Surya Peterson on Black History

wespac-adminPosted on August 21, 2008 Posted in Director's Blog

Listen to Surya talk about the history of African Americans in Westchester County on WBAI Radio 99.5FM. First segment is Michael Kuzma, attorney for Leonard Peltier, and Paulette with the Leonard Peltier Support Group and the NYC Jericho Movement: archive.wbai.org/ and then click on the radio interview for First Voices Indigenous Radio for August 21st, 2008.

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Justice for Black Women Rally in Spring Valley, Manhattan and Staten Island this Friday, July 3rd at 11 am. It is hosted by the Justice for Women Task Force to honor the lives of women who have died from police and prison violence. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nri6-9r2Q3OfhFEUUCFNhw

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Native Resilience in the Age of Covid-19:

Mutual aid support with Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday, June 24

7:00 – 8:00 pm via Zoom us02web.zoom.us/j/87362624991

For Native Americans, Covid-19 has hit hard, from the growing number of infections in Navaho and Hopi Nations to the racism that the Lakota continue to face in protecting their borders. How are Native nations staying resilient? How can mutual aid support their efforts?

Join us for an important webinar with Red Dawn Foster on the work of Return to the Heart Foundation, an Indigenous-led grantmaking organization that empowers women-led initiatives throughout Indian Country.

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· ensuring the availability of urgent emergency supplies to fight the pandemic,

· initiating restorative and regenerative farming to provide healthy foods and medicine,

· supporting traditional healers for mental, spiritual and cultural information access.

Red Dawn Foster is currently the South Dakota State Senator with over ten years of experience working with Tribal communities in economic development fields. She is COO and co-founder of Return to the Heart Foundation. ... See MoreSee Less

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