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John,

Last night, eight people were murdered in racially motivated shootings at Asian-owned businesses in Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian women. And all of them were the victims of hate and white supremacy.

Like you, I am heartbroken by this senseless loss of life. But I am also angry. Asian Americans have a long history of facing violence in this country. Since the start of COVID-19, Asian American and Pacific Islanders have faced an explosive rise in xenophobic hatred [[link removed]] , and this issue has been marginalized. The attacks continue to escalate, especially for AAPI women, and they will not stop without our collective action.

While law enforcement may not be calling this most recent tragedy a hate crime, we know that is exactly what it is. This horrific crime and the nearly 4,000 other reported incidents over the last year were driven by white supremacy, misogyny, and racism. As a community of New Americans and BIPOC leaders, we must turn our sadness and anger into action by speaking out against this growing anti-Asian hate. Here's how you can take action now:

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Join
us
tomorrow
at
1:00PM
ET
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
AAPI
community
in
Georgia
and
across
the
country.
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Using
#NoAAPIHate
and
#StopAAPIHate,
please
share
your
statements
of
solidarity,
stories,
and
speak
out
to
end
hate.
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Support
Georgia
AAPI
leaders
and
organizations
working
to
stop
hate
and
support
the
AAPI
community
after
this
attack. *
Georgia
State
Senator
Michelle
Au
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Georgia
State
Representative
Marvin
Lim
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Georgia
State
Representative
Bee
Nguyen
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Georgia
State
Representative
Sam
Park
[[link removed]]
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Georgia
State
Senator
Sheikh
Rahman
[[link removed]]
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Stop
AAPI
Hate
[[link removed]]
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Asian
Americans
Advancing
Justice
-
Atlanta
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Asian
American
Advocacy
Fund
[[link removed]]
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Center
for
Pan
Asian
Community
Services
(CPACS)
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National
Asian
Pacific
American
Women's
Forum
—
Metro
Atlanta
Chapter
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Learn
how
you
can
be
an
ally
against
hate.
Take
a
bystander
intervention
training
with
Asian
Americans
Advancing
Justice
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to
learn
how
you
can
help
deescalate
potentially
dangerous
situations.
*
Call
out
racism,
misogyny,
and
hate
—
in
all
forms
—
against
all
groups.
Whether
it
is
online,
in
our
communities,
or
in
public
spaces,
we
cannot
stand
by
and
let
hate
go
unchecked.
What
impacts
one
of
us
impacts
all
of
us.
We
must
all
stand
up,
speak
out,
and
take
action.

Together, we can support one another even in the midst of this grief, uniting to show that hate has no place in our country or democracy.

In Solidarity,
Sara Le Brusq
Interim President
New American Leaders


New American Leaders
530 7th Ave, Floor M1
New York, NY 10018
United States

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