Am I Not Human?

On the 27th day of each month, several bloggers participate in the “Am I Not Human?” campaign, which highlights human rights abuses across the globe. That this month’s day of blogging for awareness of human rights abuses occurred on Thanksgiving is not lost on me. So, with that in mind, I offer a few blog posts that I found said things that need to be heard.

Nezua: Stolen Not Given

Professor, What If: Reconsidering Thanksgiving, Pt.2, Pt. 3.

Renee: Thanksgiving: A National Day of Mourning for Indians.

Thanksgiving is a difficult holiday for me. It is a holiday where you are supposed to get together with your friends and loved, and be thankful for all that you have. On the surface, that is dandy. I celebrate (if that’s the correct word) Thanksgiving with love and well wishes for everyone, but I cannot set aside the horror that is the origins of this holiday. I see no point in lying about what this holiday means.

I feel that Purple Zoe is on to something here.

Gratitude day is a meatless/green alternative to the genocidal roots of Thanksgiving, that we’ve celebrated for 3 years now (Gratitude day can be celebrated on the 23, 24, thru the 27th, and also as an alternative to other holidays with questionable roots).
As part of Gratitude day we enjoyed a meatless feast that was rather fly, and lit a candle in honor of the Divine, our Ancestors, and the ones who came before us seeding the world with light in general. We gave tremendous thanks for the freedom fighters.

It’s been a good day. Our household is very grateful for the honesty in our home, the sanctuary, and above all: the love.

And so, my wish is that your Thanksgiving was really a Gratitude Day, a day of honesty, sanctuary, and love.