UH Mural: Pressure Creates Encouraging Statement, But No Written Commitments
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UH Mural: Pressure Creates Encouraging Statement, But No Written Commitments
As of late last week, The Chronicle reported that a decision on preserving a prominent Chicano mural at the University of Houston’s University Center had not been made.
Today, a press conference in defense of the mural was attended by current students, alumni, faculty, business and community leaders. At the press conference, a university official, Richard Bonnin, circulated a statement which said that preserving the mural was a “priority” and that a study indicated that preservation of the mural “may” occur.
“A priority is not a promise,” responded Hector Chavana Jr, after having received it from a Fox reporter, “and may preserve does not mean will preserve. We will continue organizing until the university says that the mural WILL be preserved in a prominent location.”
Pro-preservation activities are being considered for January, unless the university provides a definitive statement saying that the mural will be conserved in a prominent location, preferably where it is now housed.