“Election Day, so that more people would have the opportunity to exercise their right as citizens.”
Paloma Frumento
Pennsylvania
Researcher
“Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Let’s celebrate that for a while.”
Richard Guadian
Santa Cruz
Retired
“Angela Davis’ birthday. What she stands for is freedom and justice and equality.”
Julia Sinn
Santa Cruz
Summer Session Housing Coordinator at UCSC
“St Patrick’s Day, because I’m Irish and I always wish I had the day off because I like to celebrate it all day long.”
Christy Doran
Santa Cruz
Buyer
“My birthday, because I feel like I’m a halfway decent character. I’m not the best, I’m not the worst.”