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June 26: SEIU Local 721 Co-hosts “Echo Park United Against Hate Crimes”

Join SEIU Local 721,  El Centro Del Pueblo, Assemblymember Gilbert Cedillo, and Los Angeles Councilmember Eric Garcetti for a town hall meeting to discuss recent hate crimes in Echo Park and call for acceptance, tolerance and education in the community.
Tuesday, June 26
6PM- 7:30PM
El Centro Del Pueblo
1157 Lemoyne Street, 90026
RSVP by calling 213-200-6161 or emailing conradoterrazas@roadrunner.com
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Free dinner and childcare will be provided.
This townhall is in response to an incident on May 24th, when two young men who are longtime Echo Park residents were attacked and stabbed after the perpetrators yelled anti-gay slurs at them because they had a rainbow flag on their bicycles. The LAPD has categorized the incident as a hate crime. The perpetrators have not been identified or captured.