The Golden Gate Bridge in the background
Viewing Phillip's statue from wayside kiosk describing his contributions to the National Park System
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Children holding flags of the world
Gathering
99 year-old Edgar Wayburn M. D., Phillip's "environmental guru" arriving at the ceremony and being welcomed by Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the Pacific West Region, National Park Service (far left) and Rich Weideman, Chief, Office of Public Affairs & Special Events, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (in uniform)
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Vickie Hoover, winner of the 2005 John Muir Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Sierra Club, arriving for the Ceremony
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(From left) Board members John Rizzo and Justice Harry Low with Jan Katten, daughter of Hall Roosevelt (brother of Eleanor)
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The flags arrive
Students from the Presidio Dance Theatre rehersing their lines
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Getting started
Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the Pacific West Region, National Park Service, welcomes the guests and points out that as a result of Phillip's leadership the national park system was doubled
Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Council, talking about Phil's leadership in bringing together the organized labor and environmental movements
Walter Johnson - Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus, San Francico Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Co-Chair, Phillip & Sala Burton Center for Human Rights
Walter Johnson
John Rizzo, Chair of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Treasurer of the Phillip & Sala Burton Center for Human Rights
Anna Daminai, Senior Field Representative of Assemblyman Mark Leno, reads the California Legislature Assembly Resolution by the Honorable Mark Leno, 13th Assembly District; the Honorable Leland Y. Yee, Ph.D. Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly; and the Honorable Carole Migden, 3rd Senatorial District, recognizing "June 1, 2006 as and Sala Burton Day in San Francisco, and draw special attention of the public to the memory of Phillip and Sala Burton in commemoration of their exceptional spirits and devotion to making a difference in the State of California and the nation."
Legendary leaders who worked with Phil attended the ceremony and participated in the panel discussion. From left: Justice Harry Low, former Justice of the California Court of Appeals and Insurance Commissioner of California, member of the Board of Directors of the Phillip and Sala Burton Center for Human Rights. Justice Low worked with Phillip and Sala to create the Chinese-American Democratic Club in San Francisco; John Rizzo, Chair of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club and Treasurer of the Phillip and Sala Burton Center for Human Rights; Vickie Hoover (taking photo) winner of the Sierra Club's John Muir Award, the highest honor that the Club bestows on its members. Vickie is special assistant to Edgar Wayburn (not shown in photo) who while serving as President of the Sierra Club worked with Phillip and Sala to create the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, expand the Redwood State Park. For his conservation efforts, Dr. Wayburn was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest award our nations bestows on civilians, by President Clinton in 1998; Sue Bierman, Commissioner and former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; unknown; Larry Fahn, Executive Director of the As You Sow Foundation, Immediate Past-President of the Sierra Club and Legal Counsel for the Phillip and Sala Burton Center for Human Rights; Stan Smith, Member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge Transit District and former Secretary-Treasurer of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trade Council; Michael Theriault, Secretary-Treasurer of the san Francisco Building and Construction Trade Council; unknown; Judy Bretschneider, Founder and Executive Director of the Presidio Dance Theatre; Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America, member of the Board of Directors of the Phillip and Sala Burton Center for Human Rights at the Presidio National Park
Sherene Melania, Artistic Director of the Presidio Dance Theatre, reading the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English
Yasemin reading articles 21 and 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Commissioner, and former San Francisco Supervisor, Sue Bierman talking about Phil and Sala
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Jane Morrison, former Chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, and member of the San Francisco Central Democratic Party, talking about Phil and Sala
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Dolores Huerta, board member, leading the audience in a chant "Viva Phil Burton! Viva Sala Burton!"
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For more information: Contact the Phillip & Sala Burton Center for Human Rights at the Presidio National Park at (415) 378-7935 or bhough@psburtoncenter.org
