Reid Hillview Airport
Part of the SJ Sounds Series
Written by Jowy-Jhan Curameng
Audio design by Mark Thompson
What language would you like to read the story in?
¿En qué idioma te gustaría leer la historia?
We would like to thank Veggielution for hosting this installation. Veggielution is a 2-acre community farm and gathering space is located in Emma Prusch Farm Park in the Mayfair neighborhood, one of the most impoverished areas in Silicon Valley. Their goal is to connect people from diverse backgrounds through food and farming to build community in East San Jose. To find out more about Veggielution and what they do, visit their website.
SJ Sounds is a collaboration between More Más Marami Arts and Soundplay.Media. This installation is possible thanks to funding from the City of San José through the Abierto program, the support of our fiscal sponsor, The School of Arts and Culture.
Call to Action
East Side San Jose is the home of mainly Latino/Mexican families but increasingly home to people from the Philippines, Vietnam, India and other parts of the world.
Historically East San Jose has been impacted by racist policies and decisions that have left our neighborhoods under-resourced and with limited access to education and economic opportunities. Today, we are impacted by lasting impacts of systemic racism and redlining such as ongoing gentrification, higher rates of COVID, greater amounts of pollution, and poverty. The Reid-Hillview Airport is a product of ongoing systemic issues harming East San Jose residents.
We believe our families deserve to be healthy, access to education, economic mobility, public transportation, high quality green space, shelter, clean air, sleep, and a life without fear of planes crashing into our homes.
We are asking to Board of Supervisors to immediately close Reid Hillview Airport!
*This messaging was excerpted from the following link. It was drafted by coalition of various groups and neighborhood leaders including SOMOS Mayfair, Luna, SURJ at Sacred Heart, and the Cassel Neighborhood Association.