As police look into whoever is accountable for a snowman with antisemitic options in Westport over the weekend, a neighborhood church invited individuals to come back collectively in a present of kindness and group and construct their very own snowmen.
Saugatuck Congregational Church invited individuals of all faiths to come back collectively on Wednesday afternoon to construct snowmen on the entrance garden of the church.
“Each snowman represents another person standing up against hate,” in accordance with a Fb put up from the church.
Church board member Lindsey Clarke organized the occasion.
“We had to make a very loud statement to the community that we don’t stand for that,” Clarke stated.
Westport police stated a neighborhood rabbi contacted them on Sunday night time after somebody who was strolling within the Newman-Poses Protect on Sunday night time got here throughout the snowman.
The one that discovered it police that he took a photograph, then eliminated the antisemitic symbols.
Westport Police Division are investigating the incident and they’re asking anybody who is aware of who’s accountable incident to name them at (203)341-6000.
Additionally they ask individuals to report incidents instantly so the police division to allow them to examine in a well timed method.
“This incident does not reflect the beliefs of our community. Westport strives to be a welcoming community, where everyone feels like they belong. I will continue to lead with that goal as my North Star and will work with the Police Department to ensure everyone feels safe and heard,” First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker stated in a press release.
Individuals of Wednesday’s occasion constructed greater than a dozen snowmen. Members of the group who could not make the occasion had been welcome to come back construct snowmen anytime.
