As the world watches Israel’s devastating war against the Palestinian people, we are seeing a sharp rise in accusations that criticism of Israel is equivalent to antisemitism. We are pleased to welcome this panel of scholars, who are associated with the Jewish Faculty Network, as they consider the weaponization of antisemitism from a variety of angles – at a time when actual antisemitism is surging dangerously and yet going unaddressed. Join us this event: Antisemitism: Law, Justice, and Decolonization in a Time of Genocide.
The JFN is a network of Jewish scholars from universities and colleges across Canada who are committed to addressing all forms of racism and the defence of academic freedom. At this event will be:
Alejando I. Paz, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto – Israeli Settler-Colonialism After 1967 and the Emergence of the “New Antisemitism”
Sheryl Nestel, Sociologist, Affiliated Scholar, New College, University of Toronto –The International Holocaust Remembrance Working Definition of Antisemitism: A Global Strategy to Silence Pro-Palestinian Speech
Jillian Rogin, Associate Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Criminal Defense Lawyer – Pro-Israel Advocacy and Hate Speech Legislation in Canada
Tuesday, October 30, 2025, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Plaza Building Room 600F at Brock University
A Palestinian buffet will be provided.
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Co-sponsored by: President’s Advisory Committee for Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization; Social Justice Research Institute; MA Program in Social Justice and Equity Studies; Indigenous Educational Studies; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.
