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Columbus statue in Buffalo removed by Federation of Italian American Societies of WNY (5 AM)
WGRZ ^ | 07 10 2020 | Staff

Posted on 07/10/2020 9:56:37 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Early Friday morning the statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from the park bearing his name in the City of Buffalo.

The Federation of Italian American Societies of WNY had the statue removed. Crews were working to remove the statue around 5 a.m. The organization said they removed the statue to provide an example of peaceful change in the community.

The Federation requested that ownership of the statue be given to them. It will be relocated to somewhere that the Federation will determine at a later date. The group also asked that the space the statue previously stood be reserved for a memorial honoring Italian American heritage and that the name of Columbus Park be changed to something honoring Italian heritage. In addition to those requests, the Federation also asked that October be recognized as Italian American Heritage Month and the second Monday of that month, which is when Columbus Day is traditionally observed, as Italian Heritage Day.

Mayor Byron Brown said he had already talked with members of the city's common council and they will be bringing forward legislation to rename the park and to replace the statue with a symbol of Italian Heritage.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: columbus; italianamericans; kneel
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To: PIF
without realizing they are of Roman descent

More likely from around Naples.

21 posted on 07/10/2020 10:39:26 AM PDT by Salvey
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To: magua
fellow Italians just relegated Columbus to the dustbin of history

The only thing Italian about them is their surnames; they know little of their heritage and their ancestors' culture.

22 posted on 07/10/2020 10:41:44 AM PDT by Salvey
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To: caww

I am too. And based upon popular movies and lore, it is disappointing to see Italians letting it happen. BUT we all say brave things, but there is one hard cold reality. The FBI will move heaven and earth right now to attack people defending America and our heritage. They literally label such activity the biggest domestic terror threat.

People need to be careful. It’s a lot harder to stand up and fight when DOJ, the FBI, DHS, and all local law enforcement is straining at the leash to get a bite at you.


23 posted on 07/10/2020 10:42:50 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: PIF

I totally agree with you. Nobody is pushing back.


24 posted on 07/10/2020 10:45:15 AM PDT by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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To: yesthatjallen

“The group also asked that the space the statue previously stood be reserved for...”

a flagpole with a giant white flag with a knee pad crest.


25 posted on 07/10/2020 10:51:13 AM PDT by euram
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To: DesertRhino

I called my State Rep. about this today. I’m truly disgusted this nonsense continues in this country...and further than the media’s pushing it right along like there’s no voices opposing this.

I hate media today....it’s nothing more than a propaganda tabloid anymore.


26 posted on 07/10/2020 10:56:20 AM PDT by caww
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To: DIRTYSECRET
pre emptive strike....they'll remove it to somewhere safe....and good to see them calling for a month to honor them....

we need one for the Poles, the Germans, the Russians, the Hispanics,the Irish, the Hmong etc....

everybody gets a month because everyone is "special"...just like everybody else...

27 posted on 07/10/2020 10:58:50 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Salvey

All of Italy was Roman at one time including Naples so makes no difference


28 posted on 07/10/2020 11:09:17 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Rappini

Maybe if BLM had threatened to change the type of pasta or spaghetti served on Sunday the response would have been very different. Fixed forchettes to the barricades pisani. But no they throw in towel before anyone pushed them. Context,context and context these people chiseled their own heritage off the fuc** ng wall. As the dead Vince Lombardi said the lack of conditioning makes cowards of us all. They took their own statue down! Basta


29 posted on 07/10/2020 11:26:16 AM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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To: yesthatjallen

“....the Federation also asked that October be recognized as Italian American Heritage Month and the second Monday of that month, which is when Columbus Day is traditionally observed, as Italian Heritage Day.”

Octoberteenth?


30 posted on 07/10/2020 11:33:02 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: yesthatjallen

Pre-emptive surrender.

Or maybe they are just switching sides as the Italians did in both World Wars.


31 posted on 07/10/2020 11:45:38 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: yesthatjallen

Either peaceful change or like a thief in the night (early morning) So the Italians have been cowed into submission too?


32 posted on 07/10/2020 12:19:25 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: yesthatjallen

What is the opposite of “Cultural Appropriation”?


33 posted on 07/10/2020 12:19:29 PM PDT by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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