SFIC WEEKLY ONLINE BRIEFING FOR FAITH LEADERS
ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE HARM, ROOT CAUSES AND
PREVENTION-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS BEING TAKEN
TO STEM THE TIDE OF RACIAL VIOLENCE SUFFERED BY
ASIAN AMERICANS IN OUR CITY AND BEYOND

Thursday, March 18, 2021
8:30 am - 9:45 am

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In response to the recent surge of anti-Asian racism, the respected non-profit Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) and their partners at Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate launched a reporting center to track and respond to incidents of racial bias. From March 2020 through December 2020, over 3,000 self-reported accounts were documented throughout the country and over 700 in the Bay Area. Recent incidents of violence against Asian elders have sparked outrage and attention from community members, faith leaders, media, elected officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders. CAA is playing a leading role addressing the immediate harm and root causes of this violence and is advancing prevention oriented solutions. This week's "Online Briefing for Faith Leaders," hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council and supported by the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team, welcomes CAA Co-Executive Director Cynthia Choi and three respected faith panelists who will address this critical and timely issue in these times of COVID-19.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR

Michael G. Pappas, M.Div.
Executive Director, San Francisco Interfaith Council

WELCOME & READING OF SFIC STATEMENT

Kaushik Roy
Executive Director, Shanti Project

REFLECTIVE MOMENT

The Rev. Debra Low-Skinner, Vicar
President, Japanese American Religious Federation of SF

(Introduction of Guest Presenter and Presentation
by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
Cynthia Choi
Co-Executive Director
Cynthia Choi the Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, a 50 year old community based civil rights organizations based in San Francisco which aims to advance racial justice, economic justice, education equity and immigrant rights. Most recently she was the Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy where she was responsible for leveraging strategic opportunities to advance AAPI social justice issues and philanthropic investments. Prior to joining AAPIP, Cynthia led local, state and national community based organizations working on a range of issues from reproductive justice, gender violence, immigrant/refugee rights and environmental justice issues.
FAITH PANELISTS

Dr. James McCray, Jr., Executive Director

Hala K. Hijazi, Commissioner
Muslim Representative
Board of Directors, San Francisco Interfaith Council

Rev. Norman Fong, Parish Associate

CLOSING REMARKS

SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas

The SFIC extends special thanks to the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team for facilitating technology support 
for this weekly series of Online Briefings for Faith Leaders.

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