Darwin Marroquin 2024 Essay contest winner reads his essay at the June 26, 2024 teach-in.
A chat about the past and present so that we can move forward together.
“Talking About Race…in Fort Bragg” will be the topic of the April Teach-In. Tackling the fraught topic of race relations will be LimaSierra Wooten, an Army brat, artist and activist from the southern state of Florida relocated to Fort Bragg in 2016, contributing to representing less than 1% of individuals identifying as Black or African Americans living on the Mendocino Coast.
The Intergenerational Effects and Trauma of the Name Fort Bragg and Braxton Bragg
If we wouldn't have a memorial to Benedict Arnold, why would we want to memorialize Braxton Bragg?
Talk by Susan Savage at our Teach-In on February 13, 2024. "We need to take it for the team." Stand up for the approximately 700 non-white kids of Fort Bragg.
“The act of naming may not be an overtly violent as wars, genocide, or forced displacement but the erasure of native peoples, remains a deeply ingrained part of this region’s history.”
Grace Eberhardt talks about her experience changing the name of a museum at her university.
“I’d like to tell you a little about my experience serving on the City Council’s citizens’ commission, share a few thoughts I developed during that work, and then ask everyone, pro or con, to think about some of the ideas that underlie this controversy.”
John Fremont recollects about his time participating in the Civil Rights movement.
Alberto interviews residents about changing the name of Fort Bragg.