This morning we arrived at the building to find one wall
and the floors of Shaw and Williams had been spray
painted with inflammatory, white supremacist slogans. It
occurred between 11 pm_and 5.am last night.
| take this moment to state that such behavior will not be
tolerated. This has been reported as a crime and will be
fully investigated as such. If you have information that
you think would be helpful to the investigation, please
contact me.
But this is also a crime against our community - a willful
and shameful effort to cause Injury and to divide us. But
it was a misjudgment of who we are. In the face of
hatred, we will come together to uphold and value all
those who make up our community. We will take this as
a crucial reminder of the work that must be done to
dismantle the racism embedded in our world.
Thank you to those of you who have shared your
thoughts to strengthen our community through education,
conversation and focused action. You will hear more
from me shortly.