Sunday, March 28, 2021

Day of Action: WarnerMedia and AT&T commits $7 million to fight anti-AAPI assaults, bullying and harassment


On the Day of Action, a national day of mourning and remembrance of the lives lost and impacted by racism and hatred, AT&T and WarnerMedia announced a $7 million pledge to help combat for social justice.

“Hate and discrimination don’t have any place in our society. I’m saddened by the current incidents and my coronary heart goes out to the AAPI neighborhood,” Corey Anthony, AT&T senior vice chairman and chief range and improvement officer, mentioned whereas saying the dedication. “AT&T has a duty to handle equality points that affect our workers and the communities we serve. We are going to proceed to work on assembly the wants of these affected.”

The financial commitment includes a multi-platform campaign to raise awareness around the escalating violence towards the AAPI community and to give the public an opportunity to show their support and stand in solidarity. This campaign continues the company's ongoing commitment in response to racial and social injustice.

As a part of the multi-platform marketing campaign, AT&T and WarnerMedia have produced 4 public service bulletins, that includes expertise and executives from throughout WarnerMedia and AT&T, together with CNN host Lisa Ling and correspondent Amara Walker; Within the Heights and Loopy Wealthy Asians director Jon M. Chu; Mortal Kombat star Ludi Lin; Warrior actor Olivia Cheng; Kung Fu stars Olivia Liang and Tzi Ma; AT&T Enterprise CEO Anne Chow; and DC Comics chief inventive officer and writer Jim Lee.

The commitment from AT&T and WarnerMedia comes days after Kaiser Permanente, the nation's larges nonprofit health care provider, announce it's commitment of $5.4 million to fight the hate and violence directed at Asian Americans.

"As a company, WarnerMedia unequivocally stands with the AAPI community and all marginalized communities. We acknowledge that racism and sexism often provide the foundation for hatred, inequality and violence—and these are systemic issues we must all fight," said Christy Haubegger, WarnerMedia's EVP Communications and Chief Inclusion Officer.

"We are creators and thinkers, and we understand our responsibility to help foster greater understanding and awareness, in both the content we create, and through our words and actions."

For more information on ways to support, visit the AT&T AAPI Stand for Equality website att.com/StopAsianHate.

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