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OPENING DAY DEMONSTRATION & ACTIVITIES
Opening Day, Monday March 31, 2008
"Progressive" Field,
E. 9th Street Gate C
100 ft.
North of the Bob Feller Statue on the Grass Area
1PM
There is nothing "Progressive" about RACISM
Join the American Indian community, supporters and other people of
conscience in our continuing fight against racism in Cleveland.
Since 1973 Cleveland AIM has filed lawsuits and demonstrated against racism in Cleveland baseball, and its degrading depictions of native people, saying simply:
CHANGE THE CLEVELAND BASEBALL TEAM NAME & LOGO.
Since 1973 we have been told repeatedly - and not only by baseball fans - that racism has a
large, comfortable home in Cleveland.
Now we are being told that this same institutional racism is "Progressive" when in reality it is insulting, shameful and backward.
Is it really progressive to place profits before people? Our fight for
basic dignity continues in Cleveland.
Shame on you PROGRESSIVE!
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CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
January 2008
Oberlin Heritage Center has four events planned in February
highlighting the little-told stories of Africans and the positive
relationships formed with American Indians in the fight against
colonization and slavery. The events are as follows:
The events span four days and locations vary. All locations are in
Oberlin, Ohio.
The first two events are showings of DVDs, and the last two events
are presentations by William Loren Katz,
author of award-winning classics "Black Indians", "The Black West" and
"Black Women of the Old West."
All events are free and open to the public. A list of event dates and times is available.
Download the event flyer
(in Adobe PDF format).
These events are sponsored by the Oberlin Heritage Center in
partnership with the American Indian Movement Cleveland Autonomous
Chapter, the John Mercer Langston Institute, the Oberlin Chapter of the
NAACP, Oberlin College Department of History , Oberlin College Office
of the President, the Oberlin Area Cooperating Ministries, and others
community organizations and individuals. In-kind support also provided
by Oberlin City Schools, Kendal at Oberlin and Oberlin Public Library.
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DONATIONS WANTED: Computers, Automobiles
December 2007
Is your organization or business upgrading its computing equipment?
Instead of simply throwing this equipment away, why not donate your
legacy computers to AIM? We have a number of uses for them, including
establishing a public
access computer lab available native people in the Cleveland area.
We are in need of vehicles in any condition. If you are getting rid
of some clunker, why not give it to us? Your donated automobile does
not need
to be working.
Contact us for more information, or
if you want to make a donation.
United Nations and the Rights of Indigenous People
Monthly Public Meeting and Discussion
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
FULTON BRANCH
3545 Fulton Road, Cleveland
MONDAY, November 12, 2007
6PM – 8PM
Discussion will focus on recent United Nations resolutions
concerning indigenous people, and what affect they may have on native
people and our relations with the governments of Ohio and the U.S.
Our public meeting will follow this discussion; all are welcome to
attend.
AIM welcomes diversity.
Jacobs Field Demonstration:
Monday, October 15, 2007 — 7pm
Jacobs Field 9th Street Gate C
near Bob Feller statue on grass area
See above flyer for demonstration info.
Cancelled
Public Meeting and Discussion:
Monday, October 15, 2007 — 6-8pm
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
BROOKLYN BRANCH
3909 Pearl Road, Cleveland
October 15, 2007
6PM – 8PM
Anti-Columbus Day Rally
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Denver, Colorado
Join activists from around the globe who oppose honoring the slave
trader and mass murderer known to history as Christopher Columbus. His
holiday must be abolished at all local, state, and national levels.
More information about this event can be found at the Transform Columbus Day
Alliance website.
New AIM Cleveland Website Launched
October 2007
Dauk te', Boozho, Osiyo, Hau, He', Sago, Hello ... This is the
official website of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Indian
Movement International Confederation of Autonomous Chapters. We have
been supporting indigenous people and indigenous rights since 1972; we
are the second oldest chapter in the United States.
Feel free to contact us if you need
information, education, or our assistance in some way. Our purpose for
this website is to provide as much information as possible about the
American Indian Movement, our history,
and our aims.
If you feel you can add to our efforts, we would like to hear from you.
This new website design should be easier for you to navigate and
find the information that you want.
How Should Native People Honor Christopher Columbus?
Public Meeting and Discussion
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
SOUTH BROOKLYN BRANCH
4303 Pearl Road, Cleveland
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
6PM – 8PM
After 500 years, how are native people still impacted by Columbus
and his legacy of "discovery"? Why does he have a day in his
celebration? Should he be honored in this manner? Come share your views
with the Greater Cleveland public Monday night evening at South
Brooklyn Public Library. All are welcome.
Excerpts from historical documents, including from Columbus'
journal, will be examined.
Our public meeting will precede this discussion. All are welcome to
attend.