn more here: ienearth.org
The Indigenous Environmental Network | PO Box 485 | Bemidji, MN
56619 | http://www.ienearth.org/
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Matthias Reichl, Pressesprecher/ press speaker,
Begegnungszentrum fuer aktive Gewaltlosigkeit
Center for Encounter and active Non-Violence
Wolfgangerstr. 26, 4820 Bad Ischl, Austria,
fon: +43 6132 24590, Informationen/ informations,
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