MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 22, 2023 O’odham Territory/Phoenix, Az: As we conclude another action to protest the Kansas City franchise and NFL’s racist cultural appropriation of Native people, we reflect upon the significant moments in this movement during Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. Az Rally was pleased to host groups Not In Our Honor and the Kansas City …
Author: Amanda Blackhorse
Super Bowl LVII Protest
Az Rally to hold Press Conference and Protest KC team at Super Bowl LVII
NYT: Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop It’s Indians Team Name
STATEMENT FROM SUZAN SHOWN HARJO ON THE WASHINGTON NFL TEAM’S DECISION TO DROP NAME AND LOGO
AMANDA BLACKHORSE’S RESPONSE TO THE WASHINGTON NFL TEAM ANNOUNCING NAME AND LOGO RETIREMENT
1500 Native Leaders, Organizations, Tribal Members, & Allies Send Letter To NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to Demand Dan Snyder complete a 100% Rebrand of the Washington Team
The lengthly list represents a wide range of constituents including tribal leaders, actors, artists, poets, journalists, lawyers, judges, elected leaders, business leaders, investors, philanthropists, state representatives, religious leaders, executive directors from over 70 organizations, professors and students from over 50 universities, and private citizens. The signatories represent both native and non-native support and are inclusive of members of over 150 …
AZ RALLY’S RESPONSE TO THE WASHINGTON NFL TEAM’S INTENT TO COMPLETE A “THOROUGH REVIEW” OF THEIR RACIST NAME
AZ RALLY’S STATEMENT ON YANDY.COM’s RETIREMENT OF “SEXY NATIVE AMERICAN” COSTUMES & LINGERIE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2019 O’odham Territory/Phoenix, Az: Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots (Az Rally), became aware that Yandy.com retired their Native American themed costumes and lingerie line but did not make a formal public statement. By not making a public statement, Yandy further ignores the existence of Indigenous people. We demand that Yandy take responsibility and accountability …
Indigenous Not Redsk*ns & Supporters Protested Washington NFL Team at Season Opener – 9/9/18
O’odham Territory (Glendale, Arizona) – Our group Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots (Az Rally) held a successful rally and ad campaign to protest the Washington NFL team coming to O’odham territory (Phoenix, Az) on 9/9/18. We sponsored four large digital billboards which featured powerful photos of actual Native people with slogan, “We Are Indigenous, Not Redsk*ns”. This gained a lot …