Today, all too soon, we find ourselves again in the midst of yet another tragedy following yesterday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas where the lives of at least 19 children and 2 adults were lost. I am writing this blog after dropping off my two-year-old and two-month-old sons at preschool this morning, where I struggled to make the drive to the daycare and to pull out of the parking lot after they were in their classrooms for fear of their safety. All of this to say, this traumatic event resonates with me both personally and professionally. As I sit here, I find myself paralyzed, as I am both frozen in fear while simultaneously experiencing an immensely strong drive to jump into action in an effort to affect positive change, a conundrum that I know is gravely impacting many of my colleagues, as well as individuals the world over.
Our team at PACEs Connection would like to issue a statement of mourning to honor the trauma so many of us feel right now. We acknowledge this traumatic event that has occurred. We grieve for the children, adults, families, and community of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, as well as for children, adults, families, and communities across the United States and the world who are impacted by this collective trauma. For those involved in the worldwide PACEs movement, the work you do is more important now than ever. For the sake of our children, our loved ones, and our posterity, we continue despite tremendous, unavoidable, and overwhelming fatigue. As staff at PACEs Connection, we will continue to respond to the collective trauma stemming from the shooting at Robb Elementary School through our work today, tomorrow, and in the near and distant future as we continue to work to address and prevent the root causes of these and so many other intractable problems. But for now, we will pause to mourn the suffering that so many are experiencing in this moment.
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