Bay Area Communities Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence
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Participants in the San Francisco event, held on Feb. 14 at the Civic Center. (Chinese for Affirmative Action)
SAN FRANCISCO In response to the recent surge in COVID-19-related violence against Asian American communities throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice (CCSJ) in San Francisco joined forces with a coalition of organizations in Oakland to organize two parallel Days of Action, both entitled “Love Our People, Heal Our Communities.”
On the first weekend of the Lunar New Year (Feb. 13-14), and a few days after more than 70 Asian American organizations issued a press statement condemning the violence, these two events brought together a multiracial and multigenerational coalition to stand against racism, xenophobia, and violence, and to offer space for healing the grief and pain that Asian communities feel in light of recent events.
Miss Ollie’s Is Launching a New Pop-Up That Celebrates the African Diaspora
The popular Oakland restaurant didn’t wind up closing after all
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For nearly a decade, Miss Ollie’s has been Oakland’s go-to spot for comforting Afro-Caribbean flavors for curry goat, pholourie, and herb-infused skillet-fried chicken. This weekend, however, the restaurant is launching a pop-up series that includes several new sets of flavors: jerk Dungeness crab, yes, but also North African tagines and barbecue pulled pork from the American South.
“We’re basically paying homage to the diaspora taking different flavors and giving them our punch,” chef-owner Sarah Kirnon says.