“A downtown celebration honoring Mexico’s bicentennial that was initially set to kick off Sept. 11 and sparked a firestorm of protests has been moved to the following weekend. The date change came at the request of the festivities’ promoters, Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream said Thursday,” according to the O.C. Register.
Ream and his administrators were the ones who chose this date in the first place. Alejandra Garcia Williams, who currently serves as the Consul of Mexico in Santa Ana, asked Ream to change the date.
Kudos to Garcia Williams for defusing the ridiculous racist protest against this event. Why Ream chose Sept. 11 for this event in the first place is a real mystery.
This year’s Fiestas Patrias is going to be very special as the entire country of Mexico is currently celebrating 200 years of independence (200 años de independencia). Click here for more information.
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OJblog dictionary:
Racist: any point of view that is not in line with Art.
on this day i really dont want to pick on anyone BUT THAT IS FUNNY .
A smart move. No reason to make an enjoyable event a stick in the eye.
Is Lupe not latino??
Its good to know that Americans are starting to get the fact that they are Americans first!
I really think the days of bulling are about to end from the brats in the school yard and the hispanic brats in the city halls!
What to ya think??
The initial date was choosen by Dave Reem and the City Council. They have not stated their rationale for it. What other outcome could be the result other than division.
Citizens should get better decision making from their government. The original date of Sept 11th was not choosen by the Hispanic community. In fact it has been corrected by representatives of the Hispanic community when their opinion was taken into consideration.
HI Doc…
You could not have said it any better!
Who were the representatives of the hispanic community that opposed the date!
Hi Michelle,
“Who were the representatives of the hispanic community that opposed the date!”
The promoters of the celebration, Donwtown property owners, Downtown business owners, the Santa Ana Mexican Consul and Santa Ana Hispanic residents… amongnst others.
“The initial date was choosen by Dave Reem and the City Council. They have not stated their rationale for it. What other outcome could be the result other than division.”
From what I hear, it’s not Dave Ream but rather Jill Arthur, his assistant who makes all important decisions. Some say that Ream is Jill Arthur’s puppet (due to Ream’s age and physical/mental condtion) Can you please tell us more about this Jill Arthur woman and why she has so much power. My undertanding is that she has the Mayor’s ear as well.
Good for them, its nice to see people standing up for what is right!