Less than three months ago, I wrote about the tragic shooting targeting legislators in Minnesota. A senseless act that killed two people and injured two others.
This week, we are once again grieving after the assassination of Charlie Kirk at a public event on a Utah college campus. His death forever changes the lives of his family, friends, and the greater community. The attack has sent shockwaves of fear across the campus and the country. Tragic. Senseless. Enough is enough.
Regardless of politics or ideology, we are united by grief and by hope that we can prevent such violence in the future.
In times like this, our communities must choose compassion over division, grace over anger, and community connection.
Enough is enough. Let this tragedy call inspire in us unity, empathy, and love. We have the opportunity to build safer, stronger, and more connected communities. Support one another and honor the victims by focusing on healing rather than deepening division.
One way to take action is by promoting CAI’s Civility Pledge in your community. Together, we can be an example that tragedy will not divide us, rather it will bring us closer.
Tragedy is not what is dividing us. To compare the shootings of elected leaders doing nothing but their jobs with an opportunist who got rich riling up a political base, is tone deaf. Do better.
What is truly tone deaf is minimizing the tragic loss off a human life. Dawn’s point is that threats and violence can and do spill over into our communities and board meetings. I’ve seen it happen.
It’s frightening, keeps your board from doing their best for the community, and is completely unacceptable.
There are better ways to share your concerns than with violence or threats.
Your board, your manager. and your attendees should not have to wonder whether it is safe to be involved.
So, let me get this straight. Murdering democrat politicians is wrong but murdering a right wing speaker is ok? Do better. Both were just doing their jobs. Picking sides is unhelpful. We must call out and unite against all forms of hate and violence, against all peaceful people, everywhere.
The article highlights the importance of community healing and civility after tragedies. I appreciate the call to action for supporting the Civility Pledge, as it promotes unity and safety in our communities.
Man, it’s just so heartbreaking, you know? Tragedies like this make me wish we could all just come together and actually support one another instead of tearing each other apart. Sending love to everyone affected.
Man, it’s just heartbreaking. We really gotta do better and support each other—like, it’s so important to just come together, especially after stuff like this. 🙁
Man, it’s just heartbreaking. These tragedies feel endless, but I really believe we can make a difference if we focus on kindness and learning from these moments. Let’s honor their memories with compassion, yeah?