Community Learning Session on
Sir Francis Drake Boulevard History Tonight at 6:00 p.m.

A public online learning session about Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, one of Marin’s primary thoroughfares, is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. tonight.

The educational video-conference was prompted by a grassroots effort to have Sir Francis Drake Boulevard renamed because of its namesake’s documented history as a 16th century slave trader. The Marin County Free Library, which is hosting the session, has just created a history resource webpage on the subject.

The session will be moderated by Chantel Walker, Assistant Director of the Marin County Free Library. 

WAYS TO WATCH:

1) FACEBOOK: Viewers may watch the webcast live on the County’s main Facebook page and the Community Media Center of Marin’s Education Channel.
2) TELEVISION: TV subscribers may watch on COMCAST Channel 30 or AT&T 99. Video of the session will later be placed on the library’s website.
3) ZOOM Webinar: Visit https://www.zoom.us/Join or call 669-900-6833.

The August 17 learning session will feature current and historic perspectives from:
• Tribal Vice Chair Lorelle Ross, Cultural Resources Specialist Matthew Johnson, and Tribal Heritage Preservation Officer Buffy McQuillen, all of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo);
• Dr. Jordan Lieser, Dominican University of California history professor, and;
• Author and Historian Dewey Livingston, who has spent 35 years researching and telling stories of Marin’s past.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

After the presentations, the panelists will answer emailed questions submitted prior to yesterday's deadline.

Zoom participants can use the Q&A feature to ask questions during the Zoom session. These questions will be addressed following the presentations.