Grieving with Brown University

A Together We Rise Gathering

Like many of you, we are still processing the school shooting that took place at Brown University last week and the days of fear and anxiety that followed. Many members of the MEL community, including myself, live, work, teach, and study in and around Providence, Rhode Island. Many of you reached out to us in the past days, appreciating the heartsick feelings we experienced.

We are grieving for and with the family members and loved ones of those who were harmed.

This is an informal dialogue and discussion space to be together, to share experiences if you wish, and to remind one another that we are part of a supportive community that cares deeply about learning, justice, and human dignity. We’ll also spend a little time reflecting together on how media shaped this ordeal, for better and for worse, and how we make sense of it as educators and learners.

In that spirit, we’d like to invite you to join us for an end-of-year meeting of Together We Rise.

DATE: Monday, December 29, 2025

TIME: 1 - 2 PM EST

LOCATION: Online. Click here to register.