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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday October 3rd and Tuesday October 9th, East Bay Regional Park 
 District (EBRPD) will hold its final public comment meetings on the 
 upcoming revisions of its Master Plan. We are asking for a massive display 
 of public support at the meeting to amplify regional Indigenous people’s 
 concerns. For more than a decade local Native people have insisted that 
 EBRPD implement appropriate protection and management of cultural sites and 
 resources within their jurisdiction. EBRPD has consistently failed to 
 acknowledge these perspectives. Please take the opportunity to commemorate 
 upcoming Indigenous People’s Day by demanding that EBRPD finally include 
 local Native voices and create effective policies to guide the stewardship 
 of sacred land. \n\nThe recent video Buried Voices 
 https://vimeo.com/43092751 documents EBRPD’s handling of Brushy Peak, the 
 site of Ohlone, Miwok, and Yokut origin stories that was developed into a 
 recreation area against the wishes of local Indigenous people. This is only 
 one example of the many sacred areas that EBRPD has mismanaged. \n\nAt this 
 point we are asking supporters to take several critical actions as follows 
 to help us hold EBRPD accountable for their continued lack of attention to 
 the concerns of Indigenous people and encourage them to create a 
 responsible position for the future, starting with appropriate changes to 
 their agency’s Master Plan: \n\n1) Please join us at both of the upcoming 
 EBRPD public meetings. While we would like a strong attendance at the Oct 
 3rd meeting, we are particularly emphasizing a large turn-out for the final 
 meeting on Oct 9th. We ask that supporters wear black t-shirts and bring 
 signs with the slogan: EBRPD: Listen to Native Voices. Please make sure you 
 get the acronym for their name correct- yes, it's long... :) \n\nOctober 
 3rd - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. – Dublin
 \nDublin Unified School, 
 District
Board Room
7471, Larkdale Ave. Dublin, CA 94568 \n\nOctober 
 9th- 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. – Richmond \nRichmond Memorial 
 Auditorium,
Bermuda Room,
403 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 94804 
 \n\n2) Please write letters to EBRPD prior to October 9th to insist that 
 they give Indigenous people a defining voice in how the District manages 
 their sacred sites. The more specific that you can be in reference to the 
 proposed revisions, the better. See: http://www.ebparks.org/Page50.aspx and 
 http://www.ebparks.org/Assets/Features/Master+Plan+2012+-+Issues+Defined.pdf. 
  Please send a copy of your letter to protectsacredland@yahoo.com so that 
 we can document how many letters the EBRPD receives. \n\nHard copies of 
 your letter should be sent to: \nBoard of Directors and General Manager 
 Robert Doyle \nMaster Plan Policy Update \nEast Bay Regional Park District 
 \n2950 Peralta Oaks Court \nPO Box 5381 \nOakland, CA 94605-0381 \n\nEmails 
 should be sent to: \nGeneral Manager Robert Doyle \nbdoyle@ebparks.org 
 \n\nThe Board Clerk \napulido@ebparks.org \n\n3) Submit comments to the 
 EBRPD’s online Master Plan comment forum at: http://ebrpdmasterplan.org/ 
 \n\n4) Please forward this message widely and repost it on facebook and 
 relevant places. \n\nMany thanks for your support! \n\n  \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/01/18722759.php
SUMMARY:Demand EBRPD Include Indigenous Voices In Their Master Plan
LOCATION:Dublin Unified School, District
Board Room
7471, Larkdale Ave. Dublin, 
 CA 94568 \n\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/01/18722759.php
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