Asian American Solidarity Vigil - Tonight at 7PM

We invite you to join us, masked and socially distanced, at the

Davis Phoenix Coalition’s Vigil
7:00pm, Friday, March 19
Solidarity Space, Central Park, 4th & D St, Davis

Come honor the lives of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Paul Andre Michels, and the other victims.

We are sad beyond words. As we celebrated the resolutions affirming our community’s commitment to stand against anti-Asian hate and xenophobia, Asian lives were being taken.

This is why Black Lives Matter, this why ethnic studies is not indoctrination, this is why we fought for marriage equality and gender neutral bathrooms. This is where intolerance ends, with lives lost, with people dehumanized with basic rights inaccessible to our neighbors, coworkers and friends.
We call everyone to bear witness.. We will not tolerate hatred and bigotry towards people of color, and we will do everything we can to support and protect our AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) community members. We urge you to do the same. The Davis Phoenix Coalition  is calling on all of Davis to speak out in support of the AAPI community.

Please spread the word and invite your loved ones to join you.
Anti-Asian violence, xenophobia, and racism in the U.S. is not new.  We encourage everyone to become more educated about Asian American history and the current movement to end anti-Asian violence. We offer these resources as places to begin:
Asian Americans Then and Now
Berkeley Expert- In Times of Crisis, Anti-Asian Violence is American Tradition
To Be An Asian Woman in America
The Making of Asian America
Stop Asian Hate
Anti-Asian Violence Resources

Evening Agenda

• Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan pre-program (performance)
• 7:00 Welcome- Sule Anibaba
• 7:07 Eunbee Ham (DCC pastor)
• 7:20 Mariko Yamada (Former Assembly woman)
• 7:27 Renetta Tull (Vice Chancellor of DEI UCD)
• 7:35 Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan (Performance)
• 7:42 NJ Mvondo (Multiculturalism Rocks / Davis Network for African (DNA)
• 7:50 Anoosh Jorjorian (DPC/CIDS)
• 7:57 Dzokerayi Minya (WILD, YCDIE, PAACD)
• 8:04 Josh Kaizuka (JACL)
• 8:12 Alex Lee-Jobe (DPC)
• 8:20 Gurken Sufi (APAPA representative)

Supported By:
Davis Phoenix Coalition, WILD, YCDIE, Florin JACL Sac Valley, APAPA, Multiculturalism Rocks, Jewish Action NorCal, Yolo People Power, ACME, LCLAA, AFL-CIO, Change to Win, NorCal resist, Sister District-CA3, Indivisible Yolo, DCC, Ethnic Studies Coalition, International House Davis, PAACD, Yolo Democratic Party