DENVER - Today, Governor Polis released the following statement on the recent terrorist attack on members of the Australian Jewish community in Bondi Beach, Australia, and on students at Brown University, where Governor Polis recently visited and spoke with students.
“Another weekend mired by mass gun violence, both here in America and abroad. It’s sickening. No person ever should have to fear gathering to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah or any religious gathering. No person should have to fear gathering with classmates to learn. Religious and targeted violence are not normal and can never become normal. Colorado is no stranger to this continued violence that plagues our nation and world, at a time where in one 24-hour span an attack on Brown University and an attack across the world at a peaceful Jewish gathering on a beach left two communities in mourning, we must look beyond our differences to our shared humanity and pledge to love one another and stop this violence. Colorado sends healing thoughts to our friends in Australia and Rhode Island during this difficult time. Our heart breaks again” said Governor Polis.
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