Media Accreditation is Open For Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It

October 16-17, 2023 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa

Notables confirmed include Poilievre, Blanchet, Herzog, Kraft

Irwin Cotler to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Ottawa, ON – September 20, 2023 – Media interested in applying for accreditation for Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It may do so through the conference press centre at https://www.fightit.ca/press_centre. Accreditation closes on Monday, October 9, 2023.

On October 16 and 17, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), JFC-UIA, and Canada’s Jewish Federations will host Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It, the first-ever wide-scale convening of Jewish Canadians and community allies to face, fight, and push back against antisemitism.

The groundbreaking event will present a comprehensive agenda exploring two content streams centred on antisemitism – how to Face It and how to Fight It – integrating advocacy training, seminars featuring more than 30 Canadian and international experts, and face-to-face meetings with decision-makers, all with the goal of empowering, educating, and uniting Canadians in the fight against hate and antisemitism.

Programming highlights include:

• *NEW* Keynote addresses from Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre and Leader of the Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet
• *NEW* The Honourable Irwin Cotler will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award in recognition of his enduring commitment to the pursuit of justice for all people and the advancement of human rights for the world’s most vulnerable and oppressed
• *NEW* Remarks from Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress (video)
• *NEW* Remarks from Robert Kraft, Founder, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism; Owner, New England Patriots (video)
• *NEW* Remarks by Ambassador-Designate Iddo Moed and Israeli President Isaac Herzog (video)
• *NEW* The story of the National Holocaust Monument with MP Tim Uppal
• Parliamentary reception with key elected officials and decision-makers
• Exclusive live taping of Curse of Politics: The Herle Burly Political Panel

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