Dear Governor Newsom and members of the California State Legislature:
We urge you to pass legislation to remove all of the “El Camino Real” mission bell markers from state highways and other lands within the jurisdiction of the state of California. As symbols of the domination and enslavement of Indigenous peoples in the California mission system, these bells do not belong on public display.
El Camino Real bell markers were installed over the past century to boost tourism and promote a fanciful, inaccurate and racist interpretation of mission history. Towering above public roads traveled by millions of Californians, these painful monuments glorify the Spanish mission system that sought to eliminate Native American cultures, spiritual practices and ways of life.
California’s missions led directly to the deaths of about 100,000 Indigenous people and were places of immense suffering and rampant abuse. Today’s California tribes that survived the missions—and subsequent Mexican and American colonization—continue to experience the impacts of historical trauma and most remain landless within their own territories.
Please honor the requests of tribal leaders by requiring that Caltrans, California State Parks, and other state agencies take immediate action to remove these harmful bell markers from public property. As a step towards addressing the damage caused by California’s legacy of installing and maintaining these symbols, please establish a process for consulting with tribal representatives regarding new truth-telling historical markers, signs and other initiatives honoring California’s Indigenous peoples.
Upon signing this petition, an email will be sent to Governor Newsom’s office.
1,464 | Krystal S. | Santa Ana, CA | Dec 03, 2023 | |||
1,463 | Ivan S. | Santa Ana, California | Remove El Camino Real Bells | Dec 03, 2023 | ||
1,462 | Sergio B. | Orange , Ca | Dec 03, 2023 | |||
1,461 | Joshua C. | Costa Mesa, CA | Dec 03, 2023 | |||
1,460 | Nico A. | Santa Ana, Ca | Remove El Camino real bells, represents a lot of trauma from indigenous people of descent, and also acknowledges racist old practices that ultimately discourage the human race. | Dec 03, 2023 | ||
1,459 | Alex S. | Santa Ana, Ca | Such a terrible symbol for our Native Americans! | Dec 03, 2023 | ||
1,458 | Jenny B. | Dec 03, 2023 | ||||
1,457 | Janina B. | Santa Ana, CA | Please El Camino Bells in thw statenof california | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
1,456 | SofiaLorraine D. | El Paso, TX | Nov 28, 2023 | |||
1,455 | sandra v. | fullerton, ca | No more reminders of subjugation, plz. | Nov 28, 2023 | ||
1,454 | Nanabah N. | Anaheim, Ca | It's racist El Camino Real put them in a museum | Nov 26, 2023 | ||
1,453 | Tatiana O. | Bronx, New York | Nov 26, 2023 | |||
1,452 | Dea B. | Butler, Pa | Nov 25, 2023 | |||
1,451 | Guillermo R. | Thornton , Co | Nov 25, 2023 | |||
1,450 | Aster P. | La Pine, OREGON | Landback | Nov 20, 2023 | ||
1,449 | Courtney G. | Baltimore, Maryland | Nov 19, 2023 | |||
1,448 | Nakia b. | Portage, MI | I hope this helps ❤️ | Nov 19, 2023 | ||
1,447 | Janet H. | La Puente, CA | Nov 18, 2023 | |||
1,446 | Francisco C. | Irvine , Ca | Nov 15, 2023 | |||
1,445 | Panda P. | LA | Nov 15, 2023 | |||
1,444 | Gladis C. | North Hollywood, California | Nov 11, 2023 | |||
1,443 | Jeanette S. | Fayetteville, NC | Nov 11, 2023 | |||
1,442 | Andres M. | Andres, California | Nov 09, 2023 | |||
1,441 | Laurel B. | Sunnyvale, CA | Nov 02, 2023 | |||
1,440 | Michael M. | Barstow, CA | Oct 24, 2023 | |||
1,439 | Monica C. | Spokane, WA | Oct 23, 2023 | |||
1,438 | Esmeralda N. | Santa Ana, CA | Oct 22, 2023 | |||
1,437 | Alexis R. | Santa Ana, California | Oct 22, 2023 | |||
1,436 | Alexis M. | Santa Ana , Ca | Oct 22, 2023 | |||
1,435 | Elizabeth G. | Santa Ana, CA | Oct 22, 2023 | |||
1,434 | Veronica T. | Santa Ana , Ca | Oct 22, 2023 | |||
1,433 | Laura D. | Santa Ana, CA | Oct 22, 2023 | |||
1,432 | Matthew M. | Whittier, CA | Oct 21, 2023 | |||
1,431 | Maria B. | Hacienda Heights, CA | Remove the colonists bells from El Camino Real Whittier Blvd | Oct 21, 2023 | ||
1,430 | Gabriel B. | Whittier, Ca | Remove colonist bells…put them in a museum | Oct 21, 2023 | ||
1,429 | Raquel G. | Covina, CA | Oct 21, 2023 | |||
1,428 | Elvia H. | Riverside , Ca | Oct 21, 2023 | |||
1,427 | Aline G. | Pomona, Ca | Oct 21, 2023 | |||
1,426 | Ruben D. | Orange, Califormia | Oct 21, 2023 | |||
1,425 | Melina B. | Calabasas, CA | Oct 21, 2023 | |||
1,424 | Angel C. | placentia, CA | Oct 16, 2023 | |||
1,423 | Amira A. | Austin, TX | Oct 09, 2023 | |||
1,422 | Jennifer M. | Stockton, United States (+1) | Oct 04, 2023 | |||
1,421 | Krissa H. | Gillette , Wy | Oct 03, 2023 | |||
1,420 | LORENA M. | Stockton, California | Oct 03, 2023 | |||
1,419 | Dennise H. | Lodi, CA | Oct 02, 2023 | |||
1,418 | Shay R. | Black Hawk, SD | Sep 30, 2023 | |||
1,417 | ESTREYA A. | gillette, WYOMING | Sep 30, 2023 | |||
1,416 | Kat S. | Gillette , Wy | Sep 30, 2023 | |||
1,415 | Diana B. | Wyoming | Sep 30, 2023 | |||
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