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<p>Hello JSU,</p>
<p>By now, I am sure you have all heard the news about the shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California near San Diego on shabbat morning yesterday. Tragically, one person was killed and three more were injured.</p>
<p>We are only one week out from the church bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday - hundreds of people were killed. Last month, 50 people were killed at shootings in two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques. Over the past several weeks, three historically black churches in Louisiana were burned. Exactly six months ago, the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh rocked the American Jewish community. This is an incomplete list of the violent attacks at houses of worship and other spaces that have occurred recently.</p>
<p>Instances like these are a reminder of the violent nature and presence of white supremacy and white nationalism as they exist around the world. The shooter has cited previous attacks as inspiration, and referenced motivations similar to those of the Pittsburgh shooter; namely that Jewish support for non-white immigrants poses an existential threat to the continuity of America as a white nation.</p>
<p>If you’d like to speak with someone about this event or anything else, Spiritual Life Staff and PEERS (formerly Peer Chaplains) have drop-in hours at the times and locations listed below. You can also reach out to Ellen at <a href="mailto:ebSA@hampshire.edu"><span>ebSA@hampshire.edu</span></a>.</p>
<p><strong> Spiritual Life Office (Dakin House, J Basements)</strong></p>
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<li><span></span>Monday: 1pm-3pm (David)</li>
<li><span></span>Wednesday: 1pm-3pm (David)</li>
<li><span></span>Thursday: 3:30pm-5pm (Ellen) </li>
<li><span></span>Friday: 1pm-3pm (David) & 3:30pm-5pm (Ellen) </li>
<li><span></span>Syma - By appointment only</li>
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<p><strong>P.E.E.R.S.(People who are Empowering Empathetic Reliable Supporters)</strong></p>
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<li><span></span>Wellness Center PEERS office (2nd Floor Wellness Center, Enfield House), Sunday-Thursday, 6-8pm </li>
<li><span></span>Dakin PEERS office (Dakin House, J Basement), Sunday-Thursday, 4-6pm</li>
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<p>Questions or appointments: <a href="mailto:peerchaplains@hampshire.edu"><span>peerchaplains@hampshire.edu</span></a> </p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p>Al Coffey</p>
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