BY EMMA ABATA
Los Alamos
The Free Palestine Movie Series invites the Los Alamos and surrounding community to a powerful evening of truth-telling and solidarity with the screening of “From Minnesota to Palestine: Connecting Our Movements for Collective Liberation — An Indigenous Perspective.”
The event will be hosted Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Admission is free and open to the public.
Produced by The Red Nation, this two-hour film captures an electrifying teach-in and panel discussion filmed at the New City Center for Healing Justice in Minneapolis. It draws bold connections between the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the histories of Indigenous resistance, colonization, capitalism, and empire. Viewers are invited to confront how U.S. foreign policy abroad mirrors the same systems of violence and control experienced at home — from mass incarceration to ICE deportations, from corporate greed and environmental collapse to the erosion of democracy and the rise of fascism.
As the Thanksgiving season approaches, this screening offers a rare opportunity to reflect on the true history of this land and to ask the hard questions about how colonialism — from the Americas to Palestine — continues to shape our world. The event reminds us that the struggle for liberation anywhere is bound to the struggle for liberation everywhere.
The Red Nation is a grassroots Indigenous organization committed to the liberation of Native peoples and all oppressed communities, including the Earth itself, from colonialism and capitalism. The film features several leading Indigenous thinkers and organizers:
- Melanie K. Yazzie (Diné) — Co-founder of The Red Nation, professor, and scholar of Indigenous studies and political ecology.
- Nick Estes (Lakota) — Co-founder of The Red Nation, author, and historian exploring the intersections of settler colonialism, Indigenous resistance, and global decolonization.
- Justine Tiba (Santa Clara, Tesuque, Acoma Pueblos) — Red Nation member and land-based organizer advocating for Indigenous sovereignty.
- Demetrius Johnson — Red Nation member and community organizer in Albuquerque dedicated to Indigenous liberation and collective defense.
They are joined by activists from the MN Anti-War Committee, Indigenous Protector Movement, Camp Nenookassi, American Muslims for Palestine, Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar Clark, and MN Workers United & Freedom Road Socialist Organization — uniting voices across movements for racial, economic, and environmental justice.
“This isn’t just a film — it’s a call to consciousness,” organizers said. “At a time of global upheaval and economic uncertainty, this documentary reminds us that the same forces driving war, exploitation, and environmental destruction abroad are the ones we face here at home. Our liberation is interconnected.”
This film screening is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed. Light snacks and drinks provided. Let’s gather and learn together.