FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Justine Ventura Mejia
Programs Manager
Phone: (213)269-4639
Email: justine@causeusa.org
What: “Confronting Racism: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic” Livestream will feature community leaders from across Los Angeles in discussion about current events from the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic to the murder of George Floyd and the persistent pandemic of racism. The conversation will address community concerns across racial groups and solutions to uplift each other, LA, and the nation as a whole.
Who:
Charlie Woo -- Board Chair, Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment (CAUSE)
Michael Lawson -- President & CEO, Los Angeles Urban League
Dan Schnur -- Politics Professor, USC, Pepperdine, Berkeley
Helen Torres -- CEO, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Charlie Woo will also be available for one-on-one interviews with interested reporters. Please contact Justine Ventura Mejia at (213) 269-4639 or by email at: justine@causeusa.org
Where: Online
Register HERE
Why: The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and COVID-19 have both exposed a myriad of issues from criminal justice to healthcare with a common theme of racism and inequity. Los Angeles must move forward together as the whole nation fights the pandemics of racism and COVID-19. This coalition will lift the voices of their communities by sharing critical insights on minority communities, issues that matter now, and ideas for a better future.
About CAUSE
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan, community-based organization with a mission to advance the political empowerment of the Asian Pacific American community through nonpartisan voter outreach, training, and education as well as leadership development.
Since its founding 1993, CAUSE has led efforts to drive APA civic engagement, from facilitating in-language Get Out The Vote workshops in the Greater Los Angeles Area to hosting the first-ever APA-facing gubernatorial debate in California history in 2018. CAUSE plans to continue efforts in 2020 to mobilize the community by providing the knowledge, access, and network to inspire APAs of all ages to voice their vote.
For any further inquiries, please contact CAUSE via phone at (213) 269-4639 or email at info@causeusa.org. General information can be obtained from our website at www.causeusa.org. Our office is located at 1605 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite #1027, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
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