i have patrick flanagan, randy burns, michael levin, malyka clark, jamie villaria and ramon conteros so if the speakers could line up on either side of the hall. >> ok. >> can i speak ?ou >> yes. >> all right. well i don't want to go into the detail how offensive the statue is because the arts commission voted unanimously for its removal. so -- but i just want to remind you of mayor ed lee's -- he was quoted as saying certainly on the streets of san francisco, there ought to be symbols that don't oppress people or remind them of oppression. that symbol continues to be a symbol that bothers native americans. and it bothers all of us. if it bothers them. >> thank you. the next speaker i have is randy burns. michael levin -- oh, mr. burns is here. sorry. >> hi, my name is randy burns from northern nevada. i moved here 43 years ago. been active in the queer community, including the native american community and i was part of the human rights report before you. when you look back to the index, an image of a conquest k public art and images of mascots, i myself went to school in the state