NYC event: Militarism, police violence, and indigenous struggle in Hawai’i

When:
September 26, 2014 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2014-09-26T18:00:00-10:00
2014-09-26T20:30:00-10:00
Where:
55 Hester Street
New York, NY 10002
USA

Where: CAAAV’s Chinatown office at 55 Hester Street, New York, NY

When: 6:00-8:30pm on Friday, September 26

Cost: $10 suggested donation for the Elderts family; no one will be turned away

Refreshments and heavy pupus (appetizers) will be served

  • What is the role of Hawai’i in U.S. projects for global military and economic dominance?
  • What do ongoing struggles for decolonization and independence in Hawai’i look like?
  • How are Honolulu, Ferguson, and New York City connected, and how do we draw connections
    between racial justice movements in New York City and Indigenous struggles in Hawai’i?

  • Learn about the tragic shooting of Kollin Elderts and how this is part of the militarization of U.S.
    law enforcement and the U.S. Pivot to the Pacific and Asia

  • Hear from Kalama Niheu, a physician and independence/demilitarization activist who will be
    speaking at the UN as Hawai’i’s representative at the UN Forum on Indigenous people, and Dean
    Saranillio, Assistant Professor at NYU

  • We will watch clips of Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai’i, an award winning
    documentary film by Anne Keala Kelly.

  • Learn about the work of Asia Pacific Not 4 Sale, a NY

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