We at AAPI Equity Alliance are horrified and angered by the anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ and anti-indigenous statements made by and in the presence of Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, GiI Cedillo, and Kevin de Leon and LA Federation of Labor director Ron Herrera.
Earlier this month, I traveled to Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 2012 mass shooting at a Sikh gurdwara, where seven people were murdered by a white supremacist. As we memorialized the victims – Paramjit Kaur Saini, Sita Singh, Ranjit Singh, Prakash Singh, Suveg Singh Khattra, Satwant Singh Kaleka and Baba Punjab Singh – I was moved by the strength of their families, the Gurdwara congregants, and members of the Oak Creek community in the face of a horrific, hateful killing.
With July coming to a close, I hope you are finding ways to enjoy summer and escape the heat, whether that means trips to the beach, family cookouts, or evening walks with friends. Of course, I hope all of us can enjoy these activities safely, without fears of threat or violence.
Today’s long anticipated and devastating ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, effectively striking down Roe v. Wade, reverses nearly 50 years of precedent and decades of progress for women, trans men and non-binary people. The vast majority of Americans understand that reproductive rights are critical to a safe and equitable future for all people. When we lose the right to control our own healthcare decisions, people of color and low-income people are disproportionately affected. We stand with our member organizations and the majority of people across our country who support safe access to abortion and we will continue to fight for equitable policies and access to abortion for those who need it. We are deeply concerned about the lasting implications of this decision and what it means for the sanctity of other Constitutional rights. As always, we remain vigilant in our fight for equity and justice for all.
June is always a transformative month – representing the end of the school year, the start of summer and a time for rejuvenation. For us at AAPI Equity Alliance, it means that and so much more.
We're only FOUR DAYS away from California’s June 7 primary and we want to make sure our AAPI communities are represented this election cycle! We’ve been tracking engagement and voter behavior of AAPI communities to strengthen our current and future civic engagement initiatives and make sure our community’s voices are heard and needs are met. Our votes matter and are crucial in leading to policies and practices that our AAPI communities need and deserve.
