The San Francisco Bay Area community rallied together on Sunday in the aftermath of the hate crime at the Krouzian-Zekarian Vasbouragan School and the adjacent community center, which were vandalized with pro-Azerbaijani graffiti on July 24.

California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis attended the “Armenians United Against Hate” Rally held at Krouzian Zekarian Vasbouragan Armenian School on August 2, just one week after pro-Azerbaijan vandals desecrated the school in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

In powerful remarks delivered at the event, Kounalakis condemned not only the vandalism at the school, but also the attacks by Azeris on Armenian protesters in Los Angeles, as well as Azerbaijan’s “aggressive military action that was launched against the peaceful Armenian nation on July 12.”

The following day, Kounalakis shared her remarks in a Twitter post.