Arts & Theatre

The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State: A Conversation with Author Emmaia Gelman & Asher Firestone

When

October 9 @ 4PM

Where

Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St

The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State by Emmaia Gelman A conversation with the author and Asher Firestone. Free to attend. While the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is often portrayed as a defender against antisemitism and racism, its history shows that it is better understood as a proponent of the racial state and US empire. The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State presents the ADL's history through its conflicts with social justice movements, illuminating the ADL's outsize role in shaping the ideas about race. "A gutsy, razor-sharp demystification of a powerful organization."—