President of Silicon Valley Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
Cindy Calderon
Dear Members,
Lodge 52 reacts to the display of paintings that promote violence against law enforcement in the City of San Jose. They are funded by taxpayer dollars and displayed on government property. Your safety is paramount. Please read the Opportunity Now article below and sign our petition.
Thank You,
Cindy Calderon
TIM JACKSON
Vice President
Silicon Valley FOP Lodge 52
Supports Law Enforcement
Silicon Valley FOP, Lodge 52, is asking our members, affiliated lodges community organizations and concerned citizens to sign this petition to demand that the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs remove offensive art that promotes violence against law enforcement from the Mineta San Jose Airport and all city-hosted digital platforms. “Americana” features a masked person atop a damaged police vehicle with either blood stained or red colored broken windows while holding an upside-down flag.
Neighborhood groups, community leaders, and law enforcement nationwide have expressed outrage that the government of San Jose paid an artist for a depiction of violence with taxpayer dollars. That this artwork was vetted, and endorsed by the San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs despite its apparent advocacy of violence is all the more shocking in that it advocates such violence against an entire class of city employee - certainly the very definition of a hostile work environment. Worse still, this art was put on public display in an international transportation hub, which acts as a conduit to disseminate this violent anti-police message to the rest of the world.
As we began to collect signatures, the City of San Jose removed one piece of artwork from the airport but soon replaced it with other similarly offensive pieces. All the offensive artwork remains on the City’s digital platforms.
We invite all lodge members to read and sign the Petition:
“Opportunity Now” Interview with L52
TIM JACKSON]
Vice President
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