Tag: Christopher Columbus statue removal
Cancel Culture Comes for California’s Sutter Buttes Mountain Range
No one can rewrite history. Renaming statues, parks, museums, schools or even mountain ranges does not change history, regardless of whether they are named after Confederate military leaders, racially-biased political figures, Native American tribes or “Swiss Colonizers.” And the people...
Ignorant Cancel Culture Comes for 3 Sacramento City Schools
In June 2020, CBS13 reported on a Sacramento woman who announced that she wanted to change the name of Sutter Middle School, named after John Sutter, famous for the discovery of gold on the American River, after reports that he...
Farmworker Union Activist Dolores Huerta Wants former CA Gov. Pete Wilson Canceled
In 2020, following the destructive George Floyd protests, the statue of former California Governor Pete Wilson was removed from Horton Plaza in San Diego following vandalism threats and calls for removal by activists. Horton Walk officials, concerned that violent activists...
Statue of Former Gov. Pete Wilson Placed Back in San Diego Park
On Wednesday, a statue of former Governor Pete Wilson in San Diego, that was removed in October after calls by activists, was placed back in Horton Plaza. The statue had been originally removed less than two months ago due to activists,...
Five Protesters Charged With Toppling Junipero Serra Statues in San Rafael
Five protesters who helped topple a statue of Father Junipero Serra in San Rafael last month have been charged with felony vandalism, the first major charges for protestors destroying or knocking over statues this year. Destruction or toppling statues of...
Statue of Former California Governor Pete Wilson Removed from San Diego Plaza
On Thursday, the statue of former San Diego Mayor, Governor, and Senator Pete Wilson was removed from Horton Plaza in San Diego following calls by activists to remove the statue in the past week. The statue had been seen as...