Reframing The Holidays: Toward Justice and Peace

Peace Talks Radio explores efforts to rename and reclaim holidays like Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, and Veterans Day. When there are false narratives behind those holidays, it can be hurtful and harmful. Those stories might be covering up painful truths; the holiday names can be used to promote the political agendas of those in power. Mahtowin Munro (Oglala Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England, organizes a National Day of Mourning each year on Thanksgiving. She’s also campaigned to transform Columbus Day into Indigenous People’s Day. And former US Army ranger turned war resistor Rory Fanning is part of a campaign to give Veterans Day back its pre-1954 name: Armistice Day. Mahtowin Munro and Rory Fanning Peace Talks Radio is the flagship series of Good Radio Shows, Inc., a non-profit media organization dedicated to producing programs that inform, inspire, and strengthen the human condition. The series blends artistry with social purpose, using voice, sound, and storytelling to promote understanding, healing, and practical, nonviolent approaches to resolving conflict.