Townhall on Anti-Asian Racism
Sat, Mar 28
|zoom
Asian American organizers, and other people of color we are in community with, will facilitate a conversation on race, struggle and solidarity in the time of a global pandemic.
Time & Location
Mar 28, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
zoom
About the Event
The People's Collective for Justice and Liberation Presents
A Townhall On Anti-Asian Racism: Race, Struggle & Solidarity in The Time of A Global Pandemic
DATE: Saturday, March 28, 2020 TIME: 3:00-5PM PST / 6:00-8PM EST Register for Zoom details: https://bit.ly/Anti-AsianRacismTownhall
ASL Interpretation and Caption Services as well as Graphic Facilitation will be provided throughout this event. Transcription will be provided 2 weeks after the event
We are committed to making this event accessible to visitors with disabilities and we are continually working to increase its accessibility and usability.
We are living in unprecedented times with COVID--19 or the Coronavirus. There has been a rise in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian discrimination and many efforts to combat it during this public health crisis.
Asian American organizers, and other people of color we are in community with, will facilitate a conversation on race, struggle and solidarity in the time of a global pandemic.
Featured Speakers:
Jason Oliver Chang, University of Connecticut Asian and Asian American Studies Institute Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network Timmy Lu, AAPIs for Civic Empowerment Education Fund Leroy F. Moore Jr., Krip-Hop Nation Scot Nakagawa, Change Labs Angela Peoples, Black Womxn For Carmen Perez-Jordan, The Gathering for Justice Lakshmi Sridaran, South Asian Americans Leading Together Kabzuag Vaj, Freedom Inc. Helena Wong, Seeding Change: A Center for Asian American Movement-Building
Co-Hosted by Gregory Cendana, Can’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Consulting and DJ Kuttin Kandi, Asian Solidarity Collective
Cosponsored by Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop; Asian Solidarity Collective, University of Connecticut Asian And Asian American Studies Institute, 18 Million Rising, and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Asian Law Caucus