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Candace Owens

Backgrounder
Candace Owens speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida
Key Points Candace Owens is a right-wing public figure and political commentator who has come to embrace and promote antisemitic tropes and anti-Israel rhetoric.She also espouses conspiracy theories related to the LGBTQ+ community and has downplayed the impact of slavery and racism on the Black community.Owens began gaining recognition in 2016-2017 as a MAGA supporter and critic of the Black Lives Matter movement.She developed a large following while working for Turning Point USA, and later…
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Identity-Based Bullying: Listening to Young People

Tools and Strategies
Distraught girl with eyes closed sitting in front of laptop
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current EventsAll young people should be able to feel safe, included and respected in their classrooms and schools. Unfortunately, many do not. A recent study of high school students found that nearly four in ten students experienced identity-based bullying or bullying related to an aspect of their identity such as race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or physical appearance.   How can we listen and learn from young people about…
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Swatting: What’s Hate Got to Do with It?

Tools and Strategies
Mature mom comforts upset daughter about something online
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current EventsYou may have heard about “swatting” because it's been in the news recently. What exactly is swatting? Why do people do it?  Because young people are exposed to swatting online, on both mainstream websites and the “dark web” (i.e., hidden websites) and because some swatting incidents begin in online gaming or other digital platforms, it is an important topic to discuss with young people.  Swatting is &ldquo…
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Brandeis Center/ADL File Federal Complaint Against Berkeley K-12 Schools For "Severe and Persistent" Antisemitic Bullying

Press Release
Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for failing to take action to end nonstop bullying and harassment of Jewish students by peers and teachers since Oct. 7. According to the complaint, Berkeley administrators have ignored parent reports and…
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Words that Can Hurt, Help and Heal

Lesson Plan
"Words Have Power" phrase written on chalkboard with red heart
Teach students what biased language is and help them reflect on the reasons why people use it and how they can address and challenge biased words and language.
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ADL Calls on America’s Workplaces to Adopt Pledge Fighting Antisemitism; Plans to Audit Progress

Press Release
New York, NY, June 8, 2023 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today called for major American corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to pledge to fight antisemitism in their workplaces, and announced plans to audit and report on progress in 2024. By taking the “ADL Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism," organizations agree to actively prevent antisemitism in their workplaces, including addressing antisemitism in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
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Mini-Lesson: What is Bias? Understanding the College and University Environment

Tools and Strategies College and University (Ages 18+)
Group of college students walking together on campus
Short Online Experience to Learn about this Core Topic For Administrators, Faculty and Staff | College & University About the Mini-Lesson This mini-lesson for administrators, faculty and staff provides an introduction to implicit bias and explores how bias impacts campuses. Participants will learn and develop strategies they can use to create more equitable and inclusive communities. ADL's mini-lessons are short, interactive, online lessons for educators and staff to learn…
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When ‘Just Joking’ Is No Joke: How to Respond When Students’ ‘Jokes’ are Biased or Offensive

Tools and Strategies
Group of high school students sitting in the hallway laughing
There are many benefits of humor. A good joke can ease tension in a stressful situation. Humor can connect people and bring them together. Jokes can bring levity to a situation that begs for lightheartedness. Being funny can signal to others who you are.  Humor can even open a conversation that previously felt closed or off-limits.  However, jokes and humor, when they target social identity groups, can do the opposite. They can make people feel unsafe, disconnected, excluded and…
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Mini-Lesson: Antisemitism

Tools and Strategies K-2 (Ages 5-7), 3-5 (Ages 8-10), 6-8 (Ages 10-13), 9-10 (Ages 14-15), 11-12 (Ages 16-17)
Educator participants in an ADL Bearing Witness training
Build skills to recognize and address antisemitism by exploring Jewish identity and unpacking the definition of antisemitism.
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At CPAC 2023, Anti-Transgender Hate Took Center Stage

Article
Chaya Raichik, founder of the anti-LGBTQ+ extremist account “Libs of TikTok,” at her CPAC panel. Source: CPAC
On March 1st, the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) kicked off a four-day conference in Washington, D.C. ­­– and anti-transgender hate was at the top of the agenda. The conference featured an array of speakers including prominent Republican politicians and policymakers as well as right-wing pundits. They were joined by conspiracy theorists like Jack Posobiec, purveyors of COVID disinformation like Dr. Robert Malone and anti-LGBTQ+ extremists like Chaya Raichik…
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Antisemites Gather in Florida for Weekend of Hate

Article
GDL members protest in Florida
On February 17 and 18, 2023, approximately 15 individuals associated with the virulently antisemitic Goyim Defense League (GDL) distributed propaganda and protested across Florida. Many of the participants traveled from out of state, including individuals from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  GDL is a network of rabidly antisemitic provocateurs led by Jon Minadeo who recently relocated to Florida from California. GDL…
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Gossip, Rumors and Identity

Lesson Plan
Teenage girl standing at her locker and being bullied at high school
Teach students about what gossip and rumors are and the impact they have on others, especially those identity groups which may be more vulnerable to and marginalized by rumors and gossip.
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ADL Urges Supreme Court Interpretation of Section 230 to Protect Social Media Users from Harm

Press Release
New York, NY, December 8, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to make clear that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not automatically immunize platforms from the consequences of their own actions when they spread dangerous hate and extremist content in ways that produce harm.   The case, Gonzalez v. Google, brought by the family of an American woman killed in an ISIS attack on a Parisian café…
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