Tonight the Select Board voted 4 to 1 in favor of proclaiming the second Monday of October henceforth be commemorated as Indigenous Peoples Day and
Wellesley voters and Town Meeting have already affirmed their intent to honor Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October and cease to celebrate
Town election results are in! Question 1 has passed. The community has voted and its voice is clear: the town of Wellesley stands in solidarity
Indigenous Peoples have been caretaking these lands since time immemorial, and we are still here. The Thanksgiving myth is harmful because it erases the truth of what was done to the Wampanoag and every other tribe after them.
Read, Watch, and Act – do two items from each category! Increase our awareness and appreciation for the diversity of Indigenous people, deepen our understanding
The entry into mainstream discourse of systemic racism should be a call to action. So, while it is just one step, let’s repurpose Oct. 12.
World of Wellesley, together with community members, put forth Citizen’s Petition 42 to Support the Establishment of Indigenous Peoples Day in Wellesley. Wellesley’s Advisory Committee voted
Testimony submitted at Wellesley Advisory Committee Meeting on January 22, 2020. Dear Advisory Committee Members, I am a person of Italian descent and a co-founder
I want to add my voice to those who support Indigenous Peoples Day because it will provide us — all of us, including our children
“Out of all the things World of Wellesley could be focusing on, why support a citizen’s petition to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
We as people who reside, work, and engage in Wellesley acknowledge this town is located on the traditional territory of the Massachusett and Nipmuc Tribes. Learn more about Native Land.
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