Category: NSC Projects
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Stop China Bashing with Unity and Solidarity
History and meme about demonization of Asian economic powerhouses, Japan and China, as they grew to compete against the United States.
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Win Justice for Christian Hall!
On December 30, supporters of Justice for Christian Hall and all victims of police violence joined together in cities across the country to honor the life of Christian Hall, who was killed while holding his hands up by PA State Troopers in Stroudsburg, PA. It was the one-year anniversary of his killing, Dec. 30, 2020,…
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NSC Working with Seniors to Fight Anti-Asian Violence in Koreatown
On Friday November 5, NSC members visited with seniors at Wilshire Towers in Koreatown, Los Angeles to distribute safety supplies, including pepper spray, whistles. Educational material about how to report hate crimes and other personal supplies were also handed out. Many of the mostly Asian seniors living in this senior home stated that they have…
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NSC Members Need to Eat and Drink Too!
NSC and supporters also support local businesses by eating and drinking and practicing playing pool after safety walking! 🙂
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Interacting with Street Vendors
Street vendors are frequent victims of crime. Neighborhood Safety Companions share safety equipment and information with local street vendors during their safety walks.
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Koreatown Community Safety Walks
NSC volunteers interact with the full diversity of people that walk the sidewalks in Koreatown. We distribute information, personal hygiene and safety supplies, and hold conversations about how to create alternatives for building community safety and how we might better protect each other from violence.
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Supporting our Seniors
Much of the Anti-Asian violence sweeping the U.S. has been targeting Asian elders. NSC makes an extra effort to reach out to seniors in the community as well as supporting various senior fights such as against rising rents and evictions. NSC members support the fight for healthcare reform for all, but also bilingual/bi-cultural senior care,…
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ABC 7: Koreatown residents escorted by volunteers to help keep them safe amid spike in anti-Asian attacks
KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — In light of numerous recent attacks on Asian Americans across the nation, a group of local volunteers is helping Koreatown residents by offering safety and companionship if they need to go out. Organizers call them Neighborhood Safety Companions, keeping a watchful eye on the community while doing their part to…
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France 24 Coverage of NSC
By: Pierrick LEURENT | Valérie DEFERT | Ryan Thompson Last month’s deadly shooting in the US city of Atlanta has put the spotlight on anti-Asian hate crimes across the country. Six Asian American women were among the eight victims. Since the start of the pandemic, these incidents have been on the rise and in some cases, their frequency…