SAVE THE DATE! OCA SUMMIT: VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
Hello Advocates,

In place of Convention, OCA will be hosting the OCA Summit: Resilient Communities on July 29 to August 2.

Resilient Communities is a virtual two-day summit of plenaries, workshops, and entertainment for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and allies across the country. The summit will consist of advocacy training and issue-based workshops on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted AAPI communities.
* Community members will be able to discuss anti-Asian discrimination and hate incidents, civic engagement during a pandemic, impact on small businesses, mental health, and more.
* Students will have the chance to explore financial literacy, career building, and college readiness this season.
* Working professionals will be able to hear from mentors and peers on the changes in corporate spaces and building inclusivity.

The event is free but registration is required. For more information and to RSVP, visit bit.ly/ocasummit.

We hope to see you there! The event is live on Facebook ([link removed]) , so make sure to invite and share it with your friends! We also have graphics, email templates, text outreach templates, and phone scripts if you don't have Facebook and want to spread the word: see our Outreach Toolkit here ([link removed]) .


Save the Date! AAPI Presidential Town Hall

Since 2008, the Presidential Town Hall ([link removed]) has served as a forum for AAPIs to advocate for our issues to be addressed and on the radar of campaigns and the media. In giving presidential candidates a space to directly address AAPI community members, leaders, and organizers, the town hall has become one of the few spaces geared specifically for Presidential candidates to speak directly to AAPIs, about AAPIs.

As a nonpartisan event, the Presidential Town Hall will be the largest convergence of over 5,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander professionals and community leaders in the nation. APIAVote and community partners will be organizing virtually and it will be held in the afternoon of June 27, 2020. This is a historic moment because, as a collective group, this will be the largest opportunity for the presidential candidates to participate and address our communities' needs for the General Election. This will also allow our communities to unite our voices in political engagement this year and into the future.

In addition, a series of workshops and convenings will be organized before and after the Town Hall. We will be creating spaces to support community building. The summit will be interactive and allow participants to be updated on a number of issues impacting our lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic and provide you the skills to organize for the 2020 elections.

Stay tuned for updates as they come! Be sure to check our social media and follow APIAVote's Social Media.
If you, your family members, someone you know, or community members have experienced xenophobia, discrimination, or harassment (in light of COVID-19), please report the incident using our hate crime reporting tool at aapihatecrimes.org.
REPORT A HATE CRIME ([link removed])

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