John Fanestil

life & death, past & present, here & there

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE my new book, due out in September from Fortress Press: AMERICAN HERESY uncovers the complex legacy of America's founding principles, demonstrating how the very same values have produced both good fruit and the bitter harvest of white Christian nationalism.

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

#SanDiego delegates with #SDinDC please tell administration officials & @POTUS about the need to #SaveFriendshipPark … stop the walls, build the park.

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

A heartbreaking tweet from the Mexican Consul General in San Diego as the Administration of @POTUS Joe Biden prepares to finish Donald Trump’s Border Wall at the most historic location on the #USMX border

[Carlos González Gutiérrez @carlos_glezgtez]

I recently visited Friendship Park, where @CBPSanDiego is in the process of replacing its border fence. I hope one day we will be able to freely take a walk again in this beautifully envisioned space aimed at gathering family & friends on both sides of 🇺🇸-🇲🇽 border.

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

President Biden wants to secure the border. #sotu2023 No need to build 30ft walls at Friendship Park! See this letter from leading Californians: https://t.co/k4GPJlTGRw

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

Check out the list of California leaders calling on President Biden to #savefriendshippark ... thanks @GavinNewsom, @AlexPadilla4CA, @DianneFeinstein, @JuanVargas4CA for fighting for California's historic border venue, Friendship Park

[Friends of Friendship Park San Diego/Tijuana @fofpark]

Over forty leading Californians have released an open letter to @POTUS , asking him to stop plans to erect enormous 30-foot walls across Friendship Park. Please share widely! #SaveFriendshipPark https://t.co/o0Gxq2mauK.

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

Mike Pence talking about his Christian faith is just about the most demoralizing thing this Christian has ever seen

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

this kinda has the vibe of an intervention on live TV

[Friends of Friendship Park San Diego/Tijuana @fofpark]

October 29th will mark the 1000th day that Friendship Park has been closed. Join us as we highlight the many ways in which the park is vital for transborder communities. It is time to #OpenFriendshipPark 1/2

[Colorado Rockies @Rockies]

The wait is over, @SaintBerny36…

and his call to his mom letting her know is everything 🥹💜

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

@Rockies @SaintBerny36 The flip side in every way of young men like Fernando Tatis

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

My piece in today's @sdutOpinion: "The coming days and weeks will tell whether what we are witnessing in this era of supposed binational flourishing is also the “sunsetting” of Friendship Park." https://t.co/1X7vD5tYIJ

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

7/7 I invite you to join me in signing this petition, requesting that U.S. Border Patrol allocate funds through its San Diego Remediation Plan to ensure the full restoration of the Binational Garden at Friendship Park. https://t.co/GvLq09Kd7F

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

1/7 U.S. Border Patrol has requested input to “proposed remediation actions associated with the construction of border barrier in San Diego County.”

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

6/7 The Remediation Plan proposes to “avert further potential environmental damage,” and includes “revegetation of disturbed areas.” No area has been more damaged or disturbed by border wall construction than the Binational Friendship Garden of Native Plants.

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

@FriendshipPark @sdutOpinion https://t.co/VPdPSKJSXG

[John Fanestil @jfanestil]

My opinion piece today: inequitable access to the California coast is a matter of social justice. Someday San Diegans will take as much pride in Border Field State Park and @FriendshipPark as they do in our region's other outdoor treasures. Thanks: @sdutOpinion.

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

It's been more than 600 days since Friendship Park was closed to the public. Today, I joined community members to speak on the importance of this iconic binational park, and I delivered a letter to @DHSgov and @CBP urging them to reopen it immediately.