South Bay Officials, Activists Rally Against Hate
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The rally was a family affair, with many attendees bringing their kids.
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer
REDONDO BEACH “Stand Up, Stand Together” was the theme of a rally held at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in support of the AAPI community.
Al Muratsuchi
The April 11 event was organized by Brianna Egan, an MPH nutrition student at Loma Linda University who is working on a project to start a community garden in Redondo Beach; and Jerome Chang, an architect and business owner who recently ran for school board in Redondo Beach and is working to increase voter turnout and engagement for upcoming elections.
UpdatedMon, Apr 26, 2021 at 6:19 pm PT
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The MB Families Against AAPI Hate campaign raising awareness drew hundreds of residents as well as state and local officials. (Courtesy of Derek Billings)
The MB Families Against AAPI Hate campaign raising awareness drew hundreds of residents as well as state and local officials. (Courtesy of Madeline Kaplan)
The MB Families Against AAPI Hate campaign raising awareness drew hundreds of residents as well as state and local officials. (Courtesy of Madeline Kaplan)
The lemonade stand raised $5,380 for bystander intervention training. (Courtesy of Diana Skaar)
The MB Families Against AAPI Hate campaign raising awareness drew hundreds of residents as well as state and local officials. (Courtesy of Diana Skaar)
UpdatedMon, Apr 19, 2021 at 11:15 am PT
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Skaar s family writes messages of support for the AAPI community on their driveway. (Courtesy of Diana Skaar)
Skaar s family writes messages of support for the AAPI community on their driveway. (Courtesy of Diana Skaar)
Skaar s family writes messages of support for the AAPI community on their driveway. (Courtesy of Diana Skaar)
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA Acts of hate against Asian Americans have prompted two Manhattan Beach residents to take a stand. The MB Families Against AAPI Hate campaign of awareness began over the weekend and will culminate on Saturday, April 24th.
Madeline Kaplan and Diana Skaar are asking members of the community to make a statement of compassion and stand in solidarity with the AAPI community by writing messages of support on their driveways.
by Mark McDermott
At the beginning of last week’s Kids Need Classrooms rally outside City Hall, organizers stood before an audience of about 100 people and held placards aloft that were stamped with headshots of four Manhattan Beach Unified School District board members, Superintendent Mike Matthews, and teacher union leader Shawn Chen.
Rally organizer Tiffany Wright told the audience of about 100, which included Mayor Suzanne Hadley and City Councilmember Joe Franklin, that those six people were responsible for kids not being in classrooms.
“Those people are the red lighters,” Wright said. “We’ve got Shawn Chen the teachers union….Mike Matthews, superintendent of our school district here.”
Manhattan Beach school enrollment down 8 percent due to pandemic
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Source: Manhattan Beach Unified School District
by Mark McDermott
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District school board began its budget deliberations last week, and though the overall budget scenario presented was a mixed bag, one number stood out. This school year, 493 students left MBUSD.
That sudden and steep drop in enrollment represented an 8 percent decline from last year, or 6,524 students compared to 6,031. At a budget workshop on January 20, district officials said the enrollment decline was due to parents who opted to relocate their children to out-of-area schools that allowed in-person classroom instruction. The biggest losses have been in the district’s five elementary schools, which lost 310 students.