加拿大中国专业人士协会发表声明，谴责亚特兰大枪击案和北美各种反亚裔暴力

“近日，美国佐治亚州亚特兰大地区发生系列枪击谋杀案，无端地夺去了8人的生命，其中6人是亚裔女性。CPAC对这种惨无人道的暴行表示强烈谴责!

面对这种对无辜生命的残暴袭击，我们深感悲痛和愤怒。对于痛失亲人、伤心欲绝的受害者的家属，我们致以深切的同情和慰问。

这些暴行发生之际，北美地区的亚裔社区已经遭受了新冠疫情以来长达一年多的各种形式的种族主义的歧视和攻击。这一次对亚裔商户和女性的袭击惨案进一步加剧了我们的痛苦，并使我们社区的处境更加危险。它也更加证实了种族主义不仅是有害的，而且是致命的，因此必须立即采取坚决措施，防止进一步的生命损失和社会割裂。

我们必须强调：在亚特兰大发生的枪杀在加拿大也同样可能发生。在过去一年中，加拿大仇视亚裔的仇恨犯罪率急剧上升，针对亚裔的暴力袭击事件也在各地持续发生。

因此，我们呼吁各级政府和公共机构的领导者、各企业领导人和所有媒体，严肃认真地对待反亚裔种族主义的问题，建立和实施保障公平、多元和共容的政策和举措，采取切实措施消除种族歧视。

我们同时呼吁所有的加拿大人就此发声，以坚定的行动反对任何形式的种族主义和仇恨，并支持政府立法和采取措施来遏止种族歧视、白人至上主义、仇恨言论和仇恨罪行。”

"CPAC condemns the senseless murders in Atlanta, Georgia that took the lives of eight people, of whom six were Asian women.

We are deeply saddened and troubled by the brutal attacks on innocent lives and offer our sympathy and thoughts to the victims’ families who mourn their heartbreaking loss.

These acts of violence came at a time when the Asian communities across North America have already been suffering from all forms racist attacks and discrimination brought to the forefront by COVID-19. This recent string of attacks on Asian businesses and Asian workers has further compounded our pain and makes our communities even more vulnerable. It is further evidence that racism is not only harmful but also deadly, and that immediate measures must be taken to prevent further loss of lives and division of our society.

We want to emphasize that the attacks that happened in Atlanta could also happen in Canada. There has been an alarming rate of increase in hate crimes against Asians in Canada in the past year, and violent attacks on Asian Canadians continue to happen across Canada.

We call upon leaders of all levels of government and public institutions, business leaders and the media, to treat the issue of anti-Asian racism seriously and take concrete steps to combat racism and institute policies and practices of equity, diversity and inclusion. 

We also call upon all Canadians to speak out and act against any form of racism and hatred, and support legislation and measures addressing racial discrimination, white supremacy, hate crimes and hate speech in Canada."