The ANNOTICO Report
Because No action can be taken on a Tie 3 to 3 Vote, Columbus
Day Holiday
narrowly escaped being Renamed to share the Day with
Indigenous People's.
A ONE vote shift would have immediately diluted Columbus
Day.
Those of us who know how these matters work, the next
step would be
inverting the names making it Indigenous People's/Columbus
Day,
thereby "demoting" Columbus, then the next step would
be to "drop" Columbus
entirely.
A Note to Italian Activists: NO Local, or State entity
has authority over
FEDERAL Holidays. To attempt the actions described is
a violation of the
separation of Federal and States Rights.
Further, Why don't the Indigenous Peoples lay claim to
Thanksgiving Day? I
recall from early childhood the picture of the Pilgrims
and the Indians
"sharing" Thanksgiving Day. I would suggest the interested
parties lobby
the FEDERAL Government for "Thanksgiving Day" to
be changed to
"Pilgrim/Indigenous People's Thanksgiving Day!!!!
Leave Columbus Day alone!!!!!!
BID TO CHANGE COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY NAME FOUNDERS
Portsmouth Herald
By Associated Press
May 12, 2005
PORTLAND, Maine - An attempt to change the name of the
Columbus Day holiday
on the school calendar in Maine's largest city to add
a reference to
Indians has ended in failure.
The Portland School Committee split down the middle Wednesday
night on the
bid to have the October holiday renamed as Columbus/Indigenous
People's Day
as a way to honor the heritage of native Americans.
The measure had the backing of three Green Independents
who serve on the
school committee.
Jason Toothaker, who led the effort for the name change,
said Christopher
Columbus exploited American Indians, and many of them
today view his voyage
to the New World as a tragic event.
But other school committee members said the panel has
no authority over
federal holidays and shouldn't get involved in trying
to change them.
While Green party members on the board saw the Columbus/Indigenous
Day name
as a compromise, school committee member Jim DiMillo
said the idea was an
example of symbolic politics that distracts the board
from doing its job.