SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego is recognizing National ‘United Against Hate’ Week. An event was put together by the NAACP and San Diego Human Relations Commission Tuesday.
"Unfortunately we've seen so many things in our community over the last several months regarding flyers on cars, people being mistreated," she said. "We have had unfortunate in custody deaths. We've had people die in prison," said Kenya Taylor, the president of the NAACP San Diego branch.
People gathered with one purpose, to stop hate.
"This hate needs to tone down," said Brenda Miller, a nurse.
Miller has been a nurse for more than 40 years. She's seen the effects of violence in the emergency room.
"We saw a man walking down the street and someone hit him in the face with a baseball bat," she said. "Stun guns, when the police use the stun guns they have major effects on the body, violence can really have adverse effects on the body and a person's psyche."
The number of reported hate crimes in San Diego County jumped 39% in just one year between 2022 and 2023, according to a recent SANDAG report. Now people are hoping those numbers can be turned numbers around.
"Together we're all much stronger and that together have a common bond. we want to thrive and want to exceed and express ourselves the way we're most fit," said Tootie Thomas, chairperson for the San Diego Human Relations Commission.
Events
National Conflict Resolution Center: The ART of Inclusive Communication
Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Register to join the virtual webinar.
LGBTQ Stop the Hate Education Session
Thursday, Sept. 26, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at The San Diego LGBT Center, 3909 Centre St.