{"id":38228,"date":"2023-02-06T10:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/?p=38228"},"modified":"2023-02-06T10:43:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:43:19","slug":"jdi-reflections-on-attacks-on-asian-community-anti-blackness-and-other-tragedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/jdi-reflections-on-attacks-on-asian-community-anti-blackness-and-other-tragedies\/","title":{"rendered":"JDI reflections on attacks on Asian community, Anti-Blackness, and other tragedies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Call for Solidarity & Action<\/em><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Over the past few weeks, we have collectively born witness to a torrent of violence and loss. From the deadly attacks on Asian communities in California to the fatal beating of\u00a0Tyre\u00a0Nichols in Tennessee, the police killing of Sayed Arif Faisal in Cambridge, MA and Tortuguita in Atlanta, GA, the deaths of three young children in Duxbury, and domestic violence related homicides in Cohasset, Stoughton, Lowell, Boston\u2019s South End, and other communities, these tragedies can be hard to comprehend and yet demand of us that we face the brutal reality of the fundamental causes. Access to guns. Inadequate response and resources to address mental health. Police and state violence. Systemic Anti-Blackness.<\/p>\n

We know that these are not isolated stories, that they do not account for the vast experiences of interpersonal, societal, and racial violence that occur every day. We also acknowledge that systemic racism dictates which stories are told and how the pain and suffering of those most impacted by state violence are too often minimized and overlooked. We’re also mindful that the ripples of these violences will be experienced most deeply by those closest to the issues.<\/p>\n

From the staff at JDI, our hearts go out to the families, communities and everyone impacted. We recognize the pain and continue to strive towards solidarity with those most impacted by violence and harm. And in collaboration with our membership and all of you, we will continue to advocate for sensible gun reform bills, for a shift on our reliance on the criminal legal and carceral systems, and for a continued reckoning with the legacy of Anti-Blackness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Much has been written and shared in the aftermath of each of these tragedies. Below, we offer a few resources and reading materials. Let us go forward together, remembering to be kind to ourselves and each other as we take time to process and to seek healing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In solidarity,
The JDI Team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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RESOURCES & READINGS<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Combatting Anti-Asian Hate<\/strong>
Stay informed and take action in your community, workplace and through policy action. https:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Advocating for policies to end gun violence<\/strong>
Learn more and sign up for action alerts through our partners at the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence: https:\/\/www.mapreventgunviolence.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Addressing systemic Anti-Blacknes<\/strong>s
These two articles resonate with JDI’s analysis and commitment to centering the needs and experiences of Black people in the United States.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/01\/29\/metro\/black-cops-killed-tyre-nichols-systemic-racism-is-death-us-all\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/01\/27\/opinion\/dangerously-armed-nation-war-with-itself\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Postpartum depression<\/strong>
Find information and resources for yourself, loved ones, co-workers and friends: https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/postpartum-depression<\/a><\/p>\n

Racial disparities leaves Black women and children at greater risk as described in this column by Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/01\/28\/metro\/after-duxbury-conversations-we-need-have<\/a><\/p>\n

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