Co Co School Board Member Boycotts The 4th of July

By Fox News Digital, June 29, 2022

A California school board member is calling for an Independence Day boycott after the Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Anamarie Avila Farias, a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Education, posted an image Tuesday on Facebook that declared, "BOYCOTT 4TH OF JULY.”

"I haven’t celebrated 4th of July since 2016 and I don’t think it’s a holiday to celebrate," Avila Farias wrote. "What do you think?"

"I am not feeling particularly patriotic," Avila Farias explained. "I am especially not interested in celebrating a holiday centered around freedom from oppressive government when that freedom is not a reality for so many people in this country. 

"Lastly, last Friday women’s reproductive rights were taken away!" she added. "We are not in a place of progress or celebration when human rights are being taken away.""I haven’t celebrated 4th of July since 2016 and I don’t think it’s a holiday to celebrate," Avila Farias wrote. "What do you think?"

Avila Farias, who is also an elected member of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County (DPCCC), later shared a 2020 Medium Post from Dana Saxon, titled, "9 Reasons Why I Don’t Celebrate the 4th of July," which argues only white people were freed via the Declaration of Independence, and that "it took nearly another 100 years before my ancestors technically gained their freedom in 1865."

Avila Farias and the DPCCC did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Fellow school board member Mike Maxwell said he disagreed with Avila Farias' comments but supported her right to say them. 

"It’s her personal Facebook page; she is entitled to say whatever Facebook will allow her to say," Maxwell told Fox News Digital in an email. "And while I also am disappointed with the recent developments in honoring rights among Americans, I do not agree with her statement.