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United for Compassion 2: A Japantown Community Gathering | SF

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Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
Japantown Peace Plaza | 1610 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
San Francisco

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

They invite all communities to join the Japanese American community in a vigil and rally to stand in solidarity with those now being targeted nationwide by the rhetoric of hatred and racial and religious scapegoating.

Featuring: Multicultural & youth speakers / performances, a Wall of Compassion, Resources
Partial list of speakers include:
  •  California state Assemblymember Phil Ting
  • Donald K. Tamaki, Korematsu coram nobis attorney / StopRepeatingHistory.org campaign
  • Karen Korematsu
  • Zahra Billoo, executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
  • Hiroshi Kashiwagi, former Tule Lake Segregation Center incarceree
  • Satsuki Ina, former Tule Lake Segregation Center incarceree
  • Sueyoshi, San Francisco State University interim dean of Ethnic Studies and past Pride Parade Grand Marshal
  • Rev. Jeanelle Ablola, Japanese American Religious Federation / Pine United Methodist Church

Performance by the Buffet Crew – Francis Wong (saxophone) and Yukiya Jerry Waki (spoken word)

Presented by United for Compassion Consortium

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Cost: FREE*
*Free
Categories: *Top Pick*, Lectures & Workshops
Address: 1610 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA