Name: Resisting Attacks on Schools, from Gaza to Chicago
Start: 2026-09-05T15:00:00-0500
End: 2026-09-05T16:30:00-0500

Resisting Attacks on Schools, from Gaza to Chicago

Saturday September 5, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT

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This panel looks at K-12 schools as sites of imperial violence and attacks on knowledge, including scholasticide in Palestine and repression in the U.S. Demystifying the Anti-Defamation League’s assaults on antiracist teaching, this session grounds us in the knowledge needed to organize our schools — for Palestine, against racism, and with our communities.

Speakers

Emmaia Gelman

Emmaia Gelman is the author of The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State (UC Press, 2026) and co-editor of The Anti-Defamation League: A Critical Reader (Pluto Press, 2026). She is the director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism.

Nora Lester Murad

Nora Lester Murad is a writer and activist. She is the author of the award-winning young adult novel, Ida in the Middle, editor of I Found Myself in Palestine (2020) and co-author of Rest in My Shade (2018). Nora writes commentary for outlets including Mondoweiss, The New Arab, Markaz... Read More →

Socialism 2026

Emmaia Gelman

Nora Lester Murad

TBD

Chicago Educators for Palestine

DropTheADL from Schools

Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism

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Socialism 2026

Emmaia Gelman

Nora Lester Murad

TBD

Chicago Educators for Palestine

DropTheADL from Schools

Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism

Attendees (12)

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