Ashland University announced the "Standing Together:
One Community for All" candlelight vigil last week.
The event symbolized the Ashland community's commitment to care for and support all of its members with dignity and civility.
“This is a difficult time for many of our students, friends
and colleagues, and we hope to show that we are an inclusive, welcoming, caring
community that supports all people,” Dr. Craig Hovey, executive director
at the Center for Nonviolence, said.
The event provided candles and hot chocolate to all
attendees. The vigil was held at the flagpole behind Founders Hall. All were
welcomed to come and quietly stand together in solidarity.
“We asked ourselves what we can do particularly by way of
showing support for and solidarity with our neighbors, friends, classmates and
colleagues who are feeling afraid or silenced right now,” Hovey said. “We
thought that a nonpartisan demonstration of our commitment to being a
community of care, support, dignity and civility would be very good. We want
to show that, regardless of who you voted for, we are still one community, both
campus and town, and we value the equality, toleration and inclusion of all
people.”
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