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June Newsletter: A Marathon Not a Sprint

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Hello Friend, Good afternoon. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this journey over the last phase of the trial; we and those at court have received incredible gestures of care. These include art and letters from students, from preschoolers to highschoolers, blue plush clouds to be used as stress balls at court sewn by volunteers, baked goods and candy, and donated meals...

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Today’s Verdict in the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Trial

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Hello Friend, Good afternoon. Today’s verdict acknowledges the horror of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and is one step in a long journey we need to take in this country and this world to stand up against antisemitism. While many acts of antisemitism and white supremacy have never gotten their day in court, today’s verdict was a validation by our country, community, and legal system of...

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June Newsletter: Bearing Witness and Accompanying Each Other

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Hello Friend, I hope you are doing well. The 10.27 Healing Partnership team continues to spend much of our time within the courthouse with families and survivors who are bearing witness to the ongoing trial. Reliving the details of Oct. 27, 2018 will be extremely difficult for many people, and there will be much that is outside of anyone’s control. Many of us have been...

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May Newsletter: Civic Duty and Responsibility

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Hello Friend,   Rarely does paying taxes, waiting in line to vote, or doing jury duty fill anyone with unadulterated excitement. Yet these civic duties are our collective responsibility in our country. Over the last several weeks I’ve watched prospective jurors wading through complex questions of values, morality, justice, and consequence. Watching this process has opened my...

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April Newsletter: Supporting Yourself

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Hello Friend, Now may be a good time to take a few long, deep breaths. The jury selection of the Oct. 27, 2018 synagogue shooting trial began on Monday, and for many that may mean reactivation of trauma, grief, and deep emotions. Whether you are experiencing your own reactivation or standing with your neighbors in solidarity, the ongoing trial does not require you to watch every...

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April Newsletter: Supporting your Neighbors

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Hello Friend,For four and a half years, this community has walked together, learning what we can do to heal and build resiliency in whatever ways we can in the face of tragedy. For the last few months much of our work to support the families, survivors, and witnesses of the synagogue shooting has surrounded the trial that will begin at the end of April. We provide support...

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March Newsletter: Intent to Continue

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Hi Friend,We are proud to announce that the 10.27 Healing Partnership intends to continue the work it is engaged in for another 5 years. This means that while our federal Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding will cease in September of this year, we intend to continue and will seek new streams of funding to do this. We believe that there is more to do to...

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March Newsletter: A Conversation with Reverend Paul T. Abernathy

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Hello Friend,  In honor of Black History Month, the CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project, Rev. Paul T. Abernathy, MPIA, MDiv, agreed to speak with us in February about the history of generational and communal trauma in Pittsburgh’s Black community. The mission of the Neighborhood Resilience Project is to “support the transformation of neighborhoods from trauma affected communities to...

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Newsletter: The Amazing People Behind our Programs

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Hi Friend, Today I’d like to highlight some of our programs and the amazing people who facilitate them. The strength of this healing community is the community itself—all the people who participate, lead, and bring warmth to this space. As Alex Kraemer said in his interview with CBS News about our Canopy Conversations program, “When you’re talking to someone that you know...

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Newsletter: Changing Expectations Around Trauma

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Hi Friend, The 10.27 Healing Partnership is in full-swing this January, with over twenty different programs and activities planned over the next few months. I’m excited to share those with you at the end of this newsletter, but I also want to begin a conversation about the stigma often associated with trauma. Trauma is often perceived as only affecting those most directly and...

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