Hyper-local organisations set up during the pandemic were political – but they weren’t intended to supplant state support.

>"“Even the most right-leaning isolationists” are coming forward to help those fleeing Afghanistan, a pastor said. A mass mobilization is underway."

[https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/15/us/volunteer-group-helps-to-keep-elderly-asian-americans-safe-trnd/index.html](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/15/us/volunteer-group-helps-to-keep-elderly-asian-americans-safe-trnd/index.html) There is no excuse for racism anywhere, as soon as you realise we are all part of one race, called the human race !