Powerful bloc in defense of monuments The Trump administration is well advised to gauge the political blowback as it contemplates an assault β disguised as a review β on the Antiquities Act, as well as two decades of amplifying diverse and inclusive stories in this…
WASHINGTON, D.C. β The Next 100 Coalition of more than 50 civil rights, environmental justice, conservation, and community organizations on Monday sent a letter to the president expressing concern with the ambiguous guidance and lack of transparency in the Executive Order Review of Designations Under…
In San Gabriel Mountains, a Monument Designation is Only a Start Much of Los Angelesβ remaining open space lies outside the city in the mountains above. It is visible from porches, schoolyards and freeways β and only minutes away β but for many the distance…
When the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial was little more than a clearing in a forest on Puget Sound, among its first visitors was a cacophonous murder of crows. On March 30, 2002, about 750 people came to mark the 60th anniversary of the…
Presidential Memorandum, Monument Designations set blueprint for diversity, inclusion, access in public lands as a new normal Barack Obama is the reason I met Audrey Peterman, who has been advocating for inclusion and access in U.S. public lands for more than 20 years. When the…
National parks, monuments, memorials and preserves designated during the Obama administration that have cultural relevance to communities of color and other marginalized groups. This list does not include dozens of national historic landmarks. (Click on park name for website, more details). Birmingham Civil Rights (Alabama),…
