Yeah, Californians, our state chose to send JunÃpero Serra and Ronald Reagan. GIT.
Here's the letter I sent to my state senator, which you should feel free to use as a template:
Dear Senator/Assemblymember ___,
Statues and their removal have been very much in the news lately. I recently learned that states are permitted to choose their representative statues in the Capitol -- and that CA has apparently chosen to send JunÃpero Serra, noted agent of indigenous genocide and forced conversion, and Ronald Reagan, another noted racist. Surely we can do better than that.
I ask that you push to remove and replace these statues to better represent California. Personally, I have always thought Dolores Huerta very statuesque.
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Date: 2020-06-15 09:44 pm (UTC)Here's the letter I sent to my state senator, which you should feel free to use as a template:
Dear Senator/Assemblymember ___,
Statues and their removal have been very much in the news lately. I recently learned that states are permitted to choose their representative statues in the Capitol -- and that CA has apparently chosen to send JunÃpero Serra, noted agent of indigenous genocide and forced conversion, and Ronald Reagan, another noted racist. Surely we can do better than that.
I ask that you push to remove and replace these statues to better represent California. Personally, I have always thought Dolores Huerta very statuesque.
Sincerely,
___