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Filipina Attacked for Being Asian

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Vilma Kari was attacked just for being Asian. Her case is one of the few crimes against our community to be sentenced as it is — a hate crime.

📣 We’re calling for the community’s support! 📣

Tita Vilma will be making a Victim Impact Statement Report at court this Wednesday, February 21st in Manhattan. If you’re in the NY area, support her in court as she faces her attacker again for the first time and RSVP at http://bit.ly/supportvilma 🙏 Tag someone you know on the East Coast to spread the word!

Save the Date 🗓️: February 21
RSVP 📥: http://bit.ly/supportvilma

Stop the Hate Program Funding

The California Government Code § 8260 authorizes the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in consultation with the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA), to administer the Stop the Hate (STH) Program that awards funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide support and services to victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families and facilitate hate incident or hate crime prevention measures.

Funded Support and Services may include:

  • Direct services for victims and survivors of hate incidents and hate crimes and their families, including mental and complementary health services; wellness and community healing; legal services; navigation, case management, and referrals;

  • Prevention services, including arts and cultural work, youth development, senior safety and escort programs, safety planning, training; and cross-racial alliance work; and

  • Intervention services, including outreach, training, restorative justice, coordination with local government and institutional partners, and coordinated regional rapid response.

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