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Transform Columbus Day!

Protesters in Denver, Colorado | 14.10.2005 12:41 | Globalisation | Repression | Zapatista

Transform Columbus Day cheer. There is a Columbus Day parade in Denver, and Native people and allies protest it every year.

Oooookay! Transform Columbus Day!
We're all about Italian pride,
But we don't celebrate genocide!
Hey, Hey!

Columbus wasn't about exploration
His agenda was colonization
He started years of occupation

Oooookay! Transform Columbus Day!
Were all about Italian pride,
But we don't celebrate genocide!
Hey, Hey!

His desecration
An abomination
Killed the native population
Left a legacy of discrimination

Oooookay! Transform Columbus Day!
Were all about Italian pride,
But we don't celebrate genocide!
Hey, Hey!

Protesters in Denver, Colorado