When actress Jenna Fischer paid a visit to DePauw University in Indiana for a Q&A and a book signing on April 17, 2019, the former star of The Office got more than she bargained for.
Actress & Author Jenna Fischer of 'The Office' Coming to DePauw for April 17 Ubben Lecture #UbbenLecture https://t.co/yIHAKG7pAM pic.twitter.com/1dIRbfe8Yu
— DePauw University (@DePauwU) February 20, 2018
In fact, Fischer was so moved by what she saw that she took to Twitter after her visit to explain her feelings and her outrage.
Fischer learned that there had been four separate hate-filled incidents in Greencastle, Indiana, in one week before her visit, including the N-word spelled out with rocks in a local park, and anti-gay and anti-Semitic messages found scrawled in a bathroom.
While Fischer was at DePauw to promote her book, The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide, a group of demonstrators from the university’s Association of African-American Students interrupted the event, displaying a banner that read “We are not safe.”
"We are not safe," the students chanted. https://t.co/SS9olfnuzm
— IndyStar (@indystar) April 19, 2018
Fischer was shocked by what she witnessed, and she shared her thoughts about the visit to DePauw on Twitter. Please read the whole post.
Please read. pic.twitter.com/aQjAF5v7yX
— Jenna Fischer (@jennafischer) April 18, 2018
Fischer announced that she will be donating the money she was paid for her visit to DePauw to three organizations that for equal rights for minorities and LGBTQ people: the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, and The Trevor Project.
In her tweet, Fischer said, “My hope is for all people to be respected, accepted, and loved for their individuality and uniqueness. And, above all, to be safe.”
Amen to that.
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