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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a direct action against the Oakland Zoo's expansion that would 
 be cutting down 70+ Trees including Old Growth Oaks! 
 http://www.facebook.com/events/605864429551143/ \n\nDefend Knowland 
 Park!\n\nA Non-Violent Direct Action Against The Oakland Zoo Expansion! 
 \nFriday - March 27th - 4PM \nSnowdown Ave. and Malcolm Trail Entrance 
 \nKnowland Park - Oakland - CA \n\nKnowland Park (Ohlone Territory called 
 Huchiun) is a 500 acre wild space in the Oakland hills. It was deeded to 
 the City by the State in the 1970′s under the condition that it would 
 always remain a public park but now the Oakland Zoo is trying to expand 
 onto 77 acres without legal permits, fencing it in, and cutting down 60+ 
 trees, some of which are Old Growth/Heritage Oaks. The park is a home to 
 threatened animals such as the Alameda Whipsnake, California red-legged 
 frog, and the Great Horned Owl. It also is a migratory corridor for 
 coyotes, mountain lions, and bobcats. While the zoo claims to conserve 
 these corridors this project will do just the opposite and greatly disrupt 
 their habitat. \n\nKnowland Park is a diverse and fragile ecosystem that 
 hosts a community of threatened animals, rare plants, and ancient fungi 
 networks that we must protect from this project .The expansion is an 
 addition tol the City's gentrifying/neo-colonial plans and will cause a 
 boom in upper class tourism in Oakland, raising rents and eventually 
 evicting masses of people. \n\nFriends of Knowland Park 
 (http://www.saveknowland.org/) waged a legal battle for decades, going 
 through all legal means to defend the park but the City of Oakland and the 
 Oakland Zoo are refusing to listen to the people. Recently the referendum 
 to halt the project failed when we collected 8,000 of 21,000 signatures in 
 only the one month given to us but we know that the community of Oakland 
 opposes this project. Therefore we have no choice but to uphold our 
 commitment to the land and the community and take direct action to oppose 
 the expansion of the Oakland Zoo.\nhttp://www.defendknowlandpark.org\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/03/20/18770205.php
SUMMARY:Defend Knowland Park! A Non-Violent Direct Action Against The Oakland Zoo Expansion!
LOCATION:Snowdown Ave. and Malcolm Trail Entrance \nKnowland Park - Oakland - CA 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/03/20/18770205.php
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