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Columbus
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Come Celebrate the
100th Anniversary
of our Great Parade!!
http://www.columbusdayparade.org
To Contact Us, email
denvercolumbusparade@comcast.net
On Saturday
October 6 th, 2007, at 10:00AM, we will celebrate the
American National Holiday which commemorates Columbus'
contribution to the formation of this great nation. It
will also remind each one of us of the blood, sweat and
tears our ancestors shed so that we might live and enjoy
our lives in the land of the free.
The Columbus
Day Parade Committee has made it its goal not only to
organize the parade, but also to use it as a means of
bringing all Americans of Colorado together.
Therefore, we
invite all organizations, clubs and individuals to
participate in the parade or come on down and just enjoy
the day.
Anyone
wishing to join the parade as a participant please call
303-947-8881.
Registration will be at 14th
and Fox.
Staging will
start at 7:30 AM and participants should meet on west
14th Avenue between Bannock & Elati streets. This is a
four block section of 14th.
Delaware and 14th. <=mapquest link
The parade will begin at 15th & Court Place, and end at
14th & Broadway.
The route will take us NW on 15th to Stout; then NE on
Stout to 17th; then SE on 17th to Broadway; then south
on Broadway to 14th.
The parade will complete its route directly in front of
the State Capitol building.
The celebration continues afterwards
at:
Potenza Lodge
38th and Shoshone,
Denver
Come join us and enjoy a
taste of Italy
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Come to the Italian
Store and Shop and purchase Italian novelties,
cheeses, salami and much, much more!
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See people you haven't
seen in years!!
There will be activities for kids.
We parade through the streets of
downtown. See everything you love about a parade:
floats,
colorful costumes,
fire engines,
motorcycles,
cars and more!
The membership is open to all
persons who subscribe to the purpose of the
committee and shall be members by virtue of
their own personal involvement and interest in
promoting the activities of the committee.
Parade Route
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LINKS
http://www.annieshomepage.com/columbusday.html
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/destruct.htm
http://www.ameri-com.com/columbus/
Sons of Italy to Hold Columbus Day Parade in Denver
"That is just when we wanted it," says Pam Wright, daughter of
Grand Lodge President Joe Ciancio, who, together with New
Generation Lodge president George Vendegnia, spearheaded the
Columbus Day parade campaign.
Commission for Social Justice Responds to Criticism of Columbus
Celebration
Columbus Day Parade should take place
Italian American Culture & History
http://www.italiausa.com/ra/651.htm
To view
the following articles you need to have Adobe Reader Installed.
1. "Columbus: Fact vs. Fiction" by the Order Sons of Italy in
America
This
study presents a series of documented facts on the life of
Columbus, his explorations and their significance, as well as
the history of Columbus Day in the United States. It also
examines the controversial charges about the explorer that have
been levied in recent years, which accuse him of racism,
genocide, and slave trading.
Using seminal sources, including Columbus's own journals,
scholarly biographies and recent research, "Columbus: Fact vs.
Fiction" presents convincing evidence that:
- The Vinland Map, which allegedly proves that the
Vikings arrived in North America in 1000 AD, is probably a
forgery.
- Columbus never owned any slaves or brought any to the
Western Hemisphere from Africa.
- Columbus did not consider the natives he encountered
to be racially inferior. In fact, according to his own
journals, he admired the gentle Tainos, whom he described as
physically beautiful, generous, innocent and intelligent.
- The New World was not a disease-free "Garden of Eden"
that the early European explorers contaminated. Tests on
pre-Columbian mummies, recently discovered far from the
first European colonies, reveal the native populations
suffered from syphilis, tuberculosis, arthritis and
periodontal disease. Few lived past the age of 40.
To
download the PDF file (68K) of "Columbus: Fact vs. Fiction",
click here.
2. Why We Should Celebrate Columbus Day
Click here to
download the PDF file (23K).
3. Christopher Columbus: Biography
Click here to download
the PDF file (23K).
4. What Columbus Accomplished
Click here to download
the PDF file (24K).
5. Who is Buried in Columbus' Tomb?
The remains of
the man who first crossed the Atlantic Ocean more than 500 years
ago could be in either the Old World of Europe or the New World
of the Americas...or both! Although this mystery will never be
solved, the fact that Christopher Columbus' ashes are shared by
the two worlds he helped connect seems poetically appropriate.
Click here to download
the PDF file (348K). |
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