{"id":484,"date":"2021-04-07T12:22:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/bolivar\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2023-12-13T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:47:43","slug":"statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/bolivar\/events-news\/press-releases\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community and Stand Against White Supremacy (Spring 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right\">April 2021<\/p>\n<p><b>Bol\u00edvar Network Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community and Stand Against White Supremacy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We, the Bol\u00edvar Network, stand in solidarity and grief with the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and our Asian Latinx community against the increasing violence and racially motivated hate incidents.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the start of the pandemic, members of the AAPI community have faced unfound blame for COVID-19 and been victims of senseless harassment and violence. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stop AAPI Hate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has received almost 3,800 reports of hate incidents against the AAPI community since the start of the pandemic, the majority of them against women.The horrific shooting in Georgia and the brutal beating in New York are only the latest in a string of ongoing incidents deeply rooted in white supremacy, racism, and misogyny that must be addressed. It\u2019s important we recognize the recent incidents are not isolated but rather part of a long history of prejudice against the AAPI community in the U.S. To honor the lives of the eight murdered individuals, six of which were Asian women, in the Atlanta area, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and the many others who have been impacted by anti-Asian hate, we are all called to action<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We demand an end to violence against AAPI communities and invite our Latinx communities and allies into the work of creating a more inclusive society by doing our part to root out racism and systemic oppression by taking action. We must move beyond words to ensure this does not happen again. We cannot wait for the next shooting, the next victims, or the next hate crime to make a change.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are a few things we encourage you to do:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listen, learn, and support the work of AAPI leaders and communities addressing the challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you see something \u2013 say something<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Share safety tips with friends and family on what to do if encountering or witnessing hate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donate to national and local organizations advocating for the AAPI community<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support AAPI-owned businesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help to share and amplify AAPI voices and information in your networks and on social media channels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To get started, we\u2019ve compiled a short list of organizations and resources:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/\"><b>STOP AAPI HATE.org<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Asian Americans Advancing Justice:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/advancingjustice-aajc.org\/covid19\"> <b>Coronavirus \/ COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hollaback!:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihollaback.org\/bystanderintervention\/\"> <b>Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian American Harassment&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Teaching Tolerance\/Southern Poverty Law Center:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/magazine\/how-to-respond-to-coronavirus-racism\"> <b>How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism<\/b><\/a><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org\/\"><b>Asian Americans Advancing Justice &#8211; Atlanta<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We all deserve a right to live without fear for ourselves, our families, and our loved ones.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In solidarity,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bol\u00edvar Network&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 2021 Bol\u00edvar Network Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community and Stand Against White Supremacy We, the Bol\u00edvar Network, stand in solidarity and grief with the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and our Asian Latinx community against the increasing violence and racially motivated hate incidents.&nbsp; Since the start of the pandemic, members of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"parent":559,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-484","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community and Stand Against White Supremacy (Spring 2021) - The Bol\u00edvar Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/bolivar\/events-news\/press-releases\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/events-news\\\/press-releases\\\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/events-news\\\/press-releases\\\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Statement in Solidarity with the AAPI Community and Stand Against White Supremacy (Spring 2021) - The Bol\u00edvar Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-07T16:22:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-13T19:47:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/events-news\\\/press-releases\\\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/events-news\\\/press-releases\\\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/events-news\\\/press-releases\\\/statement-in-solidarity-with-the-aapi-community-and-stand-against-white-supremacy\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/bolivar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events &amp; 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