May 16, 2024
As part of California’s coordinated response to a nationwide increase in hate, AAPI Youth Rising joins the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), alongside state and community partners, to gather and reveal new data highlighting the impact of California vs Hate in its first year of operation and announce new and ongoing initiatives to combat hate across the state. Officially launched a year ago this month by Governor Newsom, CA vs Hate is the state’s first-ever multilingual statewide hotline and online portal that provides a safe, anonymous reporting option for victims and witnesses of hate acts. CA vs Hate is one key piece of a statewide coordinated and strategic response to directly address hate in California, which in recent years reached its highest reported levels since 2001—increasing more than 20% from 2021 to 2022.
WHO:
- Kevin Kish, Director of Civil Rights Department
- Russell Roybal, Chair of Commission on the State of Hate
- Lynda Gledhill, Executive Officer for the California Victim Compensation Board
- Mina Fedor, Founder and Executive Director of AAPI Youth Rising
- Ariel Bustamante, Capacity Building Manager for the LA LGBT Center
- Regina Wilson, Executive Director for California Black Media
WHERE:
Constitution Wall at the California Museum | 1020 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814
WHEN:
Monday, May 20 | 10:00am – 12:00pm PT
LIVESTREAM:
The press conference will be livestreamed on CRD Instagram at @calcivilrights
RSVP:
Reporters interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP here. General media inquiries regarding CA vs Hate can be directed to publicaffairs@calcivilrights.ca.gov.