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[THREAD] Sharing resources & solidarity practices in the wake of a rise in anti-Asian bias & violence. In the Bay Area in particular, elderly Asian Americans have been targeted over the past month: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/us/asian-american-attacks-bay-area/index.html
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This is sadly not new. @StopAAPIHate has documented 3,000 reports of hate around the US in the past year. @HelenZiaReal wrote last April about 45's use of hateful anti-Chinese rhetoric in describing #COVID and the effects on Asian Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/02/targeting-asians-asian-americans-will-make-it-harder-stop-covid-19/
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Now: Asian American & Pacific Islander groups in the Bay Area have come together in the wake of recent violence. Their statement & actions are examples of #solidarity. Watch: press event with community leaders incl @APEN4EJ @CAAsanfrancisco @CPASF: https://www.facebook.com/cpasf/videos/1079605782516399.
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#SolidarityIs this collective statement from Bay Area groups which is based on co-liberation practices and values. Read: https://caasf.org/press-release/asian-organizations-across-the-bay-area-join-forces-to-demand-action-against-violence/.
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#SolidarityIs centering those affected. Groups are calling for wrap-around services to “ensure victims and survivors of all backgrounds and language abilities receive full supportive services so they can recover and heal.” https://caasf.org/press-release/asian-organizations-across-the-bay-area-join-forces-to-demand-action-against-violence/
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#SolidarityIs addressing the root causes of violence. Read this comprehensive article by @mmpandika @mic which outlines the effects of gentrification, lack of access to health care & food insecurity: https://www.mic.com/p/i-want-justice-for-anti-asian-violence-but-not-at-the-expense-of-black-people-61719028
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#SolidarityIs heeding calls from Black-led groups & envisioning alternatives to aggressive policing. "In this current moment and historically, policing has not meant safety for communities of color or young people,” Stanley Pun, @AYPAL. https://www.kqed.org/arts/13892437/oaklanders-combat-chinatown-attacks-with-volunteering-mutual-aid
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#SolidarityIs building capacity by investing in community-based solutions and cross-racial connections like the Chinatown Ambassador Program: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12Re9XS3_MlazkZ6DvhAhhtJ3zjJBUiYshK-HqAAecpM/viewform?ts=60222a9d&gxids=7628&edit_requested=true
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#SolidarityIs coming together to change the system, and not let the system pit communities against each other. https://www.newsweek.com/black-asian-communities-fed-being-pitted-against-each-other-city-officials-1568410
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#SolidarityIs advocating @WhiteHouse to follow through on its Memorandum addressing anti-AAPI xenophobia by meeting with community leaders & implementing their recommendations. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/26/memorandum-condemning-and-combating-racism-xenophobia-and-intolerance-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-in-the-united-states/
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#SolidarityIs building connections across Black and Asian communities. @AboutFreedomInc, which organizes with Black and Southeast Asian communities, offers this: https://madison365.com/open-letter-freedom-inc-southeast-asian-team-covid-19-black-solidarity/
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#SolidarityIs learning to be a co-conspirator: take bystander intervention trainings from @iHollaback and @AAAJ_AAJC: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/
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#SolidarityIs love: Support Oakland and San Francisco Days of Action on Feb 13 & 14. https://caasf.org/event/san-francisco-day-of-action-love-our-people-heal-our-communities/
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More resources from @APANONews: A Resource Guide for AAPI Anti-Hate Activists, Victims and Survivors of Hate
https://www.apano.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PUAH-Resilience-to-Hate-Resource-Guide-3_23_20.docx.pdf.
From @18millionrising: “Call on Me, Not the Cops” in Asian languages https://18millionrising.org/2020/06/callonme.html
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https://www.apano.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PUAH-Resilience-to-Hate-Resource-Guide-3_23_20.docx.pdf.
From @18millionrising: “Call on Me, Not the Cops” in Asian languages https://18millionrising.org/2020/06/callonme.html
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