General (9)Jennifer L. Hall
From: Theresa Bass
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 10:58 AM
To: Public Comment
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] For the City council's consideration -Little Arabia
From: Melody Marler <
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 202110:11 AM
To: Theresa Bass <TBass@anaheim.net>
Cc: Jose Moreno <JMoreno@anaheim.net>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] For the City council's consideration -Little Arabia
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It's unfortunate that since I moved here I started learning the history of racism in the city of Anaheim just by
reading the papers and looking into the history of my own little Bungalow Court. I fully support designating
Little Arabia as its own little community because it'll stop the history that I'm reading today in the future. They
like many others came here from many different countries to escape political and religious persecution just like
my ancestors did. (I personally think William Bradford was a cult leader but that's just me cuz I'm related to him
directly) the City of Anaheim needs to be looking at how it treats its citizens directly and not focusing so much
on the Angels or Disney than what they're doing to help the City even though it's significant. Our citizens are
diverse. Do we celebrate that diversity by designating this little area of town is Little Arabia? I say absolutely.
Believing the propaganda of political parties about terrorism is a mistake that a lot of the country has made
since 9/11 and the pull out of troops from Afghanistan. Where else are people going to run if there's not a safe
place for them to live in Anaheim let alone the United States? They're here. Let's celebrate it instead of
marginalize it and making them possible radicals to convert in the future. And let's bring sales tax dollars in by
doing so. People come from miles around to buy goods and services from people in Little Arabia because of
their ethnic diversity. If we celebrate it instead of fear it everyone will be better off.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Melody Marler