September 2020

MID-MONTH UPDATE

Hello AdvOCAtes,

With less than 15 days until the deadline, remember to fill out the Census! The deadline of the Census is September 30. If you still need to fill out the Census, visit 2020census.gov. This year is also a presidential election; we encourage everyone to be active in their local communities by registering to vote if eligible, and l earning about which initiatives and candidates are on your ballots. Reply to this email for more GOTV resources!

In this email, we would like to invite everyone to tune into our virtual Corporate Achievement Awards and the joint JACL/OCA Summit. Keep reading below for more details.

OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates: Corporate Achievement Awards 2020

Save the date for the virtual Corporate Achievement Awards! The event is free and open to the public; we encourage you to tune in from home. The schedule will be:

Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 4-5 PM ET - Panel 1: Corporate ERG/BRG Response to COVID-19 and Racial Social Unrest
Thursday, Oct. 1 at 4-5 PM ET - Panel 2: Building Your Career and Workplace Community
Friday, Oct. 2 at 4-5:30 PM ET - OCA National Asian Pacific American Corporate Achievement Awards Ceremony

To find more information and RSVP, please visit the website: bit.ly/ocacaa2020

Virtual JACL/OCA Summit

The JACL/OCA Summit will take place from September 24 to September 29. The summit will explore issues of immigration, healthcare disparities during COVID-19, police/criminal justice reform, and education policy. There will be sessions open to the general public, and we invite you to tune in if you can!

The issue briefing on the State of Civil Rights is open to the public! The event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET. Join us, NAACP, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Muslim Advocates, and other community partners on how these issues impact minority and immigrant communities. This will be broadcasted on Facebook Live. To RSVP/Follow the event, click the button below!

State of Civil Rights Facebook Event

The issue briefing for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Health Issues is open to the public! This event will take place on Friday, Sept. 25 at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET. Join us, JACL, AAJC, AAPCHO, and SAALT on the current issues that face and affect our communities. This will be broadcasted on Facebook Live. To RSVP/Follow the event click the button below!

Immigration/Civil Rights/Health Issues Facebook Event

OCA National Public Events Calendar

The OCA National Public Events calendar is where we post OCA National and OCA Chapter events. You can check out events happening virtually near you! The link is here: bit.ly/ocaevents.

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

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