‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌Jack,
Eight people were killed in a mass shooting in Atlanta on Tuesday night—the majority of them Asian women. My heart breaks for their families.
This horrific event is part of a disturbing surge in hate crimes targeting our Asian American friends, neighbors and family. It has to stop. It is on all of us to step up and loudly condemn this violence and the bigoted language which fuels it.
And while the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump’s hateful, xenophobic rhetoric may have been an accelerant, we must acknowledge that our country has a long history [[link removed]] of anti-Asian violence and bigotry.
If you’re looking for ways to help, I have two suggestions for you today:
First, check in on your AAPI loved ones. Listen, learn, and give them your love and support. It’s on us to show up for them.
And if it makes sense for your budget, make a donation to an organization that supports the AAPI community. My team pulled together a list of five New York-based and national organizations that could use your support— split a donation between all five here. [[link removed]]
*
The
Asian
American
Legal
Defense
and
Education
Fund
[[link removed]]
protects
and
promotes
the
civil
rights
of
Asian
Americans
across
the
country


*
The
Asian
American
Federation’s
[[link removed]]
COVID-19
Recovery
Fund
will
help
New
York’s
Asian
community
recover
from
the
economic
and
social
ravages
of
the
pandemic


*
Asian
Americans
for
Equality
[[link removed]]
is
one
of
New
York
City’s
leading
housing,
social
service
and
community
development
organizations
supporting
Asian
Americans
and
other
systematically
disadvantaged
communities


*
Asian
and
Pacific
Islander
American
Scholars
[[link removed]]
empowers
AAPI
students
to
access
higher
education
and
reach
their
full
potential


*
The
Center
for
Asian
Pacific
American
Women
[[link removed]]
develops
AAPI
women
to
be
impactful
and
influential
leaders


Please, split a donation between five organizations that support and lift up the AAPI community. [[link removed]]
Sending love and strength,
Kirsten

Paid for by Off the Sidelines PAC


Contributions or gifts to Off the Sidelines PAC are not tax-deductible. Off the Sidelines PAC does not accept contributions from federal lobbyists, corporate and/or trade association PACs, or "for profit" business entities, including but not limited to sole proprietorships, partnerships, and LLCs.

We’d hate to see you go, but if you want to stop receiving messages from Kirsten altogether, you can unsubscribe here: unsubscribe: [link removed]