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More than 100 students, faculty and community members - about 20 of them protesters - attended controversial academic and activist Ward Churchill’s lecture in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. last night, both to listen and, for some, to attempt debate. Churchill, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder,...some questioned his credentials, viewpoints, and claim to Native American heritage. Advocates “any means possible” ... “Any means” can include the use of violence, ... “Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens,” in which he referred to victims of the 9/11 attacks on the...

Contents IntroductionWhat is the PSM/ISM?ISM Rewriting History ACT NOW! - OPPOSE GOOGLE'S PLAN Automatically send emails opposing Google's planSign a petition Introduction According to Lee Kaplan, writing for FrontPageMagazine.com: The Internet giant Google will give news agency status to the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), according to an anonymous source at Google. If true, the ISM—an affiliate of the anarchist/communist wing of the PLO—would be on par with professional news services such as CNN, Fox, and Associated Press. … The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) are related and interconnected organizations that have one goal: the...

Earlier today Peter Boyles of KHOW 630am (5am to 9am mountain) interviewed American Indian Movement leader Vernon Bellecourt, then Churchill's attorney David Lane and finally Rhonda Kelly the sister of Churchill's former wife. Rhonda received a threatening letter last summer from Ward Churchill. Vern Bellecourt:http://www.startcolorado.com/iac/KHOW-AM/3-16-bellecourt.wmaChurchill's attorney David Lane:http://www.startcolorado.com/iac/KHOW-AM/3-16-peter-lane.wma Rhonda Kelly:http://www.startcolorado.com/iac/KHOW-AM/3-16-kelly.wma David Lane is supposedly a highly respected attorney, but as you will hear in this interview he seems to have adopted the strategy that as long as he doesn't know about it then it doesn't matter. He also refers to everyone providing evidence regarding Churchill's tendency for violence, fraud, plagairism,...

If you think Ward Churchill is controversial in his academic setting, you should see how divisive a force he is in the Indian world. The University of Colorado professor, who has set off a firestorm with the publicizing of his 3-year-old essay rationalizing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has been a lightning rod for years among those involved in American Indian arts, academics and activism.

American Indian activists and educators slammed Minnesota Education Commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke on Monday for her take on one of American history's most controversial characters -- Christopher Columbus. It's the latest development in the hullabaloo over the state's proposed new social studies requirements. And it's added testimony to how sensitive people are about how their ancestors are portrayed in the history books and classrooms.