MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2021
Contact:
Michael Kapp, Director of Public Affairs, LA County WDACS:
mkapp@wdacs.lacounty.gov
LA COUNTY LEADERS CALL FOR UNITY AND ACTION AGAINST RECENT HATE VIOLENCE
LA vs HATE program, resources, and victim stories to be highlighted
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis (First District), Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell (Second District), and LA District Attorney George Gascón will speak alongside hate victims and leaders in the LA vs Hate initiative about uniting our communities, and what we can do to protect those who are being targeted for hate violence. Also revealed will be a new motion by the Supervisors to be presented to the Board for action on Tuesday, March 9.
WHEN: Monday, March 8, 2021, at 10 a.m.
LOCATION: Via Zoom – link will be sent to all those who register at www.lavshate.org/aapi
WHO:
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor for the First District (via taped remarks)
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Second District
- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón
- Robin S. Toma, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR), and Assistant Director of the Los Angeles County department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS)
- Manjusha Kulkarni, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), and representative of StopAAPIHate
- Ms. Hong Lee, Vietnamese American victim of hate in LA City, and spokesperson for LA vs Hate
- Ms. Shelly Shen, victim of hate, West Covina
- Bishop Noriaki Ito, Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, Little Tokyo L.A.
- Fredrick Sykes, former Sheriff’s deputy, Mayor and City Councilmember of West Covina and currently a commissioner of LACCHR
Members of the media who speak the following languages can listen in by telephone and online:
Members of the news media are invited to submit questions via Zoom chat/messaging following speaker remarks.
This press event will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/LACountyWDACS and www.facebook.com/A3PCON
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211 L.A. County
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