As a Board and Staff, Access Gallery denounces the ongoing racial violence towards Asian communities around the world. We send our care and support to those facing ongoing racial, gender-based, and sexualized violence.
Of those murdered in the 16 March 2021 shootings in Atlanta, six were Asian women. We are disgusted by how this act of violence is portrayed by the authorities and mainstream media—this was an act of white supremacist violence targeting women. We also oppose calls for increased policing in our communities, taking our lead from organizations who work with those for whom the intersections of race, gender, class, and sex work, mean that increased policing results in increased harm.
Our hearts are with the communities and loved ones of the victims:
Xiaojie Tan;
Daoyou Feng;
Delaina Ashley Yaun;
Paul Andre Michels;
Yong Ae Yue;
Soon Chung Park;
Suncha Kim;
and Hyun Jung Grant.
News of this anti-Asian and misogynistic violence brutally underlines the dramatic increase in anti-Asian racism and increased gender-based violence since the start of the pandemic. A recent report by the Chinese Canadian National Council (Toronto Chapter) found that 1150 incidents of racism were reported to Chinese community and advocacy groups in Canada from the start of the pandemic to February this year—40% of these instances were in BC; 60% of them targeted women.
As an organization located in Vancouver’s Chinatown, we renew our commitment to learning about and working against systemic oppression within our organization and as individuals. Specifically, as part of our ongoing anti-racism efforts, we are working to improve language access/translation, in order to be more welcoming to our neighbours.
We invite you to learn about and support organizations doing incredible work locally. From supporting im/migrant sex workers, to foregrounding contemporary Asian art, to building connections for Chinese seniors, these organizations do important work and need your support.
Swan Vancouver
Centre A
Yarrow Society
通路艺术馆与反亚裔歧视的受害者同在
通路艺术馆及其全体董事和团队在此严正声讨在全球范围内持续的针对亚裔群体的种族歧视和暴力。我们向那些持续遭受种族、性别歧视和性暴力的受害者表示慰问和关怀。
在2021年3月16日美国亚特兰大枪击中被杀害的八名受害者中， 六位是亚裔女性。我们对官方和主流媒体对此案的描述感到强烈不满，因为这是一起赤裸裸的白人至上主义针对女性的种族暴力。我们反对在社区增加警力的建议，因为我们从一些与容易在种族、性别、阶级、或职业（如性工作者）上遭受歧视的群体合作的组织那里了解到，该举措会给这些弱势群体带来更大的侵害。
本馆全体成员在此对这起枪击案中的受害者表达沉痛的悼念：
Xiaojie Tan，
Daoyou Feng，
Delaina Ashley Yaun，
Paul Andre Michels，
Yong Ae Yue，
Soon Chung Park，
Suncha Kim，
and Hyun Jung Grant。
该起反亚裔和反女性的恶性案件残酷地揭示了自疫情开始以来歧视亚裔和性别犯罪的案件大幅增长的趋势。加拿大华人平权会多伦多分会的最新报告显示，自疫情开始至今年二月为止，加拿大的华人社区和维权组织已收到1150起亚裔种族歧视事件报告，其中40%发生在卑诗省，60%是针对女性的案件。
作为一个位于温哥华华埠的组织，通路术馆希望重申，无论是团队内部或个人，我们会坚持认清和反对系统性压迫。作为我们反种族歧视的长期行动的一部分，我们正从语言翻译方面着手，希望能以此更好地欢迎与认识我们的华人邻居。
我们邀请您了解与支持以下分别专注于援助移民/迁徙的性工作者、传播当代亚洲艺术和支援华埠老年移民的本地组织：
Swan Vancouver
Centre A
Yarrow Society