UNESCO/UNITWIN Network Stands in Solidarity with Asian American Pacific Islander Communities

We at the BU-based UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Gender, Culture & People-Centered Development stand in solidarity with AAPI communities. Please see Unbound Visual Arts' Statement of Solidarity below:

UVA Stands in Solidarity with the Asian American Community Unbound Visual Arts (UVA)  is appalled and devastated by the events that transpired in Georgia last week and by the increasing acts of violence against members of the Asian-American community in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. UVA stands against racism and xenophobia and does not condone racially motivated acts of hatred, prejudice, and discrimination towards people of Asian descent or individuals of any race or ethnicity.  Our hearts go out to the victims of the recent shootings, their friends and family and to those who have experienced anti-Asian harassment and abuse, which we do not tolerate.     How You Can Support: If you are interested in supporting the victims of the Atlanta shootings and AAPI justice, please consider donating to these causes here: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-sun-cha-kim https://www.gofundme.com/f/memorial-for-yong-yue-and-family https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-hyunjungkim-to-support-my-brother-i https://www.gofundme.com/f/84yearold-killed-in-san-francisco https://www.gofundme.com/f/2b8zh292uo   To learn more about how you can combat anti-asian racism and #StopAsianHate in your community, here are a list of resources: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/ https://www.creativereactionlab.com/our-approach https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/reducing-stigma https://www.standagainsthatred.org/ https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/aaajcommunitystatement https://www.advancingjustice-alc.org/ https://www.apalanet.org/organizingtips-804620.html   To organize against racism and build support for Asian Americans in your community, join the Commonwealth of MA Asian American Commission's Town Hall on Anti-Asian Racism, Thursday, March 25th at 6:00 pm ET: https://www.aacommission.org/resources/anti-asian-hate-resources/