rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-senator-skinner-invest-in-oakland-chinatown-now?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-senator-skinner-invest-in-oakland-chinatown-now' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> APEN and APEN Action https://actionnetwork.org/groups/asian-pacific-environmental-network-apen https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/227/468/normal/2021-09-16_LincolnSummerNights_1620-5395.jpeg Lincoln Square Park is a vital community hub that has served generations of Asian Americans and continues to serve new immigrants to Oakland Chinatown. It is a gathering place for connection, physical health, and mental health, especially during the pandemic and the alarming spate of anti-Asian violence. We believe an expanded recreation center at our beloved park, designed and built as a community resiliency center, will better serve the growing community in good times and bad. A new and larger center will ensure that our City can continue to bring the community together through culturally competent programming and services. The addition of new climate resilient building features will also help us adapt to meet the needs of our environmental justice community in the face of an ever-changing climate. This year, the state has a $98 billion budget surplus. Now, more than ever, California should be investing in trusted community institutions like the Lincoln Recreation Center that keep our communities resourced and connected. That’s why we are calling on Senator Nancy Skinner to allocate $20 Million for the Lincoln Recreation Center in Oakland Chinatown in this year’s budget. Will you join us in taking action NOW by sending a letter to Senator Skinner? https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-senator-skinner-invest-in-oakland-chinatown-now