WINDOW ROCK – During an hour-long meeting in the president’s office last Friday, a group of young Diné adults urged President Buu Nygren to support a permanent ceasefire of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. The group from the K’é Info Shop, a mutual aid organization that grew with its emergency assistance during the Covid pandemic in the Navajo Nation, also urged Nygren to shut down the Raytheon Diné Facility near Farmington, New Mexico.
The K’é Info Shop representatives implored Nygren to “uphold the non-violent call by Palestinians to boycott, divest and sanction companies that contribute to Israeli occupation and the genocide of Indigenous Palestinians.
“The most meaningful way to fulfill this pledge is to implement a plan to close the Navajo-owned Raytheon facility, end all deals with weapons manufacturers, and work with Navajo community leaders to create a plan for a just transition for Navajo workers who will lose employment when the facility closes.”
