Rename Pershing Square

Coalition to change DTLA’s Pershing Square, named after a General who helped massacre Muslim, Filipino, Mexican, Native American, and Korean peoples.

[LEONARD: Political Prisoner @Leonard_Pod]

The man that “Pershing Square” is named after hunted Pancho Villa and contributed to the massacre of Native Americans during the Ghost Dance war.

Now activists want it renamed @RenamePershing #LosAngeles #DTLA #socialjustice

https://t.co/25LDxaiJed

[Abraham Márquez @abemarquez3]

LA folks, there is a local campaign to rename Pershing Square to Lawson Square, after Reverend James Lawson, a civil rights icon!

You can follow the campaign here: @RenamePershing.

Here is my report for @LATACO: https://t.co/wcVHIK0D2d

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Great article by @AbeMarquez3 in @LATACO about our campaign, covering important details about General Pershing and the demand to instead honor hometown hero Rev. James Lawson: https://t.co/dBwG0n3XdO

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@suburban_homer @MikePrysner @FOXLA You can learn more about him on our website :)

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Coverage of our campaign on @FOXLA: The DTLA park was named “Pershing Square” to commemorate peace at the end of WWI.

But how can peace be commemorated with the name of someone who waged genocidal campaigns against the same communities that makeup the diverse fabric of LA?

[Rename Pershing Square @RenamePershing]

@suburban_homer @MikePrysner @FOXLA If nobody remembers or knows anything about Pershing why is his namesake commemorated in the heart of our city?

[Abraham Márquez @abemarquez3]

This morning a coalition of community organizations held a press conference to rename Pershing Square. General Pershing was in charge of the “Mexican Punitive Expedition” to help crush the Mexican Revolution and kill Pancho Villa, massacring hundreds. @LATACO @RenamePershing

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Just held our press conference publicly announcing our campaign to #RenamePershingSquare! Stay tuned for local coverage & check out the site at https://t.co/WCdX0bkAyr

[Rename Pershing Square @RenamePershing]

We seek to rename the park “Lawson Square,” after civil rights legend Reverend James Lawson, who has spent over 25 years as a community, labor and religious leader in Los Angeles.

Read more at https://t.co/WCdX0bkAyr.

#renamepershingsquare #losangeles #dtla #pershingsquare

[Rename Pershing Square @RenamePershing]

RENAME PERSHING SQUARE Press Conference. Thurs, 9/23 @ 10AM, Pershing Square, steps on corner of S Hill Street & 5th St.

Join us and other community groups in calling on City Council to rename Pershing Square—named after a white supremacist general with no ties to Los Angeles.

[Rename Pershing Square @RenamePershing]

We seek to rename the park “Lawson Square,” after civil rights legend Reverend James Lawson, who spent 25 years as a community, labor and religious leader in Los Angeles

[Rename Pershing Square @RenamePershing]

Rename Pershing Square is a coalition of Los Angeles community orgs and individuals calling on City Council to rename Pershing Square—named after a white supremacist general with no ties to L.A., responsible for genocidal campaigns against communities dear to L.A.

[Godfrey Santos Plata @GodfreyPlata]

One of my favorite things about #MayDay (& other rallies/actions) is the amount of real life organizing that happens. There are tons of things we’re all working on, & we aren’t always plugged into everything.

Like this: @RenamePershing? UM YES PLEASE.

#InternationalWorkersDay

[Rename Pershing Square @RenamePershing]

Pershing Square should be renamed Lawson Square in honor of civil rights legend Rev. James Lawson who, unlike General Pershing, has spent decades as a treasured leader & member of the Los Angeles community

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Sign the petition & join the coalition to #RenamePershingSquare! https://t.co/uuvKN1kjML