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www.DemocracyNow.org - As the nation marked Columbus Day on Monday, indigenous groups led a rally at Occupy Wall Street exposing the history behind Christopher Columbus and the impact his "discovery" had on the Americas. "We're here to say that Columbus is not a day," said Roberto "Mucaro" Borrero of the United Confederation of Taino People in an interview with Democracy Now! on Oct. 10. "We're here to join with other people's voices in saying there needs to be an end to the cycle of colonialism and greed." For the complete transcript, podcast, and for additional reports on Occupy Wall Street on Democracy Now!, visit http://www.democracynow.org/tags/occupy_wall_street FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/democracynow Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/democracynow Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT

Speech by Mr. Roberto Borrero, Communications Coordinator at the International Indian Treaty Council, as part of Major Group for Indigenous Peoples, during the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations on 21 January 2015. Mr. Roberto Borrero is Taíno living in the USA. UN-NGLS and UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development co-facilitated an open and participatory process in partnership with a Stakeholder Steering Committee to identify 21 speakers for an interactive dialogue with UN Member States during the January negotiating session. This process ensured regional and gender balance, diversity of expertise, constituencies and age among stakeholder speakers. Video of the full 3-hour dialogue, which includes statements by Member States and comments by the co-facilitators of the negotiations, is available here: http://bit.ly/Post2015-JanuaryIGN-Stakeholder-Dialogue-full-video For more information about the event, including concept note, programme and statements, please visit: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/majorgroups/post2015/stock-taking Check out the UN-NGLS article on the event here: http://bit.ly/1njzl1B

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Speech by Mr. Roberto Borrero, Consultant and Communications Coordinator of the International Indian Treaty Council, speaking on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group, during the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations on 24 June 2015. Mr. Roberto Borrero is Taíno living in the USA. The Co-Facilitators of the post-2015 process, H.E. Ambassador Macharia Kamau (Kenya) and H.E. Ambassador David Donoghue (Ireland), convened this 24 June interactive dialogue with Major Groups and other stakeholders to discuss the draft post-2015 development agenda outcome document. UN-NGLS and UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development co-facilitated an open and participatory process in partnership with a stakeholder steering committee to identify 27 speakers for this interactive dialogue with UN Member States. This process ensured regional and gender balance, diversity of expertise, constituencies and age among stakeholder speakers. The video of the full 3-hour dialogue, which includes statements by Member States and comments by the co-facilitators of the negotiations, is available here: http://bit.ly/Post2015-JuneIGN-Stakeholder-Dialogue-full-video For more information about the event, including concept note, programme and statements, please visit: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/negotiationsoutcome1 Check out the UN-NGLS article on the event here: http://bit.ly/1PDMeK3

Speech by Mr. Roberto Borrero, UN Programmes Coordinator, International Indian Treaty Council, during the High-level Event on the Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda on 6-7 March 2014 at UN Headquarters in New York. Mr. Roberto Mukaro Borrero is American (Taíno) living in the USA. For more information about the event, including concept note, programme and statements, please visit: http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/68/settingthestage/2wycs.shtml Check out the UN-NGLS article on the event here: http://bit.ly/1nAWdJl

Speech by Mr. Roberto Mukaro Borrero, United Confederation of Taino People during the informal interactive consultations with stakeholders on the review of implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on 2 July 2015 at UN Headquarters in New York. Mr. Roberto Mukaro Borrero is American (Taíno) living in the USA. For more information about the event, including concept note, programme and statements, please visit: https://publicadministration.un.org/wsis10/2julystakeholderconsultation. Check out the UN-NGLS article on the event here: http://bit.ly/1T2gWBZ