Change Our Name’s Monthly teach-in will be Tuesday, November 12 at 6 p.m. at Harbor Lite Lodge, 120 N. Harbor Drive, in Fort Bragg.

Envisioned as a program to educate attendees about the issues involved in the name change and to hear neighbors’ ideas, the teach-in will last about one hour and will feature two speakers and a question and answer/discussion period.

Speakers will be:

Holly Tannen. 

She  sings traditional English and Scottish ballads and writes satirical songs about Mendocino and the Internet. She holds a master’s degree in Folklore from U.C. Berkeley, where she studied neo-Pagan music, the folklore of the AIDS epidemic, and the singing of Scotland’s Traveling People. She is the author of “The Braxton Bragg Song” which can be found on our website here: https://www.changeournamefortbragg.com/bragg-song

and

Troyle Tognoli.

What was once intended as a two week visit, quickly turned into 47 years of Troyle living, working and raising a son in Mendocino County. Troyle formed and spearheaded Black Lives Matter Mendocino County chapter and currently serves on the City of Ukiah Equity and Diversity committee. Troyle rallied the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors to support the Mendocino County (PSAB) Public Safety Advisory Board.  She served as the youngest member of the Mendocino County Grand Jury,  She also served as President of SEIU local 1021. Recently retired, Troyle now enjoys an array of political, social and practical endeavors.  

. This program is free and open to all.