A proclamation honoring the dedication of La Raza Park name change and the Annual Summer Solstice.
Right. Sorry about that. You know, I could say. The delays all over today. All right. Proclamation 20 1068 honoring the dedication of Rosa Parks Name Change. Whereas Sanchez is a traditional Ghana, India, India cultural dance group comprised of adult children and families dedicated to preserving the indigenous dance of their ancestors, the Manchester Witches Hat. And. Whereas, Rupa Look Like US is hosting the 2021 to partner summer solstice in the newly named La Raza Park, where family members come to share oral oral traditions, pray and dance in honor of the rain that grows crops to nourish our bodies. Because without water, nothing survives. And whereas before, to look fantastic has been dedicated to the community and its families for the past 41 years, providing direction and guidance with dances and ceremonies in Denver, Colorado, Aztlan, and throughout the world. And. Whereas, the time to water the seeds that need growth and development to heal last has. Status de la vida moving from inhumanity to humanity. And. Whereas, for 41 years, Grupo Palo has used Fanta to educate the universe and to summon our ancestors to walk with us on this historic journey. And. Whereas, other forms of art, such as such a hero, ism, poetry and lava that emanate in the one hand they are part of our cultural renaissance produced in communion with Muestra. It is better to have joined us this year to celebrate the solstice. And. Whereas, the formal renaming take place of the former, the formal renaming will take place at the former Columbus Park to La Raza Park to honor the community that has lived with struggle and have also thrived in northwest Denver for decades. And. Whereas, the time to honor extras and deposit to battles, self, homeland, community and spirituality from Mesoamerica to Las Americas and throughout the world has arrived. And. Whereas, the summer solstice symbolizes the nurturing of our youth who need consensus and vision to create a better tomorrow, and that reclaims our identity and spirituality through action and performance in the Westeros community that is to pass down to the next seven generations. And. Whereas, political and intellectual, intellectual intellectual development is the basis of human progress, recognizing our past informs the course of history. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of City and County of Denver Action that the Council hereby recognizes and commends people across the Chicano, Chicano, Mexicano Indigenous community who have called La Raza Park home for decades and have advocated for the name change taking place at the city and county of Denver, officially recognized this year on June four, 2021. Section two of the city and county of Denver shall test and affix the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that the copy be transmitted to Santa. Thank you. Councilmember Sandoval, your motion to adopt. A motion that proclamation 20 1068 the adopted second sector. Thank you. It's been moved. And I think that second goes to Councilmember Hines again, their comments by members of Council Councilmember Sandoval. Thank you, Madam President. So I just wanted to acknowledge Carlos, who will be accepting the proclamation and all of the dancers of Peru. That dance had been dancing at La Raza Parks for decades and keeping ceremony there and honoring all of those who have really struggled to change the name and but done it through ceremony and done it in a very. In a way that I've always had held in high regard. They've also done the smartest there. They've been a steadfast leader in our community. And so it's my honor to work with them this weekend at the official dedication of La Raza Park East coming 20th, which is the summer solstice. They'll be dancing there all day. So with that, I'll just ask Carlos if he'd like to join us to accept the proclamation. Oh, wonderful. Thank you, Councilmember Sandoval. And I don't see any other hands raised for comments here. And so I'll go ahead and chime in before we vote on this one. But the ancestors have to be celebrating and dancing for sure. This has been a very, very long time coming and happy to be able to support this this evening as well. And so congratulations to the entire community on this celebration, especially as it coincides with the summer solstice. The another. No other hands raised. Madam Secretary, roll call, please. Sandoval. I. Sawyer, I. Torres. I. Black. I see tobacco. I. Clark. I. Flynn. I. Herndon. I. Hi. I'm Cashman. Hi. Kenny Ortega. I. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results. 13 Eyes. 13 Eyes. Proclamation 20 1-068 has been adopted. We have 5 minutes for the proclamation. Acceptance Council member Sandoval will start the five minute timer. If you'd like to introduce your guests this evening. Yes. I'd like to introduce Carlos Castaneda and his wife, Donna. Panos. Yes. Good evening. Good afternoon to all. Thank you, Madam President. Councilwoman, send the ball and the rest of the council for having me here. Unfortunately, my wife is not here with me today. She's doing some other things here. But I'm very honored to be a part of this here and in this time, very difficult time that we all been going through here. So I just hope and pray that everybody and your families are safe, well, and safe and continue to be that way. So my name is Carlos Castaneda. I'm the director. And the first part of dialog been in the existence since June of 1980, preserving the ways of the mystical Aztec down chichi mecca dance aspect, traditional cultural dance, music and song. And we have been in the community of Denver since then. Hosting a ceremony during the summer solstice, which we call Superfoiler, and the coast to coast this weekend to the summer solstice. Right before that summer solstice time, we we try to acknowledge what our our earth has given us, what the rain has given us as we continue to grow our crops. The beautiful rain that we have received so far has has really nourished all of our crops. The main purpose this is for the ceremony is to to prepare for this rain through this spiritual dance that not only here, but for for all the crops throughout, not only in Colorado, but this whole this whole Western Hemisphere, really. Myself, I have a a range of of migrant workers that have come and worked the field. So I know how important this this rain is to the the crops that feed our people. On top of that, we try to nourish these ancient traditions for these upcoming generations so that one day they will continue what our ancestors have have fought and given their lives for. Also, this this tradition has been going on for hundreds and hundreds of years since before the coming of the Spanish into Mexico and that they need. Yeah. I'm sorry. I have to go. Background noise there. Then they need of this. Of this dance has allowed us to continue on and to share with our young ones. So I thank you for acknowledging us for this proclamation here. This year is particularly is going to be a very historical moment event for not only the park but for the people of Denver. You know, the struggle has been going on for for several decades now, too, as as you opened up in the beginning about acknowledging the native people of this land, it pays respect to all of those who have gone before us. And the name change of this of this part from Columbus to La Raza Park, meaning that the People's Park, the people of this land, really and even in between the roads where this this park lies in between Navajo and and I don't exactly know the exact street, but that whole down 38th, they have all of these native names. So thank you for that. This, as I mentioned, this struggle to be a part of this is a dream come true and a prayer come true for many. It's not just what we have left, but there have been many voices put into this. So I think each and every one of the people who have supported this struggle, this is a very small step for our people, but it is a victory that we are very proud of. So I thank you all for acknowledging that and putting that on the proclamation as well. This park is a beautiful park in the heart of the North Side, Denver, and there are many children that have yet to to to walk into this park and learn the history of how this park has come to where it's at today. So this ceremony has been open and will always be open for for everyone who steps into that park so they can learn the appreciation of the Mexican people, the Aztec people, tradition that has come from from from Mexico. We will be hosting several representative of other groups throughout California, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Utah, different places. In the past years we have celebrated with them and fed feast with with the public at the end of our three day celebration. This is just the last day of it. And we feed everybody who's in the park. We do this. We have done this with the help of many other organizations. So I want to thank all of them. You all know who you are. I don't want to take up too much time, but I greatly, greatly appreciate everybody's effort. And I thank you once again. I am honored to accept this proclamation on behalf of ore. Thank you very much for do. Oh. Well, thank you so much for joining us this evening, sir, as well, and Councilmember Sandoval for sponsoring this proclamation. And we hope that you have. Celebration and good attendance as well. And so thank you for all of your wonderful.