Stop Asian Hate rally protests anti-Asian racism on anniversary of Atlanta shooting

A few dozen Pittsburghers gathered in Oakland on March 16 for a Stop Asian Hate rally in remembrance of the one-year anniversary of a deadly shooting in Atlanta, Ga. where a 21-year-old white man shot and killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women.

“The Asian community is still facing high rates of violent hate crimes to this day, and our stories are often downplayed or flat out ignored,” event organizers posted on Instagram prior to the rally.

Protesters marched down Forbes Avenue, held a moment of silence for the victims of hate crimes, and listened to speakers calling for raised awareness.

The rally was organized by Asian Solidarity Alliance and Jake B. from Thrash the State, a skate collective run by queer people of color and trans and gender nonconforming people, who also organized a protest in Oakland one year ago which drew more than 300 people, including Sandra Oh, who was in Pittsburgh filming the Netflix show The Chair.