Greetings Relatives,

I hope this email finds you and yours with good health, help, and happiness. Today this country considers to take one little day out of the year to give thanks, although my elders say "everyday is a good day to do so". Despite the fact that the origins of this holiday is marked with the blood of our Iroquois ancestors and currently stained with the blood of innocent victims of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, I hope we will all still take a moment and acknowledge all the beautiful blessings we do have in our lives. Furthermore, I suggest we pray for peace, better understanding of each other, and the healing of our environment.

With that said, I have listed three events happening this weekend (starting today) that you can get a different perspective on the glorification of past and present pilgrim piledging and plunder.

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1. - Tonight Thursday November 25th -

Xicano Records and Film Presents: THANKSTAKING 2004

with live music by: KRS-ONE(HipHop Legend), Aztlan Underground(LA faves),

Ricanstruction(nyc),Stoic Frame, El Vuh, + many more,

9pm to ???, .00 All Ages

Self Help Graphics, 3802 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, East LA (8181) 898-3101

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2. - Friday November 26th -

San Clemente Food Not Bombs Presents: O'Odham Voice Against the Wall



Benefit show for the O'Odaham Nation children, sisters, and brothers who are struggling against

homeland security oppression on the Frontera.

Featuring Live Music By:

Resistant Culture, Crimenes de Guerra, Ricanstruction, Rising Dissent,

Tragedy of the Commons, and the Urban Hawk Singers



Free Food From Food Not Bombs

.00 at the door, 8pm to 12am

Centro Cultural De Mexico, 1522 S. Main Street, Santa Ana, Ca

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3. - Saturday November 27th -

Seventh Generation Collective Presents: Benefit for Mother Bear's Books and Gallery

Featuring Live Music By:

Ricanstruction, Resistant Culture, Mange, Holokaust, The Urban Hawk Singers

Opening Ceremony at 6pm w/ food and native songs, going to 12am

MOTHER BEAR's, 619 S. Mesa St., San Pedro, CA 90731. (310) 221-0057



www.resistantculture.com

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ALL SHOWS NO DRUGS, ALCOHOL, & VIOLENCE

Well, that's it for now. Please come out if you can.

Tlasokamati,

Emiliano "DJ Menoman" Martinez