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Below is a message from an group who wrote a letter, created a petition and organized an action this Saturday, 3/27 in solidarity with the Asian community and support putting an end to the discriminatory hate and abuse towards Asians as well as asking for NYC DOE to take action by addressing this systemic racist practices within our school structure. Please see the message below. And share far and wide. If you have any question or concerns, contact the organization directly at: nyc4rjps@gmail.com. Dear RJPS community,
In response the endless attacks on the Asain American and Pacific Islander Community, New Yorkers for Racially Just Public School is participating in an action on SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1 PM near City Hall to present our demands to the Mayor, and of New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter. We must not only make New York City streets safe for all New Yorkers, we must ensure New York City public schools are safe and welcoming environments that reject all forms of racism, and value all our students. We stand in solidarity, and in partnership with leaders in the Asian American community to reject this violence, and to situate these events in the long history of racial violence against the Asian community in this country. This violence did not just appear because of the pandemic, it has been incubated by a society steeped in white supremacist values; and accelerated by the explicitly racist rhetoric spewed by the former president and other elected officials. That this violence at times has been perpetrated by other Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) only reinforces the insidious nature of white supremacy and the ways even BIPOC can consume its poisons. The violence of white supremacy is learned and upheld by our policies, practices, and beliefs. We need action on each from City leadership. Click here to join the 100 people that have already signed the New Yorkers Stand Against Anti-Asian Violence and White Supremacy petition. Click here to read our full letter, featuring our demands and resources on how to act in solidarity with the AAPI community We hope to see you at 1 pm this Saturday 3/27. More information to come!! -- In Solidarity, RJPS Steering Committee "Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” - Paulo Freire Comments are closed.
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