Rename Jackson Park
Dedicated to anti-racism, public education, and the elimination of white supremacist monuments from Alameda’s public spaces.
About “the Park formerly known as Jackson Park”
TELL CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE FOR CHOCHENYO PARK
On January 19, the City Council can vote for a new name for the former Jackson Park. Email the City Council and speak out at the meeting. More info.
ANDREW JACKSON PARK DENAMED
We won. On July 21, 2020, the Alameda City Council voted unanimously to dename the park formerly known as Jackson Park and remove the Andrew Jackson sign. The City appointed a Park Renaming Committee which solicited name ideas, hosted a Community Forum, and recommended names to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
We are seeking a park name that reflects inclusion, diversity, and equity of the entire community of Alameda, and which represents social justice, human rights, and/or anti-racism. Submitted park names should be related to Alameda and/or the greater SF Bay Area.
Park Renaming Committee, City of Alameda, September 2020
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RECENT NEWS
City Council may choose “Chochenyo Park”
Contact the City Council and encourage them to vote for Chochenyo Park.
Community Dialogue about Chochenyo Park Proposal
Join us for a community dialogue about the proposal to rename Jackson Park to Chochenyo Park.
Commission unanimously votes for ‘Chochenyo Park’
Alameda’s first park may be renamed to honor the language of the area’s first peoples: Chochenyo.
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No Public Spaces Named for Racists!
Andrew Jackson by the numbers
60,000
Native peoples removed in the “Trail of Tears”
300
Africans held captive by Andrew Jackson
24
months commissioners stalled renaming Park
0
reasons to honor Jackson in Alameda
It’s clear: A monument to Andrew Jackson does not belong in Alameda.
Why Rename Jackson Park?
Jackson Park must be renamed due to his treatment of African and Indigenous or peoples:
- Jackson enslaved hundreds of African at the Hermitage.
- Jackson’s systematic murder of Native people earned him the nickname “Indian Killer” and contributed to the expansion of plantation slavery
- Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy included the forced resettlement of indigenous people, commonly called the “Trail of Tears.”
Timeline of effort to Rename Jackson Park.
“Genocide”
[H]is contribution overall to the US and California was genocide.
Lynn L.
“White supremacists!”
Remove monuments to white supremacists!
Alison H.
“Time for change”
Time for change in the way we name our public spaces.
Beth L.
