Wednesday, July 6, 2022

"Farce of July" LA Indigenous and BLM march

Kemal Cilengir, lataco.com; Crystal Q., Xochitl, Pfc. Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
"Farce of July" - LA’s Indigenous and BLM protestors' annual march
Danza Mexica: Native American dance
More than 500 activists gathered in downtown Los Angeles to protest the 4th of July American holiday.

Known as "The Farce of July," it is an annual march to "demand an end to white supremacy on native land." It took place this Farce (Fourth), too.

It is organized by Xicano Records and Films, a creative collective planting intergenerational seeds of love for decolonization through music, art, films, word, and actions.

The action started at [LA's oldest street] Olvera Street. The group then proceeded, stopping along the way. Native leaders dropped tobacco to remember the past and the ancestors.

There were a few small altercations in the protest, including a lone counter-protestor chanting, “ALL lives matter.” [Of course, all lives do not matter, and they will not until Black lives matter. That's the point of the controversial BLM slogan.]

At the federal courthouse, there were U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents present.
Compilation: Bad takes on 4th of July mayhem
(TJDS) Jimmy Dore and Kurt Metzger look back on the Fourth of July 2022 when people got shot.

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