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From: Susan Ossman <br />To: 2Mavor; GSFlag-smegna; brogersCa)riv-cc.com; Edwards, Erin <br />Subject: [External] NO to Rally at Convention center <br />Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021 1:59:41 AM <br />Dear Mayor, Ward One Representative and Riverside Convention Center Directors, <br />As a resident of Riverside, and a member of the Riverside Faculty Association I object in the <br />strongest possible terms to the Riverside Convention Center's decision to allow Marjorie <br />Green and Matt Gaetz to hold a rally on Saturday July 17. <br />httt)s://www.De. com/2021 /07/ 15/rens-matt-aaetz-mari orie-tavlor-areene-move-america-first- <br />rally-to-riverside/ <br />Marjorie Green and Matt Gaetz espouse a politics of hate and disinformation. By allowing <br />them hold their rally at a city -owned convention center, the city of Riverside sends a signal of <br />support for their erroneous and unacceptably offensive claims. <br />To quote Mark Takano: "I regret that my community has become a platform for their <br />undemocratic and unpatriotic extremism... I question whether the city of Riverside will <br />meaningfully benefit from their rally, and I ask those who agreed to it - at what cost?" <br />As a citizen of Riverside and UCR faculty member, I join the call to cancel the planned <br />event at the Riverside Convention Center. <br />Susan Ossman <br />