Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris voiced her support for #NotAgainSU protesters at Syracuse University in a tweet Wednesday afternoon. 

Harris, a U.S. Senator from California, included the protesters’ hashtag in her tweet. #NotAgainSU has held a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch for a week in response to SU’s delayed communication of racial slurs found in a dorm building.

“Syracuse’s faculty and staff must listen to students protesting for more counselors and a safe and inclusive learning environment free from hate,” Harris said. “When young people stand together, change can happen.”

Syracuse’s faculty and staff must listen to students protesting for more counselors and a safe and inclusive learning environment free from hate.

When young people stand together, change can happen. #NotAgainSUhttps://t.co/XQqxNGmVDh

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 20, 2019

There have been at least 12 hate crimes and bias-related incidents reported on or near campus since Nov. 7 that have targeted black, Asian and Jewish people. 

Harris is the second presidential candidate to speak out about the incidents at SU. Joe Biden, former vice president and a graduate of SU’s College of Law, also condemned the acts Wednesday morning. He tweeted that he was “deeply disturbed” by the recent hate crimes. 

“We are truly in a battle for the soul of this nation, and it requires all of us to stand up together as a country against racism and bigotry,” Biden said on Twitter. “We must give hate no safe harbor.