Marin County DA:

Novato CA

20 March, 2021

1:24 PM

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Press release from the Marin County District Attorney's Office: March 19, 2021 March 19, 2021   NOVATO, CA: NIOT Novato stands with our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communityin grief and in solidarity against racist violence and the everyday attacks that are occuring in ourcountry and communities. Of the eight people murdered in Georgia on Tuesday, six were Asianwomen and their names are now among the more than 3,800 people that have been attacked sincethe pandemic began as reported by Stop AAPI Hate. That's nearly a 2,000 percent increase inincidents that include shunning, slurs, and physical assaults. Please open the below document for full press release. Document Download: 2021NIOT-Novato-Stmt-on-Anti-Asian-Hate0319.pdf This press release was produced by the Marin County District Attorney's Office. The views expressed here are the author's own.