Don't Look Away
January 2023 Newsletter
We are trying something new by sharing stories by (or for) BIPOC members in the RIDC community. This month's story is by Erin McGrady. Next month, we will return to our regular newsletter format, including media resources and additional content.
Photo by Caroline Whatley | Written by Erin McGrady (shared with permission)
"Update: Learning that the suspect is an Asian person and feeling so many things. Confusion, anger, heartache. Gun violence . . . mental health, access to resources . . . there’s so many things im feeling but maybe first and foremost is that mass shootings affect us all no matter where we are, no matter who we are. You know the deal by now, we call, we write, we grieve, we rest, we . . . it’s the same thing over and over.
TW: AAPI Hate
Don’t look away.
10 Dead in Mass Shooting in Monterey Park After a Lunar New Year Celebration
Don’t look away.
Between March 2020 and March 2022 More Than 11,400 Incidents Against Asian Americans Have Been Reported (not to mention the countless ones that aren’t reported or that ARE reported and not categorized as hate crimes)
Don’t look away.
17 Year Old Arrested For Kicking Elderly Asian Woman On SF Muni Bus
Don’t look away.
8 Dead in Atlanta Spa Shootings
Don’t look away.
And on and on.
Struggling with massive anxiety today.
Grieving today on Lunar New Year.
Proud to be Asian American.
Show up, show out, love your fellow human. I/we don’t expect perfection in aspiring allyship and co-conspirators so please don’t let that hold you back from trying. ❤️"
