Marking the 109th birthday of the National Park Service, Bay Area leaders, historians, parks experts and residents rallied in Richmond to preserve diverse histories told through threatened lands. Dozens gathered outside the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park visitor center to protest perceived attempts to defund parks and erase honored histories. The rally coincided with a conservation group's Day of Action advocating for hundreds of parks that could face closure from federal budget cuts. Attendees held signs criticizing the Trump administration and celebrating women, emphasizing community resolve to protect parks. Since January, about 1,000 National Park Service employees were fired and about $267 million for park improvements was rescinded.
RICHMOND Marking the 109th birthday of the National Park Service, Bay Area political leaders, historians, parks experts and residents rallied Monday for the preservation of the diverse history told through lands they say are under threat by the Trump administration. Dozens gathered outside the visitor center at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, offering a collective voice against what they described as an extremist agenda to defund national parks and erase the history they honor.
The rally coincided with the conservation group's Day of Action, a countrywide push to advocate for hundreds of parks it says could be forced to close by federal budget cuts. Attendees held signs urging support of the parks, criticizing the Trump administration, and celebrating and honoring women, a focus of the national park in Richmond. What brings me out here is unbelievable sadness and shame that we let this happen, said Richmond resident Marlene Benke.
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