Sonoma County To Host Roundtable Discussion On Confronting Racism

Press release from the Sonoma County Government:

March 22, 2021

Santa Rosa, CA – March 22, 2021 – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and other community leaders will hold a joint news conference this afternoon to take a unified stand against racism in light of recent racist acts, including attacks on Asian Americans, that have occurred locally and across the nation.

What: Press Conference: Confronting Racism

Panelists include:

• Jackie Elward, Rohnert Park Vice Mayor
• Lyndsey Burcina, Human Rights Commissioner
• Dr. Diann Kitamura, Santa Rosa City School Superintendent
• Frank Chong, Santa Rosa Junior College Superintendent
• Laurie Fong, Santa Rosa City School Board President
• Carol Kawase, President of the Northern CA Western Nevada JACL
• Nancy Wang, Chinese American Citizens League
• Mohammad K. "MK" Jabbari, Sonoma County Interfaith Council Founding Member

Elected officials:

• Lynda Hopkins, Chair of the Board of Supervisors
• Chris Coursey, Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors
• Susan Harvey, Councilmember, City of Cotati
• Michael Parish, Chief of Police, City of Cotati
• Laura Sparks, Councilmember, City of Cotati
• Susan Adams, Councilmember, Rohnert Park
• Mark Landman, Vice Mayor, City of Cotati
• Amy Harrington, Councilmember, City of Sonoma

When: Monday, March 22 at 4:30 p.m.

Where: Zoom

• Register in advance for the webinar
• Meeting ID: 952 7999 0611
• Passcode: 205547

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

This press release was produced by the Sonoma County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.