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DESCRIPTION:Join us to witness the historic removal of the last standing “El Camino 
 Real” mission bell marker in downtown Santa Cruz and learn directly from 
 California Indian leaders and scholars about the true history of the 
 California Mission system.\n\nOutdoor event, open to all— MASKS 
 REQUIRED\n\nThe day’s events will be livestreamed via the @removethebells 
 Facebook page\n\n- - -\n\nThe City of Santa Cruz has unanimously resolved 
 to remove all El Camino Real bell markers from public property, following 
 requests by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band—and will now become the first 
 city in California to do so.\n\nThe Amah Mutsun are calling for the 
 statewide removal of El Camino Real bell markers and all other monuments 
 that attempt to glorify and celebrate the domination, dehumanization and 
 erasure of the Indigenous people of California.\n\nMission bells symbolize 
 the enslavement of Indigenous people in the California Mission system. The 
 El Camino Real bell markers were created in the early 1900s to promote 
 automobile tourism and visitation of the missions and to celebrate a 
 white-washed, romanticized and distorted history.\n\nSpeakers at Mission 
 Plaza to include:\n\nRudy Ortega (Chair, Fernandeño Tataviam Tribe), Stan 
 Rodriguez (Kumeyaay Ipai elder), Louise J. Miranda Ramirez (Chair, Ohlone 
 Costanoan Esselen Nation), Valentin Lopez (Chair, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band), 
 Santa Cruz Mayor Donna Myers, Santa Cruz Councilmember Justin Cummings, 
 Sara Latham (UCSC Vice Chancellor), Caroline Ward (Fernandeño Tataviam), 
 Merri Lopez Keifer (San Luis Rey Luiseño, Native American Heritage 
 Commission), Corrina Gould (Confederated Villages of Lisjan), Martin 
 Rizzo-Martinez (Historian, State Parks), Julisa Lopez (Amah Mutsun), Kanyon 
 Sayers-Roods (Indian Canyon Mutsun), Bernard Gordillo Brockmann (UC 
 Riverside), Tony Gonzales (American Indian Movement West), Shannon Rivers 
 (Akimel O’odham), and Reyna Ramirez (UCSC Critical Mission 
 Studies).\n\nMC: Veronica Martinez (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)\n\nSchedule: A 
 public speaking event at 1:00pm followed by a 1-mile procession starting at 
 3:00pm to reach the bell removal ceremony location on Soquel Avenue. A 
 limited amount of shuttle service will be available for those who need a 
 lift.\n\nThe Soquel Ave bell removal ceremony will conclude at 
 5:00pm.\n\nBring a mask and your own water bottle. Please spread the 
 word.\n\nEvent hosted by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and sponsored by 
 Critical Mission Studies. Bell removal illustration by Irene Juarez 
 O’Connell.\n\nLearn more about this event and the call to remove the 
 bells at:\nhttp://removethebells.org\n\nThe bell will be replaced 
 immediately with an informational metal sign that will describe the reasons 
 for the bell’s removal. That sign will eventually be replaced by a 
 permanent plaque or memorial which will be developed by the Amah Mutsun in 
 coordination with the City of Santa Cruz.\n\nThe Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is 
 comprised of descendants of the Indigenous peoples taken to Mission San 
 Juan Bautista and Mission Santa Cruz.\n\nLearn more about the Amah Mutsun 
 at:\namahmutsunlandtrust.org\namahmutsun.org\nprotectjuristac.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/08/16/18844343.php
SUMMARY:El Camino Real Bell Removal Ceremony
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Mission/Mission Plaza Park, 120 Emmett St, Santa Cruz\n\nPublic 
 speaking event at 1:00pm followed by a 1-mile procession starting at 3:00pm 
 to reach the bell removal ceremony location on Soquel Avenue. A limited 
 amount of shuttle service will be available for those who need a lift.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/08/16/18844343.php
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