My Godparents used to tell me about their family history and the history of the Spanish land Grants. When my Godfather, Roberto Elias worked the Flying R ranch, he hired my mom and dad to help him on cattle drives. We would go to seeps and springs that were hidden in the area of the Empires and Santa Ritas. Roberto taught me about the land and how to use it and respect it.
Ever since I was a young boy, I would go and gather prickly pears in that mountain pass between the Santa Ritas and the Empires. The land is in my blood, a part of my heritage, and you will see me there at the rally. I will do everything I can to support this cause, to help defend our sacred spaces from greedy and corrupt businesses, who seem to always go after the most scenic and most precious, almost deliberately, just trash our environment for a profit, or in the name of progress.
I hope to see a lot of people there on the 13th. I hope that we stop these mining projects from happening and that we get our law makers, local and national, to finally change the laws for the protection of our water, our rights and our environment.
A wonderful reflection! Hope to meet you and talk in person at the Rally!
Look forward to meeting you. I'm bringing a hand painted sign on a canvas. One side will say "No Open Pit Mine" the other side will have a painting of the mountains and some other stuff. You should be able to spot me.
That's GREAT. You are amazing for caring for things like this, Mother Earth will definetly thank you. Also Mustard is a cool name! Is it named after a mustard plant?