Driving Out Darkness: 2019 Cincinnati Regional Summit on Antisemitism and Hate will convene from approximately 8 AM to 4 PM. 

 

8:00-8:30

Coffee/continental breakfast, check-in

 

8:30-9:20

Opening Keynote

Eric Ward | Western States Center

The Intersectionality of Hate

 

9:20-9:45

Framing for Today
Deborah Lipstadt

Antisemitism Past and Present
 

 

9:45- 10:00

Morning Break

 

10:00-11:00

Morning Breakout Sessions

Oak Creek, Charleston, Pittsburgh, Christchurch: protecting vulnerable communities

 

Beyond bullying: tools for teaching tolerance and building hate-free learning environments

 

Hate and the First Amendment: navigating free speech and hate speech on campuses

 

Building coalitions in a time of extremism

 

11:00-12:30

Mid-day Plenary Conversation

Moderated by Dr. Gary P. Zola with William Daroff and Holly Huffnagle

Antisemitism Then and Now; in America and Beyond

 

12:30-1:45

Lunch

 

1:00-1:45

OPTIONAL guided tour of HHC’s exhibit with guest lecture on the history of antisemitism by Dr. Michael Meyer

 

1:45-2:45

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Covering hate: media challenges and opportunities

 

Courageous conversations: how to use storytelling to combat hate

 

Pushing back against polarity: how to have conversations across radical differences

 

When is criticism of Israel antisemitism?

 

2:50-4:00

Closing Plenary Conversation

Moderated by Eric Ward with Jeff Silverstein and Hawes Spencer

Charlottesville: Reflections and Lessons

 

4:00-5:00

OPTIONAL guided tour of HHC’s exhibit with guest lecture on the history of antisemitism by Dr. Michael Meyer