John—

Today, we honor the lives of nine people shot in Atlanta, eight of them
fatally, the victims of a series of shootings at massage parlors yesterday
evening. While we're still learning more details, seven of those shot were
women, and six of them were Asian women.

This violence comes at a time when racist attacks on Asian Americans—both
verbal and physical—are happening more and more often across the country,
making these deaths all the more painful. Asian American women often
experience the intersection of racism and sexism, reporting hate incidents
2.3 times more than men. The organization Stop AAPI Hate found that since
the start of the pandemic, there have been around 3,800 reported incidents
of attacks on Asian Americans.^1

John, we stand with the AAPI community against this violence,
misogyny, and bigotry, and hope you will too. We are committed to
disarming hate, preventing violence against women, and stopping gun
violence in all forms. We do not have to live like this, and we do not
have to die like this.

As we continue to learn more about the victims and the survivors of this
mass shooting, I thank you for being a part of this movement. Together, we
can make change possible, and make sure that events like this never happen
again.

Becky George
Senior Advisor on AAPI Engagement
Everytown for Gun Safety

[ [link removed] ]Take Action

1. Russell Jeung Ph.D., Aggie Yellow Horse, Ph.D., Tara Popovic, and
Richard Lim. "Stop AAPI Hate National Report: 3/19/20 - 2/28/21".


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