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First Tribute to Columbus, 12 October 1492 ― by José Garnelo y Alda

[chroniclesofnadia111]

Happy Independence Day to my beautiful country & our beautiful people. St. Lucia you are incomparable, resilient, vibrant, spiritual, and full of wonder. I love you so much 🇱🇨💙💛🤍🖤

[enihikism]

may i offer some fictional historical (though very inaccurate in multiple ways) yuri?

translation: i love you… (arabic) my desire/love (arawak)

i think this is a lot more significant to me for the sole reason that there’s literally zero queer arawak media.

this is also set in the 1500s when the ottoman empire was still reigning & the spanish colonization was officially beginning. this is why its inaccurate but remember this is fiction

[wtfnameisavailable]

Root out Religion!

Getting rid of Trump doesn't eliminate the cancer that has sickened America: that poison has been the driving force on this continent since Columbus brought it here over 500 years ago: religion.

More specifically, Christianity.

Two things truly irk me about Christianity. First, it's not reality: there is zero evidence of a god or Jesus ever existing. The stories in the Old Testament are clearly recycled myths from ancient civilizations, rewritten to accommodate monotheism. The early Christian church fashioned Jesus out of whole cloth, his characteristics being nearly identical to those of Mithras and Zoroaster.

Secondly, and more insidious, is the way those who follow this farce are mentally disturbed: they use this 'savior' as a reason to spread hatred throughout the world.

The primary lessons of the Bible are the key characteristics of today's churchgoer: patriarchy, racism, homophobia, xenophobia, oppression, and even genocide. This is what they learn from their religion, and what they spread--like poison--on all of us.

Love has nothing to do with the Bible or the church: love can be freely shared by anyone knowing or not knowing this god. Read the record Columbus himself wrote of the generosity of the Arawaks as they greeted him: they knew nothing of his god, yet gave everything they had out of love.

[reasoningdaily]

Women take the lead during the Revo’. This successful part of the Revolution continues today

Before its sighting in 1498 by that well-known charity benefactor, Christopher Columbus, Grenada was inhabited by the Caribs, who had invaded and killed the previous inhabitant, the Arawaks. The name given to Grenada by the Arawaks was believed to be Ciboney.  The Caribs resisted European domination for more than one hundred years after being sighted by Columbus.

From the earliest European settlement in Grenada, enslaved Africans were kidnapped to Grenada. Contrary to popular Western culture the Africans resisted their capture. In Grenada, this manifested in numerous revolts, including the Fédon rebellion of March 1795.

Fédon was influenced by the ideas emerging from the French Revolution, especially the Convention’s abolition of slavery in 1794. Fédon stated that he intended to make Grenada a “Black Republic just like Haiti”. Fédon and his revolutionaries controlled most of Grenada between 1795 and June 1796. Over 14,000 of Grenada’s 28,000 enslaved Africans joined the revolutionary forces in order to write their own emancipation and transform themselves into “citizens”. However, more than 7,000 of these freedom fighters perished in the fight for independence.

Although enslavement was “abolished” in 1834 the plight of Grenada’s African population remained relatively unchanged until the 1951 “revolution” of Eric Gairy. Gairy had limited success in weakening the control that Britain had over the island, leading to independence in February 1974. Independence under Gairy was, for the people of Grenada, a mirage as Gairy did not have the ability or vision to take the people beyond the fight for independence.

Notwithstanding his incompetence, Gairy tried to retain power despite his loss of popularity. He used extreme violence to keep control but was overthrown by a popular revolution on 13 March 1979 by the New Jewel Movement (NJM), led by Maurice Bishop.

The Peoples Revolutionary Government formed after the Revolution (Revo’) embarked on a wide-ranging series of social, economic and educational plans, which brought great and tangible benefits to the people of Grenada.

In 1983 tensions within the NJM led to the collapse of the Revo’, culminating in the killing of Maurice Bishop and others close to him on 19 October of that year. The United States, which had, under Reagan, attempted on numerous occasions to undermine the Revo’, used this opportunity to invade Grenada. After a week of heavy fighting the US forces, with a fig-leaf Caribbean contingent, captured Grenada and set about dismantling the gains of the Revo’.

Their first act was to put on a show trial of the remaining leader of the NJM, the Grenada 17, who they captured following the invasion. Mounting a sustained campaign, led by their 56th US Psychological Warfare Unit, the invaders claimed that these leaders had stolen money from the Treasury; planned to slaughter all Grenadians; sold Grenada to Cuba; built underground cities for Soviet Union troops, who were to be stationed in the country; and who killed Maurice Bishop.

The Psychological Warfare Unit co-opted local and regional figures to manage the “trial”, which despite was notorious for its many blatant irregularities and received many justified complaints,  convicted the leaders of murder and sentenced them to death. This was condemned worldwide by numerous organisations including Amnesty International and was declared a “…travesty of justice…” by many others. After an intense campaign, the death sentences were counted and replaced by life imprisonment.

The Grenada 17 were released following a global campaign.

Grenada – Forward Ever (G-FE) was formed in 2018.

 It recognises the tremendous social, economic and educational progress made by the Grenadian people during the Revolution of 1979.  The United States invaded Grenada in 1983 to quash these gains and erase its memory from history. We will oppose this plan and fight against all forms of colonialism and support the struggle for self-determination by oppressed people.

We will assist organisations and individuals in Grenada and elsewhere, seeking to advance the material, economic, social and general well-being of the people of Grenada in support of the advances made during the Revolution.

We will do this by: –

Publishing and disseminating information and materials, with a focus on the history and inheritance of the Grenada Revolution.

Undertaking research,

Holding events, and

Lobbying, canvassing and commissioning any other activity.

The Grenada Revolution – An overview

A new document, THE GRENADA REVOLUTION – Four years of freedom – Achievements, Challenges and Collapse, has been published and is now available for downloading.

This document provides a summary of the momentous events that occurred in Grenada between the Revolution (Revo’) of 13 March 1979 and the US invasion of October 1983.  It covers, in outline, the history of Grenada, the preparation and planning of the Revolution, the successes of the Revolution, its collapse, the US invasion and the lessons that can be learned from its collapse.

THE GRENADA REVOLUTION – Four years of freedom … can be opened from 2021 11 02 – THE GRENADA REVOLUTION Four years of freedom Achievements, Challenges and Collapse.

By Our Own Hands – A People’s History of the Grenadian Revolution

A pamphlet from CLS by Steve Cushion and Dennis Bartholomew

Published by Caribbean Labour Solidarity, By Our Own Hands… illustrates the tremendous strides made by the people of Grenada during the brief period of the revolution.

Between 1979 and 1983, the people of the Caribbean nation of Grenada made a courageous attempt to overcome the legacy of slavery, British colonialism and a viciously corrupt post-colonial dictatorship.

The tragic last few days of the Revolution have obscured the remarkable achievements of the Grenadian people during the previous four years. In the face of the unceasing hostility of the United States government and its continual destabilisation campaign, the people of Grenada rebuilt their economy with an emphasis on social justice and economic stability rather than mere profit for, mainly foreign, capitalists; they established a remarkable education system and improved their health service; they started a house-building and housing repair programme that addressed the needs of the poorest members of society.

By Our Own Hands… can be downloaded from the bottom of this page http://cls-uk.org.uk/?p=279.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Vicente Albán (Ecuadorian-born Spanish, 1725 - unknown) Inscribed is “Señora principal con su negra esclava,” “Lady with her female black slave,” 1783 Vicente Albán is noted for his idealized paintings of indigenous (Yumbo people) and Hispanic Criollos (people of Spanish descent born in the colonies). Exploring Colonial Hispanic-American culture, he was commissioned by José Celestino Mutis, who wanted to highlight the local society, flora and fruit. - In August 1518, King Charles I authorized Spain to ship enslaved people directly from Africa to the Americas. The Spanish colonies in the Caribbean were among the last to abolish slavery. While the British abolished slavery by 1833, Spain abolished slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873. On the mainland of colonies, Spain ended African slavery in the eighteenth century. - There are no words to describe the horrors inflicted on the indigenous populations. The native peoples in Cuba were completely annihilated. They either died enslaved in the mines or were hunted and killed by the Spanish in the mountains. Some natives themselves jumped off the cliffs, knowing that it would be a preferable fate than being caught by a Spanish soldier. In 1634, the Spanish killed 50,000 Arawaks and captured their chief Hatuey. Before burning him alive, a Christian priest urged him to accept Jesus so his soul might go to heaven rather than hell. Hatuey replied, if heaven was where Christians went, he would rather go to hell.

[ancestralvoices]

Filling in the missing pages of the 'Thanksgiving' tradition.....thank you @vodou_film Reposted from @vodou_film As celebrations go on in the United States of America, it would be remiss of us to not also hail out the fallen heroes who paid the ultimate price in defending their homeland from European Colonialism and Expansion. The history of the Amerindian people of the Americas and Caribbean is another aspect of history that remains largely untouched and even less spoken about are the intricate relationships these original inhabitants fostered with enslaved Africans in various guises and for different purposes. These liaisons and pacts fostered many struggles and offspring that played many important roles in battles and wars. In Haiti in particular, it would produce a formidable female General who would assist Dessalines in pulling off one of the most remarkable of victories in battle. Still don't know who she is? Then watch the film to find out: www.vodoufilm.com #thanksgiving #thankful #thanks #unitedstates #usa #usa🇺🇸 #turkey #turkeythanksgiving #amerindian #native #nativeamerican #arawaks #taino #tainos #history #american #tradition #warriors #scalp #native #nativeindian #women #fighters #fighter #vodou #vodoufilm #vodouisant #teamvodou https://www.instagram.com/p/CWt4wIvDJwV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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1804 Haiti 🇭🇹 Wasn’t Playing with Them French Colonizers On Turtle 🐢 Island 🏝 known As North America #1804 #haiti #indepence #warrior #spirit #arawaks #feathersup #autocthonsofamerica #aboriginal #indigenous #to #america https://www.instagram.com/p/CYNeOpZN75Y/?utm_medium=tumblr