GAPABA, NAPABA & Stop Repeating History Present
An Important Virtual Discussion
ASIAN AMERICANS: FROM ALLIES TO ACCOMPLICES IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK LIVES
MONDAY, July 27, 2020
4:30 - 6:00 PM (EST)
FREE, but RSVP REQUIRED
ZOOM LINK provided prior to event
NOTE: The Zoom CAPACITY for this Webinar is 500. For overflow, this event will be livestreamed on the GAPABA Facebook Page.
PRESENTERS:
Christopher Bruce, Political Director, ACLU-Georgia
Prof. Natsu Taylor Saito, Law Professor & Author, Georgia State Univ. College of Law
Don Tamaki, Managing Partner, Minami Tamaki LLPand Co-Founder, Stop Repeating History
Azadeh Shahshahani, Legal & Advocacy Director, Project South
Moderated by Judge Ruth Rocker McMullin, Gwinnett County Magistrate Court
Following GAPABA's recent Statement in support of Black Lives, we present an important discussion on building Asian American allyship with Black communities. We provide a free screening of the historical documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 about the false information and political influences which led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, the murder of Vincent Chin and its impact on APA political race consciousness, and the rise of Anti-Asian Violence in the time of COVID. With Georgia now at the epicenter of Black Lives Matters protests following the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and others, we want to discuss the intersectionality of violence against both the APA and Black/Brown communities, and how we can become better allies and accomplices.
FREE ONLINE FILM SCREENING LINK OF THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY