11.April 2005, 15:00 EST, Be There!

For those of you interested in participating in the April 11th, 3pm National Walkout, be sure to wear a red, black and blue ribbon on your shirt (the colors of this movement).

Hokahey! --ryan



It Is Time!

Hello,
I am a college student and Native American (Choctaw) trying to petition
for people to stand behind me while I attempt to get a Federal holiday
for the appreciation of Native Americans.  As you know we have days
dedicated to other things important to the identity and development of
America, but none for ours, this is because we have not pushed for it
enough to actually have it passed.  I am seeking people to stand behind me while I attempt a very big system that will take more than just one voice.

Also, I am trying to organize a National Walkout on April 11th, 2005 at
3 p.m. eastern time.  The following has been a letter that I have sent
out to many people:

Take 15 minutes of your day to pay tribute to the ones you owe your
home country to: all Native American tribes alike.  Join your fellow
citizens to line the sidewalks of your cities in hopes to bring
recognition to the entire nation about the forgotten indigenous peoples of America. 

Take 15 minutes to reflect on the state of the world and
hope for healing.  Healing starts from within.  Let us unite in
remembrance of the Natives and all other people who have died
innocently in wars present and past.  It is time we started paying
attention and tribute to whom we it most.  Also, wear a red, black, and
blue ribbon, pinned on your shirt, these will be the colors of a new
movement.  Post the event on your websites, send out mass emails, email your local news stations.   I would look pretty silly standing on the sidewalk alone; I need your help to spread the word.  We owe it to
ourselves and our ancestors.

You are welcome to copy and paste this entire email, grammar errors and all, or use it and reword it to strengthen the statement, and mail it
out! OR make up your own flyers and post them at your work or school oranywhere else, hand them out to people on the streets (especially the street where you will be standing on April 11th, that way you aren't alone either).  Unfortunately I can't make it to every city to act as an ambassador, but you can take the initiative!  Natives everywhere
need your help to rally people together and make an impact!

You can read more about me and this movement in the Spring issue of
"Winds of Change" (for more info about obtaining a copy visit the
magazine website at www.wocmag.org/)

Please reply if you'd like to join and support this endeavor, have
questions or suggestions, or would like to interview me for your tribal
publication.

Most sincerely,
Danielle Willmott
ddw5@u.washington.edu
www.ItIsTime.us (website is still in the development stages, but take a
gander anyway and bookmark it)