Carlos Beas Torres of UCIZONI in Oaxaca, MX; Bertha Caceres from COPINH in Honduras, Bertha is a Lenca indigenous women; Magda Lanuza of Hijos de Maiz in Managua; "William" interviewed all in spanish. Interviewed in san francisco during event, f
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On Saturday dozens of demonstrations were simultaneously held all over the United States, Mexico and Central America to protest the 510th anniversary of Columbus's "discovery" of the Americas. Thousands of indigenous activists and supporters from Colorado to Chiapas, blocked borders, closed highways and conducted various direct actions to demand basic human rights for all native peoples. They called for an end to the new era of corporate colonialism made manifest by projects such as the Plan Puebla Panama and free trade agreements such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas that continue the exploitation of native communities and their lands.
