Call To Action!
RALLY TO STOP THE LAND GRAB OF VETERAN’S PROPERTY!
121 years ago, on 3 March 1888, a plot of land was irrevocably deeded by John P. Jones and Arcadia de Baker to the United States for the “sole purpose of providing veterans a place to heal from war”. That property is now called the “VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System” and is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In September 2007 the local VA entered into a “Shared Property” agreement with an organized group of Brentwood and Beverly Hills residents calling themselves the “Veterans Park Conservancy” to use 16+ acres of that land, rent-free, as a public park.
The LA Veterans Healthcare System has turned over one facility after another to private enterprises for pennies on the dollar rent. Most listings for the Veterans Wadsworth Theatre don’t even include the name “Veteran” anymore. The current deal with the VPC is just one more of the “slippery slope” deals will lead to the piece-by-piece fragmentation of the veterans’ property.
We must all stand together to protect this land on behalf of all veterans and not let this land be given away by the Veterans Administration. Once this land becomes “public property” the veterans will never see it again because reversing a “public agreement” will be next to impossible.
JOIN THE VETERAN’S REVOLUTION
AT THE N/E CORNER OF SAN VICENTE BLVD. AND WILSHIRE BLVD.
Los Angeles, CA (street parking is available on Wilshire)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 1:00 – 4:00pm
“SAVE OUR VETERAN’S LAND”
For more information contact:
Bob Rosebrock at 310-472-2717
Steve Crandall, VVAW, at 805-388-1542
http://www.vetspeak.org/
