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‘It’s Not About One Person Changing The World’: How Organizations Are Building Community Support Through Mutual Aid
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In light of last summer’s police killings and increased violence against Asians heightened by racist rhetoric during the pandemic, more people are having conversations to reimagine what makes a community feel safe.
Yuan Wong is a community organizer with Asian Pacific Islander Equality-Northern California (APIE-NC), which serves queer and trans Asian and Pacific Islanders. Wong said that thinking about safety isn’t new to queer and trans people.
“White supremacy and violence around us has been around forever, and abuse has been around as long as white supremacy has existed,” Wong said. “But we know that as trans and queer folks, we have had to care for each other and ourselves for a long time.”
Asian American Activists Want So Much More Than To Not Be Attacked
In California’s Bay Area, organizers are fighting for Asian Americans to feel safe from hate crimes and racism, but also from climate change, the housing crisis and more.
Asian Americans Out Loud is a project highlighting Asian Americans who are leading the way forward in art and activism. You can read more by visiting our APAHM 2021 homepage.
Story By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Photo of Vivian Huang By Kristen Murakoshi
Amid a rise in anti-Asian racism, activists in California’s Bay Area are fighting for a future in which Asian and other communities of color feel safe from hate crimes, but also from climate change, the housing crisis and more.
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Black, indigenous, and people of color often take the brunt of harm caused by climate change and pollution. It’s called environmental injustice, burdening those living near refineries, power plants, landfills or in areas susceptible to poor air quality, extreme heat, flooding, and drought, all of which has been made worse by climate change.
There are higher rates of cancer, asthma, and damage to property as wildfires worsen and temperatures rise. But there are some Bay Area grassroots organizations fighting to level the playing field. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Oakland council president tweet-blames Mayor Libby Schaaf over budget delay
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Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, seen here after assuming office in 2019, took to Twitter Saturday to criticize the mayor over a delayed budget proposal.Yalonda M James / The Chronicle
In the latest public disagreement between Oakland’s top two leaders, the City Council president accused Mayor Libby Schaaf on Saturday of “impeding the vital work” for failing to submit a proposed city budget by the May 1 deadline.
“I’m very concerned that the Mayor failed to meet her responsibility,” council president Nikki Fortunato Bas said in a prepared release she shared as part of a thread on Twitter Saturday morning.
Jessica Flores April 30, 2021Updated: April 30, 2021, 12:33 pm
Pam Tau Lee holds a photo of Brandon Lee during a rally at San Francisco City Hall on Aug. 9, 2019. Brandon Lee, an activist and community organizer, was shot outside his home in the Philippines, according to friends. Photo: Noah Berger, Special to The Chronicle
Pam Tau Lee was 21 years old when she began her activism career in San Francisco, later becoming the co-founder of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and the Chinese Progressive Association. Now Lee has started painting to continue her activism.
“I can’t be out on the front lines anymore at 73 years old,” Lee, of San Francisco, told The Chronicle in a phone interview. “I express my views now mainly through my painting.”