In Oaxaca, murals, stencils, and other forms of street art are ubiquitous — and often with cultural and political themes.
The same is true for San Francisco and her neighboring cities of Oakland and San Jose — primarily thanks to significant populations of color and the cultural expressions they bring.
However, in my white-bread hometown of Mill Valley, it’s only in the past several years that murals have begun popping up and they have seldom addressed social and political issues — until now.
In response to the killing of George Floyd and a controversy in the town regarding the tone-deaf attitude toward the Black Lives Matter movement and its own issues of racial discrimination and profiling, artist Wesley Cabral painted these two murals which now adorn a prominent wall in downtown Mill Valley.
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Thanks for showing the murals of Oaxaca and California in the same posting. I love the Oaxaca murals, and U.S. cities, including Portland where I live, could use more of the color and message. Dave Wells
I agree!
Hi there
I’m a sometime visitor to Oaxaca and I really enjoy keeping in touch with life there by following your blog. Now I discover your hometown. Mill Valley is practically next door to me in San Rafael. I’d love to meet you. Pls get in touch if you’d like to get together ( I’m fully vaccinated) for a cuppa and a chat.
Abrazos, Paula
Hi Paula, It would be great to rendezvous. However, I’m in NY right now and then will be returning to Oaxaca. Perhaps my next trip to MV (maybe in the fall) or when you come to Oaxaca. Saludos, Shannon