On Sunday, a statue of Christopher Columbus was defaced in San Francisco, according to a report from KPIX News. The statue on Telegraph Hill in the city’s Little Italy section had been covered in red paint with the words “Destroy all monuments of genocide” and “Kill all colonizers” scrawled at the…
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Vermont on Track to Officially Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples’ Day
One more state works to do away with a reminder of genocide. Vermont is one signature away from abolishing Columbus Day altogether and permanently recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Vermont Legislature passed a bill that “will aid in the cultural development of Vermont’s recognized tribes, while enabling all indigenous peoples…