PHILADELPHIA - A rally and march were held through Center City Thursday to stand with and protect the Asian American community from violence.
The walk led up to City Hall for a moment of silence."Stand up. Fight back. Stand up. Fight back," chanted dozens of people as they took to the streets this evening during a march to City Hall as part of a day of solidarity in the wake of recent violent even deadly attacks on the Asian American community.
They say the hate must end so they can feel protected and safe. "This isn’t the last time we’re going to have to stand up for each other," said a man to the crowd.
They sat in silence on Dilworth Plaza in memory of the eight people killed in Atlanta last week. Six of them were women of Asian.