Holše Warep, Beautiful Land
Hayward is Home necessarily begins with ideas of home from the Muwekma Ohlone. “Hayward” as place is, in fact, a stunningly brief history, within the far longer home-making in the region by Muwekma Ohlone People.
Meanings of Home
Through the 20th century, Haywardians thought keenly about the meanings of home, perhaps because so many came from other places. Haywardians saw their homes inextricably linked to the Bay Area’s great beauty, a consequence of Muwekma Ohlone land stewardship.
Understandings
Haywardians have generated crucial new knowledge of the environment and ecology. In particular, they have created contributed enormously to the field of ornithology. After European and American private enterprises destroyed portions of Hayward’s Bay shoreline, a local environmental movement arose to restore and protect the unique shoreline ecology.
Belonging
Two remarkable community-based news organizations originated in Hayward in the 1970s, one primarily focused upon the LGBTQ+ community and the other for East Bay Latinx communities. Both were remarkable in the ways they created connection and belonging through culture, support, and local and state-wide political action.