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2022-07-14 06:50:04 By : Ms. Willa Wu

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LA UPRISING | SAIGU 사이구 PEACE GATHERING COMMUNITY EVENT HONORING & REMEMBERING THE LOS ANGELES CIVIL UNREST OF 1992

Leaders from Asian and Black Communities Unite with Music, Healing and Inspiration 

 Dok2, Tayla Parx, Junoflo x G2 x Ted Park, RÜDE CÅT, Justin Park, and Know-Madik with

Hwarang Youth Foundation Drummers, First AME Church Mass Choir, and special surprise guests

Los Angeles, CA. (April 7, 2022)   Asian and Black civil rights leaders unite on Friday, April 29, 2022   to present an outdoor, free public event in Koreatown to mark the 30th Anniversary of the LA Uprising honoring and remembering the Los Angeles civil unrest of 1992. LA UPRISING is known in the Korean American community as SAIGU, which directly translates to 4.29 or ‘April 29th’: the start date of the civil unrest. This commemorative event, LA UPRISING | SAIGU PEACE GATHERING will bring together Angelenos with Black and Asian recording artists, cultural performers and spiritual speakers for an afternoon of healing and reflection. The coalition of LA-based community and faith organizations hosting the event are Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles (Advancing Justice - LA),  Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL), Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME), Koreatown Youth & Community Center (KYCC) and the Korean American Coalition (KAC). 

“This gathering will bring together our diverse communities of LA for healing, remembrance, and a commitment to building a more racially equitable society. We will remember the past, be present together, and hold hope for the future,” said the leaders of these organizations in a shared statement Connie Chung Joe of Advancing Justice - LA; Michael Lawson of LAUL. James An of KAFLA ; Rev. J. Edgar Boyd of FAME;  Steve Kang of KYCC and Eunice Song of KAC.  

Cultural Performers and Spiritual Speakers include: 

Friday, April 29, 2022 4:00pm - 7:00pm PDT Liberty Park 3700 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 90010

EVENT IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION ON Eventbrite IS REQUESTED

Media Contact: Evolutionary Media Group

Jennifer Gross | Oona Oglesby 

Jennifer@emgpr.com | Oona@emgpr.com  

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