Any excuse for a day off is welcome, but Christopher Columbus is the worst reason we’ve come up with yet. If you need a reminder why, check out this video by the Young Turks.

Posted by The Young Turks on Wednesday, October 7, 2015

And here’s a manifesto from The Red Nation, who are fighting for the rights of indigenous communities today.

Finally, here’s a really wonderful video about changing the way Native Americans are portrayed in the media by photographer, activist, writer and educator Matika Wilbur.

If you’d like to do a little something to end Columbus Day and perhaps remember the indigenous people that he and his intellectual and emotional descendants did their best to eradicate, here’s a petition you can sign to help move the issue forward.

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/celebrate-indigenous

To learn more about this issue and many more actions you can take, go to http://www.abolishcolumbusday.com/