Letters to the Editors
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Letter
The Cognitive and Territorial Defense of Native Peoples
The lack of recognition of native communities in the sphere of Mexican politics remains a devastating topic. I regret starting like this, but it is right and necessary.
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Decolonizing Principles of Organizing
Often cast in a negative or “lawless” light, this overview provided a much appreciated, non-white-supremacist lens through which to reclaim the term as one that centres relationships, decentralizes power, and heeds natural laws.
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We Can’t Ignore Nonhumans in the Fight for Liberty
The roundtable on youth climate organizing in the most recent issue of Upping the Anti is a significant recognition of the importance of youth climate justice and inclusion.
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Lessons from the 2022 Hungarian Election
“Activism in Dark Times” by Adrien Beauduin and Sara Swerdlyk was published a year ago, and unfortunately, not much has changed for the better in Hungary. The parliamentary elections held on April 3, 2022 brought about another landslide victory for Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, which again has a supermajority in the Hungarian parliament, enough to continue its arbitrary legislation and the building of what it refers to as the Nemzeti Együttműködés Rendszere (System of National Cooperation), an illiberal regime in the heart of Europe. The alliance of the various forces of Fidesz’s opposition did not yield the desired results as it failed to rally each party’s voters behind the loose and conflict-ridden cooperation.
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Letter
Is Reconciliation the New Colonialism?
A Critical Role for the Racialized Medical Practitioner in Land Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Dear uta,
In “Care as Colonialism: Immigrant Health Workers at Canada’s Frontiers,” Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay brings us back to the reality stated clearly by Lowman and Barker in Settler, “It’s always all about the land.” The ongoing processes of colonization instituted by the settler state continue to deny land justice and undermine the self-determination of Indigenous peoples, withholding access to the very resource necessary for health and wellbeing. Settler health professionals require examination into the role they play in the ongoing oppression of Indigenous peoples through the “helping” profession. In an era of reconciliation, as some Canadians now feel compelled to “help” Indigenous people, this is a much needed and welcome critique.
