Before Columbus sailed the Atlantic, he was a slave trader for the Portuguese, transporting West African people to Portugal to be sold as slaves. The Columbus legacy is steeped in blood, violence, and death.

COLUMBUS DAY WAS BORN IN COLORADO IN 1907 RESPECT * DECENCY * JUSTICE
	The Transform Columbus Day Alliance Meets every Wednesday at 6:30 pm at Four Winds on 5th and Bannock Please join us. Bring a friend and food to share if you can Transform Columbus Day Alliance Principles Transform Columbus Day Alliance Blog
ON OCTOBER 11, 2008

Transform Columbus Day!

CHALLENGE THE ROOTS OF RACISM IN AMERICA

• Columbus is responsible for the murder of millions of indigenous people.

• Columbus was a slavetrader in Africa before invading America. He began the slave trade in the Americas. He deserves no holiday, no parades, no statues.

• Columbus Day celebrates the doctrine of discovery – the legal process that stole Indian people's territories, and that continues today.

• Columbus brought a philosophy of domination to the Americas that persists today – domination of other peoples, domination of the environment, domination of other belief systems, domination of women by men.

Transform Columbus Day Alliance 2007 Blog

The tcda blog (www.tcda07.blogspot.com) was created as a place to share experiences and information from the Columbus Day confrontation. You can post your story either as a comment (which can be as lengthy as you like, of course) or by sending it to Carol Berry (chickasaw303@ yahoo.com) who will post the narrative for you.

Media Release May 27, 2008:
Denver's Ultimate Persecution of Columbus Day Resisters Begins Tomorrow
Vindictive Trial of the Elderly and Disabled Shows City's True Colors

In the news:
A sorry attempt at apology
Standing up for a cause - and then going to jail

Photos from TCD 2006 (click on a photo for a larger image)

Four Directions March	Liberated Zone in downtown Denver	The Cavalry leads the Convoy of Conquest	Which appropriately ends with homophobia and misogyny

photos courtecy of Richard Myers. For more photos go to Rebel Graphics and Fire Witch Rising

Articles and Links (will open in a new window)

• Democracy Now: Challenging Columbus Day
• Robert Robideau: The Myth Keepers of Columbus (CounterPunch)
• Dustin Craun: It's always 1492 until we change things (Colorado Daily)
• Art patrons may discover Columbus parade, protest (Rocky Mountain News)
• Protesters camp on eve of parade (Rocky Mountain News)
• Protest vowed for Columbus Day fete (Denver Post)
• Ft. Carson Color Guard leads Columbus Day parade (UCD Advocate)