John, 

In just under three weeks, on October 16 and 17, 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 comprehensive agenda will explore 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. 

If it's been a while since you stopped by www.fightit.ca, you should know that we have enhanced our incredible line-up of 30+ experts, thought-leaders, and influencers from across the globe. Check out the full line up-here!

We are delighted that Face It, Fight It will feature an exclusive live taping of Curse of Politics: The Herle Burly Political Panel Podcast. The Herle Burly is a commotion of insights, arguments, opinions, and an impossibly loud laugh or two from journalists, politicians, sports figures, musicians, and opinion leaders.

At Tuesday’s live taping will be: Scott Reid, Principal-Owner of Feschuk.Reid; Jordan Leichnitz, Canada Program Manager at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; and Kory Teneycke, CEO of Rubicon Strategy.

Other exciting programming highlights include: 

• Keynote addresses from Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre and Leader of the Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet 
• Presentation of a lifetime achievement award to the Honourable Irwin Cotler 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 
• Remarks from Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress 
• Remarks from Robert Kraft, Founder, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism; Owner, New England Patriots 
• Remarks by Ambassador-Designate Iddo Moed and Israeli President Isaac Herzog
• The story of the National Holocaust Monument with MP Tim Uppal 
• Parliamentary reception with key elected officials and decision-makers 

If you plan on joining us, you must sign up soon!  The deadline to register is October 13 at noon ET. Sign up today at www.fightit.ca!  

Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It is presented by CIJA, JFC-UIA, and Canada’s Jewish Federations. It is sponsored by Fieldgate Families, Maspik! | JNF Canada, the Azrieli Foundation, the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation, Sylvan Adams, Ronald Reuben, the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation, The Asper Foundation, Metropia, and the Posluns / Zagdanski family. The National Post is the official media partner of Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It.