by Andy Mager
Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future
by Andy Mager
From spirituality to "Indian" law, from sovereignty
to healing the earth, from visionary women to participatory dancing-Central
New Yorkers will have an unprecedented learning opportunity this coming year.
The Onondaga Nation and their Land Rights Action will be the focus
of a year-long series of educational programs starting on February
27. "Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future" features
a series of programs-approximately every month-at Syracuse Stage (820 E. Genesee
St., Syracuse). Presenters will include Onondagas and other Haudenosaunee people,
scholars and activists.
Initiated by Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON), the series
is a major collaboration, involving over 20 departments and organizations at
Syracuse University and SUNY ESF, the Inter-Religious Council of CNY, First
UU Social Justice Committee, the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation and the Syracuse
Cultural Workers.
The series hopes to draw significant attendance from wide sectors
of the Syracuse community. The programs are designed to educate Central New
Yorkers about the Onondaga Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the background
to their claims for land and the specifics of the Onondaga Land Rights Action.
"We're thrilled by the breadth of the program, the speakers
we'll be bringing and the visibility for the issues which we hope to flow from
the events," notes SU Women's Studies Director Linda Alcoff, one of the
organizers.
The free programs begin at 7:00 pm and will be followed by a reception
with refreshments. The full schedule follows and is available at www.peacecouncil.net/noon.
PNL subscribers can share this information by posting the enclosed
flier in a public spot.
For more information, or to help, contact
Andy at the Peace Council office.
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All events start at 7 pm at Syracuse Stage (unless otherwise noted) |
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Monday, February 27, 2006
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