We All Should Be Treated Equally 人人都应该得到平等对待
On November 30, 2021, a march against racial discrimination was held at Philadelphia City Hall, initiated by the Pennsylvania Chinese American Coalition and organized by the Asian American Rights Defense League and the United Chinese American Association in cooperation with nearly 100 other organizations across the United States. The event was supported by Chinese communities in New York, Washington, Boston, Florida and California, and thousands of people participated. The hate and discrimination against Chinese in recent years is outrageous, and we all feel that the benefit of Chinese is seriously threatened. Only by uniting together and forming a united front can we strengthen the strong bastion of the Chinese community and create a more harmonious society for ourselves and the younger generation.
Yan Xiong, a candidate for Congress in New York, spoke at the event.
当地时间11月30日,由美国宾州华人侨团联盟发起,亚裔维权大联盟、美国华人华侨联合总会等携手全美近百个社团组织的“伸张正义·杜绝霸凌”反对种族歧视大游行在费城市政厅举行。此次活动得到纽约、华盛顿、波士顿、佛州、加州等地华人社团的声援支持,数千人参加。
作为主场的费城,抗议队伍在市政厅周围集结,大家一路高喊口号,沿着白板街游行至费城市教育局。
费城市议员吴大卫、马克,宾州州长亚太裔事务委员会主任孙一以及社区侨领、家长代表、华裔受害学生卢敏惠在活动中发表讲话。他们表示,近年来发生的针对华裔的仇恨、歧视事件令人愤慨,大家深感华裔的生存受到严重威胁。华人只有团结起来,形成统一战线,方可巩固华人利益共同体的坚强堡垒,为自己和年轻一代创造更加和谐的社会。
出席当天活动的主要侨领有美国华人华侨联合总会主席林建新、亚裔维权大联盟代表姜书栋、美国华人联合会主席薛海培、宾州华人侨团联盟主席卢文斌、宾州华人侨团联盟共同主席兼秘书长朱枫、侨学界联席会议秘书长张天晨、协胜公会元老陈姿、纽约国会众议员参选人熊焱、佛罗里达州众议员参选人赵宇空等。
据悉,这场游行旨在为日前在费城地铁站遭遇非裔学生霸凌的华裔学生进行声援。同时为在事件中因见义勇为而受到伤害的华裔女孩卢敏惠讨回公道。
此外,为扩大影响力,在纽约市曼哈顿华埠林则徐广场、法拉盛中心图书馆前,各大侨团还举行了声援集会活动,国会众议员孟昭文、纽约市议员顾雅明、候任市议员黄敏仪以及侨领代表郑思祺、陈昭银等参加并发表讲话,呼吁华人团结起来抵制此类歧视、仇恨事件的发生。(中文来自于网络, 如果有知识产权问题, 请尽快和我们联络)