Coalition to change DTLA’s Pershing Square, named after a General who helped massacre Muslim, Filipino, Mexican, Native American, and Korean peoples.
Los Angeles, CA
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The man that “Pershing Square” is named after hunted Pancho Villa and contributed to the massacre of Native Americans during the Ghost Dance war.
Now activists want it renamed @RenamePershing #LosAngeles #DTLA #socialjustice
lataco.com/pershing-square-d… – at Los Angeles, CA
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LA folks, there is a local campaign to rename Pershing Square to Lawson Square, after Reverend James Lawson, a civil rights icon!
You can follow the campaign here: @RenamePershing.
Here is my report for @LATACO: lataco.com/pershing-square-d…
Great article by @AbeMarquez3 in @LATACO about our campaign, covering important details about General Pershing and the demand to instead honor hometown hero Rev. James Lawson: lataco.com/pershing-square-d…
Coverage of our campaign on @FOXLA: The DTLA park was named “Pershing Square” to commemorate peace at the end of WWI.
But how can peace be commemorated with the name of someone who waged genocidal campaigns against the same communities that makeup the diverse fabric of LA?
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This morning a coalition of community organizations held a press conference to rename Pershing Square. General Pershing was in charge of the “Mexican Punitive Expedition” to help crush the Mexican Revolution and kill Pancho Villa, massacring hundreds. @LATACO @RenamePershing
Just held our press conference publicly announcing our campaign to #RenamePershingSquare! Stay tuned for local coverage & check out the site at RenamePershingSquare.org
RENAME PERSHING SQUARE Press Conference. Thurs, 9/23 @ 10AM, Pershing Square, steps on corner of S Hill Street & 5th St.
Join us and other community groups in calling on City Council to rename Pershing Square—named after a white supremacist general with no ties to Los Angeles.
We seek to rename the park “Lawson Square,” after civil rights legend Reverend James Lawson, who has spent over 25 years as a community, labor and religious leader in Los Angeles.
Read more at RenamePershingSquare.org.
#renamepershingsquare #losangeles #dtla #pershingsquare
Rename Pershing Square is a coalition of Los Angeles community orgs and individuals calling on City Council to rename Pershing Square—named after a white supremacist general with no ties to L.A., responsible for genocidal campaigns against communities dear to L.A.
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One of my favorite things about #MayDay (& other rallies/actions) is the amount of real life organizing that happens. There are tons of things we’re all working on, & we aren’t always plugged into everything.
Like this: @RenamePershing? UM YES PLEASE.
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Sign the petition & join the coalition to #RenamePershingSquare! renamepershingsquare.org
