rally for aapi lives
National Rally for AAPI Lives and Dignity march 28, 2021
Atlanta • Austin • BOSTON • Chicago • DALLAS • Detroit • Houston • Los Angeles • Maryland • MINNEAPOLIS • New York City • San Francisco • Seattle • Washington DC
AACC partnered with local churches and organizations to Stand for AAPI Lives and to mourn the loss of the 8 precious image bearers in Atlanta who were taken from their loved ones. In light of the greater systemic evils of anti-Asian hate and misogyny against women of Asian descent, the church cannot remain silent.
In 2020, in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd's death, AACC hosted a march for Black Lives and Dignity where over 1,000 people gathered from over 100 churches in Chicago. AACC gathered once again to stand for those made in the image of God. This time, it’s nationwide.
We mourned with the communities who lost loved ones. We showed our nation and world that Asian American Christians will not remain silent in the face of injustice and that we will actively oppose the powers and principalities that could lead to such a heinous act of hate. We will turn to God in prayer for the families of those whose lives were taken, for the broader community of those of Asian heritage, and we will call the Church and the broader society to join us and stand for AAPI lives and dignity.
#StandForAAPILives
MEDIA COVERAGE
Videos
Rallies across SoCal call for end to anti-Asian violence, hateful rhetoric (KABC-TV, Los Angeles)
Chicago Christians Rally In Uptown To Stop Asian Hate (CBS 2 Chicago)
Rallying Against Anti-Asian Hate (KNBC 4 LA)
'We can stop hate together': Rallies held across the Bay Area to stop AAPI violence (ABC 7, San Francisco Bay Area)
Anti-Asian Violence Rally Held In Edina (WCCO 4 News)
Articles
Minnesota rally grieves Atlanta victims, calls for support for Asian Americans (KARE TV 11)
Houston candlelight vigil remembers victims of deadly Atlanta spa shootings (Houston Chronicle)
Asian Women Lead Charge Against Bigotry in Christian Rallies across U.S. (Sojourners)
At nationwide rallies, Christians stand up for Asian Americans (RNS- Religion News Service)
Buford Highway advocates join rally to support Asian Americans after spa killings (Reporter Newspapers)
Asian American Christians Refuse to Be Silent Amid Rise in Hate Crimes (Faithfully Magazine)