The City of Brisbane Stands in Solidarity with our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community
Over 500 gathered at the Community Park on Saturday, March 20th to denounce racism and the spate in racially-motivated attacks against the AAPI Community. The incredible show of support was more than we expected, and we are so grateful to have been able to partner with such passionate community members on this event. Special thanks to Kalvin Lee for taking the small but important first step of writing to his City Council members, where he expressed a deep concern for what was happening in the Asian community. His request was a simple one - a demonstrative show of support for the AAPI community in Brisbane.
Filmmaker Leonardo Trejo-Bien made a short documentary, "Hate is a Virus", which included clips from Brisbane's vigil.
THANK YOU Supervisor David Canepa, District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe, local Tahitian School of Dance and Drumming O Hina'aro Nui; youth speakers Sebastian Sun, Aeneas Bufiy, and Michael Lee, Hataitip Bufiy of the Thai Community Development Center; CCD parent Christina Ordona and all the students in Ms. Dalmacio's class that created posters; Karen Dhami, Arthur Sun, Jasama Patel, Karen Smith and the Brisbane Youth Advisory Committee for volunteering their time; and Brisbane PD, North County Fire Authority, Brisbane Parks & Recreation, and Brisbane Public Works for your assistance with this event!
See more photos from the event in the City's Flickr album as well as in Jim Colton's album on probonophoto.org (many of which are seen in the slideshow below).
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