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Summer updates: Juristac art contest, online event, new letters and articles

Posted on July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

Amidst COVID-19 restrictions, the movement to protect Juristac has continued to grow. Tribal members have been speaking about Juristac at numerous online conferences and events over the past few months, and letters of support and petition signatures continue to pour Read More

Spring updates, and EIR delayed to late summer

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020

The movement to protect Juristac has been off to a strong start in 2020. Two new Protect Juristac solidarity groups have formed, in Watsonville, CA and at Stanford University. An inspirational Juristac benefit concert in Santa Cruz with a standing-room Read More

City of Santa Cruz votes unanimously to oppose mine at Juristac

Posted on February 12, 2020March 25, 2020

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.— Yesterday, Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously on a resolution urging the County of Santa Clara to deny a permit for sand mining on Juristac, a 6,500-acre landscape southwest of Gilroy that is the spiritual center of Read More

Morgan Hill stands with the Amah Mutsun to protect Juristac

Posted on January 17, 2020March 25, 2020

On Wednesday, Morgan Hill became the first city to adopt a resolution calling for the preservation of Juristac. The unanimous vote by the Morgan Hill City Council took place after over 100 supporters of the Amah Mutsun held a rally Read More

Upcoming public speaking events in October

Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

According to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission, the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Sargent Quarry Project is slated to be released at the end of October or the beginning of November, at which time a very important Read More

Walking to renew the sacred

Posted on September 24, 2019September 25, 2019

Amah Mutsun tribe leads five-mile pilgrimage from San Juan Bautista to threatened ceremonial land On September 8, four hundred people gathered in the quiet town of San Juan Bautista, in support of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band’s efforts to protect Read More

Amah Mutsun WALK for Juristac: Sept. 8, 2019

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

WALK WITH US— Juristac, the sacred ceremonial grounds of our tribe, is currently threatened by a proposed 320-acre sand and gravel mining operation. To gather strength as we organize to stop this destructive project, we will walk 5 miles together Read More

Stuart Weiss on impacts of the proposed Sargent Quarry to wildlife and landscape linkages

Posted on February 8, 2019February 11, 2019

Dr. Stuart Weiss, conservation ecologist and founder of Creekside Science, recently spoke at a public event in Morgan Hill hosted by the Committee for Green Foothills on the theme of “what’s going on with Juristac/Sargent Ranch.” Dr. Weiss’s presentation focused Read More

Chairman Lopez speaks at United Nations about proposed gravel mine at Juristac

Posted on April 20, 2018April 26, 2019

On April 17, Chairman Lopez of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band spoke at the 17th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, calling for the protection of Juristac. “Today the Amah Mutsun calls on Santa Clara County Read More

Short film released— Juristac by Ariel Bobbett​

Posted on February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

To help get the word out about the campaign to protect Juristac, a Stanford University graduate student has produced a beautiful 4 minute informational film. Please take a few minutes to view and share it with friends!

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We invite you to stand with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in saying NO to sand and gravel mining at Juristac.

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