An Even Clearer Way to Communicate about Anti-Semitism
I started leading wide-world work on eliminating racism and all other oppressions almost twenty-five years ago. I cannot tell you how many times over the years Jewish participants in my workshops have told me that it was the first time they had seen anti-Jewish oppression included in work on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The new pamphlet Anti-Semitism: Why Is It Everyone’s Concern? by Cherie Brown and Amy Leos-Urbel, produced by Rational Island Publishers, has given me an even clearer way to understand and communicate about the essential inclusion of anti-Semitism in any social justice work on “race” and racism.
It has also encouraged me to be bolder in speaking about anti-Jewish oppression. I have recently developed a short workshop on the intersection of racism, anti-Jewish oppression, and how leaders are treated.
Given the current situation in Israel and Gaza, this work feels even more imperative.
Portland, Oregon, USA
Reprinted from the RC e-mail discussion list for leaders of Jews
(Present Time 192, July 2018)