AIB2B hosted an informative sex education presentation on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Greater Light Missionary Baptist Church in Santa Ana.
Our events are always free of charge with an RSVP required for attendance. Dinner and beverages were provided.
About the Event: The Asian Industry B2B invited members of the business, nonprofit, religious, government, and educational communities to attend a special bilingual (Spanish and English) event that addressed the sex education issue and how it affects Santa Ana.
The event had an attendance of over 80 people from diverse backgrounds. Greater Light Missionary Baptist Church was the venue host, led by Bishop Gale Oliver and food from Califuze was served. Event sponsor was Lincoln Club Faith Committee leader, Ann Coil. The multi-cultural Santa Ana community, which included an African American church host, Latino American parents and speakers, as well as an Asian American business organization united to speak about the curriculum changes around sex education.
The event kicked off with a musical performance by the Greater Light Missionary Baptist Church choir. The program then started, which featured a discussion of the California Department of Education framework curriculum changes on sex education, which exposes middle schoolers to graphic demonstrations of contraception, and elementary schoolers and kindergarteners to the gender identity spectrum, required by law with no ability for parents to opt out.
Gracey Larrea-Van Der Mark, a Latina mother of six, conservative activist and Huntington Beach Finance Commissioner, spoke briefly, relaying a simple message of age-inappropriate content. She spoke of inclusion for those in the room that were members of the LGBT community. Araceli Justiniani, a resident of Santa Ana, who has fed the homeless and been active in charity work around the community addressed the audience in Spanish and English. Jinah Yi, a school church pastor of Bethel Korean Church, also spoke about the importance of informing the community and becoming empowered parents.
Gina Gleason, Executive Director of Faith and Public Policy, showed graphic images of literature approved into the curriculum, shocking many attendees.
City Councilman Juan Villegas prepared video recorded remarks and was unable to attend due to the City Council meeting held at the same time.
The community engaged passionately in a forum to learn more nuances about these important issues, which were ultimately judged as enriching and educational by the attendees, evidenced by the fact that almost no one left early.
Organizer Marc Ang recognized that while most speakers presented socially conservative viewpoints, he takes a position that the key issue involved is the age inappropriateness and lack of practicality around sacrificing valuable class time away from math, English, science and history to focus on sexually-charged topics.
About Asian Industry B2B (AIB2B): AIB was founded by community leader, Marc Ang, for businesses and professionals in the east San Gabriel Valley, Orange County and the Inland Empire to gather once a month, every second Wednesday. The mission is to build an intimate network of quality professionals engaged in charity, cultural and political activities, to foster meaningful collaborations, enrich business owners’ lives and support a platform to elevate the Asian American community through local business leaders.
For more information, to RSVP, or to learn about the organization and/or sponsorship opportunities, please contact founder/president, Marc Ang at [email protected] or visit http;//www.aib2b.org.
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