This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

Rebels With A Cause

Film:  Rebels With A Cause

Friday Feb. 28, 2014
Wednesday March 5, 2014

7:00 PM
Tamalpais Valley Community Center
203 Marin Avenue
Mill Valley, CA

Cost:  FREE

Contact: 415-388-6393


The film celebrates the people and passion that saved the coastal wonders that would become the Point Reyes National Seashoreand the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. With California's rapid population rise in the 1950s, the California coast seemed destined to follow the prevalent pattern of suburban development.But, these citizen rebels changed the fate of the land.Their efforts set new precedents for protecting open spaceand shaped the environmental movement as we know it today.
"What happened here is worth sharing because it showsall of the gains happened in incremental baby step ways.They weren't magnificent, you didn't all of a sudden say,here's a hundred thousand acre park.It wasn't like that. It was all incremental." 

-Gary Giacomini, Marin County Supervisor 1972-1996


We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?