Happy 415 Day
WE ARE STILL HERE
Celebrating 10 years of
Resistance, Resilience and Restitution
WE. ARE. STILL. HERE
415 Day. We Are Still Here
This year, 415 Day turns 10 and the milestone is worth celebrating. Back in 2016, the (S)olidarity (F)orever (C)ollective founded this People's Holiday as a community call to action to defend their neighborhoods, with the ultimate goal of building solidarity and principled struggle led by Black and Brown people with deep roots in San Francisco.
Every April 15th, born and raised San Franciscans, from near and far, gather to reclaim space, lift up Frisco culture, and celebrate that we survived gentrification, corrupt politicians, and an influx of developers committed to buying the beautiful city we call home.
From the first 415 Day at Dolores Park in 2016 to multiple community-initiated events across the southern part of the City, we continue to shine a light on the People's continuous struggle to defend working-class families of color.
Despite attempts to co-opt and sell out 415 Day to local government and corporations, a decade later, the spirit of 415 Day remains as vital as ever; a platform for resistance, resilience, and restitution, and a reminder of the collective power of San Francisco's most rooted communities.
We. Are. Still. Here.
Yes, We Call It Frisco.
But it’s really Yelamu.
San Francisco goes by many names-Frisco, The City- but long before any of those names existed, this land was known as Yelamu, a village of the Ramaytush Ohlone people who have called this peninsula home since time immemorial. The Ramaytush Ohlone are the original stewards of this land, and despite centuries of colonization, displacement, and erasure, they have never ceded, lost, or forgotten their responsibility as caretakers of this place. When we celebrate 415 Day and reclaim space across San Francisco, we are also paying homage to the Ramaytush Ohlone of whose land we have the privilege of taking care of and protecting…a truth we will alway speak out loud.
