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More Chicanery At Sutter's Fort On Mexican Flag Day
More Chicanery By Mexico and State Parks Department At Sutters Fort
Greetings From Save Our State, For those not in the know, Sutter's Fort Historic State Park in Sacramento used to fly the Mexican flag for many years on a flagpole inside of the fort. Save Our State began protesting this in 2005, and each year thereafter until the parks department removed that current version of the mexican flag, and displayed an historic version, slightly more appropriate in 2009. Mexico's government used to make a big deal on presenting a new flag to the fort each year on mexican flag day in those preceeding years. Since then, the parks department has still held a mexican flag day event on Feb 24th as a cultural celebration. This year though, no event was scheduled on the parks' website. http://www.parks.ca.gov/Events/?page_id=485 On a hunch, I called the park at opening time this morning, sunday february 24th, and asked if there was any events today. the parks employee advised me that if I were to get here soon, I could attend the mexican flag day event. So I donned my videocam and hustled down to the fort to see what the parks department was hiding from us all. when I got there, I discovered that not only was the general public not invited this time, but the entry fees to the park were waived for everyone who was invited, or happened to stumble upon it. Waiving park fees is a very, very rare occurance at Sutter's fort, or any state park for that matter Sutter's Fort, and the mexican theme period that the parks department has chosen for that park has been a bone of contention for SOS for many years, as was first mentioned. What further aggravates this situation is the disingenuity of actions by the parks department in partnering up with the mexican government, and remaining aloof about the event. Now they have chosen to clandestinely operate, which I'd like to say is beneath them, but apparently is not. Save Our State is going to file an official complaint with the state parks department, as well as serving them with some public records requests in relation to this. Below are some videos and photographs from the event http://youtu.be/ Historic mexican flag that is flown at the fort But for today, it's the current flag Somehow, all these companies were advised about this event so they could participate and advertise Free advertising Far be it from me to eat stuff that I don't know where it was made, but everyone else was getting drinks and pastries that were brought in via an aluminum pot Free food Now here's a real mystery. The Franchise Tax Board was there, on a sunday no less, and handing out brochures in Spanish only Franchise tax board booth....by the food.... Free entertainment http://youtu.be/ Free Sanctimonious mexican dignitaries Kids read essays on Mexican flag day http://youtu.be/ On Mexican Flag Day, the current version is somehow more important in this historic fort Last edited by Ayatollahgondola; 02-24-2013 at 04:29 PM. |
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