MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2021
Contact:
Michael Kapp, Director of Public Affairs, LA County WDACS:
mkapp@wdacs.lacounty.gov
Liza Ameen, Director of Communications, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – LA: lameen@advancingjustice-la.org
(213) 241-0258
MULTI-RACIAL COALITION OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS RALLY AGAINST HATE
Renowned civil and human rights leaders from diverse racial, religious, and cultural communities, along with new leaders from different generations, will stand on the south steps of the County Hall of Administration on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. to unify in the face of rising hate violence. LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis will be joined by famed civil rights leaders to urge the unity of our communities against hate and division, and for compassion and action. Tools and resources for action will be shared. Please note that social distancing and masks will be required.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: South steps (Grand Park) of LA County’s Hahn Hall of Administration, between Temple and 1st Street, Hill and Grand. (This event will also be livestreamed at facebook.com/LACountyWDACS)
WHO:
- The Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor for the First District
- James M. Lawson, Jr., civil rights legend and longtime social justice activist
- Connie Rice, renowned civil rights attorney
- Stewart Kwoh, President Emeritus of Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA (AAAJ-LA)
- Michael Lawson, President and CEO of Urban League of Los Angeles
- Jeffrey Abrams, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League—LA
- Connie Chung-Joe, CEO, AAAJ-LA
- Manjusha Kulkarni, Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council Executive Director
- Angelica Salas, Executive Director of the Coalition for Humane Rights of LA (CHIRLA)
- Salam al-Marayati, President and Founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council
- Terra Russell-Slavin, Director of Policy & Community Building, LA LGBT Center
- Robin 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)
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