In the wake of an increase in nationwide anti-Asian attacks, UC Berkeley alumni launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to provide Asian Americans, especially the elderly, with pepper spray for self-defense. Campaign organizers Tsz Chun Chung, Bruce Lou and Tzulun Mai aim to raise $1,000 to purchase pepper sprays, according to the GoFundMe page. They plan to hand 1,000 pepper sprays out for free in San Francisco’s Chinatown, as well as in other Bay Area Asian communities. “We want to equip them with a cheap, reliable, and non-lethal self-defense weapon that will give them a chance to fend off would-be attackers,” the GoFundMe description reads.