Tribunals Rising
Editors: Angela Marino, Judy Talaugon
Eastwind: 2025
Paperback: New
9781961562110
Tribunal Rising especially commemorates the 1992 International Tribunal movement in the city of San Francisco to dismantle the legacy of Christopher Columbus and the Myth of Discovery. In 1990, "[a]t the culmination of the Special International Tribunal on the Human Rights Violations of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the US, the American Indian Movement extended a call to national liberation movements and anti-imperialist allies, united by a shared vision of justice and equality. This vision emerged from a deep-seated commitment to human dignity and the elimination of age-old practices that perpetuate hatred and inflict both psychological and physical harm." This statement formed the cornerstone for the Counter-Quincentennial Celebration and the activities that put the US Federal Government on trial for its role in perpetuating the legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery and its consequent crimes against humanity.
EDITORS
Angela Marino is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley working in the areas of Performance Studies and political cultures. She received her Ph.D. from New York University and her MA in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico. She is author of Performance and Populism in the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela (Northwestern University Press, 2018) and co-editor of Festive Devils of the Americas (Seagull Press/University of Chicago Press 2015). See also angelamarino.net.
Judy Taluagon is a Chumash and Filipina Land Protector from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. She is the daughter of farmworkers and immigrant leaders. Growing up among Mexican and Filipina communities in California, she has been a long-time activist in numerous struggles, ranging from human rights to housing, land rights, and the fight against white supremacy. She participated in the shutting down of the quincentennial celebration of the myth of discovery by Christopher Columbus and the genocidal practices against Indigenous communities in the Western Hemisphere.
CONTENTS
PART ONE | TRIBUNAL RISING
Introduction. Judith Talaugon and Angela Marino
The Tribunal as Anti-Imperialist Action. Shaka Shakur
Dismantling the Legacy of Columbus: The Origins of the International Tribunal
and the Counter-Quincentennial Movement Statement of the 1992 Tribunal Movement
An Interview with Comrade Judy Talaugon with Seth Donnelly
International Tribunals for Self-Determination, 1990–1993. L. Alejandro Molina
PART TWO | ART, ACTIVISM, AND ARCHIVES
1992: Liberation Struggles Past and Present. Art Catalog and Panel: Alexander Cole and Brandon Cruz
Dangerous Memories. Abby Román
Diss’ing the 'Discovery'. Juna Park and Mingshu Ci
500 Years of Resistance. Sarine Danielle Baronian and Keira Duong Lam
Remérica - Amerika. Delmi Belloso and Theodore Dupont
The Verdict. Jingyi Zhou, Jonas Kramer, and Alexander Marsh
Night of Resistance
Rethinking Columbus. Muhammad Delgado
Solidarity with Haiti. Haiti Action Committee
Mumia Abu Jamal Faces Imminent Execution, 1992. Joaquin Min Antonio
Tribunal Project: Voices Set Free 2024-25. Statement of the Tribunal Project
PART THREE | TRIBUNAL FRAMEWORKS CRITIQUE AND CREATE
The People v Neocolonialism: Collusion and Concealment in U.S.-Narco State of Juan Orlando Hernández. Lulu Matute
The Maya Dialectic Method: The Dialogues of Knowledge. Javier Mateos-Campos and B'eleje' Kan
Conclusion: Principles and Pasos for a Zone of Peace. Angela Marino with Judith Talaugon and Lulu Matute