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PITTSBURGH
HATE CRIMES UPDATE
The Pittsburgh
Tragedy
Five people were killed and one
seriously wounded this past Friday in Pittsburgh. The unifying theme
in the attacks against these five, who were of diverse ethnic and
religious backgrounds, is that each was a victim of a hate crime. A
Jewish woman, an African American male, and three Asian Americans,
including one of Indian descent were killed in this senseless
violence. The other who was seriously wounded was also another man of
Indian descent.
The Indian American community must
join with others to mourn these tragedies, as well as rally together
and show our support for Anil Thakur and Sandip Patel and their
families.
There will be two events on
Friday, May 5th in Pittsburgh which members of the Indian American
community could attend:
4 p.m. Friday May
5th---Downtown Pittsburgh, Market Square--Diversity, Respect, and
Peace: A Unified Community Response:
This will be a rally to express
outrage at the recent hate crimes in Pittsburgh and how they can be
prevented from happening again.
8:30 p.m. Friday May 5th Ya-Fei
Chinese Restaurant, Robinson Town Center. This will be a Candlelight
Vigil. It will enable as many people as possible to express sympathy
to the victims' families
In addition, many have asked how
to make contributions to help the families of Anil Thakur and Sandip
Patel. The contributions in memory of Anil Thakur will help support
his wife and two children who are still in India. Contributions to
Sandip Patel will help cover his medical costs.
Checks can be made out
to:
| Hindu Jain
Temple |
| 615 Illini Dr. |
| Monroeville, PA
15146 |
| In the Memo field please label
the check for either "Anil Thakur" or "Sandip Patel" |
Follow the
latest stories on the Pittsburgh case at:
The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Click on this
link to go to our press release on the shootings:
Press
Releases
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