The International Indian Treaty Council Presents:Â
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THANKSGIVING SUNRISE GATHERING ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND
YELAMU, OHLONE TERRITORY (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA)
To honor the resistance of our ancestors and give thanks for the survival of our Peoples, sacred places, cultures and ways of life, and to commemorate the 1969 Alcatraz Occupation that sparked the national and international Indigenous Peoples’ movement for justice, rights and truth in history.
BOATS DEPART FROM PIER 33 EVERY 15 MINUTES FROM 4:15 – 6:00 AM. ALL BOATS RETURN BY 9:00 AM. TICKETS $15.50, CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE. TICKET BOOTH OPENS 4:00 AM WITH LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE DAY OF EVENT.
ADVANCE TICKETS:
The event will be broadcast live on KPFA, 94.1 FM, online at http://www.kpfa.org and simulcast via IITC’s Facebook page from 6:00-8:00 AM. It is also archived on kpfa.org.
The event is wheelchair accessible. Please respect the special seating for elders and handicapped and feel free to bring your own chairs and blankets, No drugs, alcohol, marijuana use or sales are permitted on the island. Visit IITC’s webpage, www.iitc.org or IITC’s Facebook event page for updates. For media requests contact IITC’s San Francisco Office, (415) 641-4482, Morning Star Gali, [email protected], or Marina Hernandez, [email protected], (650) 255-1594.
IITC thanks the San Francsico Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts and our affiliate Indigenous Justice for their support of this event