Sicilian Culture: News: Columbus Distorted, Exaggerated & Lied About

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Columbus Distorted, Exaggerated & Lied About
1) Distorted, Exaggerated, Untruths, Taken out of Context Propaganda about Columbus.
Too voluminous to respond to, blaming everything "bad" that has happened in the last 500 years in the World to Columbus, including the WTO!
2) Incredible Lies about the benefits to Italy of Columbus' Discovery.
For instance, under Frequently asked Questions #5, it states:
FAQ #5. Question: What does this history of Columbus have to do with protesting the Columbus Day parade?
Answer: ..." the parade represents more than a celebration of Italian culture, or even of Columbus, the man. It is a glorification of the colonial tradition described above and the privileging of an Italian past that benefited and grew out of that process of subjugation."
Such an ABSURDITY. Any one who knows ANYTHING about European History realizes that prior to Columbus' Discovery of America, that The Italian City-States, were the prosperous Center of trading, finance, and culture of the Mediterranean, the then center of the "Western" World.
With the Discovery of the Americas, The Atlantic replaced the Mediterranean as the principal trade routes, made Spain immensely wealthy, and resulted in the financial decline of the Italian City-States, and an almost immediate "carving up" and "occupation" and "enslavement" of the "indigenous peoples" of Italy for 350 years (1512-1860) by various European powers, including Spain, France, Austria, Germany, etc.
Such preposterous remarks are typical of their perverted and warped historical "research/findings".
3) The Objectives of the Anti-Columbus group
"TRANSFORM COLUMBUS DAY, STOP HATE SPEECH"
"A CALL to end the "celebration" of 509 years of genocide, environmental destruction and globalization from above."
Seattle, D.C., Philadelphia, L.A., Prague, Quebec , (Seattle, Genoa)…"
"The fight against globalization will make its next stop in Denver, Colorado, October 5 - 8, 2001."
... "This year, AIM and allies will present a massive, vigorous opposition to the parade."
"What began over 500 years ago with Columbus – genocide of indigenous peoples, exploitation of their land and resources, destruction of the natural environment, all in the name of profit – continues today, and has reached its logical culmination in the current "free trade" regime represented by the WTO, the World Bank, the IMF, NAFTA and the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)."
"Reclaim the Streets of Denver!"
"Join us to confront the parade..."
4) Basic Street Medic Training for Protesters
BASIC STREETMEDIC TRAINING
Colorado StreetMedics will hold an action medical training on 27th - 29th July. This is the basic 3 day class taught all over the US and Canada to prepare movement folks to either join the StreetMedics or be Affinity Group Medics.
You will learn the new and updated Chemical Weapons Decontamination and Treatment Protocols, and the basics of street first aid with lots of hands on.
Followed by role plays with evaluations after each role play.
Even if you have taken this training before please join us for the updated info and the new protocols...
We recommend that those of you who have participated in this training in the past come to this one to pick up the new protocols and to refresh your knowledge.
Come dressed for a street action! This will be an extremely hands on training. Bring packs, vests, sports water bottles, gas masks and any other medic gear you have.
5) Legal Training for Legal Aid to Protesters
DENVER ACTIVISTS LEGAL TRAININGS...
Training for legal professionals... Presenters will provide an overview of recent police and prosecutorial tactics and charges that have been used against political activists nationally as well as solidarity tactics that have been successfully employed by activists in several actions around the country....
Legal Rights and Solidarity Tactics for Demonstrators... Through a series of comprehensive role-plays, participants practice using solidarity tactics to protect each other in mass arrests, jail and court. Participants also work on handling media questions and police interrogation. Includes an overview of facilitation skills, meeting tools, and consensus process. Presenters also discuss tools for addressing sexism, racism and classism during meetings. Participants practice using consensus process quickly in three high-pressure scenarios: evaluating police threats of felony charges during a simple blockade; handling messaging upon the sudden arrival of TV camera crews; and responding to a police raid on large meeting.
Legal Observing...
Presenters provide an overview of procedures and equipment for legal observing at demonstrations. Participants view a videotaped incident of police misconduct, and practice reporting it and collecting physical evidence. Presenters show examples of effective use of videotape, photographs, and audiotape. Presenters summarize "free speech and free assembly" law, as well as and other defenses to charges against protesters....
Know Your Rights...
This "beat the heat" material is designed for people who are concerned about police harassment or who are contemplating direct action in groups too small to use solidarity tactics. Presenters enact ten role-plays with participants, to drill effective responses to police encounters involving detention, arrest, search and interrogation. Presenters provide an overview of the rights of suspects and arrestees, including information on entrapment

Required Reading for Italian-Americans...

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