Feminist Float: Tube down the Chattahoochee with Feminist Activists!

1924 Cliff Valley Way NE,Atlanta GA 30329

07 August, 2022

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You asked, we listened - join Feminist Center August 7th 9am - 2pm to tube down the Chattahoochee river! We'll meet up at Feminist Center to car pool at around 9am, and we'll head over to the river shortly after. Life jackets, floating tubes, and snacks will be provided! All participants will be required to sign a waiver prior to going on the trip, and you must be 18 or older to participate!! Make sure you bring sunscreen, and eat a good breakfast before coming. Masks are required when you are carpooling! A suggested donation of $25 is requested to cover the cost of the event. Any donation above $25 will be redistributed to the Muscogee "Creek" Freedman tribe. --- We want to take a moment to acknowledge indigenous struggle to protect sacred waterways that settlers get to enjoy. We also want to direct you to take steps to support indigenous landback & sovereignty movements. Some history: Chattahoochee originates from the Creek/Muscogee words for painted or shining rocks. In 1802, Georgia relinquished its claim to the lands west of the Chattahoochee in exchange for the federal government’s pledge to remove all indigenous people from the state. Indigenous lands were later gifted to white residents, even though indigenous communities had been guaranteed the right to their land by multiple past treaties and a US Supreme Court ruling. As part of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, government soldiers violently forced thousands of Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Cherokee Native Americans away from their homes in Georgia, toward reservations in the west. (source: Chattahoochee Riverkeepers) Indigenous people still exist & we must act to support them! Indigenous people didn't just disappear after these acts of genocide. Native communities still exist today, and there are a lot of ways to support them. Here are two basic things you can do to support indigenous folks: 1. Learn which indigenous land you're occupying. Check out Native-Land.ca for a rough map of indigenous land locations. 2. Give your money to indigenous people who are the stewards of this land. You can support the Muscogee Creek Freedman Band (A Black branch of Muscogee people) directly at https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=Qw7YbVLbS9jaS1wX1GIoYKuwHKoGF5OWzaY4PIJYuQJ1fgCXbNqL9SxiDXQELIISJkpq6__xK2Htp4Hz.