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Originally Posted by Dead Eye
1000 Jewish activists tho? The fuck? Thats different...
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I dunno if Toronto is different, but because I grew up there I tend to associate Jewish peeps with the more social justice oriented part of the whole 'left' spectrum
xians, jews and muslims downtown often teamed up for anti-poverty, gay pride, anti-racism, refugee rights activism along with the rest of us heathens. I'm actually really surprised it's not the same in NYC. or maybe not since everyone in the US seems to be yelling at each other all the time
a wicked university in toronto was actually started by an xian group and some wealthy private investors (many of whom were Jewish) because there was a quota on the amount of Jewish people that would be allowed entry into the other schools. so peeps from two religions teamed up to create the school. what was 'the Jewish school' became the most progressive institution in the city, also with two of the top rated biz schools & law schools in Canada so it's not like everyone just sits around talking social intersectionality
a Jewish group at that school was actually responsible for one of the deepest encounters I've ever had. they organized for Paul Rusesabagina (the dude Cheadle played in Hotel Rwanda) to speak at different schools in the city about the contexts and conditions that give rise to atrocities and he gave a...beyond words talk
I got to meet him in a really intimate and informal talk after the lecture. bear in mind one of my major fields of study at the time was African History, specifically the lactustrine region of which Rwanda is a part which was why I was invited. was incredible
a moment brought to me by a bunch of rowdy Jews