{"id":5452,"date":"2021-07-27T17:38:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T00:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santaclaracommunity.org\/scco\/?p=5452"},"modified":"2021-07-27T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T00:38:08","slug":"follow-up-on-santa-clara-hate-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santaclaracommunity.org\/scco\/follow-up-on-santa-clara-hate-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow-up On Santa Clara Hate Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the paintball damage to their home, Xia Wang and Ben Christensen reached out to a number of social justice organizations, including SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice), CALC, (Community Alliance of Lane County), the Unitarian Universalist Church, and your own SCCO\u2019s newly formed Bias Response Team.  The very same day the damage occurred, several dozen friends, neighbors, and concerned fellow citizens converged at Xia and Ben\u2019s house, bringing items for cleanup, snacks, and flowers.  This lively and enthusiastic group worked at scrubbing the house and cars for several hours, and made good progress.  More cleanup and painting took place later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My take-away from this story is, given our nation\u2019s current climate of anger and intolerance, we may not be able to prevent this kind of incident.\u00a0 However, we all can make a difference by providing support afterwards.\u00a0 Here is a tidbit from the Bystander\/Upstander training<\/a> that several of us from the SCCO Social Justice Committee attended:\u00a0 If you witness an incident of harassment or aggression, the worst thing you can do is to ignore it.\u00a0 That leaves the targeted person feeling isolated, which compounds the hurt.\u00a0 It is important and helpful to approach the targeted person and offer support.\u00a0 You can do this by saying something very simple, such as: \u201cI noticed your lawn sign was defaced.\u00a0 How are you feeling about that?\u201d\u00a0 Take time to listen to their feelings, then ask how you can help.\u00a0 Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a whole neighborhood to create an atmosphere that is welcoming, where everyone feels they belong.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest good news is that the help they received around the paintball damage has shifted Xia and Ben\u2019s feelings about living in Santa Clara.\u00a0 When I mentioned to Xia that I hoped she wouldn\u2019t move away after being targeted repeatedly, she said they will stay because of the overwhelming support they have received.\u00a0 In conclusion, this kind of neighbor-to-neighbor support can make a big difference, and it\u2019s something we all can do.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha Johnson
SCCO Social Justice Committee and Bias Response Tea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo from Double Sided Media. Click photo to see article by Mary Bell and Jams Croxton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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