An interfaith / intercommunity project of listening, connecting, and acting for justice during this 400th year since the 1620 landing of English colonists on Native lands in the Northeast.
Live online gathering on Sunday, Oct. 18th 2:00 pm
broadcast live on YouTube & Facebook (TBA)
Presenters will be speaking from Unity Park,
near the site of the Great Falls Massacre on May 19, 1676.
Listen to Indigenous voices.
Native presenters on Oct. 18 will include:
● Rhonda Anderson - Iñupiaq-Athabascan Commissioner of Indian Affairs for Western Mass.
● Larry Spotted Crow Mann - Nipmuc Nation author, cultural educator & singer
● Bryan Blanchette - Nulhegan Abenaki singer & musician
● Jim Peters - Mashpee Wampanoag Executive Director, Mass. Commission of Indian Affairs
Connect - building relationships of respect & solidarity.
Interfaith allies participating in the Oct. 18 program will include:
● Sr. Clare Carter - New England Peace Pagoda
● Dr. Mohammed Saleem Bajwa - Islamic Society of Western Mass
● Rev. Kelly Gallagher - United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries
● John Sheldon - musician
Act for Restorative Justice:
● Standing with Native-led efforts to restore rights, respect, and land
● Raising reparational funds for 4 projects advancing Native concerns & needs:
- The Native Land Conservancy
- Ohketeau Cultural Center
- Nipmuck Cultural Preservation Inc.
- The Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust
Checks for support and reparations:
Interfaith Council of Franklin County (ICFC), and mailed to P.O. Box 1171, Greenfield, 01302
(Note on envelope & check that donation is for “400 Years Project”)
Donations via credit card can be made at: www.riseupandsing.org/400 Years
All funds collected go to the Native projects indicated.
Partners include:
Interfaith Council of Franklin County , Interfaith Opportunities Network, Nolumbeka Project , New England Peace Pagoda , Islamic Society of W. Mass , Mt Toby Friends Meeting
