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.
1,048 | Eva B. | Mission , Ca | Jun 03, 2023 | |||
1,047 | Briana H. | Orange, CA | Jun 03, 2023 | |||
1,046 | Karina D. | Encino, CA | Jun 03, 2023 | |||
1,045 | Brianna M. | Whittier, Ca | Jun 03, 2023 | |||
1,044 | Roland P. | Whittier, CA | May 31, 2023 | |||
1,043 | Chris A. | Long Beach , California | May 31, 2023 | |||
1,042 | Nick H. | Winnetka, CA | May 31, 2023 | |||
1,041 | Emmanuel G. | Reseda, Ca | May 31, 2023 | |||
1,040 | Madisyn L. | Gallup, New Mexico | May 28, 2023 | |||
1,039 | Diana R. | Santa Ana, CA | May 28, 2023 | |||
1,038 | Paola R. | Santa Ana, CA | May 28, 2023 | |||
1,037 | Ismael A. | Santa Ana, CA | May 28, 2023 | |||
1,036 | Lendy R. | Santa Ana , Ca | May 28, 2023 | |||
1,035 | Jose F. | Los angeles, Ca | May 28, 2023 | |||
1,034 | Maria C. | Santana, Ca | May 27, 2023 | |||
1,033 | Mariano C. | Mission viejo , Ca | Remove the bells that,the colonits brightbthisbpain to our men and women. | May 27, 2023 | ||
1,032 | Lluvia L. | San juan capistrano , Ca | May 27, 2023 | |||
1,031 | Luis A. | Riverside, Ca | Put them in museums and remove them all it's allot of pain and teuama to our women and men that have been raped and sexually mulested by the colonists colonizers thank you respectfully. | May 26, 2023 | ||
1,030 | Jimmy H. | Anaheim CA , Ca | May 25, 2023 | |||
1,029 | Celeste T. | Santa Ana , CA | May 20, 2023 | |||
1,028 | Celina O. | Anaheim , CA | May 20, 2023 | |||
1,027 | Valeria E. | Santa Ana, CA | May 20, 2023 | |||
1,026 | Theresa O. | San Diego, California | May 19, 2023 | |||
1,025 | Linda B. | Clearwater, FL | May 16, 2023 | |||
1,024 | Savannah S. | Los angeles , CA | May 13, 2023 | |||
1,023 | Adam M. | Fullerton , Ca | May 11, 2023 | |||
1,022 | James M. | May 10, 2023 | ||||
1,021 | Mike M. | San Diego , Ca | The bells are a death knoll for many indigenous people | Apr 23, 2023 | ||
1,020 | Freddy R. | San Diego , Ca | Apr 23, 2023 | |||
1,019 | Jesus M. | San Diego , Ca | .... the monad was here. | Apr 22, 2023 | ||
1,018 | Roberto C. | El Cajon, CA | Apr 22, 2023 | |||
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1,016 | Bernard K. | san diego, CA | Apr 22, 2023 | |||
1,015 | Reuben A. | Anaheim , California | Apr 21, 2023 | |||
1,014 | Shantay P. | Anaheim, California | Apr 21, 2023 | |||
1,013 | Natalia O. | Anaheim, California | Apr 21, 2023 | |||
1,012 | JOSEPH R. | FULLERTON , CA | Jaguar Prophecy | Apr 21, 2023 | ||
1,011 | Sergio R. | Los Ángeles , California | Apr 21, 2023 | |||
1,010 | Larry S. | Lake Forest , Ca | Help us understand and yes I'm white and Cherokee and we support this d and native Americans in California to change the perspective and no more colonists and the Lord said so. | Apr 20, 2023 | ||
1,009 | Aaron C. | Orange, California | Acjachemem Thank You for listening. Peace. | Apr 17, 2023 | ||
1,008 | Ethan M. | Pacoima, California | Apr 16, 2023 | |||
1,007 | Gabriela H. | Pasadena, CA | It’s time for this to go! | Apr 15, 2023 | ||
1,006 | Kevine E. | Los Angeles, California | We are still here! | Apr 15, 2023 | ||
1,005 | karol o. | Los Angeles, CA | Remove the murder bells, respect the people of this land | Apr 15, 2023 | ||
1,004 | Darien P. | Redlands, CA | Apr 15, 2023 | |||
1,003 | Thao F. | San Diego, CA | Apr 06, 2023 | |||
1,002 | Sharon C. | Escondido, CA | The truth about the genocide of our ancestors in the mission system must be common knowledge. It's time to stop glorifying the missions. Remove the bells! | Apr 06, 2023 | ||
1,001 | mercedes p. | merced, CA | we deserve to have spaces that honor our history and lives | Apr 01, 2023 | ||
1,000 | Sebastian C. | Atwater, CA | Remove the bells!!!! | Apr 01, 2023 | ||
999 | John W. | Merced, Ca | Apr 01, 2023 | |||
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