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GENOCIDE IN CANADA LECTURE SERIES BEGINS NOVEMBER 15

A new lecture and discussion series on the roots,
history, and present nature of Genocide in Canada will
commence on Monday, November 15, and will run for five
consecutive weeks.

The series will be led by Kevin Annett of The Truth
Commission into Genocide in Canada, and Wilf Price, an
elder of the Haida Nation.

It will commence on Monday, November 15 at 7 pm in
Room 111 on the main floor of the Canadian Autoworkers
centre, at 326-12th street in New Westminster, west of
the New Westminster skytrain station.

The lectures will continue at the same time and
location every Monday night until December 13.
Admission is by donation for unemployed or low-income
people, and $5 and up for the employed.

Here is a brief outline of the series:

Lecture 1: The religious and philosophical roots of
European Genocide in Greek-Roman culture; the rise of
Christendom as a state religion of global conquest.

Lecture 2: The conquest of indigenous peoples and
their lands by Christendom in Europe and elsewhere.
The rise of colonialism.

Lecture 3: The collision of Christendom with
indigenous cultures in the "new world". The culture
and language of Genocide as it evolved as a tool of
imperialism. 

Lecture 4: The response and resistance of indigenous
nations on Turtle Island to European invasion.
Legislative Genocide and the Indian Act. The
"residential schools".

Lecture 5: Genocide in Canada today. Unlearning Empire
and building a culture of resistance among native and
non-native people.

Please notify your groups and friends of this
important series. To resist we must first educate
ourselves!

To register for the series, or for more information,
contact either Kevin Annett or Wilf Price through this
email, or by leaving a message at 1-888-265-1007.

Or listen to Kevin and Wilf on their popular radio
program, "Hidden from History", every Monday from 1 -
2:30 pm on Vancouver co-op radio, 102.7 FM. (Archived
at www.hiddenfromhistory.org)

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IMPORTANT NOTE: An organizing meeting to plan this
series, and other public actions, will be held on
Monday, November 1, in the mainfloor boardroom of the
Canadian Autoworkers Centre, 326-12th st. in New
Westminster. An update will be presented on the
growing international support for an investigation
into Genocide in Canada. Bring your ideas and friends!


http://canadiangenocide.nativeweb.org

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