Thousands of Asian Americans and members of other communities, including contingents from New York, are gathering at the National Mall on Saturday for the Unity March. The D.C. event is being billed as the first national rally to be led by Asian Americans.
Personal safety has been top of mind in New York's Asian American and Pacific Islander communities following a stream of violent attacks and hate incidents directed at community members. A mural in Chinatown captures some of the anguish surrounding the violence.Personal safety has been top of mind in New York's Asian American and Pacific Islander communities following a stream of violent attacks and hate incidents directed at community members.
People grieve differently. Some people get angry and want to do everything they can right away. Some people get stuck in this feeling of helplessness. And what we’re trying to do is to provide a space to feel all these things, and an on-ramp to take action.The event began to take shape last year, in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings. On March 16, 2021, Robert Aaron Long engaged in a shooting spree at three spas, killing eight people, of whom six were Asian women.
Organizers say there are 60 partner organizations and they anticipate 10,000-15,000 attendees, including busloads of participants from New York and New Jersey. Scheduled speakers include the Rev. Al Sharpton, journalist and immigrant rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas, and Muslim activist Linda Sarsour.
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