(Jewish Group) Big crowd in Los Gatos marches against hate, antisemitism

“Swastikas create pain.” That was one message from Los Gatos Mayor Marico Sayoc when she spoke to a crowd of thousands participating in her town’s United Against Hate walk on Sunday afternoon.

The Nov. 14 walk — conceived and organized by Diane Fisher, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council at Jewish Silicon Valley — was catalyzed by a series of swastika graffiti crimes defacing Los Gatos buildings and sidewalks in recent weeks.

Moreover, protesters have taken to disrupting in-person Town Council meetings, including one on Oct. 5 according to the San Jose Mercury News, to condemn critical race theory, Black Lives Matter and members of the LGBTQ community. Groups also picketed outside the homes of the mayor and vice mayor during an Oct. 19 virtual council meeting.

“I just said [with] all these things [that] were going on, we [should be] the ones to step in and say, ‘OK, we’re going to make a difference here, and everyone else is going to join in,’” Fisher told J. “And they did.”

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