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Greetings!

Ruth Whitfield. Roberta Drury. Aaron Salter. Heyward Patterson. Pearl Young. Geraldine Talley. Celestine Chaney. Katherine Massey. Margus Morrison. Andre Mackneil.

These were the eleven individuals in Buffalo, New York who lost their lives in an anti-Black hate crime. Less than a day later, we learned of Dr. John Cheng, killed in a hate-motivated shooting in Laguna Woods. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

This has been a painful week. It's a pain that is all too familiar.

We saw it in El Paso. We saw it at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Violent hate crimes are rising in the U.S. as more people feel emboldened to spread messages of hate and racism. Some of those messages lead to real life violence.

Hate has hurt our communities, but it won't divide us. Tonight, we are hosting a Solidarity Vigil to grieve, to heal, and stand united against hate. I hope you'll join us.

This work is more important now than ever before. We must fight against hate by fighting for love, diversity and inclusion. We must show that we are stronger than those who seek to divide us. Hate is rising. But we will rise as well.

Keep the faith and keep the fight,

- Capri Maddox
Executive Director,
Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department
TONIGHT: Join the Solidarity Vigil
Flyer for the Solidarity Vigil at First AME Church of LA on May 23, 2022 at 6:45 PM
Tonight, we are honoring the lives lost to hate with Mayor Eric Garcetti and faith leaders with a Solidarity Vigil at First AME Church (2270 S Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018). We hope you join us.

We know that this moment has been painful and difficult for many of us. We want to provide a space for our grief, our healing, and our multi-faith, multiethnic community. If you're seeking a space to process this pain and remember the lives lost, join us tonight for a candlelight vigil.
Participatory Budgeting Launches in LA
We've launched L.A. REPAIR, the first participatory budgeting pilot program in Los Angeles. Through L.A. REPAIR, 9 communities across LA will decide how to spend $8.5 million in city funds on programs that benefit them. Through L.A. REPAIR, real people will have real power over real money.

Help shape the process by joining the L.A. REPAIR Steering Committee. Applications are due by June 10th. The Steering Committee will make key decisions on how the process will work, and write the rulebook for participatory budgeting in LA. Anyone over the age of 16 in a REPAIR Zone is welcome to apply.
United Streets of America
This weekend we joined artists, activists and community leaders for United Streets of America, a community celebration by Arts Bridging the Gap. This event in the heart of Hollywood was all about building solidarity through creativity and community. We brought our LA For All campaign to share resources on preventing and responding to hate, and met some creative change makers along the way. See more pictures on our Instagram page.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table to join our campaign and help us bring an LA for Everyone!
Thank you, Loyola High!
Last week, the students of Loyola High School launched the LA For All campaign with an event against hate and for an inclusive LA. We are so grateful to Sean Kwak and the other students of Loyola High for being ambassadors of the LA For All campaign, and bringing anti-hate programming to their school.

Want to join the LA For All campaign? Click here to request a free poster for your business, community center or classroom!

We all can play a role in stopping hate. Join our #LAForAll campaign at civilandhumanrights.lacity.org/laforall/thecampaign
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and an important time to reflect on and prioritize our own mental health needs. With everything happening in the world and our lives, it's normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed, and it's normal to ask for help.

LA County's Department of Mental Health is available 24/7 to provide mental health support, resources and referrals at (800) 854-7771 or dmh.lacounty.gov/resources.

If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call 1-800-273-8255 or chat online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
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