{"id":4281,"date":"2015-10-01T09:56:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T16:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finditinlaveen.com\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2015-10-01T09:56:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T16:56:13","slug":"oodham-and-supporters-protest-meeting-of-south-mountain-freeway-bidders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/oodham-and-supporters-protest-meeting-of-south-mountain-freeway-bidders\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019odham and Supporters Protest Meeting of South Mountain Freeway Bidders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4282\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NoSouthMtnFreewayCop.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4282\" src=\"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NoSouthMtnFreewayCop-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The protesters gathered in the front entrance holding signs, chanting, and singing O\u2019odham songs. The group tried to enter the building but Mesa police officers and private security block the entrance. The protest forced attendees of today\u2019s pre-bid meeting to exit out of another door, even as the protest continued to march, trying to find other ways into the building.\u201cOur actions and presence today is in an example to the purposed corporations that it is wrong to destroy our sacred places,\u201d said Deran Martinez, 25 from the Village of Vah KI. \u201cIt\u2019s huge part of our culture (South Mountain) and we won\u2019t go silently.\u201d\" width=\"471\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NoSouthMtnFreewayCop-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NoSouthMtnFreewayCop-scaled-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NoSouthMtnFreewayCop-1024x601.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters gathered in the front entrance holding signs, chanting, and singing O\u2019odham songs. The group tried to enter the building but Mesa police officers and private security block the entrance. The protest forced attendees of the Sept. 30&#8217;s pre-bid meeting to exit out of another door, even as the protest continued to march, trying to find other ways into the building. \u201cOur actions and presence today is in an example to the purposed corporations that it is wrong to destroy our sacred places,\u201d said Deran Martinez, 25 from the Village of Vah KI. \u201cIt\u2019s huge part of our culture (South Mountain) and we won\u2019t go silently.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To ready more about the protest, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aoycblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/30\/oodham-and-supporters-protest-meeting-of-south-mountain-freeway-bidders\/\" target=\"_blank\">Akimel O&#8217;odham Youth Collective&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; To ready more about the protest, visit\u00a0Akimel O&#8217;odham Youth Collective&#8217;s Blog &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[237,262,340],"tags":[341],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>O\u2019odham and Supporters Protest Meeting of South Mountain Freeway Bidders - Laveen Business Directory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/oodham-and-supporters-protest-meeting-of-south-mountain-freeway-bidders\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"O\u2019odham and Supporters Protest Meeting of South Mountain Freeway Bidders - Laveen Business Directory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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