Member for vancouver kensington. Thank you very much. Honorable speaker. A recent report states that over 40 percent of asian british columbians have experienced racist actions over this past year. It's been along a continuum of indirect direct racial slurs. Social media slurs should also included targeting elected representatives.

Racist incidents at work school in the community discrimination property damage graffiti to assault, 87 percent. Think it's getting worse in the context of the global kovit-19 pandemic, there's a rising wave of racism targeting asian indigenous racialized people of color across north america.

The atlanta shooting which targeted the killing of asian women, has struck a chord with women in bc and around the world. Women face a double threat of racist and sexist violence, and a high percentage of attacks in our province have been against our most vulnerable. Our seniors.

We know that these attacks are rooted in systemic racism and structural discrimination. The new resource entitled challenging racist british columbia 150 years and counting documents. That bc was founded on white supremacy and patriarchy at the expense of original inhabitants or indigenous peoples. Meeting these challenges, individuals and communities are coming together. They're standing up speaking out reporting acts of racism organizing across bc, and there are actions all british columbians can take if it's safe to do so. Intervene against racist incidents, support those victimized and examine our internal biases.

Our internalized privilege now is the time to practice empowered citizenship across differences in communities. We need more men, standing with women against violence, those with white skin privilege, standing in solidarity with racialized and indigenous communities, rejecting toxic masculinity and undoing racist, misogyny and hate from our minds and hearts.

Let's take our leadership from our elders and in the words of martin luther king, come together to ensure all british colombians can enjoy our beautiful province with dignity and martin. In his words, let us not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream. Thank you, mr speaker.