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Thangs Taken:rethinking thanksgiving is an annual cultural event that brings artists, activists, and communities together to explore the complex history of Thanksgiving and to acknowledge the legacy of US colonialism and genocide against Native Americans. Produced by the Free Land Project, Thangs Taken features live music, dance, film, spoken word poetry, hip hop theater, and visual art installations from Native and non-Native artists. Grounded in grassroots activism, Thangs Taken also features leaders from local social and environmental justice organizations to provide information on current campaigns and concrete ways to take action in the community. With the arts at the center, people from diverse backgrounds gather to engage in a critical dialogue about the impact of Thanksgiving and the history it represents on our communities and to stand in the power of our collective ability to create a world based in peace and justice that we can truly be thankful for.
Past Thangs Takens have featured Lakota Harden (KPFA’s Bay Native Circle), Corrina Gould (Indian People Organizing for Change), Jimbo Simmons (International Indian Treaty Council), Morning Star Gali (Coalition to Protect Sacred Sites), Ras K’Dee and One Struggle, Aurora Levins-Morales, Octavio de la Paz, headRush, Alicia Raquel, the movie Shellmound with Director Andrés Cediel, the movie In the Light of Reverence w/ Director Christopher McLeod, Mark Franco and Caleen Sisk-Franco (Winnemem Wintu), Malcolm Margolin (author, The Ohlone Way), and Ariel Luckey.
If you would like to see the photos in a gallery format, click here.
illustration is by Octavio de la Paz, photos by Daniel Gonzalez.
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