By Casey Capachi. While much of the country took Monday off in honor of Columbus’ expedition to the New World, Phat Beets Produce farmers’ market in North Oakland took an alternate approach on Saturday with its “Decolonize Your Diet: An Indigenous People’s Day” celebration.

Dozens gathered to participate in a variety of workshops, including the Food System Collaborative’s “Combating Culinary Colonialism,” POOR Magazine’s “Poison on Our Plate,” and an open meeting put on by the group Stop the Gang Injuction in Oakland. Attendees browsed through handmade jewelry and local produce, listened to music by Somos One of BRWN BFLO, and watched local artist Octavio De La Paz create a painting in front of them.