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October 02
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Denver Post calls on American Indians to Protest IF they Must, But, Do it Peacably.
It
also branded as "a vile and unnecessary
attack" the American Indian branding the
Italian-Americans who celebrate their culture and long history in
Editorial
By
The
October
1, 2007
In many cities,
such as
We hope -
and we know this sounds overly optimistic - that Saturday's parade can
proceed without being spoiled by controversy and strife. So far, it's not off
to a promising start.
The American
Indian Movement of Colorado, which opposes the parade as a "symbol of
racism," issued a vitriolic press release last week that was threatening
in tone and suggested a confrontation with parade supporters. It branded the
Italian-Americans who celebrate their culture and long history in
"If these
racists, including those in the local and state governments, think they are
going to celebrate the genocide against Native peoples in our homeland for
another 100 years, they are mistaken," said Colorado AIM spokesman Glenn
Morris. "We will see the racists in the streets on Oct. 6."
Italian-Americans, and anyone who supports
the Columbus Day holiday - a federal holiday for more than a generation -
have the right to parade, peacefully, through our city streets.
The parade must
go forward, but without violence.
American Indians
and their supporters have every right to protest the parade, but they should do
so without interfering in the activities that so many Coloradans want to enjoy.
They should not be able to block the parade from taking place without some
consequence.
The City Council
in 2005 passed two ordinances that make it illegal for protesters to physically
or vocally disrupt lawful assemblies, while prohibiting obstruction of public
passageways, such as streets.
City officials
should remind parade opponents, who plan a news conference today to "bring
an end to Columbus Day," that Denver has ordinances designed to prevent
disruption of the parade and that those laws will be enforced.
Protest the
parade, but do so peacefully.
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